HOW TO WRITE RIFFS - Never get stuck again!

Dissecting my riff for the Riffhard competition and teaching the system with which it was composed - INTENTION and INCEPTION.

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If you've ever been stuck trying to write a riff, this video should provide you with a new framework to apply when trying to write:

1 - What is your INTENTION? What do you want the listener to feel/understand?

2 - Be more deliberate in your INCEPTION:

a) Be conscious of when you're NOODLING and let it guide you into your most comfortable patterns;
b) When that gets stale, switch from your right brain to your left brain and PLAY NOTES FROM YOUR HEAD: think about what you'd like to hear and find the best way to play them on the fretboard according to your initial INTENTION!

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Guitar tuning - D A D G A D

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Connect with me:

[joaoldmedeiros]

Hope this little system helps you guys generate more ideas on the guitar! 🎸

[dumithegreat]

every time you say "notes in my head, " i just though of Nolly telling me that there's a sound in my head. weird

[KeyanHoushmandLive]

Some absolute gems in here, get the notepad out boys

[kcrich]

A lot of times when I'm noodling on my guitar I'll come up with a bunch of real short attention getting riffs or melodies but when I try to expand on them I always hit the wall and get shut down. I'll give this a try and see if it

[iamdaveandhaveaniceday]

Your riff for riffhard was absolutely mind blowing. Such headbang, such thank you for the tips bro!

[LeftySH]

Monuments song? With this kind of vibe? Atlas for sure.

[graemebrook]

Man, I needed this video!! As a guitarist of over 10 years, my BIGGEST struggle has always been writing. I’ll spend hours at my computer always unhappy with the outcome, and usually get stuck in the “noodling” phase (playing variants of basically the same riff) until I get depressed enough to walk away :(

I’m excited to spend some time applying some of your principals this week! Thanks for the awesome content, as always ❤️

[matthewsaban]

Your Riffhard riff might be one of the best progressive metal riffs of all time. Seriously.

[savvidisaudio]

I've forgot about the intention part some years ago and struggled. Only wrote 3-5 songs the whole year. Thank you for this, man. Good stuff.

[mybiggrin]

Ain’t no way that a Fender Squire sounds that good!

[Chmelewsky]

This actually how I’ve subconsciously been getting out of my ruts, but thanks for perfectly defining the process, now I can keep it going with intent

[YourMomInFucking]

"Its my boy Joao killing it as per usual, if he doesnt win, this is rigged"
Click, send vote.

[PriyvratTiwari]

The most underrated youtube guitarist IMO.

[InfinityReptar]

Your guitar tone is absolutely perfect

[awsti]

I can already see those picks disappearing in my head

[degrawful]

Your tone blows me away, it's absolutely perfect. I'd love a walkthrough of what you're working with to get your sound.

[riffsxgaming]

My new favorite youtuber guitarist now.

[ethereal]

It's amazing how easy it was obvious it was all this time. God bless you for saying it all loud João - keep slaying!

[dakaraius]

"If you like what you just heard..."
Oh, you mean the face-melting, pants-filling, awesomeness that you just made come out of your guitar? That?
Funnily enough, yes I did!

[mrXcreaboXnuggets]

Dude I've been playing for over 15 years and it's to the point I don't find alot people better then me anymore and I'm not even bragging it's just the truth. You though man. Make me wanna tighten my shit up. Also this was amazing advice.