HOW TO WRITE KILLER METAL RIFFS

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Ola Englund

Ola Englund

Күн бұрын

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@paradoxofepicurus
@paradoxofepicurus 5 жыл бұрын
Your comedic talent has better timing than most drummers I've played with.
@paulwingert9993
@paulwingert9993 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao, good one
@StevenHelhammer
@StevenHelhammer 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha... you sir, just won the comment section! :D :D
@Flaeren
@Flaeren 11 ай бұрын
well, that's... setting the bar way too low.
@rangamsarmah2061
@rangamsarmah2061 4 жыл бұрын
6:49 Me: woah what a groovy riff. Ola: ok that was stupid. Me: terrible. It sounded like garbage.
@abahkau139
@abahkau139 4 жыл бұрын
itwas good tho
@justapotato7863
@justapotato7863 4 жыл бұрын
Your username is what I call Kirk in real life. I told my dad and he laughed.
@ekimozturk1964
@ekimozturk1964 4 жыл бұрын
hahahah I was thinking exactly same thing
@TheJabics
@TheJabics 4 жыл бұрын
Should have been ashamed to play it lmao
@richardnoggin3884
@richardnoggin3884 4 жыл бұрын
ya i was like, wow what a great riff and off the top so fast.. then ok ya it must suck then...
@rockhopper01
@rockhopper01 5 жыл бұрын
I’m always thinking in beats and riffs throughout the day, driving around, at work, etc. It’s only when I sit down with a guitar that my mind draws a blank.
@RSProduxx
@RSProduxx 4 жыл бұрын
beats, riffs, melodies... always, all day :)
@joebermuda6452
@joebermuda6452 4 жыл бұрын
I have that issue too, my brain is always thinking what I will play when I get home on the guitar lmao
@dirtsharktv8960
@dirtsharktv8960 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah i can make some insane riffs in my head then pick up the guitar and have no clue how to play it
@joshyjoshyjosh
@joshyjoshyjosh 4 жыл бұрын
My brain: CHUGGACHUGGA BOWOW CHUGGACHUGGA Me: Huh, that sounds pretty cool, let's try and write it My fingers: I'm going to ruin this man's whole career
@troystrain2436
@troystrain2436 4 жыл бұрын
This made me laugh because I think of a lot of my riffs while I'm at work. I'll come home and try to figure it out, and it sometimes takes me weeks to figure out how to play the song that I've written in my head. By then the song has totally changed. 😂
@AB-0802
@AB-0802 5 жыл бұрын
Person: How can I write riffs? Ola: Write riffs
@Thiago-Alboneti
@Thiago-Alboneti 5 жыл бұрын
100% effective
@RSProduxx
@RSProduxx 4 жыл бұрын
tbh, that´d be my answer, too...
@woodslayer4100
@woodslayer4100 3 жыл бұрын
I want to like this but its already on 666
@martinorazza9325
@martinorazza9325 5 жыл бұрын
11:39 almost played Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath main riff with a nerf gun. You're such a talented guitar player Ola
@JustAdude291
@JustAdude291 4 жыл бұрын
Lol true huh?
@xXMetalforever1994Xx
@xXMetalforever1994Xx 4 жыл бұрын
lol i hear it too, wtf.
@c95060
@c95060 4 жыл бұрын
except the riff in G, he played in C
@thesatanist1306
@thesatanist1306 3 жыл бұрын
Shit... yeah😅 just noticed lol
@valdez380
@valdez380 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think Dimebag has tried that, but then again he probably has 😅
@ant_yep
@ant_yep 5 жыл бұрын
I like to start off with 000000000000000000000000000000000000000 And see what happens
@Kenan592034
@Kenan592034 5 жыл бұрын
So Static X - Skinnyman?
@coltonaallen
@coltonaallen 5 жыл бұрын
But first... Make sure you're in drop B
@donovancraw7126
@donovancraw7126 5 жыл бұрын
So.....Slayer
@lehihernandezbarrios1691
@lehihernandezbarrios1691 5 жыл бұрын
Djent be like
@landhomer4627
@landhomer4627 4 жыл бұрын
It's the drums that makes it good
@jameswilbur7886
@jameswilbur7886 6 жыл бұрын
A. Simplicity B. Groovy C. Unique
@tomjobs6196
@tomjobs6196 5 жыл бұрын
Gavin Wilbur Nailed it.
@williamstamper442
@williamstamper442 5 жыл бұрын
Triplet fan
@austinwiebe3801
@austinwiebe3801 4 жыл бұрын
The hard part is being unique yet simple
@noone-oo1bn
@noone-oo1bn 4 жыл бұрын
0 3 5
@jdaniels8669
@jdaniels8669 4 жыл бұрын
Always gotta remind myself of "simplicity. " Tend to try write and play above my skill level
@OlaEnglund
@OlaEnglund 6 жыл бұрын
The riff in the end is from the song Your Black is My White and you can listen to it here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4eTkoGwrN12bpY
6 жыл бұрын
tremendous!!!!
@nathanhogsed7475
@nathanhogsed7475 6 жыл бұрын
Ola you're so awesome, and Dime would be proud of that last riff. It's got his spirit infused in it 🤘
@followfornothing
@followfornothing 6 жыл бұрын
Ola Englund I can't find the "Fumb" lol.
@marioskonstantinou
@marioskonstantinou 6 жыл бұрын
Ola,what tuning are you using? Standard , dropped or .. ??
@rayrobinson2074
@rayrobinson2074 6 жыл бұрын
You almost wrote the riff to Black Sabbath there.
@716knocko2
@716knocko2 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely genius. I've been playing for over 25 years. I delete more riffs than I play it seems like. It's like you turned the page and the next chapter is here. Thank you my brother. Keep on doing the greatness you do .
@joshuaperez-rios7452
@joshuaperez-rios7452 4 жыл бұрын
0:29 7 year old me when mom brings home the Dino nuggets from Costco
@letsgetrealmedicated
@letsgetrealmedicated 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@glizzygod1984
@glizzygod1984 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@jeffjarquin3570
@jeffjarquin3570 4 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@intoxinator
@intoxinator 3 жыл бұрын
@Aiden Jones bro I'm 18 next month and I still act Like that when my Mom brings Dino nuggets 😭😂
@appetitefordestruction6899
@appetitefordestruction6899 3 жыл бұрын
💀💀
@turaly0n
@turaly0n 6 жыл бұрын
*ola plays to drums* Me: ah pretty sick riff Ola: ok. very stupid
@rola496
@rola496 5 жыл бұрын
egregion omfg same
@ayoubmatloub9726
@ayoubmatloub9726 5 жыл бұрын
same lol hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
@b_olson542
@b_olson542 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@guzthetaker93
@guzthetaker93 5 жыл бұрын
HAHAAHAH exactly
@Crowl95.
@Crowl95. 5 жыл бұрын
i need more of this "stupid" Riff I NEED IT
@GraxBishop
@GraxBishop 6 жыл бұрын
3:11 "Allow yourself to be bored". One of the wisest sentences to have ever been said.
@ryanm3714
@ryanm3714 6 жыл бұрын
I have a good tip... listen to a completely different genre of music and use those scales/patterns for a metal riff. Obviously, put a twist on it to introduce the heavy aspect of it. Experimentation is key!
@AlexisLandot
@AlexisLandot 6 жыл бұрын
Ryan Maynes I could not agree more !
@R1ddic
@R1ddic 6 жыл бұрын
Aye! I kind of like trying a metal bend on 80s pop... Several of those pieces have underlying rock/metal traits, even if no guitar is used.
@theramchepser7644
@theramchepser7644 5 жыл бұрын
Thats how prog works
@dragonix975theinfinite7
@dragonix975theinfinite7 5 жыл бұрын
I did this with a Handel concerto once
@benhancock6253
@benhancock6253 5 жыл бұрын
@@Astromatter is it out anywhere, that sounds badass!
@Tiski_jukka
@Tiski_jukka 5 жыл бұрын
6:43 This sounds kinda good actually!
@metalnuutti476
@metalnuutti476 5 жыл бұрын
Niin kuulostaakin
@c95060
@c95060 4 жыл бұрын
yeah but it's very basic and generic
@baloubear
@baloubear 3 жыл бұрын
Brother I’m an ancient rock dude and always played Les Pauls etc, I just got one of your Solar guitars and I’m playing shit I never played before. Thanks for that. Love this video. I’ve been doing riffs all my life (I’m 57) and I needed this.
@riyadamor
@riyadamor 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks David Guetta.
@leviathandiabolo6296
@leviathandiabolo6296 6 жыл бұрын
riyad amor lol😂😂😂😂
@TheRivers10
@TheRivers10 6 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahaha. I thought the same.
@TeebagTitan
@TeebagTitan 6 жыл бұрын
When did Daniel Bryan become a guitarist? Shouldn't he be feuding with AJ Styles right now?
@desagradavelsasuke447
@desagradavelsasuke447 6 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@БленноБелфегор
@БленноБелфегор 6 жыл бұрын
HAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
@mickhoward3954
@mickhoward3954 6 жыл бұрын
"...You have family life, you have work, you have... video games..." Truer words have never been spoken.
@genustinca5565
@genustinca5565 6 жыл бұрын
The problem for most guitarists is not writing riffs but how to join them up. In other words, how to make coherent musical pieces out of them with tension, hooks, bridges etc. Can you do a video on that?
@AZnuclear
@AZnuclear 5 жыл бұрын
6:00 Excuse me, wtf?
@Alex-xg2od
@Alex-xg2od 5 жыл бұрын
Some PTSD symptoms from Swedish viking war no big deal
@xxxx3235
@xxxx3235 4 жыл бұрын
He is a normal sweeeeeeeeeeeeed what's the problem?
@Eli-ip2vl
@Eli-ip2vl 4 жыл бұрын
He hungers
@tiaancloete5133
@tiaancloete5133 4 жыл бұрын
That is how you intimidate a computer to load faster.. i do it all the time... xddd
@johnp.smithasimpleman7281
@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@cheesecracker835
@cheesecracker835 4 жыл бұрын
How to write killer metal riffs: Be Chuck Shuldiner
@callumhall2432
@callumhall2432 3 жыл бұрын
Be mikael akerfeldt
@will_stevens
@will_stevens 3 жыл бұрын
Be Rob Barret
@metaloreo8423
@metaloreo8423 3 жыл бұрын
Be James Hetfield
@arbazann
@arbazann 3 жыл бұрын
be good at guitar
@blamingfish432
@blamingfish432 3 жыл бұрын
Be the guitar
@LeeronCarbuncle
@LeeronCarbuncle 6 жыл бұрын
Step 1: Add another string Step 2: Repeat step 1
@thomast3851
@thomast3851 6 жыл бұрын
After stap 2 : go back to step 1 and repeat
@nathanweinstein2766
@nathanweinstein2766 6 жыл бұрын
Step 3: commence to rifflin'
@EBLOCK1995
@EBLOCK1995 6 жыл бұрын
How to djent
@wypersanarchies9318
@wypersanarchies9318 6 жыл бұрын
some djent shit
@OEpistimon
@OEpistimon 6 жыл бұрын
I'm currently at string number 69, and I have run into a problem. You see, I've run out of space. My guitar's neck is literally touching the ceiling right now. Can I stop or should I move to a bigger house? And is it possible to do this outside so I don't have a limit? Thanks for your time.
@rockstarali99
@rockstarali99 6 жыл бұрын
6:49 *plays a killer riff I can’t even think of* “Okay that’s very stupid” 😂
@BlackMessiah122
@BlackMessiah122 4 жыл бұрын
The ending was a bit from Bloodline by Slayer :P
@Taco_TranZit
@Taco_TranZit 4 жыл бұрын
PrzemyslaW yeah it was like the verse riff
@cygnuscraft9544
@cygnuscraft9544 4 жыл бұрын
You can't think of chugging?
@psychedelicbdsm7301
@psychedelicbdsm7301 3 жыл бұрын
man, I’m like “yo son that shits hot”
@FrankieHiltz
@FrankieHiltz 6 жыл бұрын
That curtain in the back looks like a low res Skyrim mountain texture. It's really tripping me out 😂
@redsharp2
@redsharp2 6 жыл бұрын
A man of culture I see
@kgreenek
@kgreenek 5 жыл бұрын
Wow I really can't unsee that now
@roachboy97
@roachboy97 5 жыл бұрын
Why did you have to point that out
@degenhardtdrums6034
@degenhardtdrums6034 5 жыл бұрын
Dingleberry Tech omg wow
@jaypg
@jaypg 5 жыл бұрын
It hasn't loaded in yet. Give it a minute.
@NorsePagans
@NorsePagans 6 ай бұрын
i have learned a lot from ola since I've been playing guitar very good advice and good teacher just pay attention his words are worth listening to
@johnskerlec9663
@johnskerlec9663 Жыл бұрын
This is gold Ola. I've been doing this for over 40 years. I hope the youngsters use these techniques. Cheers.
@bioburden
@bioburden 6 жыл бұрын
I'd also recommend that if you're struggling to write good riffs, plug into an amp and cab and jam. Sometimes hearing and feeling the guitar blast out of a 4x12 behind you can often make a huge difference (as opposed to using using your studio monitors).
@OlaEnglund
@OlaEnglund 6 жыл бұрын
Also very good tip
@SheaRecordmetal
@SheaRecordmetal 5 жыл бұрын
100% agree. I just bought half stack a couple months ago. It’s been 10 years since i had one . I havent been in a band since then. Instantly inspired. 5 songs written already. Just from the feeling and tone of the amp. 👍🏼
@miabennett1363
@miabennett1363 6 жыл бұрын
... categorise your riffs. That is fucking genius. I have spent so many hours and days thinking about that ever elusive 'next section' that ties everything together, and I realise I've spent frickin' ages thinking about stuff I've jammed before and jesus. I think on top of that, I might spend some time just tabbing up the riff too, so if it ends up that I've came up with something and can't remember how to play, I have that reference too! I feel this is gonna make a huge difference for me! Cheers, Ola. It's the weekend soon, and I finish making pretty websites soon, so bring on cranking the amp up and smashing out some riffs!
@giwrgosbasiotis4184
@giwrgosbasiotis4184 6 жыл бұрын
6:31 I almost started moshing with my dog
@Herbao69
@Herbao69 6 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha! My man!
@adityarajasekar5138
@adityarajasekar5138 5 жыл бұрын
Wtf? 😅
@MrRawtech
@MrRawtech 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like breakdown in Despised Icon-Day of Mourning
@RhythmofKracid
@RhythmofKracid 5 жыл бұрын
I subscribed due to the technique passed down through the ages you demonstrate at the end. I've already written 5 songs this way... and I've been subscribed for 2 minutes.
@TheReedPark
@TheReedPark 5 жыл бұрын
your last technique is absolutely GENIUS OLA !
@MapleSyrup666
@MapleSyrup666 6 жыл бұрын
"And then I just... wait for it to load" Damnit, even when they're programs on computers, still gotta wait for them pesky drummers. Feels like being ready on time is more than just a human condition.
@reid-boyd
@reid-boyd 6 жыл бұрын
Ben of the north most underrated comment ever
@williamstamper442
@williamstamper442 5 жыл бұрын
You know the wrong drummers my friend
@metalmennonite9545
@metalmennonite9545 6 жыл бұрын
Your hilarious Ola. I just stumbled across your channel not too long ago. I’ve been a huge metal fan my entire life and was beginning to wonder if any truly amazing original guitarists were still out there making music. Love your stuff brother. Keep the videos coming!
@jordaneva4062
@jordaneva4062 6 жыл бұрын
You seen keith Merrow?
@metalmennonite9545
@metalmennonite9545 6 жыл бұрын
I have indeed. I wish he would hurry up and release another album. I've listened the first one about 100 million times so far.
@aidenpearce7073
@aidenpearce7073 6 жыл бұрын
Metal Mennonite omg yes pls ffs
@toolopiatelateralful
@toolopiatelateralful 6 жыл бұрын
You ever hear of me?
@doubleuseven
@doubleuseven 6 жыл бұрын
Ola, this is the best lesson I've seen in this topic. Have played for ages and does something similar myself. The one thing I've not done...I have not taken the time to make a video for free and shared it with the rest of the world. Hopes it comes back to you in one way or another. Love the ending. Cheers!
@jesseflaig3353
@jesseflaig3353 Жыл бұрын
That last riff creation secret was epic!!! Cheers.
@SarahRabenhertz
@SarahRabenhertz 3 жыл бұрын
Lol, I was waiting for you to say "Buy my masterclass" in the end and didn't expect that. 😂 You are so right, fooling around and developing the parts that sound cool is a great approach. Thanks for making my day, Ola!
@micahscott753
@micahscott753 6 жыл бұрын
I swear as soon as he said "One riff that I knew was a good riff when I heard it" I knew he was gonna say Walk by Pantera.
@afrodruid2345
@afrodruid2345 6 жыл бұрын
That Riff at the end really spicy
@jordanaut
@jordanaut 6 жыл бұрын
Good tips man. I pretty much do the exact same thing too except I am a drummer, I just started playing guitar pretty recently. So the good thing about being a drummer is I always have an idea in my mind of what the drums are going to do in the song. I also always record riffs I like on my phone on a camera so I can say what the notes are to the camera then play the riff properly and put it in a folder. Always works great
@jordanaut
@jordanaut 6 жыл бұрын
Also listening to new music inspires me immensely and helps me discover interesting chord progressions and styles that I had never of thought of before. Music is truly a beautiful thing
@richardarndt3346
@richardarndt3346 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I've been stuck in a rut for a little while and you're giving me some fresh ideas that I could work with. I'm a self taught guitarist that's been playing for many years.
@MunchBocks
@MunchBocks 4 жыл бұрын
Enjoy every moment of your shows Ola!
@isard7833
@isard7833 6 жыл бұрын
wtf a metalhead youtuber that's actually charismatic and funny and not cringy at all??????
@allsic
@allsic 6 жыл бұрын
3:43 just record yourself playing..."goes on and writes a metal masterpiece"
@demironcel1496
@demironcel1496 6 жыл бұрын
Easy guide here Step 1: Be Iommi Step 2: Profit
@jacobnicoletti1235
@jacobnicoletti1235 5 жыл бұрын
Stonks 🤟
@kingofdragontown9680
@kingofdragontown9680 4 жыл бұрын
Not wrong.
@luzid_2154
@luzid_2154 2 жыл бұрын
My Problem is, that i always "Write" existing Riffs.
@cornteeth8614
@cornteeth8614 6 ай бұрын
Same :/
@JacubWhite38
@JacubWhite38 4 ай бұрын
8 months into playing and I've done this so many times now. Play something cool and think, "damn I'm creative" then I hear it on my Playlist 3 days later and it's just a song I've known for several years
@neckcheese1356
@neckcheese1356 5 жыл бұрын
The riff folder is a great idea, have been using it for several weeks.
@SaschaRissling
@SaschaRissling 6 жыл бұрын
1:19 - no the reason you're writing good riffs is because you're swedish........😲
@adrianlee3497
@adrianlee3497 6 жыл бұрын
Sascha Rissling Nice generalizing 🙄🙄🙄🙄
@pradiptogitokusumo616
@pradiptogitokusumo616 6 жыл бұрын
But seriously tho, swedish metal guitarists are monsters in riffing
@TheLeviathan13
@TheLeviathan13 6 жыл бұрын
Pradipto Gitokusumo no, swedish people are just artists and extremly talented people in all ways.... just really... idk why, its a bit scary. For example: Pewdiepie, Anomaly, Adam Björk, Avatar (the Band), this dude, Amon Amarth, Ghost, Meshuggah and much more. Fuck.... swedens are amazing people....
@JeppapeppaN
@JeppapeppaN 6 жыл бұрын
Opeth?!
@adriznosdm8195
@adriznosdm8195 6 жыл бұрын
Arch Enemy ?
@CellarStudioProductions
@CellarStudioProductions 6 жыл бұрын
0:28 made me laugh way to hard...
@BundeyG
@BundeyG 6 жыл бұрын
Cellar Studio Productions fr😂😂🙌
@peepinyowindow4517
@peepinyowindow4517 6 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha i didnt catch that. Lmao
@lukereed6942
@lukereed6942 6 жыл бұрын
Made me laugh long and hard
@littleblue7838
@littleblue7838 5 жыл бұрын
Cellar Studio Productions oh yeah
@goodnightosaka
@goodnightosaka 5 жыл бұрын
Zach R Wassup Tekonix. Nice to see you here
@Twobarpsi
@Twobarpsi 6 жыл бұрын
Quick riff tip... Use lots of 0's, 02's, and PM's
@joebermuda6452
@joebermuda6452 3 жыл бұрын
A good tip for writing metal riffs is to use the minor scale and flatten the 2nd and the 5th. So In e minor you have e, f#, g,a,b,c,d,e add in an f natural and a b flat into your power chords in passing every so often but don’t overdue it, it gives a very heavy and dissonant sound that sounds out of place but it works! Great for that deeper heavier sound without having to drop tune the guitar.
@PRADtapes
@PRADtapes Жыл бұрын
This guys comment > this guys video
@joebermuda6452
@joebermuda6452 Жыл бұрын
@@PRADtapes lmaoooooo hahahahaha
@joebermuda6452
@joebermuda6452 Жыл бұрын
@@PRADtapes thanks dude lol
@joebermuda6452
@joebermuda6452 Жыл бұрын
@@PRADtapes check out signals music studio on KZbin. I learned that trick from there. He’s a great teacher. Jake Lizzio is his name I believe
@DP-eb2yn
@DP-eb2yn 5 жыл бұрын
Man I gotta make a folder , so sick of forgetting mad riffs that i will never remember or play again . so simple but it took Ola to think of it . keep the techniques coming my friend.
@bioburden
@bioburden 6 жыл бұрын
Suggested topic: writing unique bass parts. Yes, we generally tend to just have the bass follow the guitar, but think of some of your favourite songs and I guarantee you that the bass is doing something unique. Perhaps get in a guest bass player.
@sanitytheorist8221
@sanitytheorist8221 6 жыл бұрын
Great idea, but Ola tends to just have the bass following the rhythm guitar or slower, tense transitions on root notes. It'd be interesting if he got Adam Neely for that, since groove metal oriented bands tend to have bass follow rhythm guitar for extra 'chunk.' Edit: Grmph has a jazzy walking bassline, now that I think about it, so who knows...might work.
@Firing_Order
@Firing_Order 6 жыл бұрын
Somthing somthing _Powerslave_
@sanitytheorist8221
@sanitytheorist8221 6 жыл бұрын
Steve Harris basslines
@Varlwyll
@Varlwyll 6 жыл бұрын
The bass is the glue that holds the song together. Listen to the solo in Stargazer and pay attention to the bass, it'll have you grooving
@sanitytheorist8221
@sanitytheorist8221 6 жыл бұрын
Funny enough, there's an Aussie avant-garde death metal band named Stargazer with great lead bass.
@1KeyJee
@1KeyJee 6 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear, I impregnated my guitar
@jackrose6996
@jackrose6996 4 жыл бұрын
At least nothing got caught in a ceiling fan. That's a win.
@akselikoskinen2890
@akselikoskinen2890 4 жыл бұрын
@@jackrose6996 or toaster
@SpiralDream
@SpiralDream 4 жыл бұрын
My metal boy
@TheLotusManFILMs.
@TheLotusManFILMs. 6 жыл бұрын
I categorize my riffs too! Riff 001Riff 002Riff 003
@Septicus_7
@Septicus_7 5 жыл бұрын
Riff 001, test Riff 001, demo Riff 001, final etc. I need help.
@mrgunguru9446
@mrgunguru9446 5 жыл бұрын
I write riffs for guitar and bass much the same way. I'm to the point now where I hear riffs in my head while driving or in the shower or waiting for my daughter to get on the school bus and I quickly rush back to instrument and knock them out. Love your channel.
@piotrpelczar5958
@piotrpelczar5958 3 жыл бұрын
I love how the desk, the room, and the recording quality are pristine and how the t-shirt is an absolute mess.
@lucyferina
@lucyferina 6 жыл бұрын
For all those who take the time to tab their riffs, spend $60 and get guitarpro it will change your life. It changed mine and I’m a drummer.....
@AzenBerries
@AzenBerries 6 жыл бұрын
lucyferina true. It helps
@eleazarsng579
@eleazarsng579 6 жыл бұрын
Try tuxguitar, it's free and works just like guitarpro
@RyanChaos.0
@RyanChaos.0 6 жыл бұрын
lucyferina I’m a drummer who plays guitar too.
@willb3698
@willb3698 6 жыл бұрын
"It changed mine and I’m a drummer.....". That IS a classy line!
@michaelmurray5105
@michaelmurray5105 6 жыл бұрын
Powertab is free and it works for tabbing extremely well. All that $60 gets you is a better guitar sound for playback and a clunkier interface. Don't waste your money. I'm a guitarist and a drummer and a bassist and a vocalist and ect.. guitarpro is crap...
@hankbardukis381
@hankbardukis381 6 жыл бұрын
Another approach in a rut is try to find an a riff or song unknown to your fingers and try to find it with your ear, i tend to build off the basement of other peoples riffs for inspiration
@OlaEnglund
@OlaEnglund 6 жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@MrWithAKay
@MrWithAKay 6 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only person that did this! I always feel as though I'm ripping off the original song though
@noahbrooks1991
@noahbrooks1991 6 жыл бұрын
0:29
@maurohernanmarquez9946
@maurohernanmarquez9946 6 жыл бұрын
can't stop seeing it
@ericvalverderosado2046
@ericvalverderosado2046 6 жыл бұрын
EHEHEHE EHEHEHE
@m.blatter7044
@m.blatter7044 6 жыл бұрын
6:03
@twohornedpuppet85
@twohornedpuppet85 6 жыл бұрын
Mr Bla sometimes the troll comes ball to life.
@necrophagististhebestbando2048
@necrophagististhebestbando2048 6 жыл бұрын
That has to become a viral meme.
@raymondkidwell7135
@raymondkidwell7135 3 жыл бұрын
I took guitar lessons from murderface (of Dethklok). He taught me to literally make love to my guitar. It has improved my playing quite a bit.
@saturn4237
@saturn4237 3 жыл бұрын
literally? 🤨
@JohnWhite-ll7ek
@JohnWhite-ll7ek 4 жыл бұрын
Ola! I find your videos humorous as well as educational. Love it!
@lucyferina
@lucyferina 6 жыл бұрын
Idea for future video: how about getting a shitty guitar, shitty interface, barebones setup and teach us what the results would be, a lot of prospective artists quit before they get far because all the tutorials always show people recording awesome sounding material that has massive post processing, of course they always fail to disclose that part. I think you are honest and it would be interesting to see the results..,,,
@starspawned78
@starspawned78 6 жыл бұрын
lucyferina hell yeah!
@vitellonealvapore877
@vitellonealvapore877 6 жыл бұрын
When you're using programs like bias, guitar rig, amplitube or vsts and similar you can think like you're using real stuff but all digital. A virtual pedal is like a real pedal, so are cabs, mics, fxs, etc. They try to emulate the sound but of course it will never sound 100% equal (nor good).. something can be fixed, a bit eq here a bit eq there, but for example harmonics don't resonate well and i hate that digital feel, especially cause i like tube distortion. Anyway i find most of the virtual fxs are ok, but distortion and hi gain are the worst. I upgraded my ai to an ur22 with the hi-z switch for matching impedance (= no need for di box), I solved the plastic sound problem by getting a mesa tube preamp and a maxon od808 boosted by a ge10, all going straight into the ai, to the program with all the effects. since i play mostly metal i don't need lots of fx, just a bit of compression, cab simulation, eq and rev/dl for leads.. and i NEVER use ai gain, cause number 1 of plastic sound. This works for me.. my pc is i5 16gb, daw studio one 3 pro, hs80m monitors, good cables.. and i'm planning on getting an axe fx when i save some money (can't wait)! Can your shit tone depend from your guitar? Maybe, but lots of people don't know (or are scared) how to set it up and/or adjust pickup height correctly, sometimes that solves some issues, try it before spending 200$ on nazguls. You have to spend time dialing the tone and trying different combinations, don't go gain 10 treble 10 no mids and 10 volume please, it's easier to get a shit tone than a good one.. also check noise gates, eventual compressors, limiters on the master, be sure your levels aren't clipping..
@lucyferina
@lucyferina 6 жыл бұрын
Massimiliano Fiorini I guess cheap but effective....orange mini dark, 4x12 cab, 808 pedal, sm57, focusrite interface, reaper....top if the line solar guitar.....
@darkriff777
@darkriff777 6 жыл бұрын
Make sure your guitar, no matter what it looks like or how cheap it is, has a good pair of pickups like Duncan Seymour or EMG 81. Standard entry-level humbuckers won't do and will be like trying to get water out of a rock which is what I'm doing because I got everything else, except the damn pickups. Good pickups are one of the most important things none of these guys mention, but makes all the difference as distorted guitars are the worst to record and work with if you don't know what what a clear and crackle-free distorted tone should sound like. Make sure you have a decent bass guitar with new strings replaced regularly and a drum machine or vst plugin like Toontrack, a Focusrite 2i2 interface, Amplitube 4(has the best sounding virtual amps and cabinets), Reaper or Studio One DAW and you are pretty much set to record mind-blowing metal tracks.
@AeonAxisProductions
@AeonAxisProductions 6 жыл бұрын
watch his line 6 spider metal video
@lil_j_1889
@lil_j_1889 5 жыл бұрын
thank you, rock and roll jesus
@sebastianbruhl19
@sebastianbruhl19 4 жыл бұрын
Nice. The noodling-around is what I imagine, when someone says: "I gotta write some riffs. Meet me tomorrow" haha. What I'll definitly try is noodling with the virtual drummer. Well, it's obvious a good thing, whne one considers, that you have one, while playing in a band, but for timing and precision - nice idea.
@angelosilva95
@angelosilva95 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing video Ola!!! Thanks for that, for real.
@noomvulan2109
@noomvulan2109 4 жыл бұрын
stay safe ola... best of wishes for you and your family..... i'm salivating over your solar guitar.... 😘
@Breaker197
@Breaker197 5 жыл бұрын
"Thought long and hard" *idiotic dancing* God I loved that. Good chuckle from that. This is why you're so awesome Ola
@DuoXCity
@DuoXCity 3 жыл бұрын
Other youtube guitarists: Stop noodling! Ola: So, first we bring the water to a nice boil...
@lukaszkoziol8302
@lukaszkoziol8302 6 жыл бұрын
You can also take a piece of some solo from any song you like - and then turn it into a riff with completely different rhythm - it's as simple as that. And lots of fun! \m/
@AldoGomezOficial
@AldoGomezOficial 6 жыл бұрын
It's a good idea, and works with famous riffs too
@lukaszkoziol8302
@lukaszkoziol8302 6 жыл бұрын
yeah - you can even take something that famous like for example master of puppets and turn some licks from this song into something completely different
@shermaneagles5903
@shermaneagles5903 5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your channel very entertaining and a lot to learn. I've played guitar for 16 years, but I lost interest and haven't played for 8 years. I finally got inspired to play again and finally picked up some new gear. I was never really good at leads but rythm was my thing. I want to take it to the next level I would love to be really good at leads and I would love to sweep. Thanks a lot for all the new gear info and everything else you do. I did buy some used gear but I had to have the new version of the Boss MT 2w
@RockWeller
@RockWeller 4 жыл бұрын
Great tips Ola!
@eugene6472
@eugene6472 4 жыл бұрын
I like metal that has sections that resolve and go to the garden for awhile.
@davionarchie807
@davionarchie807 3 жыл бұрын
Why i love megadeth so much. Hard rock to metal in one song. Holy wars and tornado of souls 🔥
@YR-photo-video
@YR-photo-video 6 жыл бұрын
You talented crazy Viking 😂🤘🏻👍🏻 as usual, great video and lot of fun watching it. Thanks Ola. Have a nice weekend!
@jungleismasiv4426
@jungleismasiv4426 6 жыл бұрын
00:28 You can thank me later.
@andrewmanara5289
@andrewmanara5289 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a random guy from Canada who stumbled upon your channel. Subscribed! I love it. You have an excellent way of teaching. 💞
@suryodaybasak4686
@suryodaybasak4686 5 жыл бұрын
Ola is humble as a demonstrator! Really cool!
@DorinBusu
@DorinBusu 6 жыл бұрын
"Green, means okay"
@kerodanalduin3719
@kerodanalduin3719 6 жыл бұрын
"You know how it is: you have work, you have family life, you have video games..." Here, please take my "like", good sir
@kolicsmate7506
@kolicsmate7506 5 жыл бұрын
When you said 80% percent of the best riffs came up with the help of this secret weapon.. I thought you were talking about weed lol But for real, when baked I get super creative
@marcus2239
@marcus2239 5 жыл бұрын
Fucking yeah Cannibis Corpse warm up
@zachiswayposi1
@zachiswayposi1 5 жыл бұрын
Hahah I 100% had the same thought
@JSG-mw4qr
@JSG-mw4qr 4 жыл бұрын
Not me man, I just have panic attacks on the weed. Smoking weed was fun as a youngster, but eventually got weird
@scribeofsolace
@scribeofsolace 3 жыл бұрын
@@JSG-mw4qr same here.
@walkerwilliam2596
@walkerwilliam2596 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, great teacher. Ola the teacher!!!! Tons of useful information, i was looking through one of my guitar player mags and seen a Washburn ad with you and your signature solar v....looks like your brand that you sell now, the solar brand...old mag..back then your signature model with Washburn was 899.99 great price for a sweet signature guitar...im saving to get me a solar guitar..thank you for the video...
@blackmoonfiend2369
@blackmoonfiend2369 4 жыл бұрын
You have Gothic guitars names that we can buy for my band? We already going to guy the violin Bass by beatles in black gloss
@jcdenton616
@jcdenton616 4 жыл бұрын
0:28.. Gets me everytime!
@comand0Metalero1
@comand0Metalero1 6 жыл бұрын
The last riff was so dimebag
@lordsrawker
@lordsrawker 6 жыл бұрын
Dog Mattinson but how are he do da craze noise at de end?!!? For real though, I don't understand.
@lordsrawker
@lordsrawker 6 жыл бұрын
I must buy
@hangloosejanjuc
@hangloosejanjuc 6 жыл бұрын
Is this riff actualy a song coz its fuckin siiikk
@lordsrawker
@lordsrawker 6 жыл бұрын
DENIM MAN Yeah, it's "Your Black Is My White" by Feared
@DarrenWaters75
@DarrenWaters75 4 жыл бұрын
How to write killer riffs: Get your heart broken
@kronikov9429
@kronikov9429 3 жыл бұрын
no that's how you write good lyrics
@ahouragoo
@ahouragoo 5 жыл бұрын
Geniales Video Haben auch immer einfach stundenlang zusammen gesessen und gejammt. Nice guy !
@JawTooth
@JawTooth 10 ай бұрын
How have I never seen your channel? I saw you on Jassy's channel today and thought I would check you out. Pretty cool
@noeditbookreviews
@noeditbookreviews 6 жыл бұрын
Your guitar playing is inspirational and amazing. I'll never forget when my friend first showed me The Haunted Made Me Do It Album long ago. " I put a sweet cover of trespass on my KZbin page" :) You are definitely one of my top inspirations in metal. Also I Love the washburn solar 7. It was like the planets aligning scoring that thing.
@midenking9651
@midenking9651 6 жыл бұрын
Well...IVe played Walk wrong for about 8 years now...FUCK
@RyanChaos.0
@RyanChaos.0 6 жыл бұрын
TuningSociety West It’s in a really weird tuning
@BroDocTrev
@BroDocTrev 6 жыл бұрын
*insert name here* not really
@RyanChaos.0
@RyanChaos.0 6 жыл бұрын
Spingus Malingus 1/4 step down from D standard is weird. It’s not a normal tuning.
@LakewardMusic
@LakewardMusic 6 жыл бұрын
*insert name here* just play it in drop d, it's not weird
@BroDocTrev
@BroDocTrev 6 жыл бұрын
*insert name here* it's still drop D they just tuned in quarter step shifts for their own reasons like Megadeth used to and George Lynch and stuff, it's still around standard/drop tuning, nothing complicated whatsoever honestly.
@noahbrooks1991
@noahbrooks1991 6 жыл бұрын
Love this channel bro!
@tim1091
@tim1091 3 жыл бұрын
This might be the best channel on KZbin, how the hell am I just finding this??
@vicuecate
@vicuecate 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ola - appreciate your teachings and look forward to all your videos in the future...
@bbel_zz8997
@bbel_zz8997 6 жыл бұрын
Ola Englund . that 6:50 was cool actually
@sethery7826
@sethery7826 6 жыл бұрын
6:45 very stupid? i thought that was pretty killer
@jaychen2000metal
@jaychen2000metal 6 жыл бұрын
Sethery Yeah, wasnt bad
@sethery7826
@sethery7826 6 жыл бұрын
we've all got our own opinions
@JAMBI..
@JAMBI.. 5 жыл бұрын
You got to remember, this guy is on a whole different level. "grade school" metal in a nutshell.
@bbdawise
@bbdawise 6 жыл бұрын
I will not take this video with a grain of salt, sir! I choose to take it with a beer instead.
@Matthew750-4
@Matthew750-4 2 жыл бұрын
Just got into a full step down tune super fun still working on making a actually good riff
@svartanatter8463
@svartanatter8463 Жыл бұрын
One of the coolest riffs I've heard (still catchting me evev 8/9 years later is the starting riff of "If it wasn't for you" by may the silence fail. More or less small band from germany that wrote one of the best metal albums I've ever heard (of hope and aspirations). Give it try. And it is exactly how Ola says in the beginning: I cannot even point out why this. But when I firsten listened to it I thought "this is wh metal was invented". Sometime, you simply fall in love with a particular riff
@evandrojcm
@evandrojcm 6 жыл бұрын
Dimebag was a genius!
@SomeJustice19k
@SomeJustice19k 4 жыл бұрын
What I learned from this video: green means OK 😂😂
@PeterMacLeod88
@PeterMacLeod88 5 жыл бұрын
Where is the edge between "inspired by" and "rip off" ?
@matenorth
@matenorth 4 жыл бұрын
Change keys, chord order, mix it with something else, change tempo or subdivision and noone will notice.
@thomasfoster4091
@thomasfoster4091 5 жыл бұрын
Still watching this great video. Thank you Ola 👏🏼
@drizzlerock
@drizzlerock 3 жыл бұрын
Very good ideas, thoughts you shared. You Rock !
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