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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal
Excerpt: Welcome everyone! In this song tutorial, we're going to learn some intense metal riffs and ideas. Please note that this song is in Drop D tuning. If you aren't exactly sure what that is, go ahead and click here. Once you've checked out the video above, head on over to the next page to start learning!
Media Length: 1:57
Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal
Excerpt: This first riff has somewhat of a Pantera influence. Dimebag Darrell had a knack for playing chunky sounding riffs with a good amount of dissonance. We have a lot of Drop D power chords played throughout this riff. Let's examine some of the other things though. First, take a look at the 4th beat of the first measure. That's where we see some sixteenth note ...
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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal
Excerpt: In bars 9 through 12 of Exercise 2, we have a build-up where just the guitar and bass are prompting the drums to start playing so to speak. The most important part of this section is the use of rests. Make sure the rests are extremely tight sounding, meaning they should be totally silent. Once the full riff kicks in, we'll start adding in some crunching pal...
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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal
Excerpt: In Exercise 3, we have some fun 3-string sweep arpeggios. We'll be playing them as 16th notes. And make sure you follow the pick strokes very closely in the tab below. Since we're sweeping, don't individualize each pick stroke, make sure your hand glides smoothly across the strings.
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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal
Excerpt: In Exercise 4, we'll be playing a neat little trick using open strings and legato. The whole pattern of this riff will be a grouping of 3 notes. First you'll play the open B string, then you'll hammer-on a B string note, then you'll hammer-on "from nowhere" on a G string note. But before you play anything, let's examine the rhythmic note values in bar 23. ...
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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal
Excerpt: This exercise is probably the most straightforward part of the song. We're basically just going to be doing a palm muted build on the 6th string. There are a select few non-palm muted notes though, so make sure you examine the tab closely. And lastly, be sure to give those quarter notes some heavy vibrato as the tab indicates.
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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal
Excerpt: This last exercise involves some intense speed picking and is a bit tricky. On the 2nd beat of each bar, do you see how we'll be playing 16th note triplets? Make sure you keep alternate picking throughout. Now, look at the very first note of the 3rd beat in each measure. We have a single 32nd note. So immediately after we play that 16th note triplet patter...
Media Length: 1:07
Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal
Excerpt: Have those riffs nailed? Great job! Make sure you don't headbang too hard when you play them though. :) If you ever make a recording of yourself playing along to the backing track, be sure to post it in the forum!
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