Periphery - Mark Holcomb Lesson - Unusual Tunings = Fresh Riffs!

[@revanchistz]

He's just a riff machine. Always looking forward to his lessons.

[@joshuasalgado4694]

I love how you can hear so much black metal influence in his playing.

[@marcoau7u7]

Tuned in Blargh minor

[@flips220]

Man, I love Norway Jose. Some great riffing in that song.

[@MyComradeConnor]

Opeth used that minor add9 tuning (but a step up in D) for their Ghost Reveries album. Very cool.

[@beebala3]

I've been playing in Open B and Open C for probably 15 years. I can't imagine ever playing in standard again.

[@kibavlood5826]

I have a question for you, Do you play chord shapes, scales, arpeggios etc. of standard tuning in the altered tuning? like the names of notes in standard tuning in altered tuning or you learn the new shapes, notes, scales etc in the new tuning.

[@marcheb5124]

Same😂

[@gaetanfonte9563]

kiba vlood i am maybe late, but better late than never you don’t have to learn the shapes, you have to learn how the scale is created : for example the (f# dorian scale) is composed of (F# G# A B C# D# E F#) you have to use these notes on you fingerboard (so first you need to know where all the notes are on your fingerboard), and adapt it to your tuning I don’t know if it’s the right way to compose something, but that’s how I would do it (i’m currently learning how to find my notes on my fingerboard). and if i am wrong or you think differently, tell me !

[@Psyfonify]

@@gaetanfonte9563 More or less yes. But i think of it in intervals, like "ok im looking at my middle finger playing a minor 7th note in this chord and i want to add a 4th...where can i get a 4th from a minor 7th, ah, here, over here *adds the extra 4th onto the chord*" But i only learned how to access the intervals in the first place by knowing how a scale is formed, so, yea

[@tigerstripe3820]

How fət are you?

[@kornfreak78]

Wow, awesome tuning! Love the sound of it.

[@Lotastic_Films]

I started to play around in Open D Minor. I've never been so inspired to write music this hard in many years.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

Huh, this is one of my fave alt tunings. Didn't know Mark used it. I took the Dmadd9 that Opeth used and tuned it down.

[@johnnyhammersticks72]

"The tuning that inspired an entire album" . Mark is super cool

[@oscar.leon003]

Mark "dark and evil" holcomb

[@romnz]

Dude those riffs sent me to the darkest forest on Earth

[@MichaelEdwardsGuitar]

I pick up my guitar then he does Norway Jose part after the intro. Then I put it down for a while.

[@GiannisEleutheriadis]

Such a beautiful guitar

[@BrandonofRedemption]

I love his tone.

[@jacobbutler7942]

This is from another planet. Brilliant mind, keep making music forever dude

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

1:17 is not evil when you turn off the distorsion, is just “jazzy” creates expectation atmosphere

[@biaxident1984]

I'll be sure to be "usuing" these a lot...

[@ItzRoger]

something tells me they may have fired the editor after that lol

[@blueskythinking4745]

+Roger Wright they'd be retarded if he got fired for that. It's guitar world not apple..

[@zacharywilliams3631]

I use 12-80 on my Les Paul for this tuning it’s my new favorite

[@thevikingwarrior11]

Opeth did a similar tuning on the Ghost Reveries album, only a step higher.

[@michaelh.8260]

he should have a Jackson Rhoads guitar with corpse paint,playing on a mountain in Sweden singing about the dark mother....that would be swell.

[@neofaizan]

keep the Holcomb columns coming GW

[@Cacklez456]

Awesome man I'll definitely be using this tuning a lot more often !

[@johnnyhammersticks72]

One tuning that inspired many songs for me is B E B F# A D. Its a tuning I came up with

[@goldengod87]

Anybody know a website that has Drop G tuning they use for Reptile? Or basically you can type in whatever tuning you want and it will have it?

[@jennabeeee]

They basically use D Standard but with the lowest string dropped to G. Basically drop G on a 7 string but cutting out the 6th string

[@michaelhowe9943]

gtbd website

[@ashtweth]

Black metal...could be changed to sound like another genre...defiantly is black metal sounding to me....

[@YutsiAion]

my hero!

[@hierrogm]

Wow that’s cool

[@benjicolok5353]

"Most tough part" Great music=Death of basic grammar

[@JawnCoffee]

Was that first tuning the tuning opeth used on ghost reveries.. sounded very opethy

[@betolinsofficial]

Crazy man!

[@broondjongen]

Good black metal tuning

[@tarkenton3895]

Otherwise known as 'How to immediately sound like Katatonia'

[@kevindelarosa3972]

C-G-C-Eb-G-D

[@hcaz5818]

Mark needs to make a black metal album

[@kbleskate]

The figure 3 reminds me opeth

[@FernandoSegundo]

+kbleskate maybe dirge for november ?!

[@Vaultguitars]

kbleskate is The same tunning of Ghost Reveries Álbum...but in C

[@tastjohn1889]

Can i use this guitar for standard tuning?, i am just wondering if this guitar good for standard tuning?, i really fell in love with this guitar actually but is it okay if i stay for standard tuning? Can anyone give me an answer about my question?, i'm thinking about using this guitar for non trem for standard tuning... Thank you.

[@BrandonBurch]

Polog lo No rules. Go for it.

[@scruffybones321]

Maybe a bit late to reply, but use whatever guitar and tuning you like! The choice of guitar shouldn't be a problem, but the main thing would be using the right gauge of strings to give you the best tension and playability for your desired tuning (and for standard, that'd probably be 9 or 10 gauge, maybe 8 of you have an especially light touch).

[@shonnythansurn]

Norway Jose tuning = Open Cmadd9

[@robpdb]

Man I wish Mark played it on a clean channel with a little bit of reverb may be.

[@polczpolcz4608]

I prefer FAGDAD tuning😎

[@psychok7]

What would this tunning be on a 7 string?

[@diabolicwaste]

the most black metal tuning i have ever heard

[@angeloskritikos8546]

sounds like he was listening to opeth A LOT

[@francoferruzomusic7307]

anyone know what the intro song is

[@niall1779]

I think it is Omega on their Juggernaut: Omega album.

[@Beyond-Antares]

"It sounds like" ... mud... can guitar world invest in an Axe fx 2 or BIAS that goes through a DI to DAW when recording these videos?

[@rohanahlawat5809]

They are using an axe FX but it almost feels like Paul Riario tones

[@kasuukii]

Which tuning is he using

[@VioletAOP416]

Mark always says “voicings” And it makes me think of princess bride. “You keep using that word, I do not think you know what it means”

[@araxxisinnovations6544]

Akerfeldt approves

[@matoybotchok]

What is that opening song

[@yearnpill]

Matoy Galleposo Omega from Mark’s band Periphery

[@_MyName]

What is the opoening song guys?

[@TheMartianrebel]

Omega

[@Continuedcontinuation]

omega by periphery

[@Vaultguitars]

Ghost Reveries Tuning 🤔

[@markzoldyck]

My chord theory!!!!🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@kevindelarosa3972]

CGCEbGD

[@kevindelarosa3972]

C G C Eb G D

[@furryz666]

Don’t implore me dude!!

[@sourcescience]

Did you really have to focus on his crotch whilst he talked about open tunings?

[@MaximumJoy]

bathory t shirt

[@christophermcclelland1556]

some one tell me how to tune to open b. I'm in drop b now. what do I need to change?

[@xavierstilions]

Look up Cmadd9 and transpose the notes a half step down. C'mon man use your brain.

[@mridgaf3233]

GW needs some better editors 🤣 instead of using in the intro, it's usuing lol

[@chair1234567]

WutFace

[@jaym4958]

can this gtr. that comes out of the box tuned to drop c be tuned to standard or e flat with out any "set-up" changes or ANYother adjutments at all ?? any help / info. greatly appreciated.

[@TheVashnessItself99]

wouldn't recommenced it, it's probably possible though

[@ProgressiveMetalist]

its a 25.5 in scale length so Id look into that before proceeding

[@KnightSword500]

It should be fine unless the string gauge is higher than 10-52 or something close to that.

[@jaym4958]

thanks for the help( prog.metalist,& knightsword) I HAVE changed my mind~ 1 the 7string , &a few other small reasons, will be checking out some of the new models 2017.thanks for reaching back anyway/Peace\ Jay.

[@ii-cr1go]

Feels like I'm hearing someone who just picked up guitar.

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

2:14 we all dont like black metal dude, OTHER ONEEE

[@WODZIO1988ns]

Cool but use less gain next time cuz it sounds garbage

[@kevindelarosa3972]

CGCEbGD