A New Riff Of The Week Every Wednesday!
         
   
         
Date
Description
Audio
Video
Tab
         
NOVEMBER 2008
11/19/08
Melodic Soloing
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11/12/08
Song Idea Riffs
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11/5/08
How To Use Riffs
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OCTOBER 2008
10/29/08
How to Write Riffs
(to build your improvisational
vocabulary)
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10/22/08
12-String Alt. Tuning Inspiration
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10/15/08
The Stutter
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10/8/08
A Cool Blues Variation
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10/1/08
Another Cool Pentatonic Variation
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SEPTEMBER 2008
9/24/08
Rhythm in Soloing
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9/17/08
Guitarist, Meet Bass
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9/10/08
A C Lydian Riff From The New Record
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9/3/08
Transitions
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AUGUST 2008
8/27/08
A Simple complexity
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8/20/08
Ear Training Zen
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8/13/08
An Intro To Ear Training
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8/6/08
Slip & Slide with G Minor Pentatonic
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JULY 2008
7/30/08
A Stretchy Legato Riff
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7/23/08
Slap & Pop Evolved with Chords
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7/16/08
Slap & Pop Evolved For Guitar
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7/9/08
A Musical Picking Exercise
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7/2/08
Interview With Les Cleveland
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JUNE 2008
6/25/08
Developing Scale Sequences
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6/18/08
Add Rhythm To Your Lead Lines
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6/11/08
Choke The Chicken!
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6/4/08
The Tapping Riff That Never Was
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MAY 2008
5/28/08
More Complex Riffs Made Easy

.Riff 1

.Riff 2

.Riff 3
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5/21/08
Complex Riffs Made Easy
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5/14/08
The Slide Bend
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5/7/08
Short Rhythmic Bursts
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APRIL 2008
4/30/08
The Modes Wrap Up
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4/23/08
The Modes: Locrian

.Locrian Riff

.Backing Tracks
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4/16/08
The Modes: Aeolian

.Aeolian Riff

.Backing Track
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4/9/08
The Modes: Mixolydian

.Mixolydian Riff

.Download
3 backing tracks
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4/2/08
The Modes: Lydian

.The Riff

.I IV Jam

.F Lydian Jam
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MARCH 2008
3/26/08
Slap & Pop!
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3/19/08
The Modes: Phrygian

Click the SPEAKER to download the backing tracks

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Funky R&B Phyrgian Jam

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Spanish Ballad

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Metal
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3/12/08
The Modes: Dorian

"Santana Riff".

Download Backing Tracks:
Dmin7 | Gmin7.

Dmin7 | G7.
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3/508
The Modes: Ionian

Riff:.

Backing Track Download:.
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FEBRUARY 2008
2/27/08
The Modes: An Introduction
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2/20/08
The Blues Kiddy Pool /
Slide Riff # 2
Blues Story Telling.Slide Riff #2.
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2/13/08
The Jazz Kiddy Pool
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2/6/08
Hola Bossa Nova
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JANUARY 2008
1/30/08
Can I Get Some Funk?
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1/23/08
Country Fried Riffage
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1/16/08
The Wipeout Riff Concept
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1/9/08
Holy Harmonics Batman!
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1/2/08
Multi-Style Fast Picking
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DECEMBER 2007
12/26/07
Lather, Riffs, Repeat
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12/19/07
SLIDE It In!
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12/12/07
Easy As A Chord-Tone Morning

Riff Example.

Download Backing Track:.
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12/5/07
The Necessary Blues
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NOVEMBER 2007
11/28/07
2 Year Anniversary
Beginning of 3rd Season:

Recording Acoustic Guitar

Shure SM81:.

AKG 414:.

Direct:.

SM81 & 414:.

SM81, 414 & Direct:.

The ROTW:.
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11/21/07
Start A Song
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11/14/07
Play!
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11/7/07
Practice!
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OCTOBER 2007
10/31/07
"The Essentials - pt. 2:
Guitar Zen"
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10/24/07
The 100th ROTW Episode
"The Essentials - pt. 1:
Mastering The Fretboard"
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10/17/07
Don't Start With Me!
(Said The Downbeat)
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10/10/07
Sweep It Up
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10/3/07
Tour Bus Tour
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SEPTEMBER 2007
9/26/07
Hammering Percussive Trick
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9/19/07
An Alternately Tuned Acoustic Riff
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9/12/07
Soloing with Chords
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9/5/07
Variation of Legato

Slow.

Quick .
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AUGUST 2007
8/29/07
Odd Meter Wrap Up Song

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8/22/07
Beat Displacement
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8/15/07
Odd Meter pt. 1

5/4 .

5/8 .

7/4 .

7/8 .
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8/8/07
Pentatonic Fun
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8/1/07

The Vai Band Speaks -
pt. 2 & 3
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JULY 2007
7/25/07
The Vai Band Speaks - pt. 1
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7/18/07
The Crew On Tour
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7/11/07
Tour Gear
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7/4/07
A Day On Tour pt.2
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JUNE 2007
6/27/07
A Day On Tour pt. 1
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6/20/07
Harmonious Monk
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6/13/07
The Devil In The Details pt. 2
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6/6/07
The Devil In The Details
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MAY 2007
5/30/07
Inside The Vai Rehearsals
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5/23/07
Back To Riffs:
C Chromatic Blues
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5/16/07
Play With Yourself
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5/9/07
HOW TO PRACTICE
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5/2/07
R.P.F.C.
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APRIL 2007
4/25/07
Applying Practiced Scales
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4/18/07
Harmonic Minor Triads
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4/11/07
Got Riffs?
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4/4/07
Abstract & Atonal
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MARCH 2007

3/28/07
E Blues To E minor
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3/21/07
G Fusion
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3/14/07
Clinic Song - Solo Part 2
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3/7/07
Clinic Song - Solo Part 1
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FEBRUARY 2007
2/28/07
"End Of Clinic" song -
Verse 2
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2/21/07
"Advanced Diatonic Chords"
2/14/07
"Creating Demo Drums In Protools"
2/7/07
"End Of Clinic" song -
Pre-Verse 2 Riffs
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JANUARY 2007
1/31/07
"End Of Clinic" song -
Pre-chorus Riffs
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1/24/07
"End Of Clinic" song -
Verse 1 Riffs
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1/17/07
"End Of Clinic" song -
Intro Riffs
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1/10/07
"The Ibanez Party Jam Session Learning Experience"
1/3/07
"SOLOING OVER ADVANCED CHANGES"
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DECEMBER 2006
12/27/06
"Adjacent Pentatonics"
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12/20/06
"Legato My Eggo II"
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12/13/06
"Soloing Over Changes"

Click to download:
. Backing Track

..or just listen:
.Backing Track

 
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12/06/06
"Harmonizing A Scale"
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NOVEMBER 2006
11/29/06
"1 Year Anniversary!"
11/22/06
"Warm Up Exercises"
11/15/06
"How To Record Electric Guitar - Part 4 - "Producing Your Recorded Guitar Tracks"

.Added Delay

.Added Reverb

.Added EQ

.Added Compression

.The Full Mix

.Panning/Additional mic

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11/8/06
"How To Record Electric Guitar - Part 3 -
The Signal Path"
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11/1/06
"How To Record Electric Guitar - Part 2 - Mic'ing"
.57 Test
.A/B Clean Test
. A/B Distorted Test
.Mixed Clean Test
.Mixed Distorted Test
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OCTOBER 2006
10/25/06
"How To Record Electric Guitar - Part 1"
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10/18/06
"Intro Riff Revisited"
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10/11/06
"I've Got Rhythm"
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10/4/06
"Take Out Please"
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SEPTEMBER 2006
9/27/06
"More Style"
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9/20/06
"Get Some Style"
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9/13/06
"Flowing Arps"
This is a long one. Be patient.
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9/6/06
"IMPROVISING:
STARTS & ARPS"
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AUGUST 2006
8/30/06
"The DW75"
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8/23/06
"Pull My Major7 Finger"
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8/16/06
"Symmetry in Motion"
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8/9/06
"The Jazz Itch"
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8/2/06
ON TOUR
         
JULY 2006
7/26/06
ON TOUR
7/19/06
ON TOUR
7/12/06
"Modal Interchange"
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7/5/06
"Legato My Eggo"
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JUNE 2006
6/28/06
"Effects are Effectively Affecting Me"
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New Video Format
(should work instantly for both Apple andPC)

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