How to Write 80s Metal Guitar Riffs (Expand Your Creativity)

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This lesson is all about helping you expand your creativity on guitar and write your own 80s metal-style riffs!
**Here's the link to the course I mentioned, Metal Riff Master:
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We start out with a Dokken-style riff (sort of like the song Kiss of Death). But we immediately start expanding on that riff by adding some more notes.
Now, you don't always have to have more notes...more notes doesn't mean better! But it's just a way to show you how you can come up with different riffs here.
Next, we throw in some really cool arpeggiated chords, which makes it sound even more 80s metal! But we don't stop there. I also show you how to integrate different types of power chords here, and mix and match these different types of chords in the same riff!
The bottom line is this video lesson is all about showing how that the possibilities are endless when it comes to riff writing!
I plan to do more videos like this for different subgenres of metal, so let me know if this helped you!
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@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

📘 Get my FREE guitar practice guide here: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/ 🎸 Master your metal rhythm guitar skills with Metal Riff Master here: metalmastermind.com/metal-riff-master/

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

Y'all get the course. I did and I'm impressed. He's putting together great content! If you were born and raised when metal and hard rock was born, you lived in the greatest time to be young musically! Truth!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

@@jonahall9751 Thank you, brother! And yeah that era is pure magic!!!

@RYAN-cj2fp 3 года назад

Man... I’m an 80’s metal junkie having grown up in that period. Jason is my favorite RU-vidr these days!!! Keep these 80s lessons coming.. I eat this s#*t up!!!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Dude, there's is something seriously magical about our era, from music to movies and many other things! And thank you for the kind words and support! I really appreciate that!

@lilhottdada5970 3 года назад

Jason is my favorite guitar player literally

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Thank you for that! 🤘

@steveh3755 3 года назад

Jason is my favorite too!!!

@wo0dy62 3 года назад

I have spent tons of money trying to learn guitar. It is soooo much easier to learn when you are also playing riffs that sound like something you love. This is why the way of teaching you are doing is working for so many people. Please keep it up and love the hard rock riff video as well.

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Brother, this is so awesome to hear and I'm humbled and honored to have folks like you on here getting results and seeing progress! That's what it's all about, and we just have an absolutely cool community of guitarists on here!!

@houseovragnar1528 3 года назад

That's why I bought Jason's guitar courses. He isn't basically telling us we dont have to be his drone clones. My journey to learning has been way different because I had to learn with my RIFFing hand being semi disabled and other guitarists I try learning from just don't get that I couldn't practice like them, I more so can now but the holier than thou know it all attitudes made me stop asking them questions. “A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine. Each moment requires a sensitive mind that is constantly changing and constantly adapting. A teacher must never impose his student to fit his favorite pattern. A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence. A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. I am not teaching you anything, I just help you to explore yourself.”-Bruce Lee

@wernervanderwalt8541 Месяц назад

After many years of just power chords you explained something to this hair metal nut that no-one could clearly explain to him. My guitar playing skills expanded tremendously. Thanks

@jasonstallworth Месяц назад

Man I'm really glad this helped.

@wernervanderwalt8541 Месяц назад

@@jasonstallworth Subscribed! 🙏

@alandoughty6320 3 года назад

80's metal riffs are so kick ass , since I was a teenager in the 80's , my playing is pretty much exclusively metal from that era , Jason , you are the best teacher on you tube for this kick ass style , I've learned some killer ideas from your videos , keep rockin and keep the metal riffs coming !

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Thank you for the kind words brother!

@OscarTorres-osk77 3 года назад

THANKS JASON MASTER...

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

You're welcome dude!

@FortessofShred Год назад

I have that same MOP poster! Had it for like 25 years 🤘

@jasonstallworth Год назад

It is one killer poster and it's cloth, which to me makes it better!

@jaymelynnmcintyre8574 7 месяцев назад

Always so informative and helpful, really dig your playing

@jasonstallworth 7 месяцев назад

🤘🙏

@wjewell63 3 года назад

11:30 sounded very randy Rhoads. .ish....great vid

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Oh dude, love that style!!!

@BrunoRibeiro-ep4tb 3 года назад

I can't wait to get paid and grab your riff master course! I love these lessons man! ROCK ON!!!!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Dude, you will love it, I'm sure of it!!

@plushuniverse1023 3 года назад

You're like the movie Rocky when I watch that I want to workout when I watch you I want to go rock out keep it up brother I like The Beginner's stuff because I'm a beginner in heavy metal

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Dude, I am an absolute huge Rocky fan!!! And I'm really glad to hear my videos are helping!

@mikkovaaramaa6147 Год назад

Thank You Man! I've watched many of your lessons in a few days time. And I'm already getting better everyday when just doing things in a way you say they should be done!

@jasonstallworth Год назад

🙏 🤘

@benjithedjent 3 года назад

this human is a lifesaver.

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Thank you, it's awesome to hear that! Oh, and you may have this, but if not, make sure you grab my practice guide that I give to all of my subscribers here: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/

@benjithedjent 3 года назад

@@jasonstallworth appreciate it man! you’re so generous with your knowledge and i just wanted to thank you for your helpful videos. stay metal 🖤🤘🏻

@spyware1100 3 года назад

Another good idea can be to sometimes focus on the picking hand only, when practicing. Choose 2-3 boring chords or something, and try to play different rhythm patterns, grooves with your picking hand (pedal notes, alternate picking, string skipping, or even experiment with pauses/stops).

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

That's definitely a great way to focus on that one thing and get really good!

@KennyNewby 3 года назад

You're awesome Jason!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Thank you dude 🤘

@steveh3755 3 года назад

80s METAL IS THE SHIT!!! MAN THIS A KILLER VIDEO!! IMMENSELY HELPFUL FOR SURE!!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! I WATCH ALL YOUR VIDEO'S FROM BEGINNING TO END MULTIPLE TIMES!!🤘

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Dude, I was really hoping this would be helpful in the writing process! Really glad you dig it!

@steveh3755 3 года назад

@@jasonstallworth OH YEAH!! IT IS/WAS AND WILL BE NEXT TIME I WATCH IT TOO... TOTALLY AWESOME BUD!! AND BY THE WAY AFTER MY FINGERS WARMED UP WE (my fingers and I) REALLY DIGGIN THE STRINGS!! MADE BIG DIFFERENCE!! THANK YOU MUCH!! 🤘😊🤘

@Zipz-ju4ir Год назад

I Love the 80's metal premise with the Atari shirt 😂

@jasonstallworth Год назад

🙏 🤘

@connoreidson9217 3 года назад

Your videos and your personality are amazing. Subbed

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Thank you for the kind words and the sub!! Oh, and if you don't have this yet, make sure you download my practice guide that I give to all of my subs: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/

@back4onemore 3 года назад

Anything George Lynch does is golden imo so you can never be wrong taking his style and getting creative with it 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

I'm with you!! Lynch just had this way of making every note its own ecosystem, if that makes sense! Oh, dude, you probably already have this but if not, make sure you grab the practice guide that I'm giving all of my subs: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/

@Z.L.Artworks 3 года назад

You are absolutely amazing dude. You are an incredible guitar player ! Thankyou for all the tutorials, can't wait to try this one out. Love 80's metal. 🤘🏻 Keep it metal Jason 🤘🏻

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Thank you, brother, that means a lot!

@untermensh13_14 3 года назад

Love you man, your lesson helped me to improve so much

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

You're welcome and really glad this helped!! Also, you probably already know about this but I am giving away a free practice guide to all of my subs here: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/

@MrPaolo101 2 года назад

Great vid. Forgot about those ‘slurred’ chord thing... this channel should be bigger!.

@jasonstallworth 2 года назад

Thank you and it's definitely growing!, thanks to folks like you!

@strumminronin 3 года назад

I am no metal head but this video put a big smile on my face. You make that guitar and amp make some decent, PROPER DECENT sounds. Gonna check out your tutorial uploads this weekend. Thanks!!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Awesome to hear that!! And I try to cover some other styles as well that can help guitarists, in general! I also have a practice guide that I giveaway to all of my subs, so feel free to grab that here if you don't have if already: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/

@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 2 года назад

You are the man Jason, greetings from Northern Ireland ✌️🤘🤘

@jasonstallworth 2 года назад

You're welcome! Dude, I just played a gig at local Irish pub here in Tampa, FL!

@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 2 года назад

@@jasonstallworth cool brother would love to visit the southern states some time when this madness finally is over 🤘

@jasonstallworth 2 года назад

@@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 come on down and let me know!

@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 2 года назад

@@jasonstallworth I will indeed brother, thank you so much for your kind invitation 🙏🤘

@somekindofdude1130 20 дней назад

Nice video do a part 2.

@jasonstallworth 18 дней назад

🙏🏻🤘

@blakeeden3917 3 года назад

This is just what I needed! Thanks Jason!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Dude, you're welcome!!

@bigk9544 3 года назад

You are now my favorite just for the lynch name drop!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

I do love some Lynch!

@73twall 6 месяцев назад

Wow, man. Way to validate what I've been doing for 30 years! I rarely learn new songs, so I don't rip somebody else off. I instead, write stuff that kind of sounds like EVH, or Poison, or TNT, etc. What you did in this video is EXACTLY what I do every time I get bored with my own playing. I move common chord structures around the neck, and make them an arpeggio. Sometimes, they sound best as arpeggiated chords. Other times, they make cool diminished or sustained chords I knew nothing about. "What if I omit this string from a chord? What if I add an open string? What if it sounds terrible as a full chord, but I arpeggiate it?" I really think this is the kind of shit that made great guitarists great. Not that I'm great, but I think it's a correct mindset in order to be unique. This video made me subscribe. All the best to you, and thanks!

@jasonstallworth 6 месяцев назад

Love all those bands you mentioned! 🤘And glad this helped!

@patriotfirst8922 3 года назад

Love that mega aggressive vibrato

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

It's got 80s written all over it!

@lincolnfish4021 Год назад

One of my fav guitar players maybe even my fav guitar player keep rockin man🤘🤘🤘

@jasonstallworth Год назад

🙏🏻🤘

@lincolnfish4021 Год назад

@@jasonstallworth damn that was quick!!!

@steveh3755 3 года назад

🤘🦄🤘🍻cant wait to check it out after work!!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

You'll like this one dude!!

@steveh3755 3 года назад

Yoooooo bro!! You knew I'd like that one but I loved it!! Gona watch few more times!! Hope you had great weekend!! Stay safe and stay well!!

@steveh3755 3 года назад

Thank you Jason!!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

@@steveh3755 Thank you dude, glad you enjoyed this one!!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

@@steveh3755 🤘

@bossbluff3577 3 года назад

THANK YOU!!! 🔥🎸. Seriously excellent!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

🤘You're welcome! I also put a bonus module for writing in my Metal Riff Master course if that's something you're interested in: metalmastermind.com/metal-riff-master/

@marccolbon4808 3 года назад

Dude love the lessons I was just watching and you mentioned skipping strings.just befor that I was man got skip a string then you stop and go over that thx man.long time guitar owner but never stuck to it with all that is going on I am now thx

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Dude you're welcome! I actually have a metal rhythm course and one of the advanced methods videos goes more in depth: metalmastermind.com/metal-riff-master/

@ferpirata76 2 года назад

Excellent channel and lesson. Subscribed! Congratulations from Spain 🤟🏻🎸

@jasonstallworth 2 года назад

Thank you 🙏🏻🤘

@darklight4815 3 года назад

Killer riffage man💪🤘💀🤘 thanks for the inspiration

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

You're welcome dude, and thank you for all of the support you've given me and this channel!

@darklight4815 3 года назад

@@jasonstallworth glad to be here...I've watched this channel grow from the beginning...your God given talent has taken you a long way and continues to do so 🙏💪🤘🍻

@brentc7671 3 года назад

Played through the lesson with you got to the end and two hours later snapped out of my session with missing time and remember nothing but was feeling good lol. I'm thinking I should record the session if I become interested in writing. For me playing is all about losing touch with everything but the music, Ill call it audio meditation🤣 FYI George Lynch is my inspiration. Thanks Jason 🤘

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Love some George Lynch! He has a very unique and awesome style!

@yungcash8800 2 года назад

Awesome 😎🔥

@jasonstallworth 2 года назад

🙏 🤘

@houseovragnar1528 3 года назад

Here again procrastinating your course with your RU-vid videos 😆

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

😂🤘

@houseovragnar1528 3 года назад

@@jasonstallworth I just dread messing with my craptop. Hopefully I'll be getting it fixed soon.

@CR250RidR 2 года назад

Loooove kiss of death

@jasonstallworth 2 года назад

It's a killer song!

@kristijansudra3727 2 года назад

Cool lesson !!😀🎸

@jasonstallworth 2 года назад

🙏🏻🤘

@mohambobujambo Год назад

this is amazing you are amazing. how did i not find you earlier (by the way i love you) i am a nineties kid even worse a bass player! even even worse a Primus bass player who taught myself how to play guitar. which has turned into what i call bulimic 80s metal ie indulgent (idon't practice enough) Ideally though it's psychadelic 80s metal is what I am aiming for my 10 album (all on spotify, yt, apple music blarf it's not exciting but also barf team android! you got me too pumped up i'm gonna buy the course now or whatever

@jasonstallworth Год назад

🙏 🤘

@mohambobujambo Год назад

bad news the lessons have no explanation in them on par with this video disappointed bc now i'm doubting the other courses i was gonna get. at least this is less than 1/10 the price of voiles' guitar acceleration

@jasonstallworth Год назад

@@mohambobujambo What course did you get?

@SheepWaveMeByeBye 3 года назад

That was a lightbulb moment for me. Thanks a lot. Would you mind telling me what effects you use to get that cool sound?

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Thank you!! In the lesson part, I was using the blue channel on my EVH 5150 III EL34 amp and I added a little delay to that. Now, in the intro, you heard a full mix. For that, I was using Positive Grid's BIAS Amp 2 and FX 2, the Insane 5153 amp that they have (with a little delay as well) Oh, and you may have this already but if not, make sure you download my practice guide that I give to my subs: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

Man, when I come down to look for my condo in Clearwater this summer, I'm gonna have to book some studio time and just let you jam for me.

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

That would be awesome, and Clearwater is a beautiful place to have a condo!!

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

@@jasonstallworth for sure brother. I'm 51 with a spinal injury and diabetic neuropathy. Cold and rain mixed are devastating. I'm going to winter there. The salt air kept me from being sick with my sinuses and even with the rainy season, it never hurt. I'm home in the mountains of North East Tennessee. My parents are in rough shape and I've got a granddaughter here or when I went remote in my engineering position in mid 2019, I would've be right back down there man. You're a God send. You talk about church music and that's impressive. I have deep roots there and I love metal and 80s Rock. You can be saved and like to jam heavy. Your resume is exactly my focus. You're helping me so much.

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

@@jasonstallworth I'm serious. You seem like a cool talented guy I'd like to play with or at least sit in on a session. My playing is nowhere near yours, but I like it. I'd like to see some hard 80s Rock like Ratt style and some Crue and EVH lessons even though you focus on metal. I'd pay for courses like that as well. The episode in the captain America shirt that was almost like skynard at the start is cool. What I like most about you is you don't teach covers, but creative similarities. We need more rock as well as good Sabbath and Dio style metal that wasn't all shred, but had space and not constant guitar. Space made the jam parts pop out. The build up was key. 1000 notes a second isn't as impressive as a well put together song where the tempo varied. The song black Sabbath was simple, but that ending after the build up was impressive for a debut song, the lyrics weren't as important as the journey it leads you on if that makes sense.

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

Sweet!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

🤘

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

Turn this into another course. I want to buy it as well!

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

I've thought about doing a course on a specific subgenre, which 80s would be it!! I am going to start the production and layout for my lead course soon!

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

I'll be keeping an eye out. Rock on and keep it metal as well!

@joshualawn8721 8 месяцев назад

Hey Jason, love your videos. What do you recommend for when you've written a song, and later you realize sounds a lot like a riff off an actual song. I came up with a song i named headless horseman, back when i was in high school. I still play the song, but I've come to realise the main riff almost sounds like Powerslave (i didn't write it that way on purpose), but then i use totally different chorus, bridge, solo and outro. So how do you deal with, when writing a song, and using riff ideas (whether intentionally or not) that sound similar to other music from other bands. Thanks.

@jasonstallworth 8 месяцев назад

That can certainly happen more often than we want it to. One thing is play the riff in a different key (this oftentimes forces you to play it in a different way too)

@RizkyAshary Год назад

dokken 🤘🏻

@jasonstallworth Год назад

🤘

@RizkyAshary Год назад

@@jasonstallworth Thank you for your content which provides a lot of knowledge and motivation in playing the guitar, keep rocking brother 🤘🏻

@RCChoppercx2 3 года назад

I have a GL600-FB signed by George Lynch.

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Oh dude, now that's a keeper for life!

@RCChoppercx2 3 года назад

@@jasonstallworth definitely!!

@plushuniverse1023 3 года назад

Beginner heavy metal at 66 years old

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Dude, that is awesome!!! It goes to show you that age is just a number! And if you don't have this yet, make sure you grab my practice guide that I'm giving to all of my subscribers here: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/

@twocents6363 18 дней назад

Have you ever listened to Rex Carroll of White Cross?

@jasonstallworth 18 дней назад

Oh yeah, I grew up on Whitecross and other bands in that genre like Guardian, Barren Cross, and several others. Rex is an amazing guitarists and always loved his instrumentals

@twocents6363 17 дней назад

@@jasonstallworth Played guitar for years. I am always searching for good teachers. Your material is killer. Will definitely subscribe and follow. Be blessed my friend,

@Francob78 3 года назад

Is that 80’s hair metal..or bald metal.......:)

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Bahaha! Dude, you know, I WISH I had hair! I always wanted long hair but I started with a receding hairline in high school! lol!

@williamdon3442 2 года назад

Dana white can shred

@jasonstallworth 2 года назад

😅🤘

@sumanjusMontes 11 месяцев назад

Is dokken

@jasonstallworth 11 месяцев назад

🤘

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

Can you give us your evh head settings?

@jasonstallworth 3 года назад

Definitely dude! Here you go.... - blue channel - bass: 5 - mids: 4 - treble: 6.5 - gain: 9 (no additional OD or booster) - presence: 4 I also used a Boss DD-7 delay (just a little). I normally don't use delay for rhythms, but for these 80s riffs, it does add a little!

@jonahall9751 3 года назад

@@jasonstallworth thanks so much brother. Gonna get that evh now. Gonna hone in on your course. I've got confidence we can get there together. Thanks for the feedback and motivation. You're a solid dude. Thanks again brother!