"When I Come Around" - Green Day

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This week's Riff features the intro chord progression from the song "When I Come Around" as played by the band Green Day. This is a straight ahead progression that is based around four different chords, which are G 5, D 5, E Minor, and C 5. Three out of four chords in this progression are "5th Chords", also known as "Power Chords", which are very common in the music of a band like Green Day. There are three things to watch for in this progression that are essential to getting the sound of the song. The first is the use of "Overdrive" or "Distortion". If your amplifier has this function, crank it up to get that full, heavy sound. The second thing to watch for is the use of "Palm Muting" with the picking hand. A big part of the "chugging" sound that you hear in this progression comes from the use of palm muting. The third thing to watch for is the use of "Fret Hand Muting", which is when the fingers of the fretting hand muffle the strings while the picking hand is still strumming the strings. You will hear this technique used with the first three chords in this progression. Remember that you can SLOW DOWN the video and LOOP IT until you can get each chord change up to speed, and really try to nail the palm muting as well as fret hand muting techniques.

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The Fretlight Team


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"Come As You Are" - Nirvana

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This week's Riff features the intro section from the song "Come As You Are" as played by the influential grunge band Nirvana. This is a pretty simple riff that is played in the open poisition and uses notes from the Low E string and the A string. There are two things to watch for in this riff, which are the string changes that happen with the picking hand as well as the rhythm and timing of the riff. The rhythm and picking make up a big part of the sound of this riff, so really focus on playing in time as you practice each part. Remember that you can SLOW DOWN the video and LOOP IT until you can get the fretting hand and picking hand to work together, and then gradually build it up to full speed.

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"Iron Man" - Black Sabbath

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This Riff features the main chord progression from the classic Black Sabbath song "Iron Man". This chord progression is played using a series of Power Chords, also known as "5th Chords". There are two important things to watch for in this progression, which are the rhythm of the chord changes, and the "sliding" technique that is used between several of the chords. The use of slides is a big part of the sound of this progression, and these slides really help to smooth out some of the chord changes, as opposed to strumming every individual chord. Remember that you can SLOW DOWN the video and LOOP IT until you can get each chord change up to full speed.

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The Fretlight Team


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"Hotel California" - The Eagles

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This Riff features the intro chord progression from the classic Eagles' song "Hotel California". This chord progression is played using a "capo" (pronounced "Kay-Poe") at the 7th fret position. By using a capo, chords that are normally played in the open position can now be moved further up the fretboard. This means that common chord shapes like G, C, D, A and E can now be played in a higher position, which changes the pitch of the chords as well as the overall Key of the music. The chord progression in this week's video makes use of several different chord shapes, and each chord is in the progression is played as an arpeggio, which means that the notes of the chord are picked one string at a time. The first step in mastering this guitar part is to memorize the changes between the various chords. From there you can focus much more on your picking hand to get the right "articulation" for each individual arpeggio. You'll notice in the video that this progression is labeled "Guitar Part One". That's because the original studio recording of this song actually includes MORE than one guitar part. In future installments of this series, we'll look at some of the OTHER guitar parts that are used to create the sound of this classic tune. As you're practicing, remember that you can SLOW DOWN the video and LOOP IT until you can get each chord change and arpeggio up to full speed.

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