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Riff like Lamb of God

Chris Feener
AdvancedMetalCool Riffs Song tutorial6 lessons9m

Hey fellow IGers! This past month I've been on a bit of a Lamb Of God kick, so I decided to break down and analyze some of the band's thrashy riffing and dark harmonic qualities. The band usually tunes to drop C, but for this tutorial, let's just stick to drop D for ease. Let's rock!

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  1. 1 1:43 Lesson · 2m Riff like Lamb of God - Performance Hey fellow IGers! This past month I've been on a bit of a Lamb Of God kick, so I decided to break down and analyze some of the band's thrashy riffing and dark harmonic qualities. The band usually tunes to drop... Tab Guitar Pro
  2. 2 0:56 Lesson · 1m Riff like Lamb of God - Intro For the opening riff, I decided to break out with a classic Lamb Of God-style thrash riff which occurs in two parts. Measures one through eight consisting of mostly low D chugging (with higher single notes... Tab
  3. 3 1:12 Lesson · 1m Riff like Lamb of God - Verse/Chorus So here's our verse riff. As you can tell, it consists of a whole ton of eighth note "chugging". There are many downstrokes, but keep an eye on the accents as they form the over-all shape of the riff. NOTE... Tab
  4. 4 0:40 Lesson · 1m Riff like Lamb of God - Bridge And lastly, the segway/bridge riff. Meant as more of a musical-break, the guitars have free reign for craziness; so that's what we're doing. With lots of palm mutes, legato, and sustained chord tones coming... Tab
  5. 5 1:43 Backing track · 2m Riff like Lamb of God - Backing Track (190BPM) Here's the backing track at 190bpm. If it's too fast for you, head on over to the next page to access the backing at 120bpm. Tab
  6. 6 2:36 Backing track · 3m Riff like Lamb of God - Backing Track (120BPM) Here's the backing track at 120bpm. Have fun and practice hard! Tab

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