1 THE ARPEGGIO METHOD
As Heard In: Ain' t talk in ’’ bout love, Sweet home Alabama, Don’ t fear the reaper, message in a bottle
THESE TECHNIQUES AND MUSICAL DEVICES CAN BE RECYCLED AND
REIMAGINED WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR OWN RIFFS...
Arpeggios feature highly in our top 50, and they’re a simple idea: just play a chord one note at a time. Try ’em with a clean sound (as heard in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama), or heavy things up with a higher gain tone (as on Van Halen’s Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love). Palm-muting is a handy way to keep those ringing chord tones under control when you’re using distortion.