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Michael AC7th September 2013Love this style! Thanks for making this one!
wollace036th September 2013yesss!! you truly covered the vibe of skid row...bringsd back the time when I listended to them as a teenager.. thanx!
Headbanger5th September 2013Nice Riffing that you make it seem attractively easy..I know its not
Darius Wave3rd September 2013Cool lesson Ben! Like that Mr.Big sort of groove! and that cowbell!
Dieterle3rd September 2013OHHH thats out of my AGE ............
Cool riffing and Sound !
jstcrsn2nd September 2013yeeeeeesssssssss. sort of feel a collab comin on this one, and guitar and guns can live harmoniously together
Ben Higgins1st September 2013Glad you like it guys, hope to see some REC's of this one !
Gabriel Leopardi1st September 2013This is one of my favourite 80's hard rock bands. Their riffs were killer and Bach's voice so aggressive. I can feel connexions with some of their best songs here. Great job mate!!
Hajduk1st September 2013And great lesson btw
- Hajduk1st September 2013
That's awesome Ben, Loved Skid Row, reminds me of high school
waynedcoville1st September 2013awesome! I was just thinking the other day how cool it would be to see a SR lesson. those guys really took 80's rock to a new level, especially with some riffs of of Slave to the Grind. and during live performances, Sebastian Bach would belt out some nearly death-metal vocals. great job of reading my mind, Ben...what am I thinking you should do now...?
PosterBoy1st September 2013Yay another Hard Rock Rhythm lesson!
Great Stuff Ben- Lovtscho1st September 2013
Awesome riffing
GregH1st September 2013Great lesson. Like the riffs. Great sound.
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Welcome to my new lesson!
THE PROFESSOR Getting a handle on ‘80s metal in the style of bands like Skid Row, Cinderella and Warrant, means getting your hands and ears around the Minor Blues Scale. While playing power chords and shredding the modes is important when studying ‘80s metal, there is an underlying element of the blues that makes this music sound great, and that you need to explore to dig deep into these riffs as demonstrated by Ben in this lesson.
Learning how to build, play and solo with the Minor Blues Scale will not only help those of you out that are exploring the Blues genre, but it can help get that characteristic bluesy sound into your playing that bands such as Skid Row loved to use in their riffs and solos.
This time we're going to be learning some riffs inspired by the American heavy metal band Skid Row, who rose to fame in the late 80's and early 90's with hits like 'Youth Gone Wild', 'Slave to the Grind' & '18 & Life'.
There's plenty of power chords allied to occasional melody line embellishments.
The one thing that is apparent in Skid Rows riffs is groove so make sure you're 100% locked in with the beat!
This lesson will work on:
- Timing
- Power chords
- Chord shifting
- Palm muting
So grab your guitars and let's rock like Grunge never happened!
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Standard tuning E A D G B E
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110bpm
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