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"Expiration Date" - Exercise 2

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

Tutorial: Expiration Date

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Lesson Excerpt: Here we have some tight rhythm playing along with the bass drum. I love this kind of metal riffing, where there are quick bursts of notes amidst short rests in between. The contrast of notes and silence can really add a lot of neat dynamic to your rhythm playing. Before trying the riff, look at the tab and look for all the eighth note rests. Make sure when you reach those rests, the silence is crystal clear. In this riff, we're going to be playi...
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