Day 2 - How to play a riff over major chords

We build on what we learned yesterday and add a simple riff over the same jam track as yesterday. The aim of this session is to see how chords and scales work together; The G major scale gives us the root notes of all the common chords in the key of G major!

However, for riffs and solos on guitar, the G major pentatonic is a more common scale used in songs. Song examples of this include the classic acoustic song Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd.

Day 2 visual jam track - Riff using G major pentatonic

Jam along to the video below, which includes on screen chords. Once you can do this, try playing along to the audio track, which is just below the video at the top of the page!

Start by playing along at 75bpm with the video below.

The end goal for day 2 is to demonstrate that you can play along to the full jam track at 90bpm, so jam along to the video below!

Day 2 key points - Riff in G using the G major pentatonic

• Songs with simple chord progressions often have a repeating riff to accompany the chords

• Learning repeating riffs is a fun way to add spice to your practice routine, while also improving single finger coordination!