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  • Music Theory
    • Grade 1 - Writing notes lessons 1-34
    • Grade 1 - Rhythms Lessons 35-64
    • Grade 1 - Basic rhythms and musical alphabet lessons 65-95
    • Grade 1 - Scales Intervals and Chords lessons 96-125
    • Grade 1 - Musical Terms and Signs lessons 126-147
    • Grade 1 - Practicing your knowledge of level 1 148-181
  • Guitar
    • Teachings and Tutorials >
      • The Parts of The Guitar >
        • Electric Guitars
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        • 0-9
        • A >
          • Apache - the Shadows
          • Are You With Me - Lost Frequencies
          • Autumn Leaves - Ed Sheeran
        • B >
          • Black Night - Deep Purple
          • Bloodstream - Ed Sheeran
        • C >
          • Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
          • Check Yes Juliet - We The Kings
          • Clocks - Cold Play
          • Come As You Are - Nirvana
          • Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
        • D >
          • Dammit - Blink 182
          • Day Tripper - The Beatles
          • Don't Speak - No Doubt
        • E >
          • Enter Sandman - Metallica
          • Every Morning - Sugar Ray
          • Everybody Hurts - REM
          • Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
        • F >
          • Far Away - Nickelback
          • Foot Tapper - The Shadows
          • Freak - Silver Chair
          • Free Fallin - Tom Petty
        • G >
          • Georgia - Vance Joy
        • H >
          • Hanging By A Moment - Life House
          • Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
          • Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
          • Hey Soul Sister - Train
          • Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
          • Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
        • I >
          • I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
          • Iron Man - Black Sabbath
        • J >
          • James Bond Theme
        • K >
          • Killing In The name Of - Rage Against The Machine
          • Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
        • L >
          • Lego House - Ed Sheeran
        • M >
          • My Friends - Red hot Chili Peppers
          • My Sharona - The Knack
        • N
        • O >
          • One - Metallica
          • Original Prankster - The Offspring
        • P >
          • Paranoid - Black Sabbath
          • Peter Gun Theme
          • Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
        • Q
        • R
        • S >
          • Savin Me - Nickelback
          • Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
          • Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
          • Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
          • Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
        • T >
          • Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
          • Titanium - David Getta
        • U
        • W >
          • Walk This Way - Aerosmith
          • Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
          • We Are Done - The Madden Brothers
          • What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
          • Whats My Age Again - Blink 182
          • Why Georgia - John Mayer
          • Wonderful Land - The Shadows
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        • Y
        • Z
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Free Song Riffs (Artist starting with D to F)

On this page you will find many free song riffs to learn.  They are listed in alphabetical order by the artist name. There is a summary of each riff under the name that lets you know what skills you will require to be able to play the riff.  Some of the riffs have a video, so you can click on the video to watch the tutorial and then click on the button to the left of the video to get the free sheet music for the riffs.  Have fun with these.
Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock
  • A Major Scale
  • Hybrid Picking
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Open Chords
Click for sheet music
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
  • G Major Scale
  • Open Chords
  • Semiquaver Rhythms
  • Alternate Picking
Click for sheet music
David Getta - Titanium
  • C Major Scale
  • Open Chords
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Finger Picking
Click for sheet music
Deep Purple - Black Night
  • E Minor Scale
  • Single Note Riff
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Down Picking
Click for sheet music
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
  • G Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • Riff based on Perfect 4th Intervals 
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Picking two consecutive strings
Click for sheet music
Def Leppard - Photograph
  • E Mixolydian Scale
  • Triad Chord based Riff
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Down Picking
Click for sheet music
Ed Sheeran - Autumn Leaves
  • F# Minor Scale (E Minor Scale with Capo on the 2nd fret)
  • Arpeggio based Riff
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Finger Picking
Click for sheet music
Ed Sheeran - Lego House
  • B Major Scale
  • Power Chords and Inversions of Power Chords
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Finger Picking
Click for sheet music
Eric Clapton - Layla (Acoustic Version)
  • D Minor Scale
  • Bar Chords, Open Chords and Single Note Picking
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Finger Picking and Hammerons
Click for sheet music
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
  • G Major Scale
  • Single Note Picking
  • Swing Quaver Rhythms
  • Pedal Tone Riff with Pulloffs
Click for sheet music
Extreme - Hole Hearted
  • A Mixolydian Scale
  • Single Note Alternate Picking
  • Semiquaver Rhythms
  • Pedal Tone Riff with Hammerons and Pulloffs
Click for sheet music
Extreme - More Than Words
  • G Major Scale (Original Detuned to Gb Major)
  • Open Chords
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Chord Rhythm Slapping and Finger Picking
Click for sheet music
Fall Out Buy - Thanks For The Memories
  • Bb Major Scale
  • Single Note Picking
  • Semiquaver Rhythms
  • Alternate Picking
Click for sheet music
Foo Fighters - The Pretender
  • B Major Scale
  • Pedal Tone Riff
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Fast Down Picking
Click for sheet music
Free - All Right Now
  • B Major Scale
  • Pedal Tone Riff
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Fast Down Picking
Click for sheet music
  • Music Theory
    • Grade 1 - Writing notes lessons 1-34
    • Grade 1 - Rhythms Lessons 35-64
    • Grade 1 - Basic rhythms and musical alphabet lessons 65-95
    • Grade 1 - Scales Intervals and Chords lessons 96-125
    • Grade 1 - Musical Terms and Signs lessons 126-147
    • Grade 1 - Practicing your knowledge of level 1 148-181
  • Guitar
    • Teachings and Tutorials >
      • The Parts of The Guitar >
        • Electric Guitars
        • Steel String Acoustic Guitars
        • Nylon String Guitars
      • Strumming
      • Guitar Repairs
      • Free Song Riffs >
        • 0-9
        • A >
          • Apache - the Shadows
          • Are You With Me - Lost Frequencies
          • Autumn Leaves - Ed Sheeran
        • B >
          • Black Night - Deep Purple
          • Bloodstream - Ed Sheeran
        • C >
          • Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
          • Check Yes Juliet - We The Kings
          • Clocks - Cold Play
          • Come As You Are - Nirvana
          • Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
        • D >
          • Dammit - Blink 182
          • Day Tripper - The Beatles
          • Don't Speak - No Doubt
        • E >
          • Enter Sandman - Metallica
          • Every Morning - Sugar Ray
          • Everybody Hurts - REM
          • Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
        • F >
          • Far Away - Nickelback
          • Foot Tapper - The Shadows
          • Freak - Silver Chair
          • Free Fallin - Tom Petty
        • G >
          • Georgia - Vance Joy
        • H >
          • Hanging By A Moment - Life House
          • Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
          • Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
          • Hey Soul Sister - Train
          • Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
          • Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
        • I >
          • I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
          • Iron Man - Black Sabbath
        • J >
          • James Bond Theme
        • K >
          • Killing In The name Of - Rage Against The Machine
          • Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
        • L >
          • Lego House - Ed Sheeran
        • M >
          • My Friends - Red hot Chili Peppers
          • My Sharona - The Knack
        • N
        • O >
          • One - Metallica
          • Original Prankster - The Offspring
        • P >
          • Paranoid - Black Sabbath
          • Peter Gun Theme
          • Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
        • Q
        • R
        • S >
          • Savin Me - Nickelback
          • Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
          • Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
          • Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
          • Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
        • T >
          • Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
          • Titanium - David Getta
        • U
        • W >
          • Walk This Way - Aerosmith
          • Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
          • We Are Done - The Madden Brothers
          • What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
          • Whats My Age Again - Blink 182
          • Why Georgia - John Mayer
          • Wonderful Land - The Shadows
        • X
        • Y
        • Z
      • Free Songs
      • Free Drum Loops >
        • Crotchet (Quarter Note) Based Drum Loops
        • Quaver (Eighth Note) Based Drum Loops
        • Quaver Triplets (Eighth Notes) Based Drum Loops
        • Semiquaver (Sixteenth Note) Based Drum Loops
    • Ensemble Charts
    • Current and Past Students
    • Equipment used by Peter >
      • Guitar Collection >
        • Electric Guitars
        • Acoustic Guitars
        • Bass Guitars
      • Effects and Pedals
      • Amplifiers
      • Accessories and Other
  • Singing
    • Choir Charts
    • Concerts
    • Current and Past Students
  • Store
  • Hair Design
    • Gallery
  • About
    • Peter Howlett
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  • Contact
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  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Terms and Conditions for Lessons
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