Copperhead Porch (easy) · level 1 · goal 110 bpm

Copperhead Porch is an eight-bar classic rock riff in standard tuning: Classic hard rock, A minor, open position, straight eighths. This is level 1 of 3, played at 110 bpm; the three levels of the riff run from 110 to 140 bpm. It works on power chords. The player loops the riff with drums and bass, starts at 70% speed and steps up 5% after every clean pass until you play it at full tempo.

Downstrokes on the beats, upstrokes on the "ands", and hit the accented chord hardest. In bar 7, choke each chord on its rest and keep counting so the lick lands on one.

The three levels

1. Level 1 · 110 bpm · Classic hard rock, A minor, open position, straight eighths. Downstrokes on the beats, upstrokes on the "ands", and hit the accented chord hardest.
2. Level 2 · 125 bpm · Classic hard rock, A minor, open position, straight eighths. The sixteenth pair is a quick down-up into the accent.
3. Level 3 · 140 bpm · Classic hard rock, A minor, open position, straight eighths. Barre the three-note A with one finger across frets two.