Beholden To The Riff

Beholden To The Riff Guitar & Bass Lessons for lovers of heavy music.

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08/28/2026

🦍 Bass-boosted cover of Ambrosius by Gnome drops this Sunday at 5PM Central on the YouTube channel 🦍 This one is guaranteed to get your head moving🤘

07/12/2026

🦍 Bass-boosted cover of Aenema by TOOL just posted to the YouTube channel 🦍

🦍 New Catamaran by KYUSS bass lesson is out now Catamaran Bass Lesson just posted to the .to.the.riff YouTube channel - ...
06/28/2026

🦍 New Catamaran by KYUSS bass lesson is out now Catamaran Bass Lesson just posted to the .to.the.riff YouTube channel - Check it out 🤘
☠️ How to Access the Lessons (and more):
What You’ll Get:
🎧 Tabs in SoundSlice + Guitar Pro + pdf formats
🎛️ Playthrough video/tab sync
🖲️ Discord Community Access
🎱 Vote on upcoming lessons
🔮 Also available on Patreon:
🧿 1-on-1 Zoom Lessons
📝 Playing Assessments
⚔️ Personalized Lesson Plans
🪬 Video Lesson Exchange
🗿 Gathering of the Beast Zoom Hang-Out
🦍 BEASTHOOD AWAITS 🦍

🦍 Lesson Guide // Beyond the Box Minor Pentatonic Bass Lesson 🦍 A short plan so you are not rushing through the lesson.D...
06/24/2026

🦍 Lesson Guide // Beyond the Box Minor Pentatonic Bass Lesson 🦍 A short plan so you are not rushing through the lesson.

Day one and two:
The box version only. Play it until your hand stops hunting for the notes. Soled is the goal. Solid means your hand knows it cold.

Day three and four:
Play the riff in the new positions. Same shape, twelve frets higher. Play each version and listen for the similarities. Root first up there too.

Day five:
Sit with both ends. Do not force the connection between them yet. That bridge is its own skill, and it is the next door, not today's.

By the end you have proof in your own ears that the box is not the scale. It is one place the scale lives.

Full lesson guide here 👉
https://www.patreon.com/beholdentotheriff/posts/lesson-guide-box-161038868

And if you want to go further, check out the Minor Pentatonic Workshop and learn the minor pentatonic scale the way I wish it was taught to me.

Check it out here 👉
https://www.beholdentotheriff.com/minorpentatonicbass

06/21/2026

🦍 Out now // Beyond the Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns 🦍In this one, we take one riff and move it all over the fretboard.
- Same shape, an octave up, a new position.
- You hear the shape move while the sound stays the same.
- That is the first door out of the box, and on bass it can be easier than people expect.

🎸 Free bass TAB download: https://www.beholdentotheriff.com/beyondthebox

🔮 Minor Pentatonic Scale Bass Workshop: https://www.beholdentotheriff.com/minorpentatonicbass

🧙‍♂️ 1-on-1 Zoom Lessons: https://www.beholdentotheriff.com/1on1

🦣 Patreon Community:
https://www.patreon.com/beholdentotheriff

06/14/2026

🦍 5 Heavy Bass Riffs That Use the Minor Pentatonic Scale video drops Sunday at 5PM Central on the YouTube channel 🤘
We check out five heavy riffs, all built from the same five notes of the minor pentatonic, featuring Sabbath, Sleep, Kyuss, High on Fire, & Tool.

05/31/2026

🦍 Nutshell by Alice in Chains Bass Cover OUT NOW on the .to.the.riff YouTube channel. Check it out 🤘
🦍 How to Access the Lessons (and more):
💪 Join us on Patreon
📚 What You’ll Get:
🎧 Tabs in SoundSlice + Guitar Pro + pdf formats
🎛️ Playthrough video/tab sync
🖲️ Discord Community Access
🎱 Vote on upcoming lessons
🔮 Also available on Patreon:
🧿 1-on-1 Zoom Lessons
📝 Playing Assessments
⚔️ Personalized Lesson Plans
🪬 Video Lesson Exchange
🗿 Gathering of the Beast Zoom Hang-Out
💣 Easy Unsubscribe: You’re in control, cancel anytime
🦍 BEASTHOOD AWAITS 🦍

05/21/2026

🦍 Nail the tone // Mirror Deep by Neurosis 🦍 Get the SIGNATURE Mirror Deep tone with my custom NEUROSIS Line 6 Helix patch 👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/155161983
All custom tone patches can be easily loaded into any of the Line6 Helix ecosystem.
👽 Full Collection of Custom Line6 Helix Patches 👉 https://bit.ly/4buR3XQ

🦍 New Lesson Guide // Mirror Deep by Neurosis 🦍 This is a structured, day-by-day practice plan designed to pair with the...
05/19/2026

🦍 New Lesson Guide // Mirror Deep by Neurosis 🦍 This is a structured, day-by-day practice plan designed to pair with the lesson video and Soundslice TAB.
It covers all three riffs:
- The absolutely massive main riff
- The 16th-note endurance section
- The dead-note groove pattern
All with specific exercises, tempo targets, and pass/fail checkpoints for each.
The practice focus is right-hand consistency and conviction through repetition. The guide walks you through isolated right-hand drills, dead-note technique, tempo progressions, and a full run-through test so you know when each riff is solid.

Check it out on the Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-lesson-guide-157477059

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