Lesson 2 - Turning a Few Cool Guitar Riffs to the SongIn the previous lesson I showed how to play a few modern alt-rock and metal riffs. Playing a bunch of different cool riffs is good but playing the whole song is even better. Now it's time to take it to the next level and combine four pretty cool riffs into one metal song. Listen to the song The track sounds massive because like in any metal song there are drums and bass in it. In order to make practice more fun I recorded the "band simulator", a special track with only drums and bass inside. Backing Track for Metal Song
Now let's learn the song by small, manageable chunks, one step at a time.
Riff 1 – Verse I
Riff 2 – Chorus I
Riff 3 – Verse II
Chorus II
Riff 4 – Ending
The roaring sound effect on the last chord is done by sliding (little "s" in the tab) the fretting hand somewhere towards the guitar head. After the riffs are done, have fun with playing the whole piece, Here is the backing track in three different speeds 100, 110 and 120 beats per minute.
Get the whole tab in PDF format Once you think you're playing the song well, try to record your performance along with the backing track by any available gadget. Listen to the recording in headphones or normal speakers (cellphone speakers suck). And you'll have a better picture how you play and what may need improvements ;)
All Guitar Riff Lessons: • 2. Turning a Few Cool Riffs to a Song - (you are here now) 3. Guitar Riffs Using Palm Mute Technique 4. 12 Bar Blues
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