Rikky Rooksby's revised and updated bestseller explores more than 200
classic riffs, from Cream and Led Zeppelin, through Nirvana and
Soundgarden, to Metallica, U2, and the White Stripes. The first half of
the book analyzes classic rock riffs and reveals the stories behind
their creation. Easy-to-read text describes and explains each riff,
supported by illustrations and a CD of audio examples. The book's second
section shows how to construct great riffs and why they work. Readers
learn how to shape a melody, integrate a guitar riff with the rest of a
song, enhance a riff with effects, and work with intervals and scales to
build riffs.