Why this riff is actually GENIUS! (THE POLICE)
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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.
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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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