Play This Simple Riff For 3 Minutes (Shocking Results!)

Play This Simple Riff For 3 Minutes

This simple riff, learned in 3 minutes, then played for 3 minutes a day, will make you a better guitarist? You betta believe it!

This simple riff exercise goes beyond just something to practice with, it sounds super cool too!

I break this simple riff down, piece-by-piece, and show you how to play it across the open low E string at first. Then later on show you how to play it to a metronome and across all the other strings on your guitar.

Personally, I like to keep my practice sessions interesting and musical, rather than just something to get my fingers going. I also like my ears to be happy with what I’m practicing. That’s why I prefer to teach exercises that don’t appear to be mechanical and are enjoyable for you to play and anyone who happens to listen.

The results you can expect from playing this 3 minute riff are: better pull-offs, faster moving between frets, cleaner alternate picking, and overall tighter synchronization between your fretting and picking hands. Pretty awesome for a simple riff exercise to play for 3 minutes!

Also remember that this simple riff exercise can be played on multiple strings! That’s the beauty of an open string riff, you can play it on any string you want.

Personally I like to cycle between playing the 3 minute riff on the low E and A strings, sometimes jumping up to the high E string for some added excitement.

Using the metronome is key here, because while this is a simple riff it is important to play it with the proper timing to make it flow as you repeat it over and over again for 3 minutes.

👆 That cheat sheet is a game changer, no matter what level you’re at in guitar. When life sometimes gets in the way of practicing the guitar that we love, you never have to sacrifice your progress. All you need is a simple guideline on how to use what little time you have to achieve MAXIMUM results, and this cheat sheet will give you that!

When running through this simple riff exercise, remember my #1 rule is to have fun with it! Take what you’ve learned today and put it to work, but have fun while you’re doing it. Maybe even teach it to someone else and pay it forward :)

Rock On!
Eddie
Guitar Mastery Method

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[diego]

Incredible results: being able to play the riff

[escott]

Man Thanks..day 2 with my new guitar... 54 years old.. Learning as a Mental and Physical Challenge.

[oldtimeoutlaw]

Thanks Eddie I’m brand new to playing guitar and I’m 63. Always wanted to learn, now I’m actually making the time. That riff sounds awesome Thank you for your time

[ashtonstired]

I'm 327 years old and just beginning, never too late!

[sharonart]

6:21 when you want to impress someone by playing the sound of their favorite band just remember what string their band is on
E: metallica in Load
A: iron maiden
D: aerosmith /heavy country
G: judas spriest casual solo
B: AC/DC epic thunderstruck
E: megadeth all themes

[theodorevegh]

Thanks Eddie. I'm 60 years old now, and I finally decided to learn to play my guitar. I tried and quit 200 times. Now, I know what to do thanks to you. You are the best. God bless you.

[EternallyThankful-ospz]

Just found you - you seem like the kind of teacher that wants other players to get better and have fun doing it - you don't seem like the "showing off what I can do and you can't" type - this makes you a winner in my book !! I've never seen an exercise like this one but look forward to practicing it for what it obviously does for a player... thanks for sharing the love of playing !!

[dr.wernerversteeg]

I have been playing and love my guitar(s) for 65 years. Still pure joy, fascination and constant learning. Thanks for this lesson!

[jamesmcgrath]

I'm a 68 year old brandy new beginner. I just bought my first guitar a Gretsch G5420T. I've been looking for something like this. Thanks.

[mariobergermann]

Hey there, I am into "Guitar Mastery Method" for about seven months right now, and let me tell ya: NO REGRET!!! I am 48 years of age, started to play with 14, and believe me: after diving into the GMM - Exercises I felt like an absolute beginner...never played to a metronome before, just "played around" and wrote songs with my band (everything was just learning by doing)...however, meanwhile I take steps...no, JUMPS forward in my playing, that's awesome. Thanks for everything, everybody there at GMM, stay safe, healthy and as you are.

And of course, thanx a lot for this topic, too...great when you said: "Painfully slow"...😂🤘

[Dodger]

Returning to guitar after a liver transplant and complications that required I be put in a coma. I lived.
Hands shaking....plus all kinds of silly $h1T afterwards.
This will help, especially moving it all over the neck. Thank you.
I'm ready. I just bought all the right tools and refretted and leveled my old Strat neck as a hand exercise and got it right. Sweetwater loves me!
Thanks again.

[HughesMotorized]

Im 61 and hard headed. I'm going the fingerpicking route to learn. this exercise is helping me develop speed and accuracy. Thanks!

[danieleng]

Great demo! The 3 screens show the technique and fingering very clearly! Easy to follow! I am learning more from you than other guitar instructors. Keep up with the great work!

[TheGeonam]

I'm 79 and just learning. One thing I noticed in this video and found it help me is that you don't have to push the string down hard which I had been doing. Your video helped learn that. Thank you

[gregcharles]

Eddie, there's no doubt in my mind that you are "The Real King" of teaching guitar to everyone who is interested in improving their guitar playing. You have helped me so much during the past two years (we won't talk about my attempt to provide a singing method to the final of one of your courses a couple of years ago - Hahaha).
Keep up the great work!!!
I love you like a brother, Greg Charles

[pililacantos]

37 disabled combat vet (HM2) and learning how to play. Great video which is actually helping me! Thanks bro!

[toneydavis]

Man am I gonna wear this riff out! Great lesson. Another example of why I am a life member and why I am a better player today! You Sir do awesome lessons!

[Draceb]

Thanks dude not only did you release this vid on my birthday but you just taught me how to do proper pull offs i was struggling with it but now i got it thank you!!!

[rob]

Just simple enough to pick it up and make fun sounds. Thanks!

[deanroderick]

Brilliant thanks. That’s my evening sorted.