Why Emo Riffs Sound So Good

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[@tuesday0846]

midwest emo is when you've written 20 songs worth of riffs but you know your band's gonna break up after one EP

[@codsworth9950]

And the EP only includes 3 songs.

[@Bobby_Uterus]

Sounds like a nice place.

[@Leonisdarko]

They’ll talk about your EP for decades though

[@fahim9782]

😂

[@trufreedom]

Wait they actually finished it? Damn, I'm impressed 😅

[@fleshmotorcycle9427]

What I like about Emo is that they often take the old school heavy metal riff style but crank the intensity and melody way up, making it sound very energetic without becoming power metal

[@sushikitten1679]

How to write these riffs:
You just feel it in your b o n e s man

[@aas-sj7ks]

Your fast becoming one of my favourite RUclips channels… keep it up!

[@SugarpillProd]

Happy to hear that!

[@4nnikki]

short and succinct, very helpful for not only emo songs but composing music in general

[@VV0011DD]

Your channel is so fucking helpful dude

[@SugarpillProd]

Thanks Steven, happy to hear that!

[@the_ebalay]

bro, thank you so much for including Texas Is The Reason

[@SugarpillProd]

No problem, they're one of my favourite emo bands!

[@pkmn_trnr_alex]

common sugarpillcovers W

[@SugarpillProd]

Haha thanks Alex, much appreciated!

[@sherochafernando6346]

Playing God by Paramore has a gorgeous dual guitar riff, where 2 guitars are hard panned and are harmonizing with each other. Both parts fully overlap, so you get this cool unified sound.

[@mrobsolete530x4]

Paramore

[@alejandroaaa]

​@@mrobsolete530x4playing god

[@Demonic_Attorney]

Texas is the Reason should have reached Jimmy Eat World fame.

[@JackAtlass]

judging by the thumbnail, I do not have that man at hand :/

[@SamBrockmann]

I guess the trick is EQ'ing things such that the center guitar and the vocals don't get busy with each other.

[@batman-sr2px]

Rock music is all about guitar and composition.

[@r71490]

I remember watching your channel when you were covering weezer’s white album the day it came out. Crazy stuff

[@SugarpillProd]

Haha that was definitely awhile ago 😅

[@inthefadeproductions]

everything sounds emo with a damn capo

[@Joshualemay1]

Thank you, this tutorial is simple, but very helpful. I had a midwest emo riff in my head, I learned how to play it now I will be able to layer it properly

[@SugarpillProd]

That's awesome, I'm glad it helped!

[@MagnusOfStheerinus]

When Modern Baseball and Mom Jeans collab:

[@Penguinz13989]

Nice riff

[@ervin9720]

What DAW do you use?

[@SugarpillProd]

Reason 12 for recording and arranging and Reaper for mixing and mastering 👍

[@ervin9720]

@@SugarpillProd alright thank you dude

[@Demonic_Attorney]

Moss Icon, OGs.

[@sanyo_neezy]

wow, this is very cool!

[@SugarpillProd]

Thanks!

[@batman-sr2px]

What song is 1:15?

[@theaviary238]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Chris-je9fe]

00:00 song name?

[@SugarpillProd]

"Do You Know Who You Are?" by Texas Is The Reason.

[@dmhq-administration]

THAT WAS GREAT! 🥰🤗💖

[@SugarpillProd]

Thanks so much!

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​@@SugarpillProdYou're welcome! 🥰🤗💖

[@dog-the-duck6838]

Song at 0:15 ?

[@Lucas-kq6hr]

if im not mistaken this is Texas is the Reason - back an to the left

[@younglingslayer2000]

ekhem black veil brides

[@SugarpillProd]

Huh?

[@piotrek8a]

wish i knew how to play 0:58

[@OllieWales]

Should be easy enough to learn by ear right?

[@SugarpillProd]

I play it at 0:42 in this video - ruclips.net/video/upIktXPA6ko/видео.html

[@rob1016ny]

He said emo sounds good.
That’s just sad.
The irony.

[@inkybz]

Yeah but you watched it lmao nobodys fooled