How to Write Your Own Riffs (from Scratch)

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  • Опубликовано: 2 фев 2025

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  • @moogsick
    @moogsick 10 дней назад +47

    you had me at Calvin and then you locked it down with GBV

  • @iamsynecdoche
    @iamsynecdoche 10 дней назад +29

    As a Canadian I'm pretty excited to see you wearing a Sloan shirt.

    • @monsieurb.6733
      @monsieurb.6733 10 дней назад +2

      Yeah, seriously! So many great songs.

    • @passerbycmc
      @passerbycmc 10 дней назад +1

      yeah, was not expecting that so many great songs also met Chris Murphy a handful of times great person.

    • @mattheximer8299
      @mattheximer8299 9 дней назад +2

      As a fellow Canadian... you beat me to it.

    • @rorschach1
      @rorschach1 6 дней назад +1

      I went record shopping with Jay Ferguson once. He’s a blast. True crate diver and music nerd.

  • @foxtrot000
    @foxtrot000 10 дней назад +13

    I really love where you’re going with the thumbnails! Haven’t watched the whole video yet but I know it’s gonna be great!❤

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  10 дней назад +5

      Thanks! I've got a few different graphic designers I've been working with - it's fun to change things up!
      This one is by instagram.com/heyitsmenate

    • @foxtrot000
      @foxtrot000 10 дней назад +3

      @@EricHaugenGuitaryou should make merch with them! I’d buy some honestly.

    • @ziajok5183
      @ziajok5183 10 дней назад

      ​@foxtrot000 Totally agree

  • @nolancrider
    @nolancrider 3 дня назад +1

    I saved it to my watch later before the thumbnail changed, and now that it’s Calvin and Hobbes, I knew I had to watch

  • @GasStationSushiiii
    @GasStationSushiiii 9 дней назад +2

    Eric makes every lesson digestable

  • @antoniog.n.7553
    @antoniog.n.7553 10 дней назад +2

    I love your channel. Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil.

  • @JimmyDel
    @JimmyDel 9 дней назад +2

    That drop D riff.........chunky!!! Great stuff here Eric 🤘

  • @MaBaKar
    @MaBaKar 8 дней назад

    It’s frankly amazing how you manage to maintain the gold standard quality of all your content Eric. We are not worthy, but thanks!

  • @theawsometurtle1
    @theawsometurtle1 8 дней назад

    You pulled me in with calvin and hobbes, now I'm locked in with the smooth sounds

  • @BluDaimon
    @BluDaimon 10 дней назад +1

    your videos are such an inspiration to just go there and have fun while learning more. not every guitar youtuber acomplishes that. cool

  • @ImprovGuitarRAFAEL
    @ImprovGuitarRAFAEL 10 дней назад +1

    I’m recording my own guitar music with drummer and bass, after 1 year of picking up electric and I still click videos like this, always something you could use,(learn) thank you for being on RUclips, your rhythm guitar video helped my JAM sessions

    • @therealpostpunker2008
      @therealpostpunker2008 9 дней назад

      sometimes you can play in bands for 20 years and still learn from such videos

    • @metalfuryskulls
      @metalfuryskulls 9 дней назад

      Been playing over 30 years and still learn loads from Eric's lessons!

  • @brucejackson1329
    @brucejackson1329 2 дня назад

    Great advice and lesson-thank you

  • @wilmarzwon
    @wilmarzwon 9 часов назад

    I’m inspired! Thanks Eric

  • @Dirtyoldcouch
    @Dirtyoldcouch 10 дней назад +8

    When you played the syncopated rhythm I said “oh it’s the sweet Jane rhythm” you were one step ahead of me!

  • @JammingFellow
    @JammingFellow 10 дней назад +5

    😊 Great lesson
    😊 Great teacher
    😊 Great reverse enginering

  • @sferguson1130
    @sferguson1130 8 дней назад

    Always with the sickest guitar choices, for these videos 🙌

  • @DeGroove
    @DeGroove 8 дней назад

    Really liked that chunky drive tone!

  • @dirkthompson6856
    @dirkthompson6856 9 дней назад

    Every video you do is amazing! All of them.

  • @matthewotooleis
    @matthewotooleis 10 дней назад +2

    Great video mate. 👍🏻

  • @sevensins3584
    @sevensins3584 10 дней назад

    Was just binging your videos when you posted. I discovered you earlier this week and i really enjoy your slowed down and chill way of teaching.

  • @mr.sean.k
    @mr.sean.k 9 дней назад

    Excellent video, such simple methods brilliantly presented, thank you.

  • @PatRourke137
    @PatRourke137 10 дней назад

    Formed a duo with my drummer friend. Perfect timing!

  • @Halenrocks5150
    @Halenrocks5150 8 дней назад

    Great lesson!!!! And love the Bill & Ted reference!!!!

  • @andrewlupton2120
    @andrewlupton2120 3 дня назад

    Canadians loving the Sloan shirt!

  • @haymakersboston
    @haymakersboston 10 дней назад

    Great inspirational video! (and you got me on each reverse-engineered riff...)

  • @rorschach1
    @rorschach1 6 дней назад

    Love Sloan! They are so gooooood

  • @denisechetty4019
    @denisechetty4019 10 дней назад +1

    Man, so many great riff ideas! 🙏🎸👍

  • @poetryofbeing
    @poetryofbeing 9 дней назад

    Is that a Sloan riff at the end? Hell yeah!

  • @macsarcule
    @macsarcule 8 дней назад

    Thanks Eric! ✌️😌🎸

  • @bryanj2274
    @bryanj2274 10 дней назад +1

    Love the Sloan shirt my man

  • @IrrealDan
    @IrrealDan 8 дней назад

    thanks man, you made me aware of that

  • @denisladouceur8789
    @denisladouceur8789 9 дней назад

    Great lesson as always.
    I like your guitar too. I just so happened to do a deep dive on Chet Atkins last night!
    It was interesting seeing some of the techniques you've been teaching us listed as signatures of his.

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  9 дней назад +1

      Chet is absolutely one of my all time faves - he makes it sound so easy!

  • @herschoolcolors
    @herschoolcolors 10 дней назад

    More of this please!

  • @georgevacca5243
    @georgevacca5243 10 дней назад

    Solid. Thanks Eric.

  • @shivabreathes
    @shivabreathes 6 дней назад

    I am always so surprised when I find iconic riffs like Whole Lotta Love are so simple and easy to play. It’s all in the groove, rhythm and timing (and syncopation).

  • @ChrisWhite-lh7mg
    @ChrisWhite-lh7mg 9 дней назад

    You are a saint sir !

  • @Gor537
    @Gor537 8 дней назад

    Excellent Eric! Thanks for the video idea! Duh, why didn’t I think of that? I have a bunch of voice memos, and on a lot of them I can’t remember what I played lol. I have yo go back and figure them out again. 🤦‍♂️

  • @psychemusik
    @psychemusik 9 дней назад +2

    If you use voicememo to record a new idea, just asign a random name, that comes to your mind. It makes it much easier to come back to that idea you had last week… and that random name created on the spot may be a sign by your „unconscious creator“… that leads to a new song. For me that has been helpfull.😊

  • @blues61
    @blues61 8 дней назад

    Excellent advice. I still use voice memos, but I take the time to change the filename, e.g. "Blues progression in A", "Dm song idea using triads" or "Hendrixy thing in G", etc. That said, your video approach makes it simpler to recall where you did the riff on the fretboard. I usually take the time to call out chord voicings, scales and fret positions on my recordings.

  • @404err0r
    @404err0r 10 дней назад

    Great vid, Eric. For the last couple of years I plop my phone down in front of the amp to make a recording whenever I'm practicing or noodling. Thought being, if i have an idea for a cool riff or stumble on a neat progression, i can just play it without pulling my phone out. Kind of annoying to scroll through all the recordings though 😂

  • @musicmanxii
    @musicmanxii 10 дней назад

    Perfect upload time lol, just sat down

  • @dominikbylica5131
    @dominikbylica5131 10 дней назад

    Thank you, thank you

  • @brucemillar
    @brucemillar 8 дней назад

    Just when I’m experiencing a heavy dose of writers block it’s the Mighty Haugen to the rescue! Thanks for another great piece of content Eric! ✌️

  • @ditchgator1
    @ditchgator1 10 дней назад

    If a riff is noodling around in your head...it has potential with many grooves😉👍❤🖖

  • @thomasachambers7318
    @thomasachambers7318 10 дней назад

    Love it!

  • @addaiiablues
    @addaiiablues 3 дня назад

    Hey man, love your content and your way of teching. This past months a've been doing all of your courses on Truefire and i am having a blast with them. Learning and enjoying the music at the same time. Thank you for that! Do you have any plans on putting all that knowledge on a book perhaps? I would love to have Eric-sensei outside of the computer.

  • @criticalmassyt
    @criticalmassyt 9 дней назад

    this is nice. you could do more like it!

  • @TheRyguy79
    @TheRyguy79 5 дней назад

    SLOAN!

  • @iliasjacob598
    @iliasjacob598 2 дня назад

    Do you think you could do a tutorial on the fish in the jailhouse solo by Marc ribot👀

  • @abrigospardos
    @abrigospardos 7 дней назад

    I love to see pro guitar teachers using a capo. Most teacher I've known were prejudiced!

  • @kbru78
    @kbru78 10 дней назад

    EATING PIZZA WHILE WATCHING HAPPY FRIDAY RIFF MAN!

  • @humbuckermudgeon
    @humbuckermudgeon 10 дней назад

    Following for years and you trot out Cake. Dude... 🙌🙌

  • @dpclerks09
    @dpclerks09 10 дней назад +1

    GBV! I had a feeling you'd like the riff/songwriting of Bob, Doug, and Tobin.

  • @ianmckenzie5303
    @ianmckenzie5303 8 дней назад

    Hmmm maybe I use my transmogrifier, go forward in time, and skip all this learning stuff. That way when I get there I’ll already be a great guitarist… right?
    Thanks Eric for another excellent video 🤘🏻😎🎸

  • @JN-wg1nl
    @JN-wg1nl 10 дней назад

    Eric, thank you for such clear presentation and instruction. I just recently purchased your Guitar Zen: CAGED and am thoroughly enjoying it. I highly recommend it to players. It is worth the $50 price. People, get the course. It’s the price of a single 1 hour lesson in my area! Anyway, since sitting and practicing can be uncomfortable., I have to ask you what type of seat do you have/recommend? Comfort is a huge component to effective practice for me and I don’t want my back and body to be sore from poor seating and posture. Thanks!

    • @glenndavis479
      @glenndavis479 9 дней назад

      The chair question is a no brainer...it's the one YOU feel comfortable in or on.

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  9 дней назад

      I use a roc n soc hydraulic drum throne as my studio chair - (knocks on wood) no back problems yet!

    • @JN-wg1nl
      @JN-wg1nl 9 дней назад

      @@EricHaugenGuitarThanks, Eric. I appreciate that. It’s good to have a recommendation instead of spending a fortune to try a bunch out.

  • @mkhud50n
    @mkhud50n 9 дней назад

    GBV!!! 🤘

  • @breadzeppelin2705
    @breadzeppelin2705 9 дней назад

    Where is that thumbnail from, I haven't seen that in any Calvin and Hobbes comic

  • @alanvaldovinos7497
    @alanvaldovinos7497 9 дней назад

    OMG I freaked out when you didn't play de Bm on Sweet Jane the first time around.

  • @coastercook
    @coastercook 10 дней назад +1

    Thanks, Eric. I'm looking forward to hearing more Haugen riffs. When do we get the next album? I've been enjoying your last two for years.

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  10 дней назад +1

      I've got a new EP almost done! Just gotta do the mixing (after I make more Truefire courses)

  • @oak1327
    @oak1327 10 дней назад +1

    SLOOOOOOOOOOAN

  • @thomasachambers7318
    @thomasachambers7318 10 дней назад

    How do these drum tracks happen? I am scared of using dire drum programmes (being an ex drummer), but yours always sound great

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  10 дней назад

      I'm a drummer too and I really like Toontrack EZ Drummer ruclips.net/video/UNtvt3tZkr0/видео.html

  • @ue4058
    @ue4058 10 дней назад

    VU FTW!

  • @luciendavyromich438
    @luciendavyromich438 5 дней назад

    Thank you, Eric for teaching interesting techniques and modesty in playing (very important for guitar) at the same time. Could you make a video about the playing and tone of John Frusciante / The Red Hot Chili Peppers some time? that would be amazing! Love your style, man.

  • @scottklandl488
    @scottklandl488 8 дней назад

    DUDE!!! Next time can you show us the smoke on the water riff?!
    😉

  • @joshuaevans1922
    @joshuaevans1922 10 дней назад +2

    Hey EH, that Sloan sweatshirt is 👨🏻‍🍳💋

  • @terrorbirds9835
    @terrorbirds9835 8 дней назад

    Excellent
    Edit: oh shit I was leaving this comment right when you began talking Bill and Ted. Spooky 😮

  • @Tandle779
    @Tandle779 10 дней назад

    Taking a second to name your voice memos with the date and topic and carefully pausing and record where it matters can be huge. I have hundreds of ideas and jams saved like this. Only downside is the mic which I often sub by using a H2N into the usb port of the phone. But yes, videos are way better cause you can see your hands lol

  • @marquisdecarabas1312
    @marquisdecarabas1312 9 дней назад

    The only thing i missed in this clip was something like "And now lets all hail the Rifflord Iommi.🤘🏻" But beside that it was nice to watch and educative. 👍🏻
    BTW: The "i" in Riff stands for Iommi. 😏

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  9 дней назад +1

      Absolutely one of the masters of the riff universe

  • @tungtobak
    @tungtobak 10 дней назад +1

    I just hate it when I realize the cool riff I just wrote is ONCE AGAIN Magic Potion by The Open Mind. It's an easy one to accidentally slide into.

  • @tylerdavidson5831
    @tylerdavidson5831 9 дней назад

    That hollow body is gorgeous 😮‍💨

  • @robertglowinski5617
    @robertglowinski5617 9 дней назад

    you rule Metuchen boy

  • @Alex_Short
    @Alex_Short 8 дней назад

    Sooooooooo. Riff comes from rhythm. Oukaaaaaaaay

  • @thebusterleague
    @thebusterleague 10 дней назад +1

    Watched this while eating pizza

    • @lilymakesnoise
      @lilymakesnoise 9 дней назад

      thx for reminding me about my leftover pizza

  • @polygraphovich
    @polygraphovich 9 дней назад

    Video and add a description 😀

  • @tophjones8110
    @tophjones8110 7 дней назад +8

    1st step - Buy a Gretsch. Got it

  • @nealpike6611
    @nealpike6611 7 дней назад

    Can we get some full song lessons again please says the person who only really learns chunks of songs haha

  • @Jaspertine
    @Jaspertine 9 дней назад

    and the joke is, when he awoke his.
    body was covered in coke fizz

  • @garmacintyre
    @garmacintyre 8 дней назад

    Slooooooooaaan

  • @Fexxis_
    @Fexxis_ 5 дней назад

    no way i heard money city maniacs in the wild, are you canadian?

  • @741246
    @741246 10 дней назад +1

    Riffs come from rhythm...
    My ideas from noodling around are uniformly dull..
    Now if i grab a sampler and lay out some drums first? Then even the simplest things can catch me

  • @2112Primus
    @2112Primus 4 дня назад +1

    i am a tree and what is this

  • @JimBoom92
    @JimBoom92 8 дней назад

    capo is guitar abuse!!! shame on you.

  • @noonebutHimallways
    @noonebutHimallways 6 дней назад

    The obsession with riffs in today’s music has gone TOO FAR!!!! 😅