Help learning Snow (Hey oh) RHCP Riff

[olive spire]

Was wondering if anyone knew of any other songs that could help me learn this riff? I’ve been working with a metronome for some time now but can’t cross over 75 bpm because my technique is all out of wack with my left hand.

This is the only song I ever use my thumb around the neck, so naturally I’m getting real tense when doing the hammer on/off and moving between chords. I know, “Just play really slowly with a metronome without getting tense and use proper technique.” Great advice, I just feel like I would also benefit from practicing other riffs that require similar technique. It’s really helped me in the past learning other stuff.

Maybe something that requires less movement. Idk.

[opaque dawn]

you don't need to use the thumb for the riff. playing relaxed, in time, with proper technique will be the fastest way to learn the riff. you will need to do it regardless, if you care about accuracy. you can create technical exercises out of the riff and make them as hard as you need them. you can adapt the riff to your current skill level..

[silent linden]

Try practicing Jimi Hendrix. Like Fire,Hey Joe, Wind Cries Mary and other easier stuff at first

[olive spire]

Appreciate the responses. I think those Jimi Hendrix songs are what I was looking for, I know John Frusciante is on the record saying the technique for the riff is something he picked up from Hendrix’s style of playing. Just never knew where to start with Hendrix’s stuff.

[silent linden]

Yeah thats right. You will also find this hendrix technique helpful in other rhcp songs

[south raft]

this songs is one of those where the right hand work as much or even more as the left hand, even with you're playing the chords and hammer-ons right, if your picking is sloppy you gonna have a hard time... I suggest practice playing with a relaxing right hand and using your wrist a lot.. Also a good "exercise" is playing only the first two chords to get the feel and flow

[olive spire]

Yeah that makes sense. I just realized yesterday that one of the issues I’m having is that I don’t “strum” single note riffs/licks in general. I just pick them in time. In other words I don’t maintain rhythm with my right wrist.

I reached 82 bpm since posting my initial message. But now that I know I’ve done so with wacky technique, I’m going to try to just kick it all the way back to 60bpm and make sure I’m keeping my right hand moving in time.

[south raft]

are you playing 16th notes?

[olive spire]

Technically yes, but really no? I’d been playing raw and not thinking about it musically.

I’d grabbed part of the recording, slowed it down on my daw. Turned on the metronome and slowly increased speed, no regard as to keeping a rhythm to play 16th notes. Like I said before just hitting the notes at the right time based off the recording.

[south raft]

keep at it, just a tip use can use this to slow and tranpose stuff on youtube: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/transpose-▲▼-pitch-▹-spee/ioimlbgefgadofblnajllknopjboejda?pli=1