Metal Riffing with 16th Note Triplets

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Hey everyone! Welcome to the "Metal Riffing with 16th Note Triplets" tutorial. Today we're going to focus on a group of rhythmic notes called 16th Note Triplets, also known as sextuplets. First off, let's go over what 16th note triplets actually are... 16th note triplets represent 6 notes for every beat. So for example, if there are four beats in a measure...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Rhythm Style: Metal

Excerpt: As you probably saw in the last part of the previous lesson's video, 16th note triplets are a great way to get a machine-gun like effect with your guitar. And that's exactly what we want since we're focusing on metal playing. The riff in this lesson might be comparable to the mid-section of Metallica's "One", where the guitars and drums sync up to play blist...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Rhythm Style: Metal

Excerpt: Next, let's mix up the 16th note triplets with a different kind of note. In this lesson, we're going to mix them with standard sixteenth notes. Observe the first and second beats in the tab below. Do you see how the first beat has 16th note triplets, while the second beat has normal 16th notes? It's very important to be comfortable with using different typ...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Rhythm Style: Metal

Excerpt: In the last lesson, we split up multiple beats using different notes. Now, we're going to split up the notes within individual beats... Check out the first beat in the tab below. You'll see the first half of the beat has three 16th note triplets, then the second half of the beat has an eighth note. By observing this, we can conclude that one 8th note has th...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: Okay now let's just play a snazzy riff! Before you try to play anything with the guitar, observe the notation below and recognize where the 16th note triplets are, as well as where the 8th notes are. Even though we're just learning a cool riff, do your best to understand exactly what's going on with the riff. In the first half of the riff, we're dealing wi...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Metal

Excerpt: In this lesson, we're going to focus on a riff that helps your stamina. Stamina is the ability to do things for a long period of time. So with this riff, we're going to play straight 16th note triplets for the entire sequence. It's a great workout for your picking hand. This lesson's riff is in Drop D tuning. If you aren't exactly sure what that is, click h...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Metal

Excerpt: In this lesson, we're going to focus on a riff that helps your stamina. Stamina is the ability to do things for a long period of time. So with this riff, we're going to play straight 16th note triplets for the entire sequence. It's a great workout for your picking hand. This lesson's riff is in Drop D tuning. If you aren't exactly sure what that is, click h...

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