Today’s riff combines the power and the fury of power chords with the E-natural minor scale on the 6th string and the imagination of a 10-year-old student named Jack who co-wrote this song.
If you’re following along with the book, The Ultimate Rock Guitar Dojo for Kids: White Belt Edition, this study correlates directly to pages 48-50 in the book.
The entire song is built around this simple rhythm:
|ry q q q|
In order to master this riff, count and clap along with the recording:
1 & 2 3 4
If your music teacher uses the Kodaly system for rhythms, you might feel more comfortable counting like this:
Ti-Ti Ta Ta
Remember, always practice new pieces slowly with a metronome one measure at a time. Follow this advice, and you’ll be the lord and master over the robot apocalypse.
For the full lesson, click on the PDF below:
17th Avenue Rock (A Robot Apocalypse)
Backing Track With Guitar 90 BPM:
Backing Track Without the Guitar 90 BPM:
Backing Track With Guitar 75 BPM:
Backing Track Without the Guitar 75 BPM:
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