Shred Riffing

			
			RHYTHM/RIFFS LESSON. 
		
			Heavy guitar riffs played at shred speed. Combines 16th note triplets and 16th notes at 144 bpm.		

		Tags : 
			shred, alternate, picking, 16th note triplets, Paul Gilbert		


		Hello GMCers, welcome to my shred riffing lessons. This is the intro of a tune I wrote some time ago, heavily based on my Prog Metal influences. 



Sometimes when I write rhythm guitar lines I decide to simply do that follow the rhythm very closely with almost percussive guitar riffs. To accomplish this I use palm muting with alternate picking to give it that aggressive Paul Gilbert sound.



An advice here would be to go easy on the distortion, too much of it makes the riffs sound muddy and unclear, giving you an exact setting on the gain or drive of your amp would be impossible since every guitar has a different output, if it sounds to muddy and you can't distinguish the notes very well, bring it down a little until it does.



The whole riff is in the key of E minor with a few passing notes, nothing complicated as far as theory.



Hope you enjoy the lesson



Good luck and have fun



Jose