As you may have noticed, I lean a little more to the blues/rock side of the spectrum…
So I’m a huge Gary Moore fan and this is a riff of his that just hits like a ton of bricks and I really love it.
Plus, I think it does a really good job of showing off how a lot of “riffs,” as opposed to blues soloing, uses what I call the “left facing” option of the low root, box 5, instead of box 1.
Crank up your overdrive and let’s get to it…
9 replies to "Gary Moore Umbrella Man Blues/Rock Riff"
That was my favorite song on his album. Thanks for the lesson! Now I can have fun learning it!
Griff – liked this a lot and have always been a fan of Gary’s playing. I tried to find the original track on Amazon, but no luck. Where did you find this track? Which Album is it from? Many Thanks in advance!
Cool beans Griff. Thx!
What stomp boxes are you using
I talk about that near the beginning of the video… MI Effects Crunch Box.
Griff just wanna say Thanks for the great enjoyment I know you bring all of us that love playing guitar!!! I’ve been playing for years but you always seem to have some little nugget I get from you 😁 great teaching!!! Always easy to understand and follow even when it’s a tricky kind of riff!!! Much appreciated! I’m sure most of us would have to agree! Thanks a bunch!!!
Great lesson Griff! I discovered Gary Moore many years ago and was blown away with the emotion and raw power the man played with! He was a master of writing simple riffs!
I love this lesson I’ll give it a go when I get home. That sounds a little like a Joe Walsh tune, but I can’t recall the name of it…. Thanks Griff!
Very nice sounds a good bit like Funk 49 one of my favorites. I’ve enjoyed your series I never knew music theory but I’ve been playing over 50 years and now starting to understand things I’ve been doing for ages and why they work. That box 5 to box 1 slide is something I’ve been doing forever but never knew about boxes.