3 Exercises For Writing Riffs

There’s something about a good riff that’s a little elusive. We all can feel when we write a riff that just works, but good riffs are hard to write on demand. Writing good riffs tends to require fiddling, trial and error, and, above all, a strong core concept. This can make writing riffs a slow process, with many guitarists choosing to wait on riffs to come to them naturally. While there is nothin

  All guitarists learning to play improvised solos have at some point gotten stuck in a creative rut, playing the same handful of tried and true licks over and over again, but shying away from trying anything new. It makes sense how it happens. Learning the guitar is a practice that relies heavily upon muscle memory, and once that muscle memory is established you find yourself entering into a