TROPICAL GOTHCLUB

RIFF OF THE MONTH

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

E minor pentatonic

Chromatic passing notes

Double-stops and single note riffing

Needles

Tropical Gothclub is the self-titled debut album from Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist Dean Fertita’s new solo project. Opening track Needles features a spooky, surf-style riff which begins with an open low E note, followed by a tritone double-stop using the notes E and Bb. Hold this position and use fingers 1 and 3 to add the B and A notes before replaying the low E note.