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Metal Rhythm and Riffs
With Mike Salow, Chris Feener and Lucas Fowler
Tight, heavy rhythm playing. Drop tuned chords and triads, a Metallica style workout, then odd groupings and rhythmic displacement.
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6 Tutorials
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Tutorial · 5 lessons · 11m
Drop Tuned Chord Voicings
Mike Salow
Hello again! We'll be taking a different route this time around by talking about chord voicings that can be used when in a dropped tuning. This is a lesson for those metal players who would like to hear more...
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Tutorial · 5 lessons · 10m
Drop Tuned Triads
Mike Salow
Hi all! For this tutorial we'll be covering drop tuned major and minor voicings. Although I am using a 7 string in this tutorial you can use a 6, 7, or 8 string guitar as long as you are in a traditional drop...
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Tutorial · 5 lessons · 8m
Drop B Tuning Etude
Lucas Fowler
Hey guys, this month we're going to look at Drop B tuning. This tuning(B-A-D-G-B-e) simulates the sound of a seven string guitar and allows for some cool chord shapes and heavy riffs. Check out the short track...
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Tutorial · 6 lessons · 6m
In The Style Of Metallica
Chris Feener
Hey everyone! I'm amidst heavy rehearsals for a Metallica tribute gig, so I figured I'd share some insight as to how one would go about achieving Metallica's tone through one's rig, and through one's fingers...
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Tutorial · 6 lessons · 16m
Polyrhythmic Modulation
Mike Salow
Hello again! For this tutorial, we will be focusing on the use of polyrhythmic (or metric) modulation. Polyrhythms are something that is always there whether you hear them or not. You can switch to a different...
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Tutorial · 4 lessons · 12m
Rhythmic Displacement in Metal
Mike Salow
Hi all! Welcome back to another tutorial. This time around we'll be discussing rhythmic displacement within metal guitar riffs. The first thing I need to point out is that we will be using a dropped D...
