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Capo 6th fret
In order to play the riff in a βfunβ way thatβs also easy and approachable (using open chord shapes), put a capo on the 6th fret. While itβs possible to play this riff without a capo and still be in key with Charlie Puth (using chords in the key of F#), Iβm not going to focus on that in this lesson.
Riff used for entire song
To get right to it, hereβs the riff you hear used for the entire song. For some sections it is more isolated (such as the intro), and for other sections you may hear it played along with fuller chords (such as the chorus).
Capo 6
E |βββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|
B |βββββββββ1β0βββββ|βββββββββ0βββββββ|βββββββββ0βββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|
G |βββββ2βββββββ2βββ|βββββ0β2βββββββββ|βββββ0βββββ2β0βββ|βββββββ0β2βββββββ|
D |βββ2βββ2βββββββ2β|βββ0βββββββββββββ|βββ0βββ0βββββββ0β|βββββ3βββββββββββ|
A |β0βββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββ|βββ3βββββββββββββ|
E |βββββββββββββββββ|β3βββββββββββββββ|β0βββββββββββββββ|β1βββββββββββ3β4β|
Am G Em F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
How to play the chords
If you want to strum along, you can do so β use these chord shapes:
Capo 6
E ββββ0βββββ3βββββ0βββββ1βββββ
B ββββ1βββββ0βββββ0βββββ1βββββ
G ββββ2βββββ0βββββ0βββββ2βββββ
D ββββ2βββββ0βββββ2βββββ3βββββ
A ββββ0βββββ2βββββ2βββββ3βββββ
E ββββββββββ3βββββ0βββββ1βββββ
Am G Em F
Add some palm muting
In order to emulate the guitar sound you hear on the album version, youβll want to use a bit of palm muting. See my video for reference. This is an effect where you rest the fleshy part on the side of your right hand (between your pinky and wrist) lightly and evenly upon your strings β directly where the strings touch the bridge of your guitar. If you do this correctly, you can still play the strings like normally and hear them make a tone β though it is nicely muffled and doesnβt βringβ or sustain like open strings normally do.
This takes practice! I encourage you to learn the notes to this song first, and get them down, before you focus a ton on the palm muting. Trying to learn both at once makes things much more difficult in my opinion.
Breaking the riff into phrases
A final piece of advice, when practicing the riff β break it into measure-by-measure phrases. Play each measure in a loop, slowly, until you get it down. If an individual measure is giving you trouble, break that measure into half-measures and work on that first. Rinse and repeat. Remember, slow things down as much as you need to in order to play it without mistakes. If youβre constantly making mistakes, youβre severely limiting the progress youβd otherwise make. Take it slow, get it right, slowly increase the speedβ¦ and so on.
Good luck!
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