Original Fingerpicked riff

[Speenis]

Here's something I came up with last night. Its fingerpicked using all 5 of my right fingers. It's nothing special, just something I like to jam to. I'm tuned down a half step because I have been playing AIC a lot so I figured I would try to write something with this tuning. Let me know what you think.

http://www.angelfire.com/band2/bigspeen ... kedMP3.mp3

http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=E69C ... E53A5AF7D2

[Matty Boom]

the riff gets repetitive....i would try adding some pretty substantial variation to build off of that main riff

it's a good riff with a cool sound, but i think you should try and develop the whole more so it's more of a complete song

and, if you're fingerpicking, maybe try and pick it out more instead of a lot of the strumming that's in there

thanks for the post

[Tranman66]

i would turn down the treb and get more bass in. Pretty cool tho. It doesnt sound like fingerpicking... so if you wanna keep it the way it is, lol use a pick. also agree with matty

[dmbguitar718]

I agree with matty boy. It gets pretty repetive, and the riff is a pretty standard riff. try adding some sus's or something.

Also, try not fingerpicking it with all 6 fingers. Try using the technique where you get that sweeping sound with just three fingers. i believe its technically called "raking". it comes naturally.

[Speenis]

the riff gets repetitive....i would try adding some pretty substantial variation to build off of that main riff

it's a good riff with a cool sound, but i think you should try and develop the whole more so it's more of a complete song

and, if you're fingerpicking, maybe try and pick it out more instead of a lot of the strumming that's in there

thanks for the post

Yeah, I shouldn't really have said song. Just some riff I've been playing a lot. Any ideas on where I should go with it? I'm thinking about what you said and emphasize the fingerpicking then maybe playing some chords for a chorus, then some other picking for a breakdown.

[Speenis]

i would turn down the treb and get more bass in. Pretty cool tho. It doesnt sound like fingerpicking... so if you wanna keep it the way it is, lol use a pick. also agree with matty

Yeah, for some reason it wasn't very bassy so I even added a bass boost to it.

I agree with matty boy. It gets pretty repetive, and the riff is a pretty standard riff. try adding some sus's or something.

Also, try not fingerpicking it with all 6 fingers. Try using the technique where you get that sweeping sound with just three fingers. i believe its technically called "raking". it comes naturally.

I think I know what you mean about the raking. I actually started just using three fingers and my thumb for the bass notes then I added my pinky, no big difference I guess.

[Ryeguy]

use a thumb pick, or use a pick in combination with your fingers.. the best way to go..