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INTRODUCTION

E Minor
A Minor
E Blues
A Blues

2 PICKING TECHNIQUES FOR

LEAD AND RHYTHM

Pentatonic
Pentatonic
Scale
Scale

9 MORE SCALES FOR HEAVY RIFFS

Downpicking with Palm Muting

Alternate Picking with
Palm Muting
Tremolo Picking

E Aeolian
A Aeolian

10 DROP-D TUNING
II SOLOING, OPEN POSITION

3 HEAVY SINGLE-NOTE RIFFS

AI.I:ll()I~T

8 SCALES FOR HEAVY RIFFS

I GETTING A HARD
ROCK/METAL SOUND

4 FIRST-POSITION

POWER CHORDS

5 FIRST-POSITION POWER CHORDS

COMBINED WITH SINGLE NOTES

E Minor Pentatonic
Soloing Over a Chord Progression
E Blues Scale

12 SOLOING, CLOSED POSITIONS

f{ Minor

6 "BARRED" POWER CHORDS

Sixth-String Root Power Chords
Fifth-String Root Power Chords
Combining Sixth- and Fifth-String
Root Power Chords

Pentatonic
A Blues Scale
Building-Block Licks
Trills
A Aeolian

13 FRETBOARD TAPPING
7 PEDAL TONES
Combined with Two-Note
Power Chords
The "Galloping" Rhythm

2 GUITAR OVD

The Basics
Tapping Over a Chord Progression

14 BONUS! HOW TO READ TAB

COVER PHOTOGRAPHS
(CLOCKWISE
FROM UPPER RIGHT) DALE MAY(SLIPKNOT);
DALE MAY (DONEGAN);
ROSS HALFIN (IOMMI); DALE MAY (AVENGED SEVENFOLD);
JUSTIN BORUCKI (HAMMETT);
NEIL ZLOZOWER (DIMEBAG)

Picking Techniques for Lead and Rhythm

A. Down Picking wlPalm Muting
Fig. 1a open E string
* r;

r;

r;

r;

Fig. 1b open A string

r;

r;

r;

r;

r;

r;

r;

r;

Fig. 1copen D string

r;

r;

r;

r;

sim.

[iJt-o-o-o-o-o-o-o] ht-o-o-o-o-o-o-o]

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an
P.M.

an

an

an
"

1
an
P.M.

an

an

an

P.M.

"

"

(palm mute)

* n = downstroke

Fig. 1d moving from one string to another

openE

open A

P.M.

-r

(repeat previous bar)

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openE

openD

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t=o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o=:j~-----------'
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open A

openE

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to-o-o-o-o~o-o-o~

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B. Alternate Picking wlPalm Muting

Fig. 2a open E
*r;Vr;Vr;Vr;Vr;Vr;Vr;Vr;V

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1 ee an da 2 ee an da 3 ee an da 4 ee an da
P.M.
"

* i1

;;:;downstroke;

Fig. 2c open D

Fig.2b open A

Ii,

:~q_l _,

-------'-I'

P.M.

:~

".

P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -"

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Fig. 2d moving from one string to another

open E

(repeat previous beat)

~OOOO/

b::b:l::d
openE

.,
,.

[0-0-0-0
bd:dd

openD

.,
,.

open A
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openE

t000

t2]

C. Tremolo Picking
Fig.3a

Fig. 3b ascending chromatically

*:;::
*alternate pick as quickly as possible

Fig. 3c descending chromatically

Fig. 3d ascending and descending on high E string

Fig. 3e
(play 3 times)

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--

--

~12--1

2 --~--r'--5--6--7~
3
4
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Heavy Single-note Riffs

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N.C.(ES)

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..0 0 0 0 0 0 0
bdd:dbdd:d

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First-position Power Chords (also known as "root-fifth" chords)

Fig.5a

E
0

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Fig.5b

E5

E5

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xxx

23
11

Fig.5c

D
xxo

D5

xxo

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A5

xx

xxx

xo

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1

G5

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II

13

A5

11

Fig.5d

D5

xo

111
321

xxo

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1m 1m II
231

21

34

Fig. 5e practice downstrokes w/palm-muting

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G5

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G5
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D5

G5

A5

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First-position

Power Chords Combined w/Single-note Riffs

Fig.6a
05

A5 ,

G5

A5

05

Fig.6c

Fig.6b
A5
y,

Yz

y,

2
2
0

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2
2
0

2
2
0

3
1

2
2

2
2

05

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2
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"Barred" Power chords

A. Sixth-string-root Power Chords
Fig.7a

Fig.7b

-111

00

II

(three-note)

-----.

G5

N.C.

II

N.C,

A5

F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

(Gb5)
(Ab5)
(Bb5)

II.
N.C.

C5

C#5 05 0#5 E5
(Ob5)
(Eb5)

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9~10---11---12---13---14
2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9~10---11---12---13---14
0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9~10---11---12

13

134

G5

F5

xxxx

xxx

Fig.7c

E5

F5

F5

134211

231

(two-note)

or

112.
N.C.

G5

G5

N.C.

G5

N.C.

E5

i!~-o-o-~-o-o-~-oi1~-o-o-~-o-o-o-oJl~-o-o-o-~~
I

G5

A5

Fig. 7d

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N.C. Bb5 B5
(E5)

Bb5 A5

G5

F#5 G5

F#5 N.C.
(E5)

N.C.(E5)B5

Bb5

A5 Bb5A5 G5
(play 4 times)

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B. Fifth-string-root Power Chords

Fig.8a

Fig.7f
05

E5

G5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5

05 E5

G5

(three-note)

-----.

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or (two-note)

B~5

B~5

134

13

Fig.8b :
A5

Bb5
(A#5)

B5

C5

05

C#5
(Ob5)

E5

0#5
(Eb5)

F5

G5

F#5
(Gb5)

A5

G#5
(AbS)

10--11--12--13--14
,--- --- --- --- ============= ===:=:10--11--12--13--14
8 9 10--11--12
C. Combining Sixth- and Fifth-string-root Power Chords
Fig. 8e

Fig. 8d

E5

05

A5
G5

(play 4 times)

A5

G5

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G5

C5
5
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3

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7-7-5-3
3
5-5-

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G5

A5

5
5
3

7-7
7-7
5-5

G5

C5

5-5
5-5-5
5-3-3

r-o

G5

A5

5
5
3

7-7-5-7
7-7-5-7
5-5-3-5

C5

G5

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G5

A5

Pedal Tones
A. Combined w/two-note Power Chords
Fig.9a

Fig.9b

N.C.
(E5) B5

Bb5

F#5 G5

B5

Bb5

F#5 G5

(play 4 times)

N.C.

C5

i1 i1 i1 i1

sim.

C. The "Gallop" Rhythm

Fig. sc
N.C.

C5 B5 Bb5

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Fig.9d
E5

C5
P.M.

G5
P.M.

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>

P.M.

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3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
LJdLJdLJdLJd
LJdLJdLJdLJd
Fig. ge
05

A5

7--7-7-7
7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7
5--5-5-5-7--7-7-7
L-+----r--r-r-5--5-5-5

N.C.(A5)

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Scales For Heavy Riffs

A. E Minor Pentatonic
Fig. 10a "open" position ("box")

Fig. 10b E minor pentatonic, extended position

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Fig. 10c E minor pentatonic, 12th-position "box" Fig. 10d E minor pentatonic, extended position (high)

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,,=--@ "-,,

"-,,

@-"] ti.""",,"@

"

"

"

"'"@

"-"-"m

Fig. 11b artificial "pinch" harmonics

Fig.11a

A.H.

N.C.(E5)

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move pick attack
toward fretboard ~

Fig. 11c up one octave

~~

move pick attack

toward bridge -----..

Fig. 11d up two octaves

N.C.(E5)
7'

7-7 ~~7 7 7 7)-7 7

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Fig. 12a
N.C.(E5)

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Fig. 12b up one octave

G5

A5 N.C.

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bd

bd:dd

L-J

B. A Minor Pentatonic
Fig. 12c up two octaves

Fig. 13a A minor pentatonic,

Sth-position "box"

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0-0-0 12-14
12-14
12-12-12-14-12
14-12
5 7 5={i)5 7 5 3l
8~

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Fig.13b A minor pentatonic, extended position

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Fig.13c A minor' pentatonic, 17th-position "box"

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12
,

,=I ' , , .=@ '-"-

Fig. 13d A minor pentatonic, extended position (high)

,,-.,

@-"'~

Fig.14a

N.C.(A5)

~i 15 17 19 17::::ztiY
17 19 21 20: "'-~-~J
J

Fig. 14b

Fig. 14c

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C. E Blues Scale
11.

112.

I Fig. 15a "open"-position "box"

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0-5-7-5-3

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3 5~7 5 7 5 7~912_157 9

l~

~ 020 2=Ei)3~0-3
=~0~~~1~2==============----0-3
*b5

Fig. 15c E blues scale, 12th-position "box"

Fig. 15b E blues scale, extended position

~: ~----

~12-15
10~12 ~10 12~~ ======~;=~~~~12~14~=@~1~5
~1~2~15
===
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Fig.16a
E5

Fig.16b
G5

E5

i!~

Fig.16c
F5

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-r

2
2

X
3

P.M

11.

F#5 G5

-4-5 ~

@2j

.~-3-:

G1--L]=tI~6-bJ3~~

D. A Blues Scale
12.

Fig. 17a A blues scale 5th-position "box"

E5

f= :; :;

:;:;

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===2

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5~7

5 7 5 7=ij) 5 8 5 81

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Fig. 17b A blues scale, extended position

Fig.18a
N.C.(AS)

8-10--@-12
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1~

P.M

- .. -.---.----

.. ---~

Fig.18b

More Scales for Heavy Riffs

A. E Aeolian
Fig.19a

Fig.18c

Fig.19b
E5

85

C5

[!~---:
--+==-----+--+-----+-+-+-:5-3-21-~
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85

---

C5

~----3---5--3---2~1
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..

Fig.19c
N.C.(E5)

B. A Aeolian
Fig.20a

Fig.20b

2
~~'1iE=ffi3:=J
A5

0
2

0-1-3-

N.C.

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Drop-D Tuning
Fig.21a
A5

05

~O~'~2

3-2-0
.
3

5;--:-:~

F5

G5

Ab5

A5

Ab5

G5

. F5

05

~0-3-5-6-7-6-5-3-.
0--3--5--6--7--6--5--3--0
0--3--5--6--7--6--5--3--0

O~

Fig.21b
05

F5

05

Ab5 G5

F5

05

F5

N.C.

05

LJ

Fig.21c
F5

05

F5

05

Ab5 G5

F5

05

0t=0-3--0
0-0-3-0-6~5-3-0
o
o-3-o'----~.3---t-0-0-3-0-6~5-3-0
o
0-3-0-3-5
0-0-3-0-6~5-3-0

0t=0-3-0-6~5-3-0
o
0-3-0-6~5-3-0
o
0-3-0-6~5-3-0

05

[I.

05

N.C.

Eb5

E5

F5

E5

Eb5

05

Eb5

E5

F5

G5

0~0~0~1~1~1~2~2~2~3~3~3~2~2~1~1
0~0~0~1~1~1~2~2~2~3~3~3~5-5
0~0~0~1~1~1~2~2~2~3~3~3~5-5
0~0~0~1~1~1~2~2~2~3~3~3~2~2~1~1
0~0~0~1~1~1~2~2~2~3~3~3~5-5
0~0~0~1~1~1~2~2~2~3~3~3~2~2~1~1

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Soloing in the Open Position

A. E Minor Pentatonic w/Open Strings
Fig. 22a scale studies, triplets ascending

[2.
Eb5

05

E5

F5

C5

05

8~

0-0--0--1--1--1--2--2-2--3--3--3~10-
--10
0--0-0--1--1-1--2--2~2--3--3--3~10-10
0--0-0--1--1--1--2-2-2--3-3-3~10-10

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Fig. 22b triplets descending

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0-.0-2-0
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Fig. 22c quadruplets ascending

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======B
0-2 2=

Fig. 22c quadruplets descending

3-0--0 3-0-3-0--0
2 2-0

1-+----..----r--r--3-o

Soloing Over a Chord Progression

Fig.23a
E5

05

GIr. 1 (lead)

3-O

ror-

"

3--0

2'::::::
(2) 0

L-.J

!;I

"

L-.J3

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2---2---2---2

2---2---2---2---2---2---2----2

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0---0---0---0
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GIr. 2 (rhythm)

~r---2---2---2---2---2---2---2

A5

3
0
2

2
2

Fig.23b
E5

05

(Gtr. 2 repeats rhythm part)

E5

A5

f!

oe.r

(Gtr. 2 repeats previous chord progression)

oe.i

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3

05

05

E5

A5

y,

0-2-(2)-0
3

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11.

E5

05

A5

05

A5

112.

A5

05

(Gtr. 2 repeats previous chord progression)

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C. E Blues Scale
Fig.24a
E5

E5

(Gtr. 2 repeats previous chord progression)

GIr. !
3

=====~

3-0-3-0--0
3

oo

3-2

3-2-0-2-0--0
2

2-0-0
2

2-0-2

2-0-2-0-0

2-1

~
3

333

Fig.24b
E5

A5

05

(Gtr. 2 repeats previous chord progression)

A5

05

GIr. !

r~
~~======~
2-1-0-1-0

i!

3=WO

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0-1-2 ~-2-0 0 2-0 2-1-0

0-3

0-1-2

3-0

0-3

E5

A5

05
o

-0-2-3
0-2

30

~030/~====~~
0-2

3-2-0--0-2-3
2-0

.,

Soloing, Closed Positions

A. A minor pentatonic
Fig. 25a triplets ascending

liQ_
~5==8-5-8

~ 4-J

Fig. 25b triplets descending

5

8
3

8-5-8-5-7-57=57=5 __
5
7
3

7-5-7-5--5-~
7

7-5

7-5

=~~=~~======
5
-5

8---CU f
3

Fig. 26a quadruplets ascending

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Fig. 26b quadruplets descending

-8-5----5=~~~~==~====~========================~======================~
8-5

Fig.27a
A5

C5

A5

D5

N.C.

Gtr. 1 (lead)

Gtr. 2 (rhythm)

Fig.27b
(Gtr. 2 repeats previous chord progression)

C5

A5

8-5~~5 8-5-8-5~~5
1-+--..-;-----,--8
Gtr. 1

A5

~-4~~-T-~-4-T--r-4--7

Fig.27c
D5

(Gtr. 2 repeats previous chord progression)

N.C.

~1

~~

i5=3=5=3j=f
ffiffi

-5 8 5s=55=a=55

. :::~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=

d
1 -1=~

,7

7 7-5-5 7-5-5--------=====7 7-5-7-57\-5-3

5 3

B. A Blues Scale
Fig.28a
(Gtr. 2 repeats previous chord progression)

A5

D5

8-578~\:5

7 7\-5--3- 5--3--5 ~:
LJ
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y,

C5

N.C.

A5

Gtr. 1

A5

~5F~
5-6-7

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A5

C5

(Gtr. 2 repeats previous chord progression)

GIr.l

---6---5
~---5
3

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C. Building-block Licks
Fig.29a

Fig.29b

Fig.29C

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r=;

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3

7
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E. A Aeolian
Fig.31a
5

8 5 7

8 5 7 4-5-7

8~

5 6 8

Fig. 31b triplets ascending

7-5-7-8-7-8
u....J
u....J
3

Fig. 31c triplets descending

8-6-8

~'=q~
3

8-6-8-6-5

6-5--5
7

7-5-7-5-4-5-4
7

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