The 10 Types of Easycore Riffs

I love me some breakdowns. That tight rhythmic cohesion really scratches my brain nicely. Thanks for watching.

[sinjinmtb]

Alex: Some of these would not be feasible to fit in a song...
Four Year Strong: it's okay, I got you bro

[messnet]

The new New Found Glory album sounds pretty sick

[SFeese]

That was just 10 Four Year Strong songs...I'm pretty sure...

[fpsplanet]

Easycore with complicated riffs is called hardsycore

[orentrace]

In a new song we're writing, we transition out of a breakdown into the main riff using the "leave no fret untouched." My drummer asked me how to play it and I said "3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12"

[josuesorto]

That dissonance sound was AMAZING. I need to hear more like this

[DannysGarage]

Belmont's got a whole bunch of these in their songs, I love it.

[EricSartor]

I didn't realize this sound even had a name. All of this just sounded like Yellowcard's Lift A Sail album, and I am INTO THAT.

[thattomguy]

Well now I need an Alex Melton Easycore album...

[TrentTheTraveler]

Can someone please send me a list of bands that sound like this? I absolutely love this sound.

[mogsillo]

Best easycore albums in my opinion

Set Your Goals-Mutiny! (2006)
Four Year Strong-Rise or Die (2007)
Bangarang!-Frozen Over, First in Line (2007)
Chunk! No Captain Chunk!-Something for Nothing (2010)
Me vs Hero-Days that Shape our Lives (2010)
The Wonder Years- Get Stoked on It! (2007)

[chickenbeforeegg]

"Bass Player Wasn't In The Writing Session" actually sounds SO clean

[xbrandon]

subdivision had me DYING. So many times in deadspace im like... IS THIS THE SPOT WHERE IS IT SOMEONE SEND ME A SIGN

[buildingskyscrapers]

“I find your lack of squeals disturbing.”
- Four Year Strong, probably



But also this is just damn near perfect.

[stephenmedina]

It is clear you are not only talented but take a lot of time/put in the work to develop technically and pick up on details. I wish you luck in music!

[tuffrabit]

Nice. I know this is tongue in cheek a bit, but it all actually sounds good. Honestly more interested with whats going on in the backing track guitar parts. Any chance there's Alex Melton tabs floating around somewhere? Maybe he offers them through Patreon or something?

[m.]

Number three is a beast of a riff, I'd listen hell out of it if it were a song! Mad respect!

[kylnkgl]

Every one of these is a bang! Well done Alex

[AlexanderSamualDunnett]

You're hands are magic. I don't think I've ever encountered a more versatile guitarist acing so many genres.

[jessiesalbatomusic]

I feel at once so incredibly intimidated and inspired.