Trivium Style Diminished Chord Riff
July 26, 2011 No CommentsWho says nobody uses diminished chords? Only the truly brutal shall enter!
Who says nobody uses diminished chords? Only the truly brutal shall enter!
To get some more practice with the 34 time signature we’ve got a great song from the alternative rock band Staind. We hope you like it!
The Aeolian mode has a dark quality making it perfect for a hard rock band like Shinedown. We’ll show you how these guys might use this mode.
GBU is going punk rock in this Rise Against style muting lesson! We hope you like it!
Today we’ve got a Queens of the Stone Age style riff to get some practice with the Hendrix box. So let’s get started!
Phoenix is an awesome pop band from France that often uses the Ionian mode to establish their catchy, groovy hooks. We’ll show you an example to illustrate their use of this mode!
Octaves are a favorite among all guitar players, especially that of vampire rockers My Chemical Romance. We’ll show you how they might use the might octave!
This riff uses a i iv VII III progression in the style of the ever funky-rockin popsters Maroon 5. Hope you like it!
Here’s another awesome power chord riff, this time in the style of Lifehouse. Let’s get inspirational!
Time for some southern fried palm muting, courtesy of Kings of Leon. Let’s get started!
Even the most hardcore of bands needs to mellow out sometimes! We’re checking out a 7th chord riff to illustrate the softer side of Killswitch Engage.
In this lesson we’re going to check out a root 5 pentatonic riff in the style acoustic/pop/blues great John Mayer. We hope you like it!
We’ve got two more intervals today: the major and minor 7ths. These are dissonant yet jazzy intervals, and we’ve got a John Mayer style riff to show you one way to use them.
Inversions are an awesome way to make your chords sound more emotional, intense, or heavy. We’ll show you a John Mayer riff to demonstrate.
Fun riffs always make tough topics easier, so we’ve got an awesome one in the style of garage rock revivalists Jet. Hope you like it!
No one’s got a smoother voice or has smoother guitar playing then Jason Mraz. Today we’ve got a riff in the style of this acoustic pop wiz.
Another power chord riff, this time in the style of the riff revivalist, Jack White. So let’s go!
Recently we’ve looked at root 5 major and minor chords individually, but now it’s time to put the two together. To do this, we’ll look at an Incubus style riff.
Today we’re looking at the I IV vi V chord progression in the style of pop crooner Howie Day. You just might need a hanky for this one.
The I vi IV V chord progression is one of the all time classics, and has limitless applications. We’ve got a killer Hoobastank riff today to show off a little of what this progression can do.