Rhythm Techniques

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Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Metal

Excerpt: This is a cool percussive riff that closes the song “Fallen Disciples” by Threat Signal. Unlike most riffs, this one focuses on the muting instead of putting the focus the notes. You’ll notice that the actual notes played in this riff alternate between doing downstrokes and upstrokes. This riff is done with alternate picking, so just focus ...

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Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Metal

Excerpt: Have fun with the backing track, practice hard!

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Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Intermediate Topic: Rhythm Style: Metal

Excerpt: This lesson is going to focus on the middle breakdown riff of the song “Comatose” by Threat Signal. This riff is also supposed to be played in a percussive manner, just like the “Fallen Disciples” riff. The percussiveness comes from the upstrokes. You really need to dig in, and pick those hard.  The timing of this riff is a bit ...

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Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Intermediate Topic: Rhythm Style: Metal

Excerpt: Here is the backing track, have fun!

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