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9. Simple Riffs

"Smoke on the Water" main riff

The most famous 4-note guitar riff ever written.

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Play the full riff once, slowly
Play it 3 times in a row without a mistake
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Open metronome

Low E string: 0–3–5, 0–3–6–5, 0–3–5, 3–0.

Play it slowly at 70 BPM. Every rock guitarist knows this one.

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