Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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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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🎸 TAB - dropbox.com/s/qm7ru9ilb67nzo2/Dead%20Man%27s%20Handshake%20Jo%C3%A3o.pdf?dl=0
Guitar tuning - D A D G A D

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