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by UG Team on April 15, 2010

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PlayThisRiff.com is proud to bring you a guitar lesson video with Bob Balch of Fu Manchu. In this video, Bob will explain to us what thirds are and why you should incorporate them into your playing. Most of you are familiar with fifths, which are power chords. Now it's time to flip them around.

For more lessons with members of Fu Manchu, Kyuss, Clutch, Monster Magnet, and Scott "Wino" Weinrich please visit www.PlayThisRiff.com.

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comments policy 11 comments posted

leCrime

posted on Apr 15, 2010 09:32 am #

cool sound!!!

ncglrocks

posted on Apr 15, 2010 10:27 am #

Damn this guy can teach! I learned more in the 5 minute video than I have in months of lessons. Never heard of Fu Manchu, might have to check them out.

JayPresto

posted on Apr 15, 2010 11:48 am #

i play that kinda shape all the time, didn't realize it was thirds though, now i know what im actually playing.

MarkoakaNiggaK

posted on Apr 18, 2010 02:25 pm #

lol...i knew already of that shape from acdc songs and dios songs...

Antoine-Øleg

posted on Apr 20, 2010 01:11 pm #

I had already learnt about thirds while learning AtDI "One Armed Scissor". But, anyways, badass guy, badass song and badass lesson.

toxicvoid

posted on Apr 20, 2010 01:25 pm #

Wow. Anyone else brave enough to notice his sloppy technique?
I mean, look at that wrist, that tension, those unneeded movements! Efficiency fail.(I'm not saying he sounds bad though

beatreebor

posted on May 02, 2010 08:10 am #

really good lesson.
sloppy technique or not, he writes some awesome riffs, check out evil eye.

bonekrusha27

posted on Oct 06, 2010 03:33 am #

Antoine-Øleg wrote:

I had already learnt about thirds while learning AtDI "One Armed Scissor". But, anyways, badass guy, badass song and badass lesson.

Maybe you should write him a letter advising him of everything that you already know so that he doesn't foolishly post lessons....ya know, since everybody care about what you know.

andremamola

posted on Oct 26, 2010 06:18 pm #

so the 5 and 3 on with 5 being on the low E and 3 being on the A was a minor third? and 3 and 2 with 3 being on the low E and 2 being on the A was a major third?

aildjacksback

posted on Feb 01, 2011 12:52 pm #

JayPresto wrote:

i play that kinda shape all the time, didn't realize it was thirds though, now i know what im actually playing.

same here dude parkway drive always use those shapes

Alemetal96

posted on Feb 15, 2013 10:39 am #

Hard rock riffs are epic!

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