5 Thrash Metal Guitar Riffs To Practice Every Day
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
This tab is Jason Stallworth's thrash metal riff lesson.
Source:
https://youtu.be/r6dwC8h-7FM
'D' means down-picking/stroke.
'U' means up-picking/stroke.
'*' means palm-muting.
[Riff 1]
D D U D D U D D D U D D U D U
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2----------5--8-7-5-7-------------------------------------|
E|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0---0--5-6------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
[Riff 2]
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
A|-------2--------2-----2---3--2--3-----3--2---------------------------------|
E|-0--0-----0--0-----0------------------------3------------------------------|
* * * * *
[Riff 3]
D D D D D D D D D D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------10--------------------------------5----------|
D|------------------------------10--------------------------------5----------|
A|-5h-7p-5p-0-----5h-7p-5p-0-----8---2h-3p-2p-0----2h-3p-2p-0-----3----------|
E|-------------0--------------0-----------------0--------------0-------------|
[Riff 4]
U D U D U D U D U U
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3p-0-3p-0---------------------------------|
D|-2p-0----2p-0----2p-0----2p-0----------------------------------------------|
A|------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
U D U D U D U D D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
D|-2p-0----2p-0----2p-0----2p-0----3-----------------------------------------|
A|------0-------0-------0-------0--1-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
U D U D U D U D U U
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3p-0-3p-0---------------------------------|
D|-2p-0----2p-0----2p-0----2p-0----------------------------------------------|
A|------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
U D U D U D U D D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2p-0----2p-0----2p-0----2p-0----3-----------------------------------------|
A|------0-------0-------0-------0--3-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------1-----------------------------------------|
[Riff 5]
D U D D D D D U D D D D D D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------2---2--2--2-------------------|
A|-5-6-7---------------------------------------2---2--2--2-------------------|
E|--------5--6---6p-5h-6p-5h-6p-5---3-4-5--3---0---0--0--0-------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
************************************
How to play 5 Thrash Metal Guitar Riffs To Practice Every Day
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.