How TO Avoid Writing Boring Riffs

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Robert Baker

Robert Baker

4 жыл бұрын

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I get asked a lot about writing riffs for songs and videos, so what I thought I would do is do just that. Build some riffs from the ground up on camera. I start with some basic chords and then let the ideas I'm hearing try to find their way to my fingers :)
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@thinkingmachine354
@thinkingmachine354 4 жыл бұрын
-Play chords -Add shit ROCK N ROLL! love the video btw
@RobertBakerGuitar
@RobertBakerGuitar 4 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@markskinner6850
@markskinner6850 4 жыл бұрын
Is there anyway you could teach how to write blues rock riffs and chord progressions? I would appreciate it.
@icenic_wolf
@icenic_wolf 4 жыл бұрын
Don't say "sorry" to us about your mustard hands, say "sorry" to your guitar! o.O
@Mr911Medic
@Mr911Medic 4 жыл бұрын
You had me at "Reb Beach". Hardly anyone on YouTiube mentions that guy as an inspiration, or one of the premier guitarists of the eighties, and most just remember Winger as the butt of Mike Judge's humor...but they had some good tunes and Reb is a PHENOMINAL player. Kudos for name-droppin one of my guitar heros.
@KingxGary
@KingxGary 4 жыл бұрын
You know it's a good riff when you feel yourself wanting to solo over it.
@philroy1777
@philroy1777 4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see more content like this! The open ended how to or a look into the process is extremely helpful!
@kehanamaratunge1597
@kehanamaratunge1597 4 жыл бұрын
What I love most about your work man, is your enthusiasm. Always wanna share all the stuff and just plain genuine. Love your work bro Keep on rocking!
@Ogrelord5150
@Ogrelord5150 4 жыл бұрын
I think that Acacia maybe my favorite of your guitars. That and the crackle Charvel. Then again, that 335 smokes. Ah crap, nevermind, they all kick ass!
@foesfly3047
@foesfly3047 4 жыл бұрын
Your chops are great and seemingly endless. You are entertaining and fun. You explain and demonstrate concepts with clarity but... But my favorite thing about you is your modesty. It's a rare and wonderful quality. Stay awesome Rob!
@AllanGildea
@AllanGildea 4 жыл бұрын
Great fun listening and watching to this organic process Robert. Thanks man!
@stiggzz2299
@stiggzz2299 4 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel a couple days ago, you have some great content and very useful tips transitioning to an intermediate guitarist. Thank you!
@v00d00al
@v00d00al 4 жыл бұрын
Loved this, a lot of "dad rock" sounds similar, probably because they riff around and borrow from the styles and techniques of their influences.
@simonriley7750
@simonriley7750 4 жыл бұрын
At least they can change the key...
@dz9589
@dz9589 4 жыл бұрын
Great ideas! Thanks for posting. Very Van Halen-y, always a good thing.
@austinford5937
@austinford5937 4 жыл бұрын
The chord at 5:03 is Dmaj7 sus2. (d,a,c#,e) Could also be thought of as A/D. (A major with D note in the bass) This progression occurs in the chorus of “Cult of Personality” D A/D C G “..leader speaks...” The open first string E technically is in the 9 position but without an F# present, it is generally referred to as sus2. If F# was in the chord; say, instead of the fifth(a), it would then be an add9. Love your work Robert!
@MrSasuke2222
@MrSasuke2222 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Always an interesrinf topic when it comes to improv!
@Lutonbodyhome
@Lutonbodyhome 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Great to see how a great player just let's it come out and goes with the bits they like. Great video :)
@noaviamasnombres
@noaviamasnombres 4 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Rob, I will implement everything when I'm writing! \m/
@spilbee
@spilbee 4 жыл бұрын
Diggin it. Love watching you progress.
@spilbee
@spilbee 4 жыл бұрын
It’s like Dave’s World... if you can do I can do it. You inspire
@j.shipton5733
@j.shipton5733 4 жыл бұрын
Just amazing, thanks so much for this.
@noodle845
@noodle845 3 жыл бұрын
Such a good rock player! The guitar is at one with you 🤘 I'll keep trying!
@Wszyc
@Wszyc 4 жыл бұрын
I'm always happy when I see you getting back to this guitar. There is no Robert Baker without this guitar, crackle charvele and les paul km
@perjohansson2852
@perjohansson2852 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Super inspiring!
@buzzbabyjesus
@buzzbabyjesus 4 жыл бұрын
This is how you make art, explained simply. You rock, brother!
@hephaestus6612
@hephaestus6612 4 жыл бұрын
I needed this video
@Sadiesoft
@Sadiesoft 4 жыл бұрын
Great playing!
@brownsfan7753
@brownsfan7753 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Stuff!!
@hughmoss9884
@hughmoss9884 4 жыл бұрын
I love it ! Put something out there, Robert ! Surfing with the Robert ! Maybe you need a walnut SG ?
@bjstickney
@bjstickney 4 жыл бұрын
Super helpful stuff
@frankiedonofrio5438
@frankiedonofrio5438 4 жыл бұрын
Like the thought process
@TheMightyPirateTm
@TheMightyPirateTm 4 жыл бұрын
Nice tips
@zebrahuhn5899
@zebrahuhn5899 4 жыл бұрын
The riff starts like Bryan Adams - It's only love...
@Ebutouy5180
@Ebutouy5180 4 жыл бұрын
Wonder if mustard would improve my skills ... *going to my fridge
@rightonthemark1
@rightonthemark1 4 жыл бұрын
the original chord change reminded me of stone in love by journey. nonetheless, it was cool to watch you develop a riff from a basic chord change.
@bradwagner3440
@bradwagner3440 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been wondering if you still had that Acacia. Love that guitar, it’s on my bucket list.
@linoleum1979
@linoleum1979 4 жыл бұрын
Have you done a video about making your playing more rhythmic? Would love to see that.
@yourmomma6909
@yourmomma6909 Жыл бұрын
the chord is a major 9th chord minus the fifth. you can drop the fifth from every chord and it still has its quality unless its a power chord
@hectorheath
@hectorheath 4 жыл бұрын
That would be an awesome looking guitar if it had a small hockey stick headstock.
@howardcunniffe8738
@howardcunniffe8738 4 жыл бұрын
I go to a lot of Open Mic Nights and sometimes it sucks when musicians play the same riff and the same key in all their songs.I feel as a musician myself,it's good to learn new riffs.
@hallo403
@hallo403 4 жыл бұрын
God there's really no way for me to watch one of your videos and NOT get my guitar :D Keep it up man :)
@cheddafaceboiii8252
@cheddafaceboiii8252 4 жыл бұрын
Unskinny bop was the Poison song you were thinking of. 😅😅😅
@nbafan9388
@nbafan9388 4 жыл бұрын
Wooo! Mustard Monday!
@markz7874
@markz7874 4 жыл бұрын
What guitar is that? Looks cool!
@ssolo8
@ssolo8 4 жыл бұрын
Best advice ever! Be a rhythmic player! A lot of kids can't Groove. That's one thing dad rockers have. When you can groove you can make it last, all night long! Class of 84!
@MrEric622
@MrEric622 4 жыл бұрын
Those riifs have a little extra mustard- sounds good
@BcBaxley
@BcBaxley 4 жыл бұрын
How TO Avoid Writing Boring Riffs? Write...Write...Write...Write... and Write some more lol I always look to use a different Key / Scale/ Tempo / Techniques / Effects / "Patterns|" etc...then anything i have written before..its fun!
@joemellusi533
@joemellusi533 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, Rob I was planning on getting another guitar under $500 and I was looking at the Squire Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster 2-tone sunburst or the Squire tele custom 60s 3-tone sunburst and the new 2020 Epiphone Sg Special (the new inspired by Gibson one with p90s) and your opinion on it If you awnser please leave a suggestion if you have one 🤟great video as always
@aureliojunco5352
@aureliojunco5352 4 жыл бұрын
Epiphone all the way
@sebastiangonzalez818
@sebastiangonzalez818 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely the sg
@roberto3262
@roberto3262 4 жыл бұрын
Robert: "Fast Fret?? Who needs Fast Fret? I use mustard!"
@mos6507
@mos6507 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it was going into a Def Leppard direction.
@Art-zs6sl
@Art-zs6sl 4 жыл бұрын
What's Dad rock? Classic rock mostly?
@DreidMusicalX
@DreidMusicalX 4 жыл бұрын
Kinds sounds a little like Drop Dead Legs by VH at 6:35
@ScottMacLeodCompany
@ScottMacLeodCompany 4 жыл бұрын
Nice axe. What is that?
@braydonguitar649
@braydonguitar649 4 жыл бұрын
pls tell me which of your amps you used in this video
@umop3plsdn
@umop3plsdn 4 жыл бұрын
jeez man do you ever make a bad vid hahah content for years!!!!
@alabamahebrew
@alabamahebrew 4 жыл бұрын
I ALWAYS tell anyone who asks me for guitar advice, which isn't that often lol, to learn how to play rhythm FIRST. Get your rhythm chops more perfected before you venture off into the high flying world of being a lead guitarist with blazing solo's. Name me a song that people immediately recognize by the solo, sure some guitarists might know the song like if you started jamming out the solo from Whole Lotta Love, but "most" people would only recognize it from the rhythm part. Plus, the rhythm portions are the song, they are the meat, they are what makes or breaks a song. You could have the coolest rhythm but if it's paired with the wrong temp or even the wrong lyrics, it most likely will sound like a bad song and people will skip to the next song. Let's say you took the rhythm of Zeppelin's "rock and roll" and used it for the lyrics of a song like 'Hey Lady", both are great songs, but if you switched the lyrics from one song to another, they would be terrible songs. I think the reason why you want to add that picking stuff between the chords Robert is because in your music mind you are combining 70's rock with 80's rock. The 80's is when they started to really do a lot of that style of playing and it became the norm, but in the 70's, just playing chords was the name of the game. I think there are two reasons why this began to happen in the 80's, 1) The Van Halen effect, Eddie's use of picking between the chords was so heavy at times and so cool sounding people wanted it all the time. 2) Better recording equipment. Some of that old recording equipment made it very difficult to get the sounds we love to hear on the guitar without it being too muddied together.
@Burnt_Gerbil
@Burnt_Gerbil 4 жыл бұрын
No matter how careful I am, mustard for some reason ends up everywhere. 😆
@RobertBakerGuitar
@RobertBakerGuitar 4 жыл бұрын
What is up with that stuff??
@Burnt_Gerbil
@Burnt_Gerbil 4 жыл бұрын
Robert Baker - I don’t know. Ketchup, nope. Mayo, nope. Mustard, crap. I need more napkins!! 🤦‍♂️
@mikeburstein1146
@mikeburstein1146 4 жыл бұрын
I hear music 24/7 its like a faucet, I can't turn it off!
@evaderknives
@evaderknives 4 жыл бұрын
Ya know, there is that fine line, because "boring" riffs can actually sound catchy, but on the other hand too "exciting" & guitar enthusiast are the only ones listening... I write all the background music for my videos & like playing live, you learn quick, what works & what doesn't. The best song in the world is only great if people want to listen to it... Hope all is well, take it easy...
@stevensharpe4530
@stevensharpe4530 4 жыл бұрын
Isn’t an “A” the fifth of D not a third. So the notes of the chord are D a Maj 7 and a 9. I think correct me if i’m wrong lol
@sixstrings2896
@sixstrings2896 4 жыл бұрын
Steven Sharpe yes A is the fifth of the D. And if you saying maj 7 and 9, then it will be D (root) f#(3rd) A(5th) C# (maj7) and E(maj 9) just started watching
@KountryCuz1
@KountryCuz1 4 жыл бұрын
I Call them Chords my Southern Rock Chords 🎻🎻👽
@nieze
@nieze 4 жыл бұрын
I was told once before, less is sometimes more
@musiktrio
@musiktrio 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome - need tabs please
@darkknightofmusic8872
@darkknightofmusic8872 4 жыл бұрын
Why is it always when I watch a video on KZfaq there comes a video from you online?????🙃
@antoinemitchell5282
@antoinemitchell5282 3 жыл бұрын
Big Data is behind that 😉
@72dodge340
@72dodge340 4 жыл бұрын
The action on that guitar seems impossibly low! Wow!
@southjersey10
@southjersey10 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, too much fun!
@willimitus
@willimitus 4 жыл бұрын
For everyone wondering they are fishmen fluence pickups. Yes they are killer.👌
@elvyfoster7455
@elvyfoster7455 4 жыл бұрын
But I thought that the only way to get radio exposure in this era was to rely on writing songs with boring riffs.
@dylanzrim1011
@dylanzrim1011 4 жыл бұрын
Take a leaf out of old school rock n roll / blues. Write one riff, play it in a different order and slightly different keys 7 times and you got yaself a record
@dylanzrim1011
@dylanzrim1011 4 жыл бұрын
Cough cough Richie Blackmore and jimmy page.
@guitarizt68
@guitarizt68 4 жыл бұрын
Waaaaaaiiiitasec - you mean YOU'RE not Reb Beach?
@nateweeks83
@nateweeks83 4 жыл бұрын
D Major? Wouldn’t it be G major? Kick ass video though!
@jamesmurphy981
@jamesmurphy981 7 ай бұрын
I can hear some Drop dead legs in there a bit
@noaviamasnombres
@noaviamasnombres 4 жыл бұрын
Where is the maj3 in that D chord??
@noaviamasnombres
@noaviamasnombres 4 жыл бұрын
I mean isn't "A" the fifth?
@RobertBakerGuitar
@RobertBakerGuitar 4 жыл бұрын
@@noaviamasnombres you're totally right I was going off of memory I'm totally not playing a 3rd. Just watched the vid again and realized it
@deweymuzik
@deweymuzik 4 жыл бұрын
Back in Black?
@jasonport5253
@jasonport5253 4 жыл бұрын
I’m no rocket genius... but that looked a lot like D mixolydian.
@justinkendall5768
@justinkendall5768 4 жыл бұрын
I dont think I remember that guitar having fishmans in it. Those are fishmans right?
@willimitus
@willimitus 4 жыл бұрын
Right
@PooNinja
@PooNinja 4 жыл бұрын
So my G E A over and over and over and over and over then maybe a C isn’t cutting it anymore 😂
@dL-lw7pi
@dL-lw7pi 4 жыл бұрын
So early! #mustardhands
@Axame1
@Axame1 4 жыл бұрын
You look like a dad rock version of Lucas Mann
@nevillegreg1
@nevillegreg1 4 жыл бұрын
D2.
@keithcourneyea1609
@keithcourneyea1609 4 жыл бұрын
Little bit Bryan Adams influenced
@TheDistortionPrinciple
@TheDistortionPrinciple 4 жыл бұрын
Are you from the south?
@TheDistortionPrinciple
@TheDistortionPrinciple 4 жыл бұрын
@Ron Gillespie he says interesting the same way I do. Figured it was a southern thing lol guess not?
@davedecker1725
@davedecker1725 4 жыл бұрын
Ohio and Indiana North Dixie 😁😁
@oscarfinnguitar
@oscarfinnguitar 3 жыл бұрын
how in the f*ck did GNR write those riffs!!
@roberthoule9693
@roberthoule9693 4 жыл бұрын
what do you mean when you say guitar players 'write riffs'?
@asams7255
@asams7255 4 жыл бұрын
Just don't write music
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