Famous Licks & Riffs
Chords get you playing songs; a great riff gets you noticed. These are the signature hooks — the few seconds of a song everyone can hum. Most are just the scale shapes and double-stops you already know, moved to the right spot on the neck. Learn one cold and you can stop a room. Each links to the full song in the songbook so you can play along.
Concepts
A riff is a melody, not a chord — pick the notes cleanly, one at a time, and let the important ones ring.
Most riffs live in a scale shape you already know; find the box first, then the riff is just a path through it.
Learn the rhythm before the speed. The groove is what makes a riff recognizable — nail it slow, then bring it up to tempo.
Graduation
Pick one riff, get it clean and up to speed, then play it along with the full song from the songbook.