Writing A Song From YOUR Riff!  

Thanks for watching! Here are the song lyrics: DIAMOND MINE Choke on the weight of the trust implicit Unforgiving It’s not your funeral So why should you give a fuck Broke from the decades of rust contingent Indecision But it’s on your schedule So I’m left under the crush I am the crystalizer Biding my time in the Carbon shiner I’ve been waiting all this time for you You’re nothing but a diamond miner Search while the earth Turns the pressure higher I am the crystallizer Now turn your eyes on me Float on the breeze when the gust Is breathing No misgivings As it fills your wings remember I am here when you land Hope is the flow of the sediment Always descending You excavate the harvest Of corpses carbonite I am the crystalizer Biding my time in the Carbon shiner I’ve been waiting all this time for you You’re nothing but a diamond miner Search while the earth Turns the pressure higher I am the crystallizer Now turn your eyes on me Dig Dig Strip the earth away Dig Dig Tap the gleaming vein Dig Dig In the rough unknown Dig Dig Patient as a stone Excavate the quarry To unearth your carnal prize But all you’ve done is uncover the sun So I can shine In my diamond mine Dig

Any video that you make that breaks down how you write music is inspiring and honestly makes the whole process seem less intimidating. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.

You should do more of these. Really liked it.

Okay, that bridge was sick. Nice addition to an already sick riff!

Man you should enter this tune in that 200k contest, I think it would do very well

Sounds like if Tool got 200% angrier! Especially with that "dig" lyric

This song really kicks ya right in the carbon shiner!!

Wow! That turned out better than I expected! So much talent on RU-vid! I love it!

Really cool, gave me some Periphery vibes

Banger. I'm always amazed by how talented you are in everything (songwriting, guitar, singing)

That was freaking awesome! haha Great job to the both of you!

Another banger. Amazing!

Yesss!! Let's gooooooooooo!! That turned out KILLER

Thank you so much for the huge inspiration 💙 this is so amazing!

Please do more of these!!

This is sick man you should release this song. Love how it came together creatively.

I wonder if this whole thing came about because of all the Riff Salad entries from the 200k contest

Awesome! I love that you actually right lyrics! So many videos are like "eh today let's write a song about... pizza" and there is a place for that in examples etc but it's just awesome to see you complete something fully!

you were able to describe how to write a song so well! (GREAT SONG btw)

That was inspiring, man! That's a big compliment coming from me because I'm super picky, too. And shit, Stu! Great riff! Trey said you have a really good song that you made out of it too, I'd love to hear it! You oughtta throw it into a Friday stream some time!

That was absolutely fucking dope!

Dude - you kick ass

Absolutely sick 🤟

Very well done! Thanks for featuring in the last video and see you next time! 🤘

This was amazing, thank you.

Love that kind of content, moar pls! It was also very nice to used Drop D, it's a very accessible tuning and you showed how heavy and modern it can sound.

Great fuckin tune ! Awesome job Mann!!

That was just epic!

You're a Metal God. I salute you.

When does the heavy music start!?

Love these kinda videos

this is pretty much treys response to the riff salad entries. good educational video for those who can't turn riffs into songs. great job trey! \m/

FUCKING DOPE BUD! ALL new respect. 🤘🏼👀 👅 Always tuned in for the riffs Did not realize you had such good lyrical delivery and content. REFRESHING THANK YOU

Stupendous Riffage

My god!!!! Thats amazing!!!!.More!!!! More !!!!

That was sick!

Great video. I really appreciate you explaining how to write songs. I’m a bass player and I come up with riffs all the time or parts if you will. I struggle with where to go next. Have you and I just haven’t seen it yet or can you make a video on how to write a song from a bass riff? That would be awesome. Thank you, Jack

that riff is fantastic!

That was frikken awesome! Before you put vox to it I was getting some serious Sonic Mayhem Quake 2 vibes!

Awesome!

Good job!

I should have took ur advice .. im now on right right direction ! Im back watching and learning again i got studio one 6 and some packs u suggested ..ill post something some time aheaf

Wow. Pretty badass.

Badass

that riff has dt written all over it, sick riff

this shit slaps!

Well, this turned out quite well.

Stu is going to shit his hoodie when he hears this! Great job yall!

earning my sub

Cool song, Trey.

Hey man just wanted to say you obviously have described a LOT of other guitarists/musicians who have written a simple riff and want to take it further. I am that guy. I have so many of those riffs. I suppose I never really looked at the idea of breaking down the original riff to create a new one. I have always bitched that it’s my inability to see good notes I should be using within the key. This is really going to help me. I’m attempting this 7 day song challenge thing but I’m a day behind. Rock on.

I love your song writing videos 😻 Can you please make a video telling us why you only record on one single track and then move the recorded take to another track !? Haven't seen anybody else doing this. I'm so curious about this

I bought your songwriting course yesterday, curious will these videos from your youtube channel about songwriting be added there also?

Sick track, the verses and bridge sound fantastic. Where's the chorus though?

I love that after you turn down thousands of songs in the song writing contest , you proved that you know what you’re talking about!!!

Neat riff but I didnt think it was all that heavy. jmo.

Hope the diamond doesn’t mind when I mine it.

Wow, Trey. Damn.

NOICE

This was great, and congrats to STU MAYHEM!!!! (Gold). :)

2023 and i still like it

Great song... was hoping for a cool lead break though.

YEAH!!!!!💯👁️👁️🏁

Chris patt here is still alive. I am impressed

Not too shabby…I woulda made it a weeeee big heavier but it’s really good…bottom line you really made a great video to help me out….cheers Trey

Congratulations to Stu & nice son @Trey

the riff reminds me a bit of "Hyro The Hero - Bullet"

Got a Soen vibe from it Edit: Until the vocals came in lol This is a neat video concept

I feel like it flat lines tbh, but this is an awesome positive educational video for those wanting to wet their toes!

Add a synth and it's Fear Factory? Cool song though :D

When I s the next contest?

We're can I send riff or song to get your feedback

@TreyXavier Maybe for the next contest you do send this video to all the contestant's emails as an example of how to write a riff.

How’d you make your velocity overlayed on the sequence like that?

So, if you're wondering about the polyrhythm, that riff is basically this: 2x7/16 + 5/8 + 4/8 = 2x4/4 Really well placed syncopations, and banger of a song. GJ, and congrats again Stu for winning!

Huge Chimiara vibes here

Excellent!!! 💪😉

I forgot how HEAVY drop d is

12:00 had some serious KSE vibes

Wes Borland would be proud.

We have Lamb of God at home

never thumbed up faster for a video thanks to that intro S I P.

Treys true sound.

Nice dimebag riff. Speed it up and it would almost be cowboys from hell

Disturbed meets some techy riffage nice riff and then it went to korn?

sick vocals

remind me of Textures somehow

The song is way too good please release it

Definition of desktop metal 🤣🤣

I was using EZ Bass until I went mad and went out and bought a real bass LOL.

Gong Gong Gong ! Triple Gong.......

That was a nice riff, for sure, but, not a Hidden gem riff lol

I got lyrics

Sounds like a Disturbed song lol

Lyrics are cheese but i love the sound!

For a $1 you could join Nail the mix

How to make riff boring?

when you buy periphery from wish (but like in a good way?)

Nice, but I bet you would have gonged this if someone else submitted it to the other contest

I'm using your 7 day course to write a song for your latest song writing contest. So...if it sucks it's partially your fault. Just kidding.