Why this riff is actually GENIUS! (THE POLICE)

A video on YouTube. In Music Lessons, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

An analysis of the guitar riff in Message in a Bottle by The Police, demonstrating how adding specific harmony notes to the power chords changes the chord voicings and overall sound.

From the video

Answers: How do you play the guitar riff to Message in a Bottle by The Police with the correct harmonies?

guitar riff analysis
chord voicings
harmonic analysis
power chords
suspended chords
arpeggio voicings

What it concludes

The famous guitar riff in Message in a Bottle is built by playing power chords combined with added harmony notes on top of the main riff.
Playing the underlying harmony notes transforms open suspended two chords into rich, minor chord voicings that act as two-voiced arpeggios.

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