Riffy Seedlings #6: Melodic Tension-Filled Riff in Em

The two points of interests with this riff are: back-to-back G note played on both D and open G string, and F#-G tension in the last two chords.  The latter in particular gives this riff an edgy tension — this is not a happy song.  I tried this on electric, though, and all that open string didn’t sound good with overdriven tone — so this is probably meant for acoustic or clean electric guitar.

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