METAL GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS: 6 Techniques You MUST Learn

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If you're a beginner guitar player or new to playing metal guitar, I'm going to show an easy way to learn the 6 MUST-KNOW metal guitar techniques!

Here's the contents and times of each section:

00:09 - Killer metal intro

00:46 - Easy Way to Learn Power Chords

03:01 - The Right Way to Palm Mute for Metal

04:49 - Down strokes (using power chords and palm muting)

06:59 - Riffing on Guitar

10:12 - Playing Fast Metal Rhythms with Alternate Picking

14:51 - 'Galloping' (learn these techniques because it sounds awesome!!!)

Don't forget to leave your comments in the video and tell me:

1 - What is your favorite of the 6 metal guitar techniques in this video?

2 - What was the most challenging technique for you to learn?

Keep it Metal,
Jason

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[LeafwortThumbfloggin]

Jason is the kind of dude I wish I had as guitar teacher. I'm 40 and I just started trying to learn guitar after listening to metal for the better part of my life. This video is super helpful.

[Kadotus]

If only there had been youtube and videos like this, when I was learning the basics.

[alexa]

Man, this is what I needed! I am a petite girl (5'0) that carries around a soft pink shell guitar. I am a beginner, but I love the shock on people's faces when I play a little metal riff! This will up my game to shock people. Thank you!

[jimosborne]

I love the fact that you showed us this in standard tuning. I always hated trying to learn songs and the first thing they said was Gotta tune down for this one!

[LightningFire]

I'm a 60 year old drummer and been playing for over 40+ years and I was in a car wreck that took 70% use of my right arm due to nerve damage. That's what every musician fears, and I had to retire my drum career...after not playing for almost 8 years I realized my arm worked just enough and I could hold a pick, I bought a Jackson guitar and an amp and have been teaching myself to shred guitar. Your video is the best I think I can find. Thank you!

[rogerdriscoll]

As a 72 year old metal disciple and beginner guitarist, I think your video is the best metal tutor I’ve come across. So simply explained. I think all 6 techniques are great. I’ve tended to try playing 3 fretted string power chords, but I think the 2 note method is easier for me to master and gain speed, and the sound is still good. You’ve certainly inspired me to plug in my guitar and get riffing! Well done Jason.

[cesarbeltran]

Time Stamps:
#0 0:09 Killer Metal Intro
#1 0:46 Power Chords
#2 3:01 Palm Muting/Chugging
#3 4:49 Down Strokes/Down Picking
#4 6:59 Riffing On Guitar
#5 10:12 Fast Alternate Picking
#6 14:51 Galloping/Triplets

[ImperatorRalph]

I've been playing for like 8 months, and that's actually the video I needed, not all these gammas, scales and shit like that, I needed something more simplistic.

[markgee]

Gallop technique is the biggest challenge but the best technique to learn . Thanks Jason for breaking it down

[Willhomes]

Metalheads are some of the nicest and helpful people I’ve ever met. Down to earth and friendly.

[caidenniemi]

galloping is def my fav and also the most difficult

[frech_wie_Oskar]

I have been looking for a video like this for a long time. Thank you, you love child of Triple H and Goldberg.

[scottpritchardthep.i.t.]

HEY MAN YOUR LESSONS ARE AWESOME BUT MY NEIGHBORS CALLED THE COPS ON ME. I GOT MY NEW ESP WITH THE HET SET AND GOT SO EXCITED LEARNING THE RIFFING PART I CRANKED THE GAIN AND WENT BIZERK IN MY BASEMENT AT ONE THIRTY IN THE MORNING. APPARENTLY THE NEIGHBORS DIDN'T SHARE MY ENTHUSIASM!🤘🤘🤘🤘

[niwaskhan]

You’ve had 994 comments excluding mine and you’ve taken the time to address or like so many of them. I think this is one of the best qualities about you. I love the energy you bring into teaching guitar. New to playing the instrument myself, so glad I found your channel! Cheers Jason! ☺️

[briansalehi]

It's been 3 years since I lost the chance to play guitar, now I'm back in the game. Watching these videos before my guitar is delivered and I'm already feeling great about everything. All the techniques I used to play. Riffs are awesome and I believe they are the hardest techniques because they require other techniques to be applied along as well, and also there are many more possibilities of playing riffs than picking or palm muting techniques. So it would be a good investment if we put our time on learning more riffs.

[DaveC]

You're a brilliant teacher. Explaining everything perfectly so beginners won't find it hard to understand.
Brilliant lessons.
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[thedragonofthewest]

I have been playing for 7 months and I started learning blues. Gonna start learning metal as well

[mikenewell]

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The way he comes across, you know he's a hard worker, a been their done that sort of modest man

[craigfirpo]

Hey I’m 51 yrs old, I been listen to metal since I’m 11-12 yrs old, Ride the lightning was my first album too. Anyway I tried playing guitar when I was young and I sucked, well I’m back at it again, your video is awesome. Thank you Brother