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"Money-Maker" Fills

Mike Salow
IntermediateAny styleCool Riffs 5 lessons17m

Hello again Infinite Guitar! What are "money makers"? They are guitaristic fills that are musically pleasing to the listener and are heard mostly in very popular styles of music. In other words, they are fills that will get you well-paying gigs! Well in theory, you would just use them at gigs. There are many ways we can explore these types of fills but for now we will discuss two common approaches. In the first approach we will use 4th intervals and for the second we will use double stops ala Jimi Hendrix. The backing track that we will use is a very common chord progression; C - G - Am - F  I - V - vi - IV Each fill will lead very nicley from one chord to the next and should be playable for intermediate to advanced players.

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  1. 1 3:26 Lesson · 3m "Money-Maker" Fills: Playthrough & Intro Hello again Infinite Guitar! What are "money makers"? They are guitaristic fills that are musically pleasing to the listener and are heard mostly in very popular styles of music. In other words, they are fills...
  2. 2 5:31 Lesson · 6m "Money-Maker" Fills: 4ths On to our first approach of using 4th intervals. Although I'm calling these "4ths" they are more like inverted 5ths because in most cases we'll be playing the root and 5th of the current chord. Pay close... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 3:49 Lesson · 4m "Money-Maker" Fills: Hendrix Double Stops These Hendrix style double stops will always start will a 4th and grace-note into a minor third. The notes included in the fills will not always be chord tones but the chord tones will be emphasized. Each... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 2:23 Lesson · 2m "Money-Maker" Fills: Final Fills & Outro Here we have the last couple variations, and we're done! Be sure to recognize that the main duty of these money makers is to very tastefully outline the chords. Each of these will be very "inside" and are here... Tab Guitar Pro
  5. 5 1:26 Backing track · 1m "Money-Maker" Fills: Backing Track Utilize the backing track to practice the previous examples. Enjoy! Tab Guitar Pro

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