Riffs (Paperback)

Rikky Rooksby

ISBN 10: 0879309938 / ISBN 13: 9780879309930

Published by Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, 2010

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Paperback. Rikky Rooksby's revised and updated best-seller explores more than 200 classic riffs, from Cream and Led Zeppelin, through Nirvana and Soundgarden, to Metallica, U2, and the White Stripes. The first half of the book analyzes classic rock riffs and reveals the stories behind their creation. Easy-to-read text describes and explains each riff, supported by illustrations and a CD of audio examples. The book's second section shows how to construct great riffs and why they work. Readers learn how to shape a melody, integrate a guitar riff with the rest of a song, enhance a riff with effects, and work with intervals and scales to build riffs. RIFFS: HOW TO CREATE AND PLAY GREAT GUITAR RIFFS: UPDATED AND REVISED Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780879309930

Bibliographic Details

Title: Riffs (Paperback)

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

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Synopsis:

Rikky Rooksby's revised and updated bestseller explores more than 200 classic riffs, from Cream and Led Zeppelin, through Nirvana and Soundgarden, to Metallica, U2, and the White Stripes. The first half of the book analyzes classic rock riffs and reveals the stories behind their creation. Easy-to-read text describes and explains each riff, supported by illustrations and a CD of audio examples. The book's second section shows how to construct great riffs and why they work. Readers learn how to shape a melody, integrate a guitar riff with the rest of a song, enhance a riff with effects, and work with intervals and scales to build riffs.

About the Author:

Rikky Rooksby (Oxford, England) is an author, guitar teacher, songwriter, and music journalist. He is the author of many books, including Backbeat's bestselling How to Write Songs series, of which Riffs is a part.