This week's Video Riff features the intro melody and verse chord progression from the classic song "Pretty Woman" as played by Roy Orbison. The intro melody uses notes from the open position A Major Scale, while the verse chord progression uses several different chords from the Key of A Major. This example is a great illustration of a songwriter using a combination of Melody (scale notes and riffs) along with Harmony (chords and strums) to create a great guitar part. When practicing the riff section in this example, pay close attention to your picking hand to make sure that you're playing the correct strings and counting the correct rhythm. When practicing the chord section, pay close attention to your fretting hand to make sure that you're making the changes from chord to chord as smoothly as possible. Remember that you can SLOW DOWN the video and LOOP IT until you can get both the riff section and the chord section 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).
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/Pretty_Woman_Sample.wmv
Download the FULL version of the “Fretlight Video Riff: Pretty Woman” by clicking here:
www.fretlight.com/riffoftheweek/(intermediate)_Pretty_Woman.fvp
