Licks & Riffs : Bruno Mars - Grenade




Starting with the verse, let's concentrate on the hypnotic accompaniment. It is very easy to reproduce this effect. The chords are simple:



Dm
Am




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Now improvise a gentle repeating pattern based upon these chords. Something like this:

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Now put them together.

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In the chorus let's look just at the first few lines, whose repeating chords make a great basis for inventing new riffs. The chords are as follows:



Dm
Bb
F
C




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Now try to invent something in the style of the vocal line. It only needs to be two bars long.

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Now put the tune and the chords together, repeating your two bar melody. Can you vary that right hand phrase each time it repeats?

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Chords Used in Bruno Mars - Grenade







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