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Like to write your own songs? Pretty good at lyrics and chords, verses and choruses but think your song is lacking a music element? Adding a riff is a great way to give your song more unique flavor, it can also make a song much more memorable. Smoke on the Water, Seven Nation Army, Crazy Train, I don't know all the lyrics to this songs, but I can sing the riff just fine!   

Today, as you probably know by now, we are going to learn how to write or own riffs, but not just pluck a couple notes, we are going to learn how to take a chord progression, analyze the chord tones and the scale and use that information to create a riff that harmonizes with the chord progression, sounding professional, intentional and composed like a true musician!  

Will improve

Understanding of Resolution

Phrasing

Composition

Use of Scales

Making Music Sound More Intentional

Song Writing

Chord Tones

Composing Chord Progressions

Understanding Chords in a Key

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How to Write Your Own Awesome Riffs on Ukulele - Ukulele Tutorial

New Ukulele Tutorials every Wednesday and Saturday, subscribe and learn! Like to write your own songs? Pretty good at lyrics and chords, verses and choruses but think your song is lacking a music element? Adding a riff is a great way to give your song more unique flavor, it can also make a song much more memorable. Smoke on the Water, Seven Nation Army, Crazy Train, I don't know all the lyrics to this songs, but I can sing the riff just fine! Today, as you probably know by now, we are going to learn how to write or own riffs, but not just pluck a couple notes, we are going to learn how to take a chord progression, analyze the chord tones and the scale and use that information to create a riff that harmonizes with the chord progression, sounding professional, intentional and composed like a true musician! Learn about intervals here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fab90AjfYzc Tabs for all our tutorials here: https://www.patreon.com/TenThumbsPro Let's see you play it! https://www.instagram.com/tenthumbspro/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tenthumbspro... Website: https://www.tenthumbspro.com/ Private Lessons Inquiries: email tenthumbsproductions@gmail.com T-Shirts: https://www.etsy.com/shop/tenthumbspro How to Write Your Own Awesome Riffs on Ukulele - Ukulele Tutorial

Comments

Gabe Meerts

My brain broke a sweat but I'm making progress! Thanks!

Jennifer Culotta

Hi Tyler, I would like to purchase a book for more in-depth reading on music theory and song writing. Is Chord Master the one you would suggest or do you have other recommendations? Thanks!

Tyler Austenfeld

It was a super sweaty session. The studio is the hottest room in the house, and I have to close the doors and windows for the lesson to control the sound, and I don't have air conditioning, and I live in Colombia... Tenthumbs is basically shot in a sauna hahaha.

Tyler Austenfeld

Good question, that book is really only going to help with chords, and it will really only help a ukulele player that is really familiar with the fretboard as it is all guitar chords that you have to transpose. I think a better book is "Melody in Songwriting" by Jack Perricone.