Riffs (How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs)

Rikky Rooksbys revised and updated bestseller explores more than 200 classic riffs, from Cream and Led Zeppelin * through Nirvana and Soundgarden * to Metallica, U2 * and the White Stripes. The first half of the book analyzes classic rock riffs and reveals the stories behind their creation. Easy-to-read text describes and explains each riff, supported by illustrations and a CD of audio examples. The books second section shows how to construct great riffs and why they work. Readers learn how to shape a melody, integrate a guitar riff with the rest of a song, enhance a riff with effects, and work with intervals and scales to build riffs.