Today, in this quick video, I'll show you how Synyster Gates is giving us a solo writing masterclass in Bat Country by Avenged Sevenfold.
Here's what you learn:
- Why the...
Today I'll help you appease the gods of rock by showing you 3 kinds of power chords and how you can use them in a song. These are fundamental to playing rock, punk, and...
Today I'm showing you how to write music like Black Sabbath's song Paranoid. This is an iconic guitar melody that a ton of musicians are more than familiar with, but...
Periphery is one of my favorite bands at the moment, so today we're learning the intro riff/melody for "The Way the News Goes" off the album Periphery III: Select...
Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne features one of the most iconic riffs of all time, performed by the amazing writer and virtuoso guitarist, Randy Rhoads. Today, we're going to...
The Hell Song by Sum 41 is a fantastic song with a fantastic guitar riff right at the beginning. Today, we're picking that riff apart and reengineering it into our very...
If you've ever wanted to write a riff like Enter Sandman by Metallica, this video is for you. Today, we're looking at this classic metal riff by this classic metal band...
Transitioning between chords is one of the biggest barriers separating beginner guitarists from their goals. I’m here to make your life easier. I’ve been...
Don't use the Stock Amps in GarageBand or Logic. Amp Designer is an amazing stock amp simulator; like, it’s really good. But don’t use it.
Rather, don’t...
Get ready to hear all the feelings, today. For some reason, using a metronome (or click) is controversial...
In my earlier years, I too was resistant to it, but I came...