What's your favorite Metallica riff?

@temaryd

4 жыл бұрын

escape

@jovan1983

4 жыл бұрын

The god that failed and My friend of misery are my favorites

@tranaproductions

4 жыл бұрын

Enter Sandman! No. One! No, not that one either. Seek And Destroy! No, I don't think it's that one. Master Of Puppets! No ... They have to many good riffs.

@shanepartridge2744

4 жыл бұрын

The Fade to Black bridge, before the "no one but me" lyrics

@DapperHesher

4 жыл бұрын

The Thing That Should Not Be

James' riff god powers can never be matched. Sad but true.

@mister_matrix

4 жыл бұрын

Nice pun!!

@auri8810

4 жыл бұрын

He is the master (of puppets)

@zissisalimoudis6332

4 жыл бұрын

And there's Dave Mustaine

@00Dusty

4 жыл бұрын

There a lot of people who write better riff

@ReasonableRam

4 жыл бұрын

Hetfield and Mustaine are insanely talented riff writers. My favorite from either of them is probably the heavy breakdown of The Conjuring from Peace Sells that starts at about 2:55 into the song. Probably the best thrash riff of all time.

Hetfeild - "I don't know the notes on a guitar." He just plays from the heart.

@crazygamer6601

4 жыл бұрын

When did he say that? Because he's written plenty of harmonies....

@maaaaaap

4 жыл бұрын

+brandon he probably means he doesnt know every fret. you can play harmonies without really knowing the notes

@bunnybook6590

4 жыл бұрын

Just about every guitar player lol

@bunnybook6590

4 жыл бұрын

The key to guitar playing imo is shape visualization

@phantumgrey

4 жыл бұрын

@@crazygamer6601 He said that in the special content of the first S&M concert explaining "How do I teach the orchestra how to play. Push here, then push here. I don't know the notes on the guitar" I think it was in the making of S&M documentary, but it was definitely in an interview in 1999 and James was describing it. I'll try to find it if I can. There are so many interviews to go through.

Me "So James, how did you write songs like Fade to Black, Sanitarium, or One?" James "YEHAAAAHH

@benparsons4979

4 жыл бұрын

why did you miss a comma between Fade to Black and Sanitarium but put one after Sanitarium?

@nunochiquelho7832

4 жыл бұрын

@@benparsons4979 I was thinking about thatttttt

@bigloubowski4184

4 жыл бұрын

Fade to Black Sanitarium...killer song, almost as good as Blackened Battery

@squirecat9465

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigloubowski4184 you win the internet today my friend

@squirecat9465

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigloubowski4184 ...And Justice for ST Anger

When I heard him play that riff for the first time I really thought it would end up being Unforgiven IV

@TWISSTR

4 жыл бұрын

I for sure thought it would be on Hardwired before it came out, I was kinda disappointed cuz its such a good melody lol

@prometheustv6558

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Morris Unforgivens are usually two albums apart so many next album.

@exessivemite9478

4 жыл бұрын

@@prometheustv6558 they said unforgiven is done I think

@vonmendoza1045

3 жыл бұрын

It should be called un4given

@Foxikaze

2 жыл бұрын

@@vonmendoza1045 Na even better: UnforgIVen

Tyler: translating the language of gods for boyzangurls like us. edit: love that crispy tone

@amdinstartor6867

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Dove his name is tyler?

@squirecat9465

4 жыл бұрын

whats a boyzangurl

@jebatman756

4 жыл бұрын

amdinstartor yup

@numbers8015

4 жыл бұрын

SquireCat boys and girls

A lot of people are saying James doesn't pay attention to music theory while writing riffs, but I think it's still possible for him (or anyone, for that matter) to naturally gravitate toward a certain sound or tonality, which music theory can then be used to explain.

The biggest secret is YEAH !!!

One remains my favorite riff from start to finish, and Hetfield in terms of picking rhythm technique is not human. Just look at the way he holds the picks when he strums! Awesome work!

The call of ktulu riff is exactly the same chord that you play.

@AustinTexas6thStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Without Am and Em scales, there can be no Metallica

@taimarsaid8783

3 жыл бұрын

I heared the call of ktulu in this video a hundred times.

James Riffield...

I like how he plays enter sandman as the first riff, and its VERY WELL DOCUMENTED that Kirk wrote that.

@nikolasmokalis3425

4 жыл бұрын

He establishes that regardless of if it’s Kirk or James who wrote those riffs, the foundations are the same. You could also argue that Kirk picked up that writing style from James by the time the black album came out

@travistotle

4 жыл бұрын

What's your point? The title of the video is the Metallica riff writing secret, not the JAMES HETFIELD writing secret.

@mrbeard3150

4 жыл бұрын

Metallica stole enter sandman from another band. There's a vid on that very subject. Excel I think is the band. They ripped off a bunch of stuff but it's still good music

@freezingjazzy

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrbeard3150 Yeah then A7X stole a bunch of Metallica riffs. The circle of riffs go round and round. It never ends.

@benparsons4979

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrbeard3150 I don't think they stole it I think they were just influenced by it, or maybe it was complete coincidence

How James probably thought of it- This sounds cool

Dude you should totally get a signiture guitar from James or Kirk. You are a big fan of them both clearly I think it would make since to get one of their guitars

@VacantSpirit

4 жыл бұрын

i love Kirks guitars as they show what he loves

this is the first time I've watched a Metallica riff video and not a single downpick was played, yet I still learned something. Hats off to you sir, my dear mister Sir

Really nice video. James is by far my favorite thrash metal musician. His riffs cannot be topped.

Your careful observation and thoughtful and accurate recreation and analysis of this obscure sample is really important and appreciated!!!!!!!!

This is my favorite video of yours in, like, the last year. Good stuff, man. Keep it up.

Man,i wanted to see someone's talking about this video so much.It is so inspiring and relatable.

Excellent video. James is one of my all time favorite guitarists.

@christianstojgtr

3 жыл бұрын

same

I watched that video of James and it was enough to inspired me to improve my writing. I love to hear your appreciation for it

Tyler- Love the Chicago Music Exchange shirt. That's my guitar shop I go to in Chicago. You are awesome and very inspirational for myself to push to play better and beyond my comfort zone.

That guitar is absolutely stunning -best looking PRS ever! Oh, and you made some pretty good points in there too! Thanks for continuing to share your insights

11 mins after uploaded, new record! Great stuff Tyler!

All the riffs from the and justice for all...album

Yeah I really don't think James is thinking about whether he's playing lydian or dorian notes and scales. He's just playing guitar not thinking about that technical music theory stuff.

@numbers8015

4 жыл бұрын

Shockheadd45 yes, and he was taught by joe satriani

@corm1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@numbers8015 I don't think James was taught by Joe satriani, I think that was only kirk.

@rustynails7945

2 жыл бұрын

Fr if he did thar metallica would suck

@lemanleygishie6185

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah thats why i failed jazz band....

omg I was searching for this riff years now! thank you sir :D

I just started to figure out how scales and chords work together and this was such a HUGE visual demonstration!! With my favorite band ever as the subject no less 😅

Wow I felt a new beautiful dimension to my playing applying this.. Thank you 🙏🏻

Pretty cool to think about, that two tone method he uses is definitely unique. I may be a little biased because i’m a die hard Metallica fan, but that’s probably the reason I fell in love with them in the first place. I love the way that sounds.

Good stuff man. Keep up these awesome videos!!

Hey Tyler, I live near you I can’t wait to run into you sometime

@luiz_4136

4 жыл бұрын

If I was ever you, i would do this already

@VacantSpirit

4 жыл бұрын

take camping chair and case of beer. you know the rest

@crazygamer6601

4 жыл бұрын

Does he live in the Chicago area?

@tylershockley4277

4 жыл бұрын

Disturbing...

@fxexpert4541

4 жыл бұрын

Pervert!

I’m in love with that guitar 🎸

What a great video. Really breaking a style down, and all the other general knowledge.

Sweet video man! 🤟😎👌

This riff is such a bluesy riff, good job James

i had such bad writers block and this opened up so many ideas

I don't think for a second James thought "ah shit..that chord isn't derived from the Am scale..." I would be more apt to think of James writing from the mindset of using simple movable chord shapes, playing what he is feeling and moving through any and all possible permutations and finding what sounds right for his mood. If it sounds good, it's not wrong. In my humble opinion, James Hetfield is the single biggest metal guitar influence of the modern era. *Bows to riff God. Cool video! oh...favorite riff? damn, that's near impossible to pick just one, but I've always loved the quirkiness of the intro riffs to Leper Messiah.

Your so talented man, I wish I could play guitar like you

Please do a video on how to properly hold a pick. I think it's an aspect of playing that is extremely important and often overlooked by beginners that could lead to bad habits and limit their growth.

I kept hearing the Fleetwood Mac song Rhiannon. Maybe James was channeling some Lindsey Buckinham.

I play like this from when I was young and I dont even know James play like this too until i discovered by miself,thats why I still love him lol

That riff from Hero of the Day gets me every time.

Weird I was just doing this the other day. With the C major scale (a minor relative) any open string is in the key. So you can do a baseline on the A string and play the scale up the next string, or do that for any other string. You can come up with simple chords or notes as long as they are not sharps or flats. Sounds cool too.

YE YEAH

The real secret is : "YEAHHH"

@originalname8107

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for copying my comment

Interesting approach. Thanks for pointing it out.

Wishing papa het a speedy recovery!

That was my favorite part of the video. It should be on an album.

Daw, and here I thought it was my saying "Guitar habits of James Hetfield" that inspired this video, but that was grandiose. Thanks Tyler, great video as always

Main points noted down. Thanks a lot.

Explaining how Jaymz writes music when he wouldn't understand it himself! :) He plays from the heart, using his ears and fingers to accomplish what he wants to bring out from within, simple. :) \m/

I love your cruchy tone, god that's cool !

I discovered this recently on my own and i never thought it might be useful

How to write a Metallica-inspired song: Downstroke until someone tells you to play a chord and then play either 1, 3, or 5 and then continue downstroking. But only use power chords or 5 chords

Isn’t the first riff James played Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac? Edit: Love how you included Hero of the Day! One of Kirks best moments I think! Amazing but sadly forgotten amongst some. And the Call Of Sandman

One of the best rhythm guitar player

That guitar is stunning

Master of puppet, Nightmare along especially I like his down picking technique

Video pops up in notifications just as I'm listening to Enter Sandman - InstaClick

My mind is literally blown haha thank you for sharing this! 7:41

Can't help but to hear Fleetwood mac inspirations as well.

I grew up learning metallica riff and mark tremonti when he was just in creed. Most of Mark melody are somehow same with how metallica is making it.

Man’s using big words😂, trying to keep up!😂. Thanks for these types of videos man, really help me develop my guitar playing you legend with a crispy tone😂

Guys, James isn't in rehab. I locked him in my basement, so he'd teach me writing riffs.

@DaSeppii

4 жыл бұрын

@@chevyguy5525 Just found out that he broke my cage🙁

@djjazzyjeff1232

4 жыл бұрын

And Dr. Dre said? .... nothing you idiots Dr. Dre's dead he's locked in my basement.

I see that hollowbody that isn't out yet in the background. Definitely going to have to get one. I'm just a tiny bit jealous lol.

You make it sound so easy and I got to learn some music theory just have too...or my guitar journey will come to a sudden crash into a big wall and soon. Also I have a question Tyler, looking at your fingers on the fretboard do they sale finger stretchers?

Very nice sir

Hey, can you please make a video where you explain all the licks that kirk hammett uses (I know you already have one describing what gear he uses and some of the licks he uses, but can you please make a vid where you show most of the licks from the solos he plays?)

Orion also thanks Tyler you make my day cheers!

that PRS amp is badass *waits to hear that its actually a model*

very lightning! much ktulu!

Thanks for the lesson! -A Bass Player

@doomslayerplushie6662

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson! A drummer

i have a a feeling james just plays by ear and feel. He would have learned some basic scales but i think a minor and e are nearly most of metallicas songs

a video specifically on making licks and being in time with the music as i struggle with original licks and being on the beat or playing it slightly off the beat

Take a look at "Orion" if you want to analyze the same idea / chord structures etc.

can you explain more about the natural minor scale and how you go from the actual scale to the chords you showed in the video

The riff you showed at 6:53 sounds both like Enter Sandman and The Call of Ktulu

RIFF MACHINE 🙌🤘🙌

I think he just lets his music speak for himself. I don't know if it's true, but that's what I choose to believe. It doesn't need to be technical or scientific or accurate even, it just speaks for itself. James is definitely a step above any other player, my honest opinion.

I love it when you talk Metallica, man. They're my favorite band, and I couldn't ever think of being like them, but you bring such a technical side to things while not going instantly to the more technical bands, like Rush or Yes.

@christianstojgtr

3 жыл бұрын

me too.

im thinking about buying a prs, but its my first one and i dont know if theres a good model to start with

@sebastiansak3079

4 жыл бұрын

Whats your budget?

How do you not have over 1 million subs?

If you were to start a "reverse engineer" artists series, I would not hate that.

I keep looking into your online course. I want to take the plunge. Im somewhat holding back. Too many questions. Lol

@AustinTexas6thStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Then, you should buy MY course on *his* course!!!

Nice equipment

Nice Eagle!

Thank you 😊

tell me which other metal band has those epic riffs in standard tuning?? I'm having so much fun playing Metallica songs on my guitar!

Hey hey hey thank you

Hi I have a floyd rose guitar and I want to change the strings What Strings or String Gauge should I use? Edit: Sorry for my bad english, i'm a german student

@realjustdjango

4 жыл бұрын

I say go for 9-42 strings, since I think that when you put them on the floyd rose won't angle forward as much due to the strings being softer.

@kengonzo1640

4 жыл бұрын

You should use the string gauge that you have on the guitar already. If you do decide that you aren't happy with the feel of the strings and change the string gauge your bridge tension and intonation will be thrown off. That being said if you are having issues bending strings comfortably try a lighter string gauge. Please take your guitar to get set up at the local Music store if you aren't sure on how to do it yourself. Eventually give it a shot and watch a KZread on how. Its a pain in the ass to learn but will save you money in the long run. Hope that helps.

@cheyn7213

4 жыл бұрын

thanks/Danke Then I use my 9-42 Strings Danke Dann benutze ich meine 9-42 seiten weiter

@svst208

4 жыл бұрын

you should use 65-526 theyre quite thick but they have a nice tone

@cheyn7213

4 жыл бұрын

@@svst208 but these are bass strings I think

YEAH YEAH!

I also spent days learning that riff, clean and distorted with palm muting

I thought you were going to say like what he said, "plugging into a nice loud amp with [a great] sound I'll just write a bunch of riffs right on the spot."

Nice CME shirt!

You should do a video on Carlos Santana in Tyga’s song Mamacita.

Do you still have the grandmeister deluxe 40?

It was no mess up. James meant to do that cause he is.. THE RIFF MASTER

@RyanLBrown9396

4 жыл бұрын

Shanon Sipes MASTER...MASTER

Nice Taylor ! Always informative contents !

The Call of Ktulu 2:43 edit: also 3:38

@DoodlesHD719

4 жыл бұрын

The Call of Kthulu is Cliff Bertons song.

@_got_sound_6406

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Lewis *Burton and the intro isn’t

@H.E.M.

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Lewis is Dave’s song The first three Metallica albums are actually Megadeth albums. That’s why AJFA sounded try hardy and had no flow and why they had to sell out because they’re not good musicians and couldn’t top Rust in peace aka the best thrash album.

@F13_Zeo

4 жыл бұрын

@@H.E.M. No, they're not. He only had any part in a whole 6, possibly 7 songs over the course of three albums that total 26 songs. That's 20 songs without him. He had no hand in MOP at all, and only two riffs were used on RTL. He did have a far more significant hand on KEA with 4 writing credits there, but he still worked on less than half the album. So no, the first three Metallica albums aren't Megadeth albums. They didn't need to pull as much from Mustaine after KEA as they had Cliff, who would turn around and write a good chunk of RTL and MOP. Also, AJFA is both the best Metallica album, and they never sold out. And Rust in Peace doesn't touch RTL or MOP.

@serenityk2tu749

4 жыл бұрын

@@H.E.M. lmao, know your facts before you tell them