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Contains the problem riff or solo to be figured out

Problem Tips: 

Since we haven't had an update in this Ear Training 101 for about a month now, I figured we would come back with a riff.  Just a warm up to get us all back in shape for the problems to come. 

Don't be fooled though, this isn't as easy as it sounds.  Don't jump to too many conclusions with this riff. 

1. Get the key, figure out the root notes of what I'm doing.  For chords, be sure to listen to them.  Try to figure out 1 pitch at a time for each.

2. Figure out if there are a lot of open strings or not many open strings.  This will help with position.

3. Just worry about the pitches.  Get the phrasing later when you're playing along and testing out what you figured out.