10 Spooky Guitar Riffs for Halloween (with Tabs)

[@IvandeWeer]

I love the Halloween theme song played by Buckethead. He can play the melody with his left hand tapping and tapping the bass part with his right hand

[@DudeMcGuybro]

If any of us could play like Buckethead we wouldn't be in a KZbin comment section, let's be real buddy. LOL.

[@TheYellingIdiot]

Sweet Dreams was one of the first songs I learned on guitar. It’s a fun song.

[@jamesketos4655]

Same here haha

[@alikranbaskesen3187]

Same :D

[@joemother1598]

It sounds like it could be a the opening to an Andrew Tate TikTok

[@GrabberblueStang]

Lol, me too

[@lu8932]

brooo same

[@yoyo9788]

I instantly thought about the call of ktulu, this riff is awesome and has that spooky vibe

[@ronarnold1507]

I'm glad you finished this video with the Halloween theme! Such a great chilling melody.

[@jeffharder8706]

The Halloween theme gets me every time. It’s pretty badass

[@robbiewilson214]

Chromaticism is always an easy way to get spooky with it. Take a heavy minor 1 or 2 bar riff, and repeat it one measure up the fretboard. Repeat process until spooked.

[@quickhandluke.387]

Man floods I forgot how spooky that riff is. Love that song god bless the abbot brother🤘

[@s.kanessuperbiatv6464]

Cirice by Ghost is also a great spooky riff

[@GutesBrot]

Ghosts Prequelle in the background and no Ghost? Remember that that Scooby Doo chase music is extreeemely scary

[@voronOsphere]

Great List! Happy Halloween!

[@Sadion666]

Mike oldfields song is called tubular bells and bed of Razors was clearly inspired by Allison hell of annihilator

[@kentucky1519]

But alexi can outright them both and has

[@zaakknight]

I knew that riff sounded oddly familiar. It is heavily inspired in Alisson Hell indeed

[@Sadion666]

@@kentucky1519 Alexi loved Annihilator so it's more of an homage is think

[@kentucky1519]

@@Sadion666 yeah but I'm just saying he's a better writer

[@johngarrett3361]

Great list, great playing. The Children of Bodom kind of makes up for the lack of Chuck Schuldiner riffs.

[@kentucky1519]

Alexi is the only other writer in metal that can match and possibly exceed chucks level but alas they were both too powerful to continue living

[@syngates3207]

Learning the call of ktulu was really fun the intro especially

[@lt7601]

Day of the lords - joy division The end - The doors Spill the blood - Slayer The holy filament - Mr. Bungle A dream - Mutiilation1

[@big_red01027]

John Carpenter. What a legend.

[@rocktopuss9279]

Love the angry cactus!

[@superdragon1101]

I like it! Especially in October!

[@Vesimies08]

Ghost - Prequelle! So good album!🎸👍🤘

[@kingofkong666]

freezing mooooonnnnnn🖤

[@namlev6939]

1:15 that L theme in Death Note

[@lavender_blade8180]

Yeah but how do u think they got it ? They had to sample it and change it up a bit

[@Harry_Hjelm]

Surprised Circe by ghost wasn’t on here you literally have one of their albums in the back ground

[@stevenadams3837]

So many to pick from.

[@insanetubegain]

Pantera's Electric Funeral cover is the shit, there's a part that in the guitar solo that sounds straight out of a 1950's horror flick only metalized.

[@henrynunis911]

Prosthetics - the most underrated and scariest riff of Slipknot.

[@Max-ks2to]

The intro to Fall children by afi is a good one

[@Agte1234]

South of Heaven with surf rock sound 😂

[@christiankuhr2850]

thank god you did SOMETHING IN THE WAY

[@johnlynch3150]

Where's "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold?

[@zer0_iz_d34d]

That’s what I’m saying

[@kentucky1519]

Great song ruined by cheesy vocals

[@lowlifeangler]

Awesome, I have the same exact guitar but a viper neck not a wizard ll , (SV470)

[@brendakrieger7000]

Happy Halloween 🧛🏻‍♂👻🎸

[@SvenNagel-p8e]

Verry Good 😊

[@brunogaudereto1732]

Agnosticism - Lich King This riff is perfect for Halloween

[@johnwatermelon442]

What about 'Nightmare' by AX7?

[@blondepotatoboi]

Day of the Lords by Joy Division would fit pretty well

[@patrikkarlsson3783]

The dmds riff is more eerie when it comes to Mayhem songs.

[@MasonJohnston-c2w]

I was playing my guitar with you❤❤❤❤❤

[@eifersucht14c]

Can't believe you had a Ghost record in the background and put in nary a Square Hammer nor a Cirice my dude

[@hated_lover32]

okay, sir, you just made my sister piss herself because of the Halloween theme cover

[@lordoftheelements2112]

I am late to the party, so I don’t know if anyone will see this, but Sweet Dreams was originally a song by Eurothymix, and Marilyn Manson covered it, coming up with that version.

[@zaakknight]

One of the creepiest riffs I know is Prosthetics by Slipknot. And one in a more cartoonish way is Ghost's Square Hammer

[@emem2756]

Some Iced Earth riffs from Horror Show would be perfect

[@matheusv7219]

Punch Me I Bleed from COB is a good choice too for Halloween

[@shandilesmanahidayat7131]

Awesome

[@emem2756]

Halloween is a Helloween day!

[@neptwo9563]

cemetery gates deserved a mention

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"I Put A Spell On You" ... "Graveyard Train" ... "Tombstone Shadow"

[@anthonyfalco2462]

The razors edge bv acdc is pretty good

[@mylogify]

Nice video. Hey man by the way, I am also working on Fear of the Dark solo.... the second solo is very fast, I am wondering how long did it take for you to play it accurately? I am hoping I'll play it as well... :). Did you learn through tabs, or watching concert videos? Cheers! Very nice playing, keep at it!

[@KevinBalke]

I always listen to the record and several concert videos to figure things out. I don't think I get my tabs 100% right all the time, but they should be pretty accurate overall! The second Fear of the Dark solo is pretty tough, took me about a week or so to get that down. But keep in mind that I also need to do a lot of takes to get the complicated parts right for my videos, so it probably still took me a lot of tries to nail the solo accurately!

[@EyesoreJr]

How about “Get Born Again” by Alice In Chains.

[@metalboi322]

i think hells bell would be a great pick for this list

[@TheONEandONLY_rat]

What are the background chords for the Halloween theme?

[@Joshiiie77]

Mike Mayers theme, actually if you go B - 19-19 and then e - 21 and loop sounds more accurate

[@Hammerfall180]

Mega. 👍👏🤘

[@jasond626]

Cool

[@AwsomeJackGamerSHORTS]

3:32 badummdum badummdum badum badummdum

[@mrvader2037]

Some GHOST songs there ?😎👻

[@OhhGawd]

You own a lot of nice shirts.

[@skyepicus]

Guitar riffs for Halloween. Not complete without a Type O Negative riff.

[@InhumaneHarvest69]

The call of duty zombies theme should be on here

[@IvandeWeer]

How about Suite Sister Mary by Queensryche

[@lionelgrenelle]

The Call of Ktulu !!! (Cthulhu ...)

[@vladiordanescu2093]

Nice video ! How about the opening of Heir apparent by Opeth ?

[@KevinBalke]

That would be more like 'opening the gates to hell' than spooky.

[@vladiordanescu2093]

@@KevinBalke you are right, that's a pretty ,,diabolical'' riff :)

[@farhangemamifar9190]

ritual testament is number one spookiest.

[@hewholurks4825]

“Twist of Cain” - Danzig

[@natmusic7193]

Alison hell - Annihilator

[@Alex-hq8yd]

Totally scary ay

[@albertoscalia5514]

👍👍👍🥇🥇

[@happypc11]

my friend jesusdrip should play this

[@DaLavette]

Uh guitar will never be scary

[@RyzenFrench]

Blue lobster intro

[@manuelalejofelixbojorquez5878]

Alice in Chains - the devil put dinosaurs here

[@themaczter9024]

South of Heaven sounds like Into the Void.

[@BRILLIN0]

Song n°8 plagio Jeff Waters (Allison hell)Annihilator

[@notsop1]

Aahhh yes, South of Heaven, my favorite Ghost song.

[@patrickwithskies]

Bro ignored the fact that Ice Nine Kills exist

[@wamporeycidulgb]

The Small Hours. Doom OST E2M2.

[@CaptSpaulding239]

Halloween by The Misfits

[@schifrinlopez9952]

Come on Randy Rhodes did it the best put on headphones listen to the intro to believer.

[@jadepup]

no mr. scary???

[@charlesmcwarles5638]

put more distortion on the riffs and then they are really spooky

[@LittleTimmyVR689]

Instead call of ktulu he should have sanatiram

[@lorenzotavares1815]

You missed Solitude by Candlemass. For me its the second most dark riff of all time, losing only to South of heaven

[@Nuclearzoo1]

Or any other Candlemass' song

[@patrickbaird290]

Of course sweet dreams is a (RIP OFF ) OF CRAZY TRAIN

[@Last-Scar-5675]

So?

[@martinhorak4877]

Dead skin mask? Come on

[@RangerPete1994]

100% the creepiest riff ever

[@mjferrari82]

Totally missing the best ones. Megadeth - The Conjuring, Megadeth - Devils Island.

[@jaidynheadford4092]

The Lack of Distortion 😅

[@patolucaspato163]

[@dimaster8995]

💀

[@Tinsegnini]

Why doesn't anyone talk about the excellent album in the background?????

[@jacintofragoso1211]

None of this is really spooky

[@AkulKul-o9c]

Not spooky at all

[@blackthornpvp]

buy yourself a nice guitar man, this one is so bad lol

[@blackthornpvp]

your playing is spot on but treat yourself to a nice guitar man!

[@AmishScamCaller007]

theres no muse????

[@andrejeqq_8419]

HELLS BELLS????