Riff using G & F#
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Tommy Webb
What's in the course
50 lessons (1h 52m) · 1 free
01. Intro to the Indie guitar sound
Free lesson2:09
02. Melody using B&C notes
3:45
03. Melody using B&C notes (performance)
0:55
04. Melody using alternate picking
2:36
05. Melody using alternate picking (performance)
0:55
06. Melody using alternate picking & D note
2:47
07. Melody using alternate picking & D note (performance)
0:51
01. Melody using B C & D notes
4:16
02. Melody using B C & D notes (performance)
0:58
03. Melody using E note
2:08
04. Melody using E note (performance)
0:46
05. Rhythm part using C chord
2:00
06. Rhythm part using C chord (performance)
0:48
07. Parka Life bars 5-8
1:57
08. Parka Life bars 5-8 (performance)
0:50
09. Summary of Indie section
0:21
01. Intro to Pieces
1:00
02. Rock City
5:51
03. Rock City (performance)
0:50
04. Party People
7:20
05. Party People (performance)
0:46
06. Road to Nashville
6:08
07. Road to Nashville (performance)
0:47
08. Lead Boots
6:33
09. Lead Boots (performance)
0:49
10. Parka Life
5:01
11. Parka Life (performance)
0:43
12. Represent
5:23
13. Represent (performance)
0:46
Lesson transcript
Music Lesson Transcript: Example 1
In Example 1, we see the notes F sharp and G.
- The G is going to be played on the third fret of the high E string.
- It's an octave from the low G we previously saw.
- Remember, that's fret free on the E.
As we mirror these notes, you'll hear, as I go up the neck, that the notes remain the same, just in different registers.
We also have the F sharp, which we discussed earlier. Knowing that F sharp is located on the second fret of the E string:
- We find the sharp by identifying F and raising it a semitone.
- Although we don't have the sharp sign next to the note F on our page, we recognize it as F sharp due to the key signature at the beginning of the music, which we discussed earlier.
If you need to recap what key signatures mean and what sharps and flats are, please refer back to that section.
Fingering Technique
This whole example is played on the high E string. We start with:
- G (third fret)
- F sharp (second fret)
- Open E
We will use a finger per fret:
- Ring finger (third finger) on the third fret (G)
- Middle finger (second finger) on the second fret (F sharp)
- Open E with no finger
Bar Overview
In Bar 1, we have the same example as in Bar 2.
In Bar 3, we are playing:
- G
- F sharp
- E
- G again
We finish off with a quarter note E at the end, followed by three beats of rest (a quarter note plus a half note, totaling three beats).
So that line, nice and slowly, sounds like this:
3, 4.
Practice Tips
Give this video a pause and try using alternate picking when playing this exercise.
- Start off slowly and, as always, build up gradually.
I'll see you in the backing track to give it a go!
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Tommy Webb is a London-based guitarist who completed a BA(Hons) Degree in guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, studying under Sandy Beales (One Direction, Wheatus) and Nicolas Meier (Jeff Beck). His own playing moves freely across rock, pop, indie, hip-hop, country and metal - the exact ground his guitar methods cover.
Tommy has worked with a wide range of artists and bands across the country, including Jarki Monno and Indira May, sharing stages and sessions with guitarists Paul Murray (Jess Glynne, Zak Abel) and Adam Chetwood (Paolo Nutini, Mark Ronson), and drummers Alex Woodward (Black Honey), Luke Robinson and “Bambi Music” (N-Dubz, Lethal Bizzle, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah).
On stage, he has performed at the Jazz Cafe opening for soul singer Jocelyn Brown, plus venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott's, Troy Bar, The Watford Colosseum, Camden Assembly, Kensington Roof Gardens, Notting Hill Arts Club, Meraki Festival and Sundown Festival.
On record and radio, Tommy has played live sessions for BBC Three Counties Introducing, Vibe FM and Pulse 88, with tracks featured on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2. He has recorded at studios including South Lanes Brighton, Hempstead Road and Titan Studios with producers such as Steph Carter (Gallows, Lyoness) and TMS / Froe Barnes (Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa).
In his guitar methods, Tommy passes all of that working-musician know-how on to you - teaching the techniques, tones and feel behind real styles, from rock and pop to indie, hip-hop, country and metal, so you can play the music you actually love.
