Metal lessons
Each of my YouTube lessons, written up so you can read it, skim it or come back to it while you practise. Every post has the video and links to the free tools that go with it.
October 2026
5:40September 2026
7:53The Simple Reason Your Metal Rhythm Playing Feels Slow: You're Not Warmed Up
A before and after test on Metallica's Battery shows what a 10-minute warm-up of downpicking, gallops and alternate picking does for speed and endurance.
16:00Drop D Power Chord Variations: 40 Ways to Make Them More Interesting
The standard drop D power chord is used by many and made interesting by few. Here are add9s, major and minor shapes, inversions, dissonant chords and open-string ideas, with tab.
5:29Five Habits That Make Metal Riffs Boring, and How to Fix Them
Predictable palm muting, open-string roots, too many techniques, no rhythmic space and aimless melodies. Five fixes to make your metal riffs more interesting.
August 2026
4:36Nothing matches that yet. Try another word, or ask me and it might be the next lesson.
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