Thursday, December 9, 2010

Episode 9 - Metal 101: Tremolo picking and thrash metal


Tremolo |ˈtreməˌlō| noun: A wavering effect in a musical tone, typically produced by rapid reiteration of a note... So, tremolo is fast picking. It's essential in modern metal guitar. I use it a lot in my riffs, and here's a thrash metal song and solo showing how to do it.

Lick 1.1
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--x/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--x/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A--x/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--x/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I-----1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 1.2
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B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I---1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 1.3
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B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
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A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 1.4
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G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 2
       pm  .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .               .   .   .   .   .   .   .
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-------------------------------------------------------5---6---4---------------------------------------------------------------
D------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4- x2

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Repeat Lick 1.1
Lick 1.5
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G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-101010106-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------


Lick 3
       pm. . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . .
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------7---6-------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5---------------------------------------5---4---5/--8-----------8-------------------------------4---------------5-------4b1/2r--
D------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h--6-------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3--------- x2

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Solo
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-18-18-18-18-
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--19-19-19-19-18-18-18-18-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-14~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------4-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

tap*     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------12hp8-12hp8-12hp8-12hp8-11hp8-11hp8-11hp8-11hp8-
D--12hp8-12hp8-12hp8-12hp8-11hp7-11hp7-11hp7-11hp7-------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

e--------------------------------------------------13----------------------13--15------13--15--12--17~~~~~~
B--------------------------14--15--17--14--15--17------17--15--14--15--17----------17----------------------
G--11--12--14--12--14--15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------4-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------1-------

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