Passing Notes
All of the riffs you have so far played have been based on scales (i.e., major, minor and Blues scales). Many riffs, however, use notes which are in between the given scale notes. These notes are referred to as passing notes. The use of passing notes will create chromatic runs, i.e., moving one fret at a time. The following examples illustrate chromatic movement.
Play this riff as a 12 Bar Blues in A.
The following minor riff uses the Blues scale notes (see Lesson 13 ) with a G# passing note.
D# and Eb are enharmonic notes, as they have the same pitch (i.e., the same position on the fretboard) but are named differently. When a chromatic run is ascending, sharps are used and when descending, flats are used.
Class Sessions
1- Minor Chord Riffs
2- Notes on the Fretboard
3- SECTION TWO
4- The 12 Bar Blues Progression
5- Alternate Picking
6- 12 Bar in A
7- Riff No. 8
8- INTRODUCTION
9- Rhythm Variations
10- Turnaround Pattern Two
11- Passing Notes
12- The Slide
13- SECTION THREE
14- Creating A Bass Line
15- Minor Chord Construction
16- Major 7th*, Minor 7th and Ninth Chord Construction
17- Augmented Chord Construction
18- Comparison of Styles
19- SECTION ONE
20- Notes on the First String
21- 12 Bar Blues
22- The Half Note
23- Fretboard Diagram
24- Turnaround Progression No. 2
25- The Major Scale
26- Riff No. 5
27- Sharps and Flats
28- Shuffle Rhythm
29- Examples on the First and Second Strings
30- Octaves
31- Tuning Your Bass
32- Walking Bass
33- Staccato
34- Riff No. 9
35- Turnaround Progression No. 1
36- Open String Notes
37- Timing Combinations
38- Sixth Chord Construction
39- C Major Scale
40- Chord Construction - Major Chords
41- Riff No. 2
42- 12 Bar Blues Riff No. 1
43- Notes on the 4th and 5th Frets
44- Minor Chord Arpeggio
45- Suspended Chord Construction
46- Extra Progressions
47- Eighth Notes
48- Arpeggio Patterns
49- Walking Bass Examples
50- Major Chord Arpeggio
51- Syncopation
52- 8 Bar Minor Blues
53- Diminished Chord Construction
54- Notation
55- A Major Scale
56- 8 Bar Blues
57- 12 Bar in C
58- Riff Variations
59- Transposing
60- The Tie
61- Turnaround Pattern One
62- Open String Notes
63- 12 Bar Blues Pattern Two
64- Riffs
65- The Minor Pentatonic Scale
66- E Flat Major Scale
67- Music Notation
68- 7th Chord Construction
69- Blues in G
70- Section Two Summary
71- 12 Bar Blues Pattern Three
72- Rock Progression
73- Eighth Note Rest
74- Syncopation Examples
75- Jazz Turnaround
76- 12 Bar Blues Pattern One
77- Syncopated Rhythm Styles
78- The Bass Guitar
79- Triplet Timing
80- Minor Pentatonic Triplets
81- 7th Chord Arpeggio
82- Higher Position Examples
83- The Hammer on
84- Minor Pentatonic Scale Over the Entire Fretboard
85- 12 Bar in A
86- The I -V Formula
87- Triplet Riff
88- Note Reading Examples
89- Riff/Scale Relationships
90- Triplet Blues Riff
91- Section One Summary