Metal Riffs and Licks
Chapter 2: Metal Riffs
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📥 Download Your Tabs & Tracks for Chapter 2:
What's included:
- Tabs for all 7 riffs (PDF)
- Backing tracks with full mix (MP3)
- Backing tracks without guitar - just drums and bass (MP3)
- Guitar Pro file – this is the software I use to write tabs learn more here
💾 Be sure to save everything to a folder called Metal Riffs and Licks on your computer or cloud drive.
🔎 What You’ll Learn in This Chapter:
You’ve already built a solid foundation—now it’s time to push your rhythm playing further.
- Power chord variations
- Galloping rhythms that bring instant energy
- Tremolo picking for speed and aggression
- Hammer-ons and pull-offs to spice up your riffs
- Riffing across strings and positions to break out of the box
Each riff brings a new challenge and helps you refine your rhythm—not just to play tighter, but to start writing riffs that feel like real songs.
Once you’ve learned them, experiment:
- Change a note
- Move it to a new key or fretboard position
- Add a few notes—or simplify it
There are no rules. Just possibilities.
This is where your creativity kicks in—and your unique sound starts to take shape.
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-Dustan Kaup
I tried getting into a different course a few months ago, and it ended up being a less than satisfying experience.
It was way too focused on stuff I have zero interest in. Playing the same few chords and strumming patterns. Mostly for country and campfire crap. Nowhere near the stuff that I'm interested in, or the direction I want to go as a guitar player.
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