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Makin' a Mayer

Instructor: Richard Lundmark
Topic: Cool Riffs
Style: Any Style
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    Makin' a Mayer - Performance Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Welcome everyone! In this tutorial, we'll be looking at a song riff in the style of John Mayer. This riff is something I came up with after watching his performance on "Storytellers". It's actually meant to be played on an acoustic but I didn't have a decent acoustic handy, so I opted for an electric. But please feel free to try this out on your acoustic! ...

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    Makin' a Mayer - Intro and Verse(s) Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Now for the verse. Of course, if this song was to be true to the style of John Mayer, it would have to have some pretty killer vocals and lyrics on top,  but since I'm not that proficient in either of those two fields, I'll leave that up to you guys! You've also noticed that I've labeled this part "Intro and Verse(s)", more on that in a bit. So, one t...

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    Makin' a Mayer - Chorus Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Now, the chorus has something of a half-time feel compared to the verse, which I feel is a nice reprieve from the up-tempo groove of the verse riff.  The same holds true here as well with the right hand. The right hand "slaps" mark the 2 and 4 beats of the bar, and keeps you in sync and grooving along! Pay attention to the hammer-ons in parenthesis. Th...

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    Makin' a Mayer - Right Hand Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: In this part you can see how the "slap" and thumb techniques work in unison. I begin slowly, and as I build speed I gradually move from the "slow version" of the verse bass line to the line played in the performance section, and as I move the the tempo beyond the initial 120bpm I'm sticking to that more and more. This is just something that feels more natura...

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    Makin' a Mayer - Backing Track Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Now for the backing track. I've given you a 4 beat countdown, then I've added a hi-hat on the 1 and 3 beats until the actual riff begins. Try it out!

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