Wise Publications Riffology - Guitare Tab
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Essential Information About This Book
Essential Information About This Book
- An XXL Repertoire: learn to play more than 140 guitar riffs, from rock to metal, including blues and funk.
- Easy Reading: each riff is presented in standard notation and tablature to progress quickly, regardless of your skill level.
- Visual Pedagogy: the book includes photos and playing tips to better understand hand positioning and attack.
- Band Spirit: presence of lyrics on many tracks to place the riffs in their musical context.
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Wise Publications
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Summary of This Book
This collection is designed as a true toolbox for guitarists: it gathers over 140 essential riffs from complementary styles to develop your sense of groove, rhythmic precision, and rock vocabulary. You will find riffs tailored to work on essential techniques (palm mute, power chords, blues shuffle, funk syncopations, accents, articulations), while staying rooted in iconic songs.
Each riff is arranged for guitar with dual notation sheet music + tablature, practical for improving reading skills while keeping immediate access to the fretboard. The photos and playing tips help you adopt the right fingerings, choose an effective position, and refine timing. The lyrics, when present, facilitate entry spotting and provide cues to play "like on the record."
The content covers a wide spectrum, from classic rock and hard rock to metal, including blues, indie, and funk passages. You will encounter iconic riffs that work on very different approaches, featuring major artists (for example AC/DC, Metallica, Queen, The Beatles, Dire Straits, Rage Against The Machine, U2, Oasis, Stevie Ray Vaughan...). An excellent resource to enrich your playing, fuel your improvisations, and build motivating practice routines.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Rock | Publication | Sheet music |
| Artist | Various Artists | Genre | Guitar Riff Collection (rock, hard rock, metal, blues, funk) |
| Instrumentation | Guitar | ||
Questions frequently asked
How many riffs are included in Riffology - Guitar Tab?
The collection features over 140 riffs from rock, hard rock, metal, blues, indie, and funk repertoires.
Are the riffs provided in tablature and standard notation?
Each riff is presented with dual notation: standard notation plus tablature. This format allows working on rhythmic reading while directly identifying fretboard positions.
Which artists are featured in this guitar riff book?
The content is based notably on songs by AC/DC, Metallica, Queen, The Beatles, Dire Straits, Rage Against The Machine, U2, Oasis, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The book covers a variety of artists.
Does this collection allow practice of palm muting and power chords?
The selected riffs cover palm muting and power chords, as well as blues shuffle, funk syncopations, accents, and articulations. Playing tips and photos accompany these technical elements.
Are the lyrics included with the riffs?
Lyrics are included when they accompany the relevant song to facilitate timing and entry points.



