Metal Riffs and Licks
Chapter 2: Metal Riffs
This video pairs with the Metal Riffs chapter in your Metal Riffs and Licks book.
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
Want to check out Guitar Pro? Learn more here
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Intermediate Metal Guitar Riffs: Take Your Rhythm Chops to the Next Level
You’ve already built a solid foundation—now it’s time to push your rhythm playing further.
In this chapter of Metal Riffs and Licks, you’ll learn 7 killer riffs that build on what you mastered in the fundamentals. These riffs pull from a mix of styles like melodic metal, thrash, classic heavy metal, and even death metal—giving you a broader feel for metal’s subgenres and techniques.
Here’s what you’ll be working on:
- 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.
The goal isn’t just to learn riffs. It’s to develop your own signature style as a metal guitarist.
When you're ready, head to the next chapter in your Metal Riffs and Licks book:
Metal Licks – where we shift gears and dive into lead guitar techniques and building solos filled with emotion and that are memorable.
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