Blues Rhythm Riff (part 2)

 

Lesson Goals:

♦ Learn the A5 in the first position
♦ Learn the A5 in the second position
♦ Play the riff alternating between first and second position

In this lesson you will learn how to play the A5 positions of the Blues Rhythm riff.

If you already have the last lesson down then this one will be easy!

The A5 chord in the first and second positions is exactly identical to the E5 from the last lesson only now you will play everything on the next string down.

Take a look at the first position of the A5 on the diagram below.

Play this two note chord with the open 5th (A) string and place your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the 4th string.

Now let's look at the A5 in the second position. It is also just like the E5 in the last lesson, only this time it is played one string position down.

In the TAB below we will play the A5 alternating between the first and second position, similar to what we did with the E5 positions in the last lesson.