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Agility, riffs and runs · Intermediate · Pop and R&B, Gospel

Riff builder: 1 3 5 3 5 4 3 2 1

Up the chord, then down the scale: the chord-then-scale shape inside most pop riffs.

How to do it

  1. Slow until the scale part is even.
  2. Then speed it up.
  3. Keep it light.

Remember Chord up, scale down.

In G, the first rep
Numbers1 3 5 3 5 4 3 2 1
SargamS G P G P M G R S
Solfado mi sol mi sol fa mi re do
NotesG B D B D C B A G
Sung onah – – – – – – – –

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