Metal Riffology by Sarah Spisak

Metal Riffology – The Art of the Metal Riff

This comprehensive three-volume set teaches you how to play and write crunchy, powerful, metal guitar riffs. These riffs are in a variety of metal styles ranging from pop metal to black metal. The course includes over a hundred examples. Also part of the package: PDFs of tab, Guitar Pro files and detailed study guides with tips and diagrams. Topics covered include the following:

Volume I

• Heavy Metal Rhythms
• Blues Scale Riffs
• Pedal Tones
• Dorian Riffs
• Form and Structure

Volume II

• Natural Minor Riffs
• Harmonic Minor Riffs
• Hybrid Scale
• Dyads (Two-Note Patterns)
• Three String Shapes and Triads
• Modal Mixture

Volume III

• Phrygian Mode
• Phrygian Dominant
• Hungarian Minor
• Diminished Scale
• Chromatic Riffs
• Syncopation and Rhythmic Displacement
• Harmonized Riffs
• Writing Your Own Riffs

• In addition to metal guitar riffs, you’ll learn about palm and fret-hand muting, artificial harmonics, tuning tips, and more. Riffs are arranged with bass and drum backing tracks. Theory is discussed and explained. Still, if you just want to skip it for now and play the riffs you can always come back for it later! This material is appropriate for advanced beginners and intermediate level players.The Metal Guitar Riffs 3 Volume Package includes printable tab, diagrams, and other lesson materials. It also comes with optional Guitar Pro 6 tab. To play along with lesson exercises at any speed you must purchase the optional Guitar Pro 6 software separately.Our download files are compatible with PC, Mac, Android and iPhone/iPad platforms.
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