Tutorial #6: A REALLY Useful (& Easy) Rockin’ Riff - Jez Quayle

In this video I teach how to play a really useful, flexible, and widely used riff that can be heard in many rock ’n’ roll and rockabilly songs. I demonstrate how to use the riff in a number of different keys using guitar tablature and fingering position graphics, and teach how to play the 12-bar blues. Here’s a contents list (with times) so you can jump to topics if you wish to: - Introduction: 00:00 - Playing rock ’n’ roll in the key of A: 02:10 - How to play the riff in place of an A chord: 02:36 - Practice the riff along with me: 06:12 - How to play the riff in place of a D chord: 07:35 - How to play the riff in place of an E chord: : 08:25 - Using the riff to play 12- bar blues in the Key of A: 08:53 - Practice the 12--bar blues along with me: :10:54 - Playing with a ’straight’ rhythm or with a shuffle/swing rhythm:12:16 - Practice playing with a shuffle/swing rhythm along with me: 15:39 - Using the riff to play 12- bar blues in the Key of E: