Instructor: Sean ConklinLevel: AdvancedTopic: Cool RiffsStyle: Metal
Excerpt: Hello everyone!
Welcome to this song tutorial called "Mind Melt". This is a short clip taken from a song I'm currently writing. I hope you enjoy it!
We're going to be learning some significantly intense rhythm playing in this tutorial. Make sure you thoroughly stretch your arms and hands before diving into the riffs.
Also, please note that this piece is i...
Instructor: Sean ConklinLevel: AdvancedTopic: Cool RiffsStyle: Metal
Excerpt: In Exercise 1, we're mainly going to be dealing with eighth notes here with the exception of bar 8.
In all of these exercises, be very mindful of all the notes that require palm muting. Anytime you see the "P.M." markings, be sure to palm mute the associated note(s). I've stressed this in many of my other metal tutorials, and I'll stress it again...your pal...
Instructor: Sean ConklinLevel: AdvancedTopic: Cool RiffsStyle: Metal
Excerpt: This particular riff is played for a large portion of the song. What I really like about it is how it's played identically over three sections, yet each section sounds unique. This is in large part due to the other instruments, especially the variated parts that the drums are playing.
When you look at the tab, you'll notice that there are quite a few palm-m...
Instructor: Sean ConklinLevel: AdvancedTopic: Cool RiffsStyle: Metal
Excerpt: In this riff, we're going to be all over the place on the 6th string, so make sure your fret-hand is loose and limber! Use whatever fingering feels best for you, but of course feel free to use my fingering in the video as an example.
Just like we saw in Exercise 2, there are going to be a lot of palm-muted 3-note groupings here. Keep them tight so we can cl...
Instructor: Sean ConklinLevel: AdvancedTopic: Cool RiffsStyle: Metal
Excerpt: To close out the piece, we're going to break away from the intense rhythm playing on the lower strings and play something a bit more melodic.
Make sure all your pull-offs on the G string sound clean and equal in volume to the other notes. And don't forget to keep all the notes palm muted on the D string (with the exception of bars 32 and 36).
I prefer to u...
Instructor: Sean ConklinLevel: AdvancedTopic: Cool RiffsStyle: Metal
Excerpt: Here is the backing track at 186 bpm. Background guitars are included. Don't forget to stretch and warm up!
If this tempo is too fast for you, go ahead and move on to the next page for the 150 bpm backing track.
