How To Play Riffs Between The Chords Of A Progression For A Great Sound!
by Simon Candy
In this video, you learn how to play riffs in between the chord changes of a progression. Rhythm fills, or chord fills, as they are known, sound great when integrated into your playing bringing a very cool groove to your sound.
In this lesson, you learn 3 common major chord fills you can apply to any progression you play on guitar.
Each fill will relate to the major pentatonic scale as well as a common major triad shape.
This will help greatly in grounding the fills onto the fretboard for you, making them easy to find and play.
You also learn 3 examples of applying these chord fills to common progressions so you can take them and use them throughout your own playing.
Plus, I show you a very cool trick that instantly converts any of the major fills into minor fills giving you so much more mileage for each.
Watch the video below to learn more:
Rhythm Fills
Below are 3 rhythm fills you will be using to spice up your rhythm guitar playing.
Watch the video above for a detailed breakdown of each.
• Rhythm Fill 1
The first rhythm fill uses double stops for a nice texture, complete with grace note slides:
• Rhythm Fill 2
The second rhythm fill is similar to the first with double stops and grace note hammer ons:
• Rhythm Fill 3
The final rhythm fill uses single notes only, no double stops, but with a percussive hit on the 3rd string:
Rhythm Fill Application
Below are 3 examples of applying the rhythm fills from above to various chord progressions.
Watch the video above for a detailed breakdown of each.
• Example 1
The first example uses rhythm fills 1 and 2 across a chord vamp in E.
Rhythm fill 1 needs to be moved to the 5th position to fit the A chord:
• Example 2
The second example applies a number of the fills across a chord progression in E Major:
• Example 3
The final example uses the fills, this time across a minor chord progression.
Moving major fills up 3 frets converts them to minor fills, a neat little trick that’ll instantly double the amount of fills you know. Watch the video for a detailed explanation:
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