Death Metal

[Phil of Death Metal]

Anyone know of any good sites or You Tube for Death Metal? I am looking for something where they go through and show you how to play it not just some one playing to a backing track. Or any good Tab sites that do not charge for it....I want to learn Death Metal but I cannot find anything but backing tracks with some one playing....Far as that goes I do not even know where to start.

 

[BusinessMan]

There are good youtubers. Simon Smith has some good videos, mostly black metal stuff but some dm. Signals music studio has some really good videos on theory in general.
Ultimate guitar has free tabs generally.

 

[HoneyNut]

Death Metal is like Jazz. The more you listen to it, the easier you understand the phrasing, note choices, tempo, degree of horror etc

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Anyone know of any good sites or You Tube for Death Metal? I am looking for something where they go through and show you how to play it not just some one playing to a backing track. Or any good Tab sites that do not charge for it....I want to learn Death Metal but I cannot find anything but backing tracks with some one playing....Far as that goes I do not even know where to start.

What kind of death metal are you trying to learn? There are a lot of little nuances within death metal depending on the era or subgenre. You might be better off figuring out what bands you like within the genre first, and then seeking out tabs for their stuff.


songsterr generally has good tabs. I prefer it over ultimate guitar tbh.

 

[CanserDYI]

Yep, songsterr is awesome, and actually have a lot of DM stuff. Been learning Cryptopsy stuff on there and its pretty accurate.

 

[ArtDecade]

@Evan89 has some threads for his transcriptions. He can probably chime in with which death metal albums he was worked on.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

seeing this thread keeps getting this song stuck in my head; now it's stuck in yours too. you're weclome.

 

[Phil of Death Metal]

I don't understand those tabs.......You have two numbers on top of each other how do you play that?

 

[prlgmnr]

back in the day we used to go here:

Rivers of Gore - Brutal Tablature

now there are loads on sites like ultimate guitar and songsterr but sadly you're often better off just working stuff out yourselves because people don't hesitate to just go "err can't hear it just tab any old shit" and call it done

 

[ExMachina]

I don't understand those tabs.......You have two numbers on top of each other how do you play that?

That's a chord, how long have you been playing?

 

[CanserDYI]

I don't understand those tabs.......You have two numbers on top of each other how do you play that?

Can you screenshot what you mean? As @ExMachina stated that sounds like just a chord, but for all we know your browser has screwed up the page and placed multiple numbers literally on top of each other or the tab is incorrect, etc.

 

[Phil of Death Metal]

That's a chord, how long have you been playing?

Not that long...I figured out it was a chord but what chord?

Can you screenshot what you mean? As @ExMachina stated that sounds like just a chord, but for all we know your browser has screwed up the page and placed multiple numbers literally on top of each other or the tab is incorrect, etc.

Feasting on the Blood of the Insane Tab by Six Feet Under | Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm

Feasting on the Blood of the Insane Tab by Six Feet Under. Free online tab player. One accurate version. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal

www.songsterr.com

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Not that long...I figured out it was a chord but what chord?

Feasting on the Blood of the Insane Tab by Six Feet Under | Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm

Feasting on the Blood of the Insane Tab by Six Feet Under. Free online tab player. One accurate version. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal

www.songsterr.com

bro those are literally just chords.

 

[Demiurge]

Not that long...I figured out it was a chord but what chord?

Specifically, those are "power chords" for the most part, which is the root note, the 5th, and the octave of the root note.

 

[CanserDYI]

Ohhh my dude is new new. That's alright, we literally we're all there before. But just being extremely brutally honest, if this is your first foray into tablature, death metal might not be your best first choice to learn on. But then again, I've always been a supporter of the "learn on what you want to play on" mentality with guitars themselves, so maybe the music side of things would work too, who knows. But DM tabs are usually pretty all over the place, and not really beginner material.

 

[sock5150]

Echoing what others are saying, but if you're a beginner, death metal is not always a great choice to start learning songs from tabs. They're often inaccurate and can be very intimidating due to the advanced techniques and high tempos most DM bands employ.

That being said, if you want a super accurate resource for DM tabs, especially OSDM and crossover stuff, I highly recommend TBombGuitar on YouTube. He tabs out everything from scratch, films a simple playthrough video for each, and is very good about mimicking the specific styles of death metal's famous, and infamous, players. SheetHappens books are also very nice and well made in my experience if you're into more modern/progressive-sounding bands.

Enjoy your guitar journey friend, it lasts a lifetime and there is always another mountain to climb. It will be the most frustrating, and most rewarding thing you will ever do if you put in the time and effort to do it right.

(PS. Learn to use a metronome while you're still starting out, it is a good habit to have)

 

[7stringDemon]

A lot of Death Metal is hard, but Six Feet Under typically isn't. I think thats a great choice of starter Death Metal. Feasting on the Blood of the Insane is a sweet tune for sure, i bust that intro riff out all the time.

Thats the power chord. Practice hitting them hard, and sliding them around. Thats Death Metal 101 right there

 

[bostjan]

Unsolicited advice:

Find a good teacher and take a couple of lessons. Make sure you come right out and clearly tell your teacher that you want to learn death metal off of tabs. A half hour with a teacher will save you hours of frustration later on. Once you are satisfied with your skills, you can tell your teacher that it's time to cancel your lessons from there on and then you can focus on learning on your own, if you want, but who knows, maybe your teacher will have a lot of things to show you about death metal?

 

[jake013]

E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D#
E :-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B :-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G :-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D :-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A :2----3----4----5---|-6---7---8---9---|10---11---12---13---|
E :0----1----2----3---|-4---5---6---7---|-8----9---10---11---|

E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D#
E :-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B :-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G :-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D :9---10---11---12---|13---2---3---4---|-5----6----7----8---|
A :7----8----9---10---|11---0---1---2---|-3----4----5----6---|
E :-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Basic power chords

Not that long...I figured out it was a chord but what chord?

Feasting on the Blood of the Insane Tab by Six Feet Under | Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm

Feasting on the Blood of the Insane Tab by Six Feet Under. Free online tab player. One accurate version. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal

www.songsterr.com

 

[jake013]

the chord names above the chords shifted for some reason. they are still in order