Metal Riffs

[neoism]

hello,

recently i have been working with my own solo project. i want to write riff for the song. Any basic concepts for writting riffs ? i just don't want to go with power chords or bar chords.

thanks in advance

Prayag

[Retrosaurus Rex]

In hard rock and metal phrasing is more important than the types of chords you use, almost more important than the actual notes... get a simple drum groove going and jam over it with a power chord to start out with. Mix up quarter notes, eighths & sixteenths. When you get a rhythm that sounds cool start moving the chord around... slide up or down a step or a minor 3rd, or jump from the E-string to the A-string, or go to a bar and slip a buck into a G-string... Once you got this going on you can see where to punctuate the riff with some additional notes or something different. I think it sounds cool to add a ninth to a power chord, but you might want to turn down the distortion. Major & minor 6ths with or without the power chord are also a cool alternative. Or punctuate the riff with a single note line. Mix & match. Have fun. Surprise yourself. Does this help?

[Boff]

Tip: tune the low E-string down to a D so that you can play a powerchord just by pressing the same fret on all the three strings. That way you can change powerchords much faster, and also do pull-offs and hammer-ons with powerchords

[Retrosaurus Rex]

Tip: tune the low E-string down to a D so that you can play a powerchord just by pressing the same fret on all the three strings. That way you can change powerchords much faster, and also do pull-offs and hammer-ons with powerchords

Cheater...

[Boff]

Cheater...

Naah, different tunings than standard is only considered very talented to use

[Retrosaurus Rex]

My DADGAD can kick your Dropped-D's ass!

[Retrosaurus Rex]

I'm glad the OP is Prayag, he won't get too pissed-off about us hi-jacking his thread! ;D

[neoism]

thanks andrew, boff..

sad part is i don't have an electric guitar, neither can i afford it as for now !

but i have made 3 riffs so far, and they are working well, little bit of thrash element in it {megadeth, old 'tallica}

LOL andrew, thread was meant to be hi jacked coz i m a n00b-ass !!

Steve, I'd definately look forward to what you said, there are little technical stuff here, i need to ask my teacher what does couple of things mean ! but thanks a lot..the main problem with me is, This is my solo project kinda thingy, all i have got is an acoustic guitar only, no drums, nothing else..

Its pretty difficult for me that I jam and i explore things, but i'd sure love to do that, i'll manage somehow !

ohh, btw, thanks again you guys !