Expiration Date

7 Lessons

1. 1 1:20 Lesson · 1m "Expiration Date" - Full Video Hey all! This is a piece I wrote called "Expiration Date". It has a good mix of metal, progressive, and hardcore elements. Once you've checked out the video, head on over to the next lesson and let's learn it! Tab Guitar Pro
2. 2 0:38 Lesson · 1m "Expiration Date" - Exercise 1 This first riff is pretty fun to play. The particular note choice coupled with legato gives this riff a subtle Asian sound. Keep in mind the use of legato throughout this riff. For example, check out the first... Tab
3. 3 0:36 Lesson · 1m "Expiration Date" - Exercise 2 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... Tab
4. 4 0:44 Lesson · 1m "Expiration Date" - Exercise 3 This riff is pretty straightfoward. We'll be using all downstrokes as well. The picking in bars 19 and 20 might be a little tricky at first. We're basically switching a bass note melody from the 9th fret A... Tab
5. 5 0:27 Lesson "Expiration Date" - Exercise 4 This might be the most difficult rhythm section in this piece. We have a lot of fast sixteenth notes and we need to make sure the notes are played cleanly and that we avoid unwanted string noise. Play it slow... Tab
6. 6 0:51 Lesson · 1m "Expiration Date" - Exercise 5 And finally, we have the outro. The first 8 measures is a bit of a teaser for the following blast of metal madness. We're basically just playing the melody using quarter notes with all downstrokes. After that... Tab
7. 7 1:18 Backing track · 1m "Expiration Date" - Backing Track If you've learned the riffs, now it's time to play along with the backing track! Since the the first part of the song is just guitar, you'll just be playing along with the high hat counts. After 4 counts... Tab