How To Make Amazing Metal Riffs
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- I show you 8 tricks to take your riffs to an extreme level!
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Tuning: Drop A
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#Guitar #Metal #Riffs 
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*I have Fools of April'd U*
They sent that guitar to Jared Dines as well, right?
Duh...I mean, *DAH*
_buurrrrrrrrrrpppppp_
*grwol*
I love this video more please
*aHa*
That intro really got me in the first half, not gona lie
Me too, sup Rudy
How to write a metalcore riff:
Step 1: Take Unholy Confessions
Step 2: change that main riff slightly
Step 3: profit
How to write a djent riff:
Step 1: find your favorite movie script or book translated into binary
Step 2: play that on the lowest string in 7/8 with a tight tone
How to write a BMTH riff (2019):
Step 1: take The Cell by Gojira
Step 2: play that
Step 3: profit
Well of course
The Gojira bit killed me
Copy, paste, get likes
Great to see some Gojira reference there 😉
No profit for djent 😂
DUde, you should do a series going over other scales. You're seriously good at teaching.
MTOARTofficial I second this
I wish he was my music teacher damn
Thank you! I'd love to do that in the future :)
Didn't think I'd get this much attention on this lol. But seriously not you apply it to a genre that could use the ideas to spread a bit and having someone like you teaching scales and keys and that sort of thing in this style of genre would be a massive help to me and apparantly a lot of others
S C A L E S
Nik: Here's basic..
Me: *takes a month to learn*
It takes me never
Meaning I never get it right
Heyy. A month is pretty good considering what he showed off here. Honestly. You are going to get good fast!
That’s the journey bro
You can't be a hero without first accepting the role of a fool
If Ernie Ball are throwing out guitars they better give me one
Jared dines got two!
😂😂😂😂
I've seen so far around 3 RUclipsrs that have received that Ernie ball guitar
They should give me one uwu
Probably give them away cause they’re too damn expensive haha. Still amazing guitars and I’d love to own one
This mans account is really Amber Leaf. Quality.
Me: *hears Nik speak without an accent*
Also me: *hears Nik speak with Swedish accent*
I must've accidentally skipped a couple season
russian*
Swedish???
He's Slav, particularly Serbian region.
NEW ERNIE BALL GUITAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR
I don't even play guitar, I just love Ernie Ball guitars
yeah me too but I feel like theyre a bit overpriced
longinus cyclone trust me on this, it’s an investment you won’t regret, I played it a few times at guitar stores and the feel of the guitar is like butter, no joke. Also his signature pickups have an amazing tone. Another thing to bear in mind is that this guitar has a piezo and piezos are not that cheap.
@@longinuscyclone213 I can only speak from a drummer's perspective, but I feel if you're paying a lot for an instrument or equipment from a big name, it'll be worth it in the long run
They're amazing guitars!
Specificly Majesty, i don't know..i love that body😺
*Nik low-key teaching scrub drummers like me how to play guitar*
I gotchu fam dw
No shit, me too. Sitting on a pork pie throne, back to my pearl export fumbling all over my ibanez.
Guilty!!
Same. I started learning guitar from youtubers like Nik. Drums probably will always be my instrument of choice, but Niks videos really helped my guitar playing.
So... Scrummers?
Wait Nik not using a schecter. No I can't deal with this
The future is now old man...
BloodMoon32 and this sounds so much better
tbh Schecters are the most bulky awkward necks ive ever used, suprised Nik and well, really any guitarists play and enjoy them haha
@Dylan Gruenloh Well, my experieince is definately limited compared to brands i enjoy, but i have tried hellraisers as well and they felt the same. Also not really an excuse, Ibanez's cheap gio guitars have sexy necks.
BloodMoon32 tf Ernie balls are so much better
This man just called out and exposed 90% of the modern metalcore scene 😂
You're such a god
Woah cuestar what are you doing here? Does Walter know your cheating on him?
you could do a music theory/scales series with a modern metal focus
I kinda try to do that subtly in my monday videos but I'll try to do more tutorial focused vids soon :)
@@NikNocturnal please do. I just started playing again. I need more brain foods
You managed to maintain the accent when naming the patrons, holy crap.
:D
You should do a how to metal solo next because I suck at soloing by improvise lol
Scales my friend, modes and scales
@@RecKLesSRLTV thanks dude!! See the problem is, I get it spurts where I have no motivation to play and I take breaks, but I cant seem to find the joy like I once had it kinda sucks but I'm trying to work through it haha
@Shockheadd45 literally some of the best advice someone has given me on playing the guitar! I ALWAYS just mess around using one technique. But I will defenitly take your apporach!!! Thank you so much! I'm just trying to be the best guitar player I can be😊
@Shockheadd45 oh word dude! Yeah I've only been playing for 5 years and I learned all my favorite stuff, now I'm trying to get serious about theory, scales, all that stuff
@Shockheadd45 yeah I know some, but not all the different positions
It still makes me smile to hear that you personally shout out all of your patreon supporters. Can't wait to see you hit 100k subs Nik!
Thanks Patrick, gotta show dem the luv!
You're not gonna believe this patrick but he's almost at half a million
You're not gonna believe this Patrick but he breached half a million
And now he 1m subs!
Damn dude... seeing how easy it is for you to make these riffs based off of your knowledge of scales/harmonies and other guitar theories makes me want to dig into the "not so fun" part of playing guitar and actually learn the theory... quality video as usual my dude!
Theory is hella fun. Eventually learning something new will be a high you chase.
Thanks dude! I'll maybe make some easy to learn theory based vids soon because it is SOOO helpful, but the internet just teaches it in such a boring way sadly.
Nik Nocturnal please dude! I’m sure I’m not alone saying we’d love to know your way of understanding theory!
@@NikNocturnal that's why I've been considering theory the "not so fun" part of playing, but if you can manage to make it fun, then by all means, please do! haha
Slavic Nik : There will be no memes today ...
Nobody : ...
Slavic Nik : AH ! I have fools of april’d U
Go to Berkeley to learn harmony?
Adam Neely wants to know your location
Go to Berklee to study Harmony?
*Rick Beato* wants to know your location.
this channel should be called " Guitar? i show u in context"
Haha April Fools that guitar isn’t actually a Majesty it’s a Green Schecter photoshopped to be a a Blue Majesty!
I know you know the Kmac way! You can’t fool me!
Exactly! More people should buy green guitars!
U dun got me
Haha you wished.
Andrew Baena gave him wise advice
Zainul Risyad IT WAS KMAC!
Man, all these RUclips guitarists getting free Musicman guitars makes me want to actually start putting out some videos.
Sad Schecter for not giving this talented guy a guitar.. Earnie Ball has the Ball to do it.
Schecter is honestly a better brand but they are however a bit picky about who they endorse compared to most other companies
I'll always have respect for Schecter but since I've been working with EB via my string endorsement for a year, EB is legit one of the most respectful and nice companies I have ever worked with. I absolutely love the people there but even more so the guitars they make. :)
One singular ball
I usually pick notes around chord tones to help drive the melody
The rule to add +2 to find harmonies could be applied to find these notes, for those who don't know theory
Exactly one year later, I’m in quarantine and binging nik. Life ain’t so bad
Your personal sense of humor is drastically underrated. I've ugly laughed a couple of times during many of your videos. Well done sir. Well done.
"It is smooth like butter"
The term for using notes only in the scale/key you’re using is “diatonic”, so the chords Nik created in the beginning are called diatonic chords. One great example is in Asking Alexandria’s Stand Up And Scream album. The harmonizations are diatonic thirds from each other based off the d minor scale.
Hey since you've been taken over completely by Stalin's soul, you should replace the water bottles with vodka ones
I think my videos would turn out very different then...
Yes, with Vodka
But fill them with water to fool everyone.
What I love doing when writting riffs is to imply the dominat chord of the scale at the end of the riff. So for example if I write in harmonic minor (99% of the time) I use the V chord which is a major chord to end the riff and go back to the tonic. Super strong and tasty pull.
Man ill come back to watch the rest but i am playing guitar and im having fun
harmony just made sense to me now, jeez. been playing for 4 years and i could never quite get the harmony idea down (self taught) whenever im writing because i never understood how too. good explanation, great video
This is inspiring! Thanks for the upload!
I'll show you in context (c) Nik
Dude , well done. I needed this. Thank you for doing what you do.
Excellent video! Thanks Nik!!!
I really appreciate this video. It gave me a lot more insight than other videos in a concise and easy to digest way. Definitely going to come back to this to reference it when I try improv stuff.
Pretty legit...... the new 7string EB, the riffs, all of it.... Nik Noc is pretty legit.
Thanks Ken!
As someone who's been playing guitar for 20 years, I love watching these videos and the way you describe things. I love chromatic notes and scale switching but have never been able to put it in an understandable way like how you do for people I jam with. Good shit.
Ugh dude ALWAYS putting out quality content. YES DUDE
Thanks Josh!
Great lesson. Thank you!
Tbh this is very helpful! Thank you nic!
thanks .Your videos Always have New and Fresh tips.
This was really useful and easy to understand. You should do more like this!
I love these songwriting tip videos!!
You remembering the names of your patreon supporters at the end of the video never gos unnoticed. I think they all appreciate the extra effort.
Great video!!
Nik I really needed this. Thank you:)
CONGRATS ON 100K!!!!!
i have to say, youre videos are great for me, i was in a metal band around uhh 8 yeas ago and since the playing alone has been really stale, your videos have inspired me to get a mixer and programs to make my own music for my self as well as play guitar again. thanks man c:
It's very awesome Nik❤️🤘🏻💓
This video is amazing for a guitarist trying to get better at Metal :) Thank you Nik!
Thank YOU for watching!
Awesome video. Knowing music theory can really evolve a simple riff into something really aggressive, heavy and melodic. And that guitar is a beauty🤘🏻🔥
Thanks! Yeah music theory is VERY helpful.
I've been struggling to write decent riffs lately and this has been very helpful. Thanks!
I've never been so excited for Mondays. Please keep it up with the How To series
Thank you, will do!
Awesome video dude. These are really good tips especially if you feel like you're spinning your wheels trying to come up with riffs!
Thank you so much for making this video, I've been playing guitar for 5 years and I was on the brim of quitting because I just can't write anything good. But this video really helped and inspired me.
Dudes, you helped me a lot. Great ideas so quickly explained.
came across this one today. You are a great teacher mate! Thanks!
Wait a sec, is Ernie Ball sending guitars this april 1? Jared and this guy has received a Guitar.
Ninjokotaro "this guy?"
Very good points .
Wow earnie ball are really showing youtubers some love.
^^
Amazing tips
That video is incredibly useful, it can definitely improve anybody's playing
I don’t think I’ve ever improved so much in an hour. Thank you nik!
Very helpful in practicing song writing. Thanks, Nik.
Very very nice and helpful!
When I first started watching your videos I was a bit bored, like "another guitar playing channel, meeeeh" but actually this is very interesting, and your guitar skills can barely be discussed. Your videos made me learn a lot, thanks =D
That's a beauty of a guitar!
Everytime I am done watching one of these I am always heading straight to my guitar I love this
Im going to use this as a reference to practice...
I mean.. there's alot of good points.
I somewhat understand how to apply the scale now actually...
Thanks Nik your videos are metal af!
Adding chords like that to riffs is such an architects move. I love it.
^^^
Sick Music Man, congrats
Best intro to date
This video made me subscribe. Thanks.
Man, you really good at teachings! and love those "in context" or "in the mix" sounds that you achieved. Maybe you can teach us how to mix metal song on your future video:)
Very cool as always Nik ! I learned a lot from your breakdown video, and maybe you should consider doing an episode centered on musical theory in metal, no need to be very deep complicated, just something practical about the scales and how to use them, chose a key for a song etc as those videos are. Keep it metal dude !
Dude this is AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thank YOU for watching!
this was actually helpful thanks m8!
best guitar teacher👍
These videos are like an hot piece of bread ❤❤❤ keep goin'on the series bro
Aha thank you!
Salute to you!
Holy shit sick guitar!!
pogchamp man love yaa for that vid
More vids like this nic
Pls
Awesome!
Congrats on the beautiful new guitar, well deserved :D
Thank you!
"Okay? I show you in context..." xD love it bro! great tips thanks
The ending riff was sweet!!!
How to series is the best....we want more
Well done Nik you did it 100k subs heres to the next 100k
Thank you :)
That guitar sounds insane. the clarity is ridiculous
Congrats on 100K!
Thanks Seth!
Ofc you deserve it
This is fantastic, hoping you do a similar video for leads+solos!
Will do!
I am proud to say these videos were my music education that got me into university for songwriting
amazing tone ;-)
Thank you!
That's one gorgeous guitar
Okay? Okay! Nik my man!
dude is sick with it..
nice i love it!! 🤟