How I Learned to play Metal Guitar as Beginner 

Bro when I started playing ironically the first song I learned was an early metal song. War pigs 😎 black Sabbath is a really good band to start out with learning some of their songs. All I needed to do was learn how to read tabs and went on my own path. Awesome video dude!

"As little gain as you can get away with!" I heard Jim Root say that about his tone in a rig rundown about 12 years ago and been listening to it ever since. Same with the no gain overdrive trick :D great info for a beginner! there is a gap in the learning market for this content! Awesome rundown dude :D

Also, just learn Dagger by Vildhjarta and you'll touch on everything you need lol.

Fantastic advice, subscribed 😎🤘

My tuning is a cheat code. (G)CGCGCC (7 string and 6 string both stay here) Everything is a big open chord. Every scale is two patterns (all the G strings are the same frets, and obviously the C strings as well), and the top two strings being harmonized makes dissonant chords only one fret apart. Wanna "chug chug screee" like Norma Jean? There you go. I don't entirely disagree with scooping the mids. That's been the standard from 80's metal through metalcore, which you stated are you influences so that makes sense. There's been a trend in newer metal bands (I dont mean numetal) where they drop the distortion even more and actually bump mids. I think this is bc extended ranges are getting more common, and that thick "bong" string tone is pretty aggressive (check out New Faces In The Dark by Loathe or anything by Vildhjarta).

I know you from IG and I’m not your target audience here but I love seeing this side of your content. This is necessary info for beginners. W video!

You're right. I was taught a few cowboy cords back in the day and power cords. I can still play Rock You Like A Hurricane, no matter how long it's been since I have played.. Learn a couple of songs you love, no matter the genre, and it will lead to a lot more.🤘

Up picking or down picking a single note does not change the tone of said note. Up picking or down picking a chord makes a universe of difference. An open low E is an open low E Up stroked or down stroked. The closer to the bridge you pick more treble in your tone. The closer to the neck more bass in your tone. Using just Up strokes or just down strokes you are hitting the string in the same spot more consistently than alternate picking. Thus creating a "tighter" more chuggy sound. It's less if you are using an up stroke or down stroke it's the pick you use is it round or pointy. Pick thickness determines how light you can pick the strings and still get a heavy pick attack. And where you pick as I stated before close to the bridge more treble. Close to the neck more bass does more for your tone than the direction you pick unless it's a chord.

It's funny that your first example at 4:35 is Unholy Confessions as someone 1 year into playing guitar...that's one of the riffs I'm trying to get down with the intermittent palm muting going on lol. But you bring up a good point with pedals...I don't have one yet...so you know what, I'll get one of those. Great video man all your points clicked with me.

Appreciate the video. Been learning slowly dor a few years and probably started with too hard of music (Periphery) but its what i enjoy and want to play. It motivates me to play. Thanks for the tips and advice! Also have been debating songster premium. This might be the plug i needed to get it lol

Hey there, I was watching some teacher videos on here and they were saying don't touch the strings that aren't being played and doing chords that put your hand in a bind. And use only you fingertips. Then I watch some metal guitarists that were definitely not doing that, their fingers are flat on the finger board even when playing the upper E string, so what is it ❓ and they weren't doing chords, and no that wasn't a solo

I just picked up a guitar to do something while I'm figuring out vocals and I'm a death metalhead who likes more modern bands too. So I went with a 7 string immediately, cause I can just tune it and play 6 string songs, so I'm saving money and I also immediately jumped into harder songs. The intro of a song, Ive been working on for months now, is teaching me every single important technique out there. So if you're not interested to start out with easy songs, just try to find something doable from your favorite band. That feeling of being able to slowly get the hang of your favorite song (especially if it's difficult) is a million times better, than learning a bunch of tiny songs you dont fully care for. (for me thats any heavy/groove/thrash metal band lmao) Great video tho👍

2:58 I just got back from Avala Beach on a short weekend trip with the in-laws. I took my PRS, A pair of HD280’s and my Line6 Pod Express. Didn’t need anything else.

If you like any nu metal songs at all I recommend learning thoes when starting out. Simply playing a bunch of linkin park got me from only using one finger for a song, to multiple fingers, and after learning one step closer I felt I had a lot of foundational skills for metal

My first metal riff I learned was Psychosocial. Took me about 4 days to get the pinch harmonics down.

when i got my guitar from the pawn shop in 2017 everything changed man . i learned my first sonf ever the first day i had it and it was literally dazed and confused by zeppelin then i dabbled all thru soundgarden and never learned scales or anything i just studied how guitar players hold the guitar and etc and just copied it lol and yes when you have a good guitar and the perfect tone it can definetly effect how you play as well as using seating positions man its so important i cant play as good as i do sitting down

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Thank you dog

He's right, use a damn metronome!

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do both alternate pickimh snd legato. usually certain things that are dont with legato can also be done with alternate picking. so do both

Low gain??? Uhm Dimebag would disagree. But I like all different tones. The spark positive grid is the best amp to start with. By far.

I will also swear by rocksmith, I’ve been playing for a week and feel like I can take on the world, 2-3 hours of playing goes by like nothing

Do you think A7X is a good place to start learning guitar?

Make it into some drop tuning then chug alot and do some things with other strings that sounds right, then make it sound as cool as you can. No knowledge of music theory needed