Want to write your own guitar riffs? The cheat code is simpler than you think — take the ingredients from the riffs you already love and make them your own.
In this video I break down my actual riff writing process using real examples from Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Blackbird, and more.
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0:00 - The Myth of 100% Original Riffs
1:00 - The Ingredient Method: Deconstructing Zeppelin’s "The Ocean"
2:28 - Why Riffs Belong in the Lower Register
3:44 - The Birth of "Burning Shade" (My Original Track)
4:59 - The "Call and Response" Concept (The AC/DC Formula)
7:06 - Live Experiment: Writing a Brand New Riff in Real-Time
11:30 - The Voice Memo Trick: How to Build a Riff Sandbox
15:52 - Turning The Beatles' "Blackbird" into a Chili Peppers Groove
18:00 - The "Pachelbel's Canon" Universal Chord Cheat Code
20:59 - Recap: Stop Thinking, Start Creating!