Write HEAVIER Riffs with these Doomy Dyad Chords | Doom Metal Guitar

[@adamsnow8554]

Thanks Steve, always been a big fan of the technique videos, looking forward to trying this out later 🙂

[@DoesItDoom]

Awesome! Looking to do some more technique videos. If you have any ideas for topics that you’d like to see, let me know!

[@bobbylucas9948]

Matt Pike is such an awesome guitarist who doesn't get talked about much, glad you mentioned him

[@TheDeadStretch]

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats is a great example of a band that uses all these various dyads in their riffs. Melody Lane is a good example.

[@DoesItDoom]

Nice.

[@pittuthead]

Please Steve do a tutorial of melody lane!

[@wout808]

Exactly! They made it their thing totally!

[@Vulume]

Pro tip: A fourth is an inverted fifth. If you play it on the lowest strings it can sound like a power chord that's impossibly low for your guitar.

[@DoesItDoom]

Absolutely!

[@AJ-wh1tw]

Using fifth-root (playing Drop D style riffs without the drop) and having my 5 string bass double the roots is my go to for super heavy riffs that are very clear especially if they need to have some speed to them.

[@SlimRhyno]

I just tried it and it's sooo thiccc! Thank you, brother (or sister)🙏🤘

[@Str1ng5]

Pro tip. That was a beginner tip

[@Str1ng5]

So any note with any other note. Got it

[@_Kid_Corpus_]

This was SO fkn great, Steve !!! I must have written 12 riffs o'er the weekend using a veritable host of dissonant dyads & mixing them with power chords. It has opened up a whole new world of sound for me. Thank you so much !!! 🥰

[@DoesItDoom]

That’s incredible. Glad to hear it!

[@AcidFink666]

Man the timing of this is great, I'm bummed about the riffs I'm coming up with. It's been pretty demoralizing. Thanks for making this 🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Try it out! Will add some unique character to your riffs for sure.

[@AcidFink666]

@@DoesItDoom I will! Watching this right now and it's already giving me ideas to try out.

[@DoesItDoom]

@@AcidFink666 awesome!

[@mykneeshurt8393]

My fingers can hold some pretty fancy "jazz" chords but I get the most enjoyment playing just two notes and some heavy distortion... Great lesson.

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I need to learn more fancy jazz chords I think lol.

[@that_jimi_freak]

Great lesson, Steve! I’ve known about this from grunge era stuff where it was also all over. Intervals and inversions of any of these dyads sound dope on that Baghdad too! That harmonic layer it adds is so great.

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks dude! I haven’t stopped playing the Baghdad since we finished the circuit tbh. It rules.

[@that_jimi_freak]

I got that Jawn on the Patreon preorder and have zero regrets. I love it on my big amps. Just instant doom. 🎉

[@sampsonlll1825]

You've gotten me back into playing bass again- even these awesome kind of lesson/tutorial videos are appreciated! I know its kinda a peculiar question but I was wondering if there could be a potential future video of "Doom"ing riffs from DimeBag Darrels' catalog?

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you're digging the lessons, man! I'll have to think on the DimeBag thing. I don't really consider most of his riffs to be very doomy, but it's been a long time since I listed to a lot of Pantera.

[@mikeg6666]

I can totally imagine how sick Walk and Godamn Electric would sound doomed out , I'd love to hear some Pantera songs made into a doom version 🤘

[@batingbunnies]

You gotta get out behold to the riff. It's a great doom bass channel

[@utterdark]

It's incredible how 2 notes can create the unimaginable ❤

[@markedwards1033]

Saw ya with the hm2 cult shirt. I love the crowbar riff, always have. Through the ashes has always always been a big deal for me. Love your channel. Thank you

[@asbestosnest7405]

These chord videos are always very helpful, thank you!

[@DoesItDoom]

Great! Have some ideas for more.

[@ericv7720]

My favorite is the perfect fourth, not just for doom but plain old heavy metal. You don't hear them as much anymore in metal, but they're a good way to invert power chords on a higher register (or lower) for rapid progressions and more of a "rockin'" feel.

[@docholiday3800]

Main root to hammer octave 3rd triad, I called it fancy doom😂 that was my sprinkling. My homies never agreed but I always reminded them I do tech death😂 Great video bro!

[@nunestunes]

There are 20+ minute videos explaining intervals on KZbin yet you did it in like 2 minutes, good job

[@THEBLACKSTATIC]

Great lesson as always. As newcomer to playing doom/sludge I can’t tell you how helpful your channel has been. Any more trucker hats coming out?

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks dude. Glad you enjoyed it. Haven’t done a run of hats in a long time. Maybe we need to!

[@tomholmes1087]

I’d come across these two string chords before but didn’t know what they were called. The PDF is really handy for seeing the full set.

[@DoesItDoom]

Awesome!

[@soundstorm9508]

Great video. This is very much in my style after being a huge fan of bands like High on Fire, Crowbar, and Fear Factory. Dino Cazares uses this technique a lot also (check out songs like Replica, and Descent). I just didn't know what these shapes were all called. Thanks for the content!

[@baileyhauser8144]

So awesome, and so much versatility! Thou has to be my favourite band ever and they use so many diads but especially on the breakdown on fucking chained to the bottom of the ocean they are absolutely earth-rending.

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@murphyia1980]

Not quite doom (although definitely doom-adjacent) but "Water Is Not Enough" by Neurosis has a killer riff that seems like it's totally composed of these dyad ideas.

[@lukaszespychowa5763]

Thanks man, you're pure talent musician and teacher, with your genre I have pro tip - firstly be an absolute beast of tone 😊

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for watching. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@user-yh5ln4zw7w]

Great channel man, very illustrative, perfect for a beginner such as myself! Tons of cool riffs

[@DoesItDoom]

Awesome! Thanks for watching. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@haitchkay]

Yep Uncle Acid is full of them. Usually played as harmonies with 2 guitars (not always) but they can all usually be played as dyads on one guitar. Eg. Mt Abraxas, 13 Candles, Slow Death and many more. The band is awesome

[@DoesItDoom]

Indeed!

[@WillieStratton]

Amazing video, thank you!

[@DoesItDoom]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@doomwizards]

Hey Steve, this is a great lesson, thank you for taking the time to do this. The Baghdad and the Matamp, is a great pairing. If you have the time, I would really appreciate if you posted the settings used on the Baghdad. Cheers

[@DoesItDoom]

Sure! Baghdad settings were treble, bass, pres, vol, gain, and drive all around 1 o'clock, mid set max, depth set around 11 o'clock. Drive on the Matamp was set around 9 o'clock, so about as clean as you can run it.

[@doomwizards]

@DoesItDoom thanks Steve, that's great 👍🏻, I appreciate you sending me this.

[@pearlgrays]

thank you for this video. helped shed some light on my questions as I transition from playing bass to guitar.

[@zampanoelegy7946]

@DoesItDoom hey just wanted to say thanks Steve. your channel is awesome. I appreciate all you do for the Stoner Doom Metal community. Hope you have a great Friday, brother.

[@DoesItDoom]

Much appreciated, brother.

[@danielkosmider8715]

A diad is the Rosetta Stone interpreter for proper communication between your brain and your fingers. Thanks Steve!

[@axe2give]

Omg you’re fuct

[@guadalupeadorno-co8zl]

Thank you, i loved the Octave!! Been composing some things these days and i was kinda lost on how to move 😅 thank you thank you!! ❤

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad to hear that! Happy riffing.

[@chriscurran1967]

You are the source my brother!!! Great lesson!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@DoesItDoom]

I’m somewhere below the source. More like a medium. 🛐

[@chriscurran1967]

@@DoesItDoom Ahh man, you’re selling yourself short brother!!! I love these little informative lessons, they’re very helpful!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@denverrandy7143]

That Bagdad sounds damn good!!!

[@DoesItDoom]

It’s a beast! ⚔️

[@dustincleary8161]

Great stuff as always man!

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks Brother! 🙏🏻🤘🏻

[@DrMurdercock]

The way you explained that, it actually made sense to me for once. Deff subbing and checking more shit out

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for the sub.

[@SamBrockmann]

This is one of my favorite techniques.

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@byrdmanalb88]

My favorite teacher lately

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks so much. Glad you’re enjoying the content.

[@justingoers]

Awesome lesson. Thanks! I use a lot of these concepts in my own playing. Toward the end though, when you're talking about the major 6th dyads, it looks like your fretboard is actually showing a minor 7th interval rather than the intended major 6th. This is also true in the PDF link.

[@DoesItDoom]

If it were rooted on the 5th or 6th strings it would indeed be a b7 interval, but because of the tuning interval between the G and B strings (a Major 3rd rather than the perfect fourth between the other strings), it ends up a Major 6th.

[@justingoers]

Oh cool I was just on autopilot and thinking about all the relationships being the same for a second there, I wasn't really paying attention to the starting string. This makes so much more sense now haha. Thanks again for the fun lesson. Love your channel!@@DoesItDoom

[@DoesItDoom]

@@justingoersthanks for watching, man. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@darklight4815]

This ripppps 🤘👽🤘 feel free to keep these type lessons coming

[@DoesItDoom]

Will do it.

[@nitzer280]

Music theory really is amazing. Nice work.

[@DoesItDoom]

Worth learning to some degree for sure. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@nedgey]

Hey, thanks for the straight up lesson! It was a useful refresher, and nice not to feel like I'm being sold something along the way. Have resubbed.

[@GreatCosmicWebs]

The verse riff from To Cross The Bridge uses dyads too, 5-7 and 5-8

[@DoesItDoom]

They are all over the place in his riffs for sure.

[@matthewoneal7088]

That gitfiddle done stole my heart 🤘🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you dig it man. Just a few left now at doesitdoom.com/product/warlord

[@jonahparsons2965]

Great video, genuinely appreciate your content, and your pedals are great too. Gods work!

[@manfrombritain6816]

Matt pike: plays slightly slower metallica riffs everyone: omg genius

[@maryonfire]

I think using a mix of the sixth, third, fourth, and fifth dyads, and moving the two notes differently from each other, would probably create a really convincing illusion of two different but dependent melodies played simultaneously in a doom metal context

[@manfrombritain6816]

unisons are incredibly underrated in metal. varg made excellent use of them in keliohesten

[@AllofJudea]

I learned about these from the first two October Tide albums (which are masterpieces).

[@DoesItDoom]

Awesome!

[@Intaminator]

Thanks for this lesson, this stuff is super helpful. Could you maybe make a (similar) video on how to spice up your chords in drop tuning?

[@DoesItDoom]

Cool idea. All of the concepts discussed here apply, the intervals just shift. Give it a try.

[@dylangeorge3742]

We love a good walk down.

[@maurobelarde8527]

Thanks for another great lesson Steve. It's a good resource for a bad guitar player like me. Greetings from Mendoza, Argentina! 🙏🙏🙏

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@retrocalypse]

When will we see a Warlord in this color again? I need another one!

[@DoesItDoom]

No plans at the moment.

[@Hardyboi-h8x]

That quitar is so neat

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Luke. Glad you dig it!

[@omnis1182]

Have you ever listened to A Better Tomorrow’s 2021 debut album “Spiritual Crossing?” Probably my favorite experimental doom album of that year. It is very unique for a variety of reasons. I think the first track has a good chance of blowing you away, at least.

[@DoesItDoom]

No. Will check it out.

[@omnis1182]

@@DoesItDoom Let me know what you think of it if you do get a chance to listen to it! Virtually no one knows about this album it is a shame!

[@LittleRedRidingHoo]

1:36 did you just play Kashmir?

[@DoesItDoom]

Ha! Kinda sounded like it.

[@MrTimjm009]

Im not familiar with modern bands but I was into Paradise Lost and I Listen to Deftones a lot as well They both use some odd drop tunings and use different diad chords . You can hear them a lot

[@DoesItDoom]

Definitely.

[@DrMurdercock]

Ihave wanted a Green to play my death metals through for years. Hopefully one day ill snag one

[@DoesItDoom]

So good!

[@douchecraft3113]

the body shape on that guitar is basically perfection. Any thoughts on a 24 fret version? Also curious about the Woodrite logo - so much of the Does It Doom brand is metal AF, and the Woodrite logo just seems kind of... like Flanders from the Simpsons? Anyhow, I love your videos! They always make me think about playing guitar a little differently.

[@TR00PERX37]

Thanks Steve .

[@DoesItDoom]

Sure thing! Thanks for watching.

[@Abyssaeon]

* droptunes and promptly morphs into young Saruman.

[@DoesItDoom]

✨🧙🏻‍♂️✨

[@GothicXlightning]

all hail to Goth Doom & Funeral Doom and to your sexy guitar despite not been black color hey look for MESMUR you may thank me for it some day.. the riff you did at the intro made me think of their tone ultra underrated band... tragically and don't even make me mention TEMPESTUOUS FALL and MIDNIGHT ODYSSEY

[@GothicXlightning]

Nevermind i see the sexy black version of that guitar in the background ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh a complete Night moonlight love with lots of Castlevanian bats and Vamps 🖤

[@DoesItDoom]

Haha! Will check ‘em out. Thanks for watching.

[@GothicXlightning]

you cool my brother very glad to find DoomMetalheads kindred souls out there and thank you for letting me know that you been reading my comments yeah those are great underrated modern Doom Metal/ Ambient Black bands trust me the more you listen to them the more addicting the they i also love doing my own Doom music in the works to do a full instrumental Metal band with lots of Doom/Funeral aspects in it

[@nephilimritual-band]

@@GothicXlightningsame here bro i absolutely love when he responds to comments of mine too. he’s taught me so much and continues to do so, so i’m glad he’s cultivated a bunch of doom lords

[@GothicXlightning]

@@nephilimritual-band May you all stay Blessed by the Night my Doomer Lords & Sis out there and never lose the dreams and the hopes no matter how many shitty soulless Normies around us tries to brainwash us with their mainstream GARBAGE Keep Resisting and existing my clan

[@michaeljacksonjr9499]

I always felt that the band down was on spot with the power cords

[@martinrowland2774]

Your videos are the shit. Thank you.

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks so much for watching. 🙏🏻🤘🏻

[@ashgonza92]

Dude, are you aware of a band from Italy named Haunted? they are my favorite doom metal band.

[@dangerose9210]

Can some one explain what he means by 2 note interval?

[@DoesItDoom]

An interval is the musical distance between two notes. You might find this video helpful: Doom Metal Guitar - Interval Theory Basics kzbin.info/www/bejne/l17Tia2th7J-g7M

[@jasonjkruger]

My man is just flexing with that octave finger stretch haha

[@zachp7684]

Steve Reis is your friend!!!

[@DoesItDoom]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@gutbucket6184]

Maybe shell voicings, like a root,3rd and 7th shape?

[@Isaiah-667]

Nothing to do with this lesson, although it's been helpful.. 10/10 Isaiahs would love to see a lesson on Junkie by BuzzOv•en

[@DoesItDoom]

Drop it on the official request list for me at doesitdoom.com/requests

[@Lumpygroovy]

Great video

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for watching!

[@severedheadscollectorsclub8026]

Thank you wise Saruman.

[@JRam998]

Talking of dyads... Maybe you could do a tutorial of High on Fire's Ethereal one of these days? Ive always wanted to play that song

[@LC-ur8gv]

This is super useful, but do you, or in general, use these shapes harmonically? Like built them off of a scale or just added to build tension?

[@troyperkins9593]

I love the white Warlord!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Troy. One of my favorite finishes that we’ve done! ❄️⚔️

[@troyperkins9593]

@@DoesItDoom Absolutely! It looks awesome!! Keep up the great work, I love your content!!

[@denverrandy7143]

Never heard a CrowBar song i Didnt like!!!🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Same.

[@jakobwheelhand9907]

Fact

[@redbuttonstudiossc]

Are the gold burst Warlords coming back anytime soon?

[@DoesItDoom]

Next year sometime.

[@thegodhead]

Cool lesson

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks man.

[@adrianrodriguez9569]

I understand sometimes And I thank you for sharing

[@dewdplays3455]

Could you teach some tips to get the salems pot sound

[@gardena3016]

Tool's Pneuma has some good dyad work as well.

[@jcblebowski]

Can we get a "Brother In The Wind" lesson?

[@DoesItDoom]

Such a great song.

[@brandonacker3290]

What is the purple amp you have on the top there? Obviously custom but i cant tell exactly from the controls. Just curious thank you!

[@antares4975]

your hair look great today, my dear sir!

[@DoesItDoom]

🧙🏻‍♂️✨

[@MrMystery666]

What’s the purple amp on top of the matamp

[@DoesItDoom]

A Randall RG80 combo cut down and retolexed as a head.

[@MrMystery666]

Thanks appreciated

[@StevieZero]

Thats a nice guitar

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Steve!

[@Cowboytoycollector]

Just tried black dahlia murders tuning it aint doom but its pretty cool

[@iii2187]

THANK YOU, i was just playing the famous diad 5th aka powerchord with the root and 5th 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@kapucynka3573]

can you do a guitar lesson her sisters they were weak by witchcraft?

[@DoesItDoom]

Maybe! Drop it on the official request list at doesitdoom.com/requests

[@romanlanzas508]

so sick

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@XlouietheflyX]

Ataraxie use the root minor 6 very effectively

[@dannyspitzer1267]

Good to know 👍

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for watching.

[@angrychivafan]

What kind of guitar is that? 👌

[@n2ogames2022]

For some reason these chords makes me remember mastodon

[@DoesItDoom]

Makes sense.

[@omnis1182]

Awesome video :-) Iommi forever

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@nemesisnine3297]

I used to call those 'reverse' power chords :0

[@DoesItDoom]

Makes sense.

[@MACHETE_KILMISTER]

Gracias 👐👐

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for watching. 🧙🏻‍♂️✨

[@januszjankes6423]

🤘👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹🤘co za fantastyczny zajebisty dźwięk bro przyjacielu to jest to super

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, brother!

[@idickman]

Dyad = two note chord Triad = three note chord Quadad = what Elmer Fudd ate on his trip to New Orleans

[@thakyou5005]

Whoa I found Gandalf, but he's a doom Metalist!!!

[@DoesItDoom]

✨🧙🏻‍♂️🐐

[@thakyou5005]

@@DoesItDoom 😲 HE REPLIED! Thank you, good sir! 🙏 Actually... more like Saruman! No offense, that's just great 😅

[@claudiasolomon1123]

When I want to make some doom, I tune my 7 string to drop A then selet the Drop Tune setting in my Whammy pedal then turn on my Digitech Death Metal.

[@agentorange3417]

I just stopped by because I saw Saruman. Never knew he had an axe.

[@DoesItDoom]

✨🧙🏻‍♂️✨

[@geordiedog1749]

So, are you saying there are Other chords other than two string diads? No way!!

[@DoesItDoom]

None that I’m aware of actually. 😂