I know Sammy personally and played the very first version of his guitar from the custom shop. Glad to see that it made it to production and that players are enjoying it.
This video is absolutely brilliant!! I’m working on a solo death metal project on 4 string bass and my octatrak sampler for drums ambience - think if The Body was death metal - and and this is exactly what I’ve been looking to practice as I try to adapt and apply different techniques from guitar to bass. Thank you ❤
Very nice, those patterns certainly take me outside of my normal somewhat predicatable patters. As well as sounding pretty sweet, I reckon I'll get some improved finger independence from these, thanks Dunn 🤘🤘
Yeah if you know theory like I do, you quickly realise that this pattern doesn't fit into a normal diatonic scale. First three notes are a diminished triad, which moved up in minor thirds, that would fit into a diatonic scale, but the 4th note is another minor third above the last one, which doesn't fit. No matter where you start this pattern, one note will be outside the scale. Also of you move up another minor third above this 4 note pattern, you hit the octave above the first note in the pattern, so you can just keep repeating it up the neck. It's genius. You can go absolutely berserk with it, and there's no thinking required.
@iduncanw To add additional information to this, I realised after I said this, that this pattern is based on the diminished scale, which is what's known as a symmetrical scale. The way it works is it has two "modes" if you like, which either start on a whole step or a half step. Then it just alternates between half steps and whole steps. Its used in jazz a lot. It's really quite special, because you can take any pattern in the diminished scale, and move it up or down a minor third, and it will still fit in the same diminished scale. On top of that, one thing that makes it super weird is that there are only three diminished scales that are possible. Where you have 12 major scales, one for each of the notes in the chromatic scale, you can only have three diminished scales, because once you get to that minor third above the first note you started with, the scale repeats itself. Yngwie Malmsteen exploited this scale a lot, as did Dimebag. It's very useful for shredding because it repeats itself every minor third, so it becomes extremely simple to play once you learn it, and it can work very well over certain chords, which is why jazz players use it. A lot of people stop learning once the encounter diminished chords, and never learn how they, and their related scales, actually work. I'd also suggest if you want something to sound evil, diminished chords and scales are where it's at.
It's based on the diminished scale. I suggest really exploring it, as I have been since watching this video. It's super interesting. I discovered that I can play the diminished scale all the way up the neck moving minor thirds that skip a note each time. So if you're on only one string, go 0, 3, 2, 5, 3, 6, 5, 8, 6, 9, 8, 11, 9, 12. Things like that are easy to play and sound bonkers when you start using them in riffs.
Are you or someone you can recommend able to tab out the song ‘Ooh Baby’ by Cryer from the early 90’s ?? I’ve looked everywhere all over RUclips and tab websites but no luck, plus every guitarist I ask on here or teachers, no one wants to touch this song, and I’m not at that skill level yet to tab it myself, thank you heaps man 🤘🏻🤘🏻
You tune down a whole half step not a whole half just a half you would really really really really really really like drop C tuning or B tuning or better yet gey a 8 string
That's some nasty stuff. It's a tritone thing that just keeps on going up in minor thirds. If you started on the second degree of a minor (aolean) scale, it would be in the scale for the first three notes, and then the 4th note falls outside the scale. I tried this and realised quickly that I can just keep on going up and up in thirds as far as I want. The first 4 notes are unique, and then the next note of you go up another minor third is an octave above the first note, so it will just keep repeating up the neck. I play almost exclusively in drop tuning, so I realised that I can go open strings then hammer that pattern over the top, playing super fast triplets, and moving the pattern around, and adding chromatic power chord changes for even more evilness. The more I try to understand death metal, the more I realise that the genre is a massive middle finger to traditional music theory. I'm completely self taught and don't learn songs really, I only play my own stuff, so what comes out when I learn something like this doesn't really sound like anything I've heard before, which is probably a good thing. Edit: ah... its the diminished scale. That's a whole area of theory that I haven't really explored.
@DUNN.. As am I. This is my first encounter with the diminished scale, but I've since begun learning it. It's very interesting, because it repeats itself every minor third. I think it's what I was missing when I tried to make riffs that sounded like death metal. It always sounded too melodic, because I was using diatonic scales like dorian and natural minor. This is like the "Yo I heard you liked minor scales, so I put minor with your minor" scale. Im going to play with nothing but this scale for a while, until I develop a feel for it. I tend to stay in one scale and key for months, and sometimes years, because that's how I learn to find everything a particular scale can do for me.
Thanks for playing slow and clear, then shredding. It gives me confidence when I can recreate a sound and go from there
I know Sammy personally and played the very first version of his guitar from the custom shop. Glad to see that it made it to production and that players are enjoying it.
I played one at Guitar Center. Fucking awesome playing guitar, super comfy to even with such sick pointy looks. Tone is brutal 🤘
I’m friends with Sammy’s cousin 🤘🏻
I came here to say
I just really like Acid Bath
Thank Sammy for me because I love his signature guitar and I have the same initials so the SD2 is an awesome touch for me
@ 🤘🏻
This gave me so many idea for some songs i wanted to write for a self made album, thanks for this wonderful video!
Awesome to hear, keep me posted on your album progress
Just discovered your channel. What a cool easy lesson. I gotta check out your other stuff now.
Welcome, glad you found the channel
Awesome video! That guitar tone is soo killer!
Thanks dethmetaldad, these plugins are getting really good. I’d love a real life Soldano 🤘🏻
For the love of Metal…🤘🏻…Sunday morning…and you make me grab my Axe…good start I think…have a nice one too…
That is a mighty tone you have going there sir 🤘😁🤘
Thank you sir 🤘🏻it’s getting to easy these days to have a good tone
This video is absolutely brilliant!! I’m working on a solo death metal project on 4 string bass and my octatrak sampler for drums ambience - think if The Body was death metal - and and this is exactly what I’ve been looking to practice as I try to adapt and apply different techniques from guitar to bass. Thank you ❤
Awesome to hear the video has helped and inspired you. It’s comments like this that make RUclips content creation worthwhile
i love your death metal lessons
Great lesson right from the start! Tone is fire like usual!
Awesome tone
Great , right hand made that job , need to learn it picking hand thx
Would love to see a breakdown on this tone you have here.
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@@DUNN.. Totally missed that thanks man, I just saw Deicide a couple weeks ago, dope shirt :)
The last quarter of these videos is always anticipated. D starts cooking 😁
Very nice, those patterns certainly take me outside of my normal somewhat predicatable patters. As well as sounding pretty sweet, I reckon I'll get some improved finger independence from these, thanks Dunn 🤘🤘
Yeah if you know theory like I do, you quickly realise that this pattern doesn't fit into a normal diatonic scale. First three notes are a diminished triad, which moved up in minor thirds, that would fit into a diatonic scale, but the 4th note is another minor third above the last one, which doesn't fit. No matter where you start this pattern, one note will be outside the scale. Also of you move up another minor third above this 4 note pattern, you hit the octave above the first note in the pattern, so you can just keep repeating it up the neck.
It's genius. You can go absolutely berserk with it, and there's no thinking required.
@@Patrick-857 thanks for the extra info, slowly learning theory.
@iduncanw To add additional information to this, I realised after I said this, that this pattern is based on the diminished scale, which is what's known as a symmetrical scale.
The way it works is it has two "modes" if you like, which either start on a whole step or a half step. Then it just alternates between half steps and whole steps. Its used in jazz a lot. It's really quite special, because you can take any pattern in the diminished scale, and move it up or down a minor third, and it will still fit in the same diminished scale.
On top of that, one thing that makes it super weird is that there are only three diminished scales that are possible. Where you have 12 major scales, one for each of the notes in the chromatic scale, you can only have three diminished scales, because once you get to that minor third above the first note you started with, the scale repeats itself.
Yngwie Malmsteen exploited this scale a lot, as did Dimebag. It's very useful for shredding because it repeats itself every minor third, so it becomes extremely simple to play once you learn it, and it can work very well over certain chords, which is why jazz players use it.
A lot of people stop learning once the encounter diminished chords, and never learn how they, and their related scales, actually work. I'd also suggest if you want something to sound evil, diminished chords and scales are where it's at.
@@Patrick-857 wow, thank you, that's some awesome extra info. Much appreciated 🤘🤘🤘
🤟😎 brutal lesson Mr.Dunn
Cool Pattern appreciate the insight
Thanks
🤘🏻🎄🎅🎄🤘🏻
I wrote a whole song from this idea tonight. Worked it in between some djenty chugg riffs and it sounds sick. Thanks mate!
It's based on the diminished scale. I suggest really exploring it, as I have been since watching this video. It's super interesting.
I discovered that I can play the diminished scale all the way up the neck moving minor thirds that skip a note each time. So if you're on only one string, go 0, 3, 2, 5, 3, 6, 5, 8, 6, 9, 8, 11, 9, 12. Things like that are easy to play and sound bonkers when you start using them in riffs.
Sick dude. Thank you
When someone says Cannibal Corpse style , I subscribe
Very cool!
Another sick video 🤘🤘
Thx man!!😊
No problem!
Really cool
nice
🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻
Speheres of Madness by Decapitated use similar concept
Vogg is an amazing player 🤘🏻
What scale is this idea based off? Harmonic minor? Diminished, Phrygian?
Diminished
You should see if you can do some gear reviews!
@@JackSmith-jn4wq could be a possibility but I feel that area of RUclips is over saturated, but I’ll never say never
Are you or someone you can recommend able to tab out the song ‘Ooh Baby’ by Cryer from the early 90’s ?? I’ve looked everywhere all over RUclips and tab websites but no luck, plus every guitarist I ask on here or teachers, no one wants to touch this song, and I’m not at that skill level yet to tab it myself, thank you heaps man 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I’d check out fiver and hire someone.
Love when is EZ.
That is an insanely sharp guitar. What model is that? It's metal as fuck
Sammy Duet LTD SD2
🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻🥃
I am still trying to learn how to Hammer
Hammer ons and pull offs require a very loose motion and feel with the least amount of tension as possible
@DUNN.. ok I'll work it thanks for the tip
Benediction - Forged in Fire
What kind of pedal our you using ?
No pedals using Neural DSP Soldano plugin
@DUNN.. badass
What guitar is that though
Sammy Duet LTD SD2
Haha fuckin nice hat I bleed red n gold and jam too
What's the tuning?
Eb
kicking anus mate!! could listen to you riffing out all day. cheers man
Why do Death metal guys always do a vibrato at the end of every riff
it's an illness and vibrato is addictive
@@DUNN.. ugh it reminds me of Steve Vai.
Cause it’s fun!
You don't put butter on your toast?
You tune down a whole half step not a whole half just a half you would really really really really really really like drop C tuning or B tuning or better yet gey a 8 string
I’ve got lots of guitars in different tunings. E-Eb-D-C-B-Bb-drop A and Drop D
In other words, play diminished scales
winner winner chicken dinner
diminished scale hype
😂😂😂
That's some nasty stuff. It's a tritone thing that just keeps on going up in minor thirds. If you started on the second degree of a minor (aolean) scale, it would be in the scale for the first three notes, and then the 4th note falls outside the scale. I tried this and realised quickly that I can just keep on going up and up in thirds as far as I want. The first 4 notes are unique, and then the next note of you go up another minor third is an octave above the first note, so it will just keep repeating up the neck.
I play almost exclusively in drop tuning, so I realised that I can go open strings then hammer that pattern over the top, playing super fast triplets, and moving the pattern around, and adding chromatic power chord changes for even more evilness.
The more I try to understand death metal, the more I realise that the genre is a massive middle finger to traditional music theory.
I'm completely self taught and don't learn songs really, I only play my own stuff, so what comes out when I learn something like this doesn't really sound like anything I've heard before, which is probably a good thing.
Edit: ah... its the diminished scale. That's a whole area of theory that I haven't really explored.
I'm very basic with my theory , I really like the diminished scale blends well Phrygian and Phrygian dominant
@DUNN.. As am I. This is my first encounter with the diminished scale, but I've since begun learning it. It's very interesting, because it repeats itself every minor third. I think it's what I was missing when I tried to make riffs that sounded like death metal. It always sounded too melodic, because I was using diatonic scales like dorian and natural minor. This is like the "Yo I heard you liked minor scales, so I put minor with your minor" scale. Im going to play with nothing but this scale for a while, until I develop a feel for it. I tend to stay in one scale and key for months, and sometimes years, because that's how I learn to find everything a particular scale can do for me.