Using the diminished 5th can add some interesting tension to your leads. This should give you a few ideas on how to use that special note.

5 Rock Riffs for beginners. Basic Techniques and easy chords.

Let's work a little more on downstrokes, power chords and rhythm discplacement. Also - we will explore a cool interval: flat 5, which has a powerful sound to it.

Opeth incorporates many styles of music from folk to jazz in their metal. As well as clean and acoustic passages. We will look at Octaves, trickier riffs, the tritone powerchord, which is basically a powerchord but with an added flat 5 interval.

Lesson covering the shred industrial style of John 5.

Lesson showing a lead guitar in 5 most popular styles: Country, Rock, Blues, Fusion and Jazz.

Short riff built up on downstrokes.

Chord progressions that are commonly used in classic blues music style. E chord progressions I IV V, 8 and 12 bars.

Move the accent in faster lines to spice up your solos!