This is a challenge for all metalheads out there who love agressive metal riffs. This lesson is full of cool alternate picking stuff so even if you are not into the metal your picking can gain a lot if you use this lesson as an alternate picking excercise! Get in and prepare to pick FAST!

Learn to create riffs with the distinct mixolydian sound! This mode is similar to our trusty major scale, the only difference is that it has a flat 7th degree.

Integrate new chord shapes in your playing with this sequence of progressive rock riffs!

A riff does not need to be complex, but it needs to be able carry the weight off the song. My quest for riffs is unending!

140 BPM heavy progression - improve your timing and speed!

Heavy progressions and fast downstrokes - in the style of (arguably) the greatest metal band of all times.

Alternate Picking, Power chords and rhythmic challenges - improve your technique as well as your timing control!

Powerful guitar patterns in drop D tuning.

10 killer funk riffs from the 70s!