Easy Chords, Great Riff | The Fray – Ice Cold Lakes

Get the TAB: https://tinyurl.com/IceColdLakesTAB Book a 1-to-1 Guitar Lesson: https://tinyurl.com/BookALessonwithJames Guitar Courses, Books & More: https://www.guitarpush.com/links Chapters: 00:00 – New Series! Learning a The Fray Song by Ear 00:32 – First Listen Reaction (New Song Breakdown) 01:23 – Chorus Sounds Great… But Tricky for Guitar 02:22 – Easy Fix: Use a Capo (Beginner Friendly) 03:05 – Chord Shapes Explained (A, E, Bm, D) 04:07 – Strumming Pattern Breakdown (Loads of Downs!) 05:06 – Play Along: Chords + Rhythm Together 06:16 – Timing Trick (Playing Ahead of the Beat) 07:20 – Building Dynamics (Palm Muting Technique) 08:37 – Beautiful Riff Discovery (Chord + Melody) 09:51 – Riff Breakdown Part 1 (High Frets) 10:30 – Riff Breakdown Part 2 (Sliding Shapes) 11:10 – Riff Breakdown Part 3 (Full Pattern) 11:58 – Final Riff Section (Ending Shape) 13:12 – Full Riff Playthrough (Put It Together) 14:17 – Guitar Triads Explained (CAGED System) 15:09 – Lead Style Chord Shapes (Higher Register) 16:08 – How CAGED Unlocks the Fretboard 17:13 – Why Songs Use a Middle Section 17:40 – Middle Section Chords (Bm – D – A) 18:39 – Simple Strumming Groove (Accent Trick) 19:48 – Breakdown Chorus (Palm Muted Feel) 20:30 – Full Chorus Groove (Dynamics + Feel) 21:04 – Final Thoughts + Is This Song Worth Learning? Easy Chords, Great Riff | The Fray – Ice Cold Lakes This is a really nice track from The Fray. The song is built around a simple 4 chord progression, but there’s also a great guitar riff that makes it really fun to play. In this video I break it down live on guitar and show what’s going on. We look at: • The main 4 chord progression • The guitar riff • How the riff fits around the chords • How you can play along on guitar It’s a really fun one to learn and great for players of all levels. This isn’t just a reaction — it’s a live guitar lesson where we figure the song out together. ⸻ 🎸 HOW TO STRUM COURSE https://www.guitarpush.com/how-to-str... 🎸 GET THE SLIDING SCALE https://www.guitarpush.com/the-slidin... 🎸 31 DAY BEGINNER GUITAR COURSE https://www.guitarpush.com/31-day-beg... #thefray #guitarlesson #guitarriff