There is definitely a trend in modern music for guitar players to act as a
'musical glue' in rock or pop songs. Some great examples of this are "
the Edge" of U2,
Don Felder of the Eagles,
Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac,
Mike Rutherford of Genesis,
Mike Campbell of Tom Petty, and many more.
These players all seemed to create repetitive catchy guitar riffs that just brought the songs chord progression and melody together with a magical musical glue.
Take a look at this sample below.
Using common notes in your chords and riffs is a fantastic way of creating memorable guitar parts and to imitate some of the great classic and modern artist.
Listen to
Guns 'n' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" and hear how Slash plays the same riff over a chord progression and how it creates musical continuity and a cool sounding harmony.
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