Easy guitar riff generator
An easy guitar riff generator makes short riffs that stay close to the first frets and use only the notes of a pentatonic scale. This page uses E minor pentatonic in standard tuning at 90 BPM, on the lowest difficulty.
Example riff
This riff was made with the settings below and the seed easy-riffs3. The same settings and seed always give the same riff.
- Key
- E
- Scale
- Pentatonic minor
- Tuning
- E Standard
- Tempo
- 90 BPM
- Difficulty
- 1
- Technique
- Mixed
- Bars
- 4
PM---- PM----
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------2---2---|----------------------------0---|
E|0---0---7---0---3---0-----------|0---0---7---0---3---0---0-------|
PM---- PM PM
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------2---2---|--------------------------------|
E|0---0---7---0---3---0-----------|0---0---0---5---0---5---0-------|
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Why start with the minor pentatonic scale?
The minor pentatonic scale has five notes, so there are fewer wrong notes to find. In E it is E, G, A, B and D, and all of them lie within the first seven frets. Many rock and metal riffs are built on it.
How to practise an easy riff
Play the riff slowly with the metronome until every note is clean. Then raise the tempo by 5 BPM. When it feels easy, increase the difficulty one step and press Generate riff again.
Frequently asked questions
How do I read the tab?
Each line is a string and each number is a fret. A 0 is an open string. The bottom line is the thickest string.
How do I find a riff I liked again?
Every riff has a seed. Note it, or copy the link to the riff, and the generator builds the same riff again.