This week's Riff features the main verse section from "Message In A Bottle" as played by The Police. The riff for this song incorporates a series of several different arpeggios. The real challenge with this riff deals with the types of chord shapes that are used, and the wide stretches that must be made with the fretting hand. Try to keep your thumb BEHIND the guitar neck when playing these chords. This will really help the fingers to spread out and help you to be able to reach each of the different positions that are used. If you've never played chord forms with wide intervals like these before, you will find that it takes quite a bit of practice and repetition to really get these forms to move smoothly around the fretboard. Remember that you can SLOW DOWN the video and LOOP IT until you can get the transitions from chord to chord up to full speed.
To download this week's Video Riff, click the download link shown below, save the video to your computer, and open it up through Fretlight Studio (using Video Player).
Don't forget to check back next week for your next FREE Video Riff!
Have Fun :)
The Fretlight Team
If you would like to watch a short sample clip from this video before you download it, click here:
www.fretlight.com/riffoftheweek/MESSAGE_IN_A_BOTTLE_SAMPLE.wmv
Download the FULL version of the “Fretlight Video Riff: Life In The Fast Lane” by clicking here:
http://www.fretlight.com/riffoftheweek/Fretlight_Video_Riff_Message_In_A_Bottle.fvp
