• 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
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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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Master the Art
  • 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
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Free - All Right Now
  • B Major Scale
  • Pedal Tone Riff
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Fast Down Picking
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Free Song Riffs (Artist starting with G to J)

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.
Green Day - Know Your Enemy
  • Mixolydian Based Riff 
  • Quaver Rhythms
  • Strumming with mutes
  • Movable power chord shapes
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Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
  • G Major Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Arpeggio Picking



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Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
  • D Mixolydian Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Arpeggio Picking



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Henry Mancini - Peter Gunn Theme
  • E Major Blues Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Slides 



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Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love
  • C Major Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Power Chords



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Jack Johnson - Taylor
  • C Major Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Power Chords and Inversions
  • Muted Strumming



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Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
  • Riff based on Diatonic Intervals 
  • Perfect 4th and Major 3rd intervals
  • Picking two consecutive strings
  • Slides and Hammer on's
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Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
  • A Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Power Chords and Inversions
  • Muted Strumming and String Bends



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Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
  • C# Minor Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Bar Chords




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Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
  • E Minor Scale
  • Semiquaver Rhythm
  • Single Note Riff




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Joe Satriani - Always With Me Always With You
  • B Major Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Arpeggiated Movable Chords




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John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room





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John Mayer - Why Georgia
  • G Major Scale
  • Semiquaver Rhythm
  • Arpeggiated Open Chords




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John Mayer - Your Body Is A Wonderland
  • F Major Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Arpeggiated Open Chords




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John Petrucci - Glascow Kiss
  • E Major Scale
  • Semiquaver Rhythm
  • Arpeggiated Bar and Movable Chords




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Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
  • A Minor Scale
  • Quaver Rhythm
  • Single Note Riff




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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
        • 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
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