In The Style Of Metallica

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Recording Style: Metal

Excerpt: 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. I'll focus on rhythm playing for this first tutorial, with possibilities of doing an "In The Style Of Kirk Hammett" tutorial in the near future! So to...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: I tried to cover the spectrum as much as possible with regards to rhythmic playing style from one record to the next. This first riff is rather ala "Death Magnetic". The main thing to keep in mind when playing this riff, is the picking directions. This will be emphasized greatly throughout this tutorial - achieving the machine gun-like qualities of Metallica...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: So as a sort of throw-back to "Master Of Puppets", I decided to throw in a call-and-answer-type riff, with the first half being mostly down-picked low E notes, and the second half being a power chord passage of some sort. There isn't much to be said for the technicality of the riff itself, more-so in it's right-hand execution. As mentioned previously, the p...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: To finish up, I tried to replicate the sort of melodic-meets-chaotic chorus approach Metallica is famous for. Power chords which emphasize tonal shifts with just enough in between to keep the riff interesting. Have fun with the backing tracks (available at full speed (200BPM) and slower, at (150BPM) and we'll see you next time! \m/

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: Download backing track at full speed (200BPM).

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: Download the backing track at slow speed (150BPM).

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