Harmonizing Metal Guitar Riffs - Jason's Metal Rhythms

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks dude, I appreciate your comments and you watching my vids man.

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks for the compliments man, I appreciate that. I definitely want to encourage you to write and post your own riffs as opposed to covers. Covers are great but it's awesome to see folks writing and posting their own music man!

[@jasonstallworth]

Only thing I can think of is your mic may be picking up noise or music from your headphones (so if you pan a track left, when you go to record the right track your mic may be picking up a little of your headphones which will contain a little of that panned left track). Hopefully that makes sense. I record my guitar direct (POD HD500). Same with bass.

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks man...yeah, I had a lot of frustrations with the HD at first but man, after dialing in my tone with the FBALL (ENGL), I'm digging it!

[@alienfishz]

Jason, thanks for the lesson and thanks for the humor! I've played guitar for 32 years and a good laugh with my metal is always appreciated! Bill

[@jasonstallworth]

I render them from the great beast or Mordor. Kidding man...they're actually studio-recorded drum loops from Beta Monkey's Double Bass Mania series (look up Double Bass Mania on my KZbin channel as I have a vid on this). I'm pretty happy with these quality-wise. You're somewhat limited to the loops on creativity but you get over 1,000 loops for each package so you can make them work.

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks for the compliments man!

[@jasonstallworth]

You're welcome man. I've never heard of Thrice but I'm gonna check them out now!

[@J35297]

Thanks man! I'll possibly be playing TSO's Christmas Canon Rock with a friend for our school choir Christmas concert and with the teacher wanting me to play the harmony a 3rd above the melody, this video really helped me fully understand what I need to do in order to make it sound awesome! Thanks again, you're a great teacher, ROCK ON!!

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks man, I'm hoping to have my album out by the end of this month

[@jasonstallworth]

lol...that's a total compliment man! Branch is one massive dude (and I'm tiny compared to him!)

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks dude...I'll definitely check you guys out!

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks Rich, happy new year man!

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks dude, happy new year!

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks man, I'm glad this helped! Hope your Christmas concert goes well man.

[@richhenk]

Happy New Year! Great lesson to start out the new year with.

[@bigfattwin]

Thanks Jason.

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks dude!

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks man

[@q.rsevercedalpha7191]

Thanks bro this will help a lot.

[@SCtrojan2k]

Sounds awesome. Love the teaching. Subbed.

[@M3tal747]

lol i would sooo buy your Album ..nice riffs man sounds badass.gotta love Metal

[@michealz3ro]

Awesome video, thanks man.

[@wolfmannoon]

Hi Jason Happy New Year dude. You are the best!

[@dimitristziaros3464]

great lesson, thank you!!

[@Rodrigoholter]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@Bifkeki]

thanks mate, great video.

[@jasonstallworth]

Happy New Year man!

[@aeneasmichalopoulos6328]

i see u are using the pod hd 500 ,,certainly a piece of gear that i recommend to others, got the desktop myself, great video btw

[@darrinconnor7]

OMG Jason thank you so much for this, talk about a rush. So I listened to your explanation went up 3 notes and played along with the backing track, wow it sounded AWESOME so mkuch fun. I listen to a lot of Thn Lizzy lately and Iam jus fascinated by Robbo's and Scott's guitar work. The best thing about this vid is how easy you made it. I can't thank you enough.

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks brother!

[@Angerplate]

Happy New Year ALLLLL!!!

[@darrenflynn2422]

awesome! this helped me heaps.

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks man, glad this helps!

[@jasonstallworth]

Indeed he is man!

[@xmsparker]

Chewbacca!! Haha nice lesson bro, thank you!

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks brother, glad you enjoyed it!

[@DaffyDuckTheWizzard]

Damn! It's already 2016

[@thrftstore]

thanks for the lesson I have been downloading your patches off the line 6 website for my HD500, they are pretty solid. I know they are not metal, but do you like the band Thrice?

[@jasonstallworth]

You're welcome brother

[@KoHagai]

Thanks man lol your vids are sick

[@SourceOfMC]

Thx dude I was looking for this :) subscribed

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks brother!

[@fearorfaith]

Thanks dude! Simple explanation.

[@ranjitcherian6921]

Hi Jason love the way you play metal. Greetings from India. Please advise how you hit the string a so hard while keeping your wrist relaxed. when I try playing rhythm guitar hitting the strings hard causes cramps in my forearms

[@sbbassslapper]

Chewie is metal! Thanks for the vid explaining harmonies!

[@KoHagai]

I was wondering how do you render your drums?

[@SteveContreras]

Great harmonizing riff. And love the cameo from Chewie! There's not too many things more metal than Chewbacca

[@RKO619ification]

Your voice makes me feel welcome. ALRIGHT NOW LETS LEARN!

[@FVKELI]

Jason you seem like a really cool guy. I'm a a young scrawny reject school kid and guitar is the best thing I have ever played in my life nothing else compares the feeling I get when I play guitar, I'm trying to get my brother (currently in my band) to harmonize riffs with me instead of just playing rhythm. So thanks a lot for this greatly explained video. Stay brutally Metal. \m/

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks for the kind words brother. I was extremely scrawny in my younger years (and got picked on a lot) and wasn't good at much. So I can totally relate to you - metal is our passion and our world, so definitely keep doing what you're doing!

[@ivancampos6754]

I watched this other video where this weird kid tried to explain and i got confused and then i clicked on your video and it was very easy to understand. Thanks man!

[@jasonstallworth]

Ivan Campos Awesome, very glad this vid helped!

[@adsinouterspace]

you're awesome dude...thanks to you I'm up and running with Presonus Studio One Artist using Beta Monkey Drums...Keep up the great vids !

[@guitarchugs9191]

Dude!! You’re insane!

[@jasonstallworth]

Presonus Studio One Pro 2

[@FOWTroudt]

What exact style of metal can I listen to that has harmonizing leads and cool solos?

[@jasonstallworth]

The first album that comes to mind if Painkiller from Priest.

[@remixx228]

FTE2016 Born Of Osiris Has Alot Of Harmonies For Example The Song "Machine" Has A Sweep Harmonie And.It Sounds Wicked!!!

[@emmanuelxy3302]

Wow Jason, i was shocked how good you are. You are realy fucking good. The next jimmy hendrix :) You would be a very good teacher! keep doing it bro. ps: That was the best *solo* i heard in my life. I never listen to metal. But this was awesome

[@niilo2499]

Cliff Burton Four Horsemen Chorus

[@jasonstallworth]

That is one killer tune!

[@velarith]

Love your riffs, they're exactly my taste. I have 4 questions for you: (1) You played 3 notes up in this example. You also mentioned 5th and 7th notes would work. Are these the only intervals that sound good? (2) Do you move 3 notes up for EVERY note in the key, or just play the same shape 3 notes up from the root? (3) Does the same theory go for major keys? (4) What kind of guitar effects and amp are you running here? Thanks much! \m/

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks. The best way is to record the melody and then play a 2nd guitar along with it. There's no correct or better way as long as it sounds good to you. IN other words you may use 5th notes and switch to 3rds or 7ths in the middle. I don't really count off each note. I just play the harmony for what sounds good to me. Amp/effects: HD500

[@andrewlowden322]

***** thanks man, I hadn't even thought of it being in the same key and the descents and ascents were only in the same key notes! I had tried transposing the riffs up 3, so it was changing the I was playing in! (Ie on this the high I WOULD have tried would be 10-8-6-5 and not the same key of 10-9-7-5 with the inter being 7-8. SO much easier!) Thanks man!

[@joanfrascino7019]

Those r the 4th n 5th string. The 2nd would be the B n the 4th would be the G

[@a.e.moskovic8010]

Joan Frascino Yea, I noticed that as well

[@nsjohn130]

SUBBED!

[@jasonstallworth]

Man I could be the one that's wrong...I usually say my big E is the first string.

[@jasonstallworth]

Chewie is indeed metal!

[@renatovalencia3501]

Muscle man guitarist

[@sbbassslapper]

Chewie is totally metal!!! \m/ :)

[@teddymv5035]

You remind me of Ron Swanson, and you sound like him too haha

[@kempenstein8341]

GIANT bald teddybear

[@PHILOMG]

Jason i've commented on alot of your videos, you have great humor and your skills are great, ive been playing for a year and a month now, ive just brought everything for a home studio, i should be posting covers first then maybe my own songs, check me out when i post them ! :)

[@dieterschanzer7075]

you sound like phil anselmo....

[@jasonstallworth]

Thanks man, happy new year!