This week's Video Riff features the intro chord progression from "Roxanne" as played by The Police. The progression for this song is based on a series of Triads that are played on the three thinnest strings (the High E, B and G strings), and this progression uses a combination of Major and Minor Triads as well as a few Suspended Triads. The challenge with this progression is to play the chords "staccato", which means that each rhythm is played with a very short duration, giving each chord a "choppy" sound. Even though the chords are played with a rhythm that falls on the beat, the duration of each chord is not held for a full Quarter Note value - instead, the rhythm is played "staccato" to sound more like an eighth note followed by an eighth rest. This type of rhythm is what gives the song such a unique sound. Pay close attention to your fretting hand as well as your strumming hand to get this part to sound right. Remember that you can SLOW DOWN the video and LOOP IT until you can get the chord changes and strums up to full speed.
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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).
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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/Roxanne_Sample.wmv
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http://www.fretlight.com/riffoftheweek/(intermediate)_Roxanne.fvp
