NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL - Guitarist Beginners Guide

[@TelochMayhem]

Corona (not the good kind) made me do it.

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Allways look on the best part in your life!🐭😀

[@lesjr3732]

Haha

[@lordimpaler3899]

What beer do u normally drink? (While we're on the subject)

[@TelochMayhem]

@@lordimpaler3899 gluten free these days :)

[@MardraumGhoul]

Please do Black Glass Communion playthrough, pretty please!

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

Things I learned from this video: 1. No music theory 2. Freedom 3. Satan 3. Corpse Chords of course

[@Guztenify]

Dennis Trovato

[@TokyoDripp]

Skål brother 🍻

[@markgarcia72]

This should be on a shirt

[@tonydedoscortados217]

3. Satan

[@BigSerg80]

LMFAO!

[@guitarchugs9191]

I love how this guy doesn’t take himself so seriously like a lot of black metal musicians

[@awkwardandrew3031]

*cough* Varg *cough*

[@GyroLamb]

@@awkwardandrew3031 to be fair to varg i dont think he was ever putting it on the guy seems to have been born intense or something. you ever seen those childhood photos of him?

[@dextermorgan4366]

@@GyroLamb actually Varg doesn't do black metal anymore

[@JJH-jc1fg]

@@dextermorgan4366 Varg’s just fucking deluded at this point

[@xxbrkdwnxx]

that's because he's an adult. most of these black metal guys are grown ass children. and especially the original norwegian nerds.

[@Someone89a]

“What’s your excuse for not learning music theory?” “Satan” “Well I cant argue with that”

[@s.a.l.1974]

Sips wine

[@DarrenWaters75]

Valid reason

[@victorherrera2418]

Guide me... 🐑

[@skeletalremains8555]

........satan *sips wine*

[@SmileNDenile]

He knows theory. Some of their chord structures and progressions are not done by accident lol

[@geoff1121]

saying "of corpse" instead of "of course" by mistake is the most black metal thing

[@mortirprinceofgrymyrk7850]

"Well, if a riff sounds good to me, it mostly means that it sounds evil too. At least when I make music myself." - Euronymous I always follow his model.

[@mattevans923]

Blashyrk !

[@azja6666]

Love it!

[@thibaultponsart6425]

Everyone hates Euronymous

[@4thhorseman644]

If only there was any kind of documentary on how Mayhem actually MADE all the oldschool songs.

[@ALPINE_M4GTS]

Teloch, the legendary black metal guitarist, i love that he has his own style of playing and just doesnt care what the "correct way" is.

[@mattevans923]

Legendary black metal guitarists Tchort, Tormentor, Blaspehemer.

[@dreamspaceunlimited]

@@mattevans923 Legendary Black Metal guitarists Ted Skjellum, Ivar Enger, Snorre Ruch, Varg Vikernes, Øystein Aarseth, Thomas "Ace" Forsberg, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Jeffrey Dunn.

[@Fawnarix]

Whenever you say "freedom: satan" you should drop in the famous clip of Ghaal saying "satan" accompanied with a drink form a glass of wine.

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Kristian did it because we are doing.:-)🤘 Satan!!!!

[@arrtdave]

Smh...i quote that till this day! followed by the drinking wine motion...

[@SERGEEVNA1992]

This is my favorite moment❤

[@efa666]

I used to be in a band with a drummer who wrote all the songs, he could barely play guitar but had a great inner voice, so he would play riffs that sounded cool that I would then flesh out and polish. So music theory isn't everything but you need that inner voice.

[@schizoidman5957]

you mean..... satan ?

[@efa666]

@@schizoidman5957 he's certainly an inspiration

[@zbigniewiksinski]

- not knowing any music theory, freedom, satan - we mostly play minor chords :D

[@TelochMayhem]

Satan...

[@hoofkult]

What's a minor chord? 😉

[@uuuhh151]

@@hoofkult search it up for fck sake

[@OlliLappalainen]

@@hoofkult It's an under 18 chord. You get jail for playing with such chord..

[@Joonas0101]

@@OlliLappalainen Katos suomalaisia:D

[@ТимофейЧапнин]

"Probably not" is Teloch's kind of "Let's find out"

[@ТимофейЧапнин]

(personal quote I mean)

[@v8cool231]

But I don't have a guitar...... :-( I'll just do the noises with my mouth.

[@jonsaltberry8167]

Not having a guitar = not following the rules. Not following the rules = freedom. Freedom = Satan.

[@becketthor]

If you put enough distortion on it and use an amp sim it can sound good

[@dannycheesums]

Check out a dude called Dokaka who does covers exactly like you describe

[@BatteryAcidEater]

Sing and put distorsion, its raw black metal

[@satyrusgrandis4748]

this is freedon Satan

[@InitiatorOfDarkness]

His voice is actually very relaxing and soothing to the ear.

[@bugtrapper]

I love that "dont let anyone tell you whats right, dont watch this video" came at the very end.

[@Danish19223]

Me: 15 years of playing guitar "Teach me Professor Teloch"

[@horrifyinggelatinousblob]

Dude you play in Mayhem, whatever you do is the gold standard for BM

[@ToxicSentinelTTV]

A-fucking-men

[@Swedishoutlaw]

Music theory? Missing. Freedom? Satan. Hotel? Trivago.

[@killercour]

"No rules, Satan" needs to be on a shirt or hoodie

[@Player85376]

Your sincerity is found very rare. Thanks man.

[@TelochMayhem]

I appreciate that!

[@brandonharris9160]

Part of black metal is the cold and loneliness that makes you create a fire with your individual spirit. That's what makes it great and why American bands rarely pull it off correctly

[@goonsquad8258]

This is why only Midwesterners can make trve black metal lol

[@dannycheesums]

It’s cool that Teloch is open to engaging with the fans like this. I’ve never played guitar, but if Teloch can do it with no theory then I might try too

[@TelochMayhem]

satan

[@dannycheesums]

Teloch haha I echo these sentiments!

[@deprimat666]

Anyone can play anything without theory lol. I couldn't be fucked with it tbh

[@ibims1kevinvongretardierun553]

@@deprimat666 Play the intro changes in giant steps without theory knowledge On the instrument of your choice.

[@JuniorRobinson-qm2uw]

Me too,I never played any guitar but I wish to have one.

[@Wabin22]

I've been playing guitar for almost 20 years now, self taught and really bad at music theory much like yourself.. But this is still fun to watch, it's always nice to hear other guitarists way of doing and sharing each others tips and tricks. Thanks for sharing Mr Teloch! Cheers from Sverige!

[@TelochMayhem]

Thanks man!

[@Wabin22]

@@TelochMayhem If it's from you or Mark Knopfler himself, it's always nice to hear how other guitarist developed and how they view this "you must learn music theory" theory.

[@Psymon1471]

Snorre and the Thorns demos seems like the definition of the sound. Combined with Euronymous' riffs and the low-fi production sound from Burzum and Darkthrone etc. Culminating in DMDS. Great vid Teloch! Love those 'reverse chords' or whatever they are called, especially on tracks like Throne of Time and VI.Sec..

[@TelochMayhem]

Thanks bro!

[@containternet9290]

Well, the fathers of tremolo picking is Quorthon and Euronymous within the black metal scene. Snorre came afterwads, learnt it from Euronymous and added some evilness in it. As for the low-fi production, it didn't start with Darkthrone and Burzum. Mayhem had already used it in 1986 on Pure Fucking Armageddon. Let's not forget Master's Hammer, Samael and of course, Bathory too. It's fair to say that before Mayhem's live shows in Norway and in Leipzig no one really knew what black metal was since death metal was the trend, then Euronymous declared war on death metal. This is a pivotal moment in the history of Norwegian metal, suddenly all Norwegian death metal bands turned into black metal bands according to Euronymous' own definition of black metal, the rest is history.

[@groscave23]

What a great idea! Sounds inspiring!

[@Hasahn.]

Love the style of videos, kind of reminds me of Ola Englund but Norwegian and Black metal

[@TelochMayhem]

:D

[@NatureandSpirit111]

So... better. 👍🏻

[@3rdFloor666]

Guitar youtubers making a video on how to get a norwegian black metal tone on your amp: "DO NOT turn all the way up the highs and mids and turn all the way down the lows and keep your reverb halfway." The current guitarist of the band that invented norwegian black metal: "Turn all the way up the mids highs and turn down the lows at 0 and turn the reverb all the way up."

[@TelochMayhem]

True :D

[@SentencedToBurn]

"we also do repetitive riffs to create an atmosphere". That you do! 2018 Auckland, NZ. It's been 2.5 years I'm still soaking up that atmosphere you guys created.

[@matthiasheib2658]

I am half way through the clip and drank a shot every time he says "SATAN", Im scared to continue

[@TelochMayhem]

Damn, wish I did more of them then!

[@dextermorgan4366]

@@TelochMayhem teloch what cheap pedals would you recommend to get your an Euronymous's guitar tone

[@LeGronk]

"would you like any sugar with your coffee, sir?" "freedom, satan"

[@zAvAvAz]

lmao this is freakin awesome thanks teloch, subscribed.

[@Mrmemphisbones]

When you said effects, and the MT-2 appeared on the screen, i felt at home : ) I use it as a boost on my bass nowdays and it works wonders stacked into Ampeg SVT. We need a bass edition of this guide, it was really fun to watch !

[@TelochMayhem]

haha thanks

[@DrMurdercock]

lol, he memed you

[@cat_loaf943]

I loved your performance @God Seed with Gaahl, King Ov Hell & Nick Barker. Thanks for making this video 🐼🤘

[@Charles-dj5fs]

What a great beginners lesson, well done!!

[@teamatfort444]

so no rules and satan, did i get everything?

[@u-8743]

Thank you for guiding the next generation of black metal creators. I really mean it, its a great community to be apart of. If you have time, could you do a similar tutorial video about writing songs specifically? How to put a song together, connecting intros to chorus to bridge, fitting lyrics to melodies, etc. I read you basically did all the writing of Esoteric Warfare and writing is something I struggle with, lyrics and music. Hail from Zurich.

[@TelochMayhem]

problem is I never follow any specific formula, and I never used bridge, chorus etc. But I can try one time in the future to make a vid as I get better at doing this vids. Hails!

[@ThuleanPerspective-bh3qf]

Thanks for the video Teloch 👍

[@TelochMayhem]

Any time!

[@arabe66]

I love NBM since 1998. I'm honduran! This place is hot and shinny 😖. So I want to make "honduran" black metal ⏯️🤣🤣🤣 and this helped a LOT. Ey! MUY IMPORTANTE!

[@EnSombrayHueso]

He said it pretty clear. Is a beginners guide. Is only that. Thanks to this guy, for teaching and heading the way for new players :D

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Great respect! Waiting for the next lessons!🤘Satan!😀

[@wulfshead]

That tuning at the end is better than anything else on KZbin

[@MrLextune]

11:22 - His tuning is E-A-C#-G#-A-F -which is wacky, and very cool.

[@Fauxleroid]

I had to scroll very far before I saw a comment that picked this up. Funny how in a video aimed at beginners the fact that he is playing in an altered tuning and it's not pointed out. THis is a BIG deal. It's also a fucking instant black metal sound. I love it.

[@brutalslam8443]

This is a great very entertaining tutorial. Love your tremolo technique

[@czarnywomsz2183]

Now I have the urge to listen and play some good old Black metal

[@NordLydBGN]

Jævlig kult å se at musikere gjør slikt som du gjør! Gøy å se hvordan dere lager musikk, håper begynner å lage videoer

[@TelochMayhem]

Fett!

[@Jazzguitar00]

Strum minor chords very fast. Move them around every couple of measures. Add raspy vocals about Satans army or the northern winter. Blast beats. *This concludes the lesson.

[@noahb4645]

You don’t have to act so cocky man, I may be a christian “and I listen to black metal” yes, but I also appreciate the fact that the bible says all music is good. What he does on guitar may not be good when it comes to “music theory” and don’t get me wrong that’s very important depending on your style of playing, but it’s a preference man. This is HIS style of playing, not yours. Not learning music theory can make you more creative and not so restricted too. I have learned music theory myself on guitar and it’s important to me because that’s the way I wanted to play. It’s just his style and you have your style. Just try and appreciate the way other ppl interpret music. That’s what music is about

[@SageOfDuality]

Seriously still one of the best guitar lessons I’ve seen. Just straight to the point and all aspects covered 👍 and even funny jokes in it

[@Fauxleroid]

The altered tuning at the end is fucking awesome. I love how you didn't point out (only mention right at last second) that it's not standard. 😆 This tuning will now live on my Eclipse.

[@fraters3025]

What is the tuning he is using? I love the sound but I don't know any theory either

[@Gaurananda108]

@@fraters3025 His tuning is E-A-C#-G#-A-F

[@MewhentheAAAA]

I imagine you in a parallel universe saying "freedom, god". It will bring me nightmares

[@PTDalekZ]

Hello from Russia, love so much you videos! Especially love how look your recording studio, so black and soothing :) I hope one day I will get close to your level of guitar playing!

[@TelochMayhem]

Thanks!

[@analslaughter6979]

плюсую данному господину

[@SorrowinDBM]

Hell yeah. I started learning guitar and teloch itself teaches me :D

[@mikewarper6789]

Of course... Of chords... Of CORPSE! \m/

[@vladimirjak8971]

Thank you for this! It was very insightful and I've been listening to black metal for over 20 years!

[@deehogan18]

I instantly felt better when Teloch said he never learned music theory. I'm the same, and somehow just recorded an album with my band. We've finally found our sound and the music is now flowing much better :)

[@TelochMayhem]

hah! nice, bro!

[@BlackCircleSorcery]

Same tbh

[@cake_9510]

I like that you don't take yourself as seriously as most of the people in the Norwegian black metal scene do. You seem pretty chill

[@TelochMayhem]

Im a retard :)

[@mhsandberg]

Haha, great class. I think you should have mentioned that if the pink acoustic nylon string guitar is a bit rough on the fingers , you could always start with an ukulele.

[@TelochMayhem]

Very true! Haha

[@mattripper8237]

A fking awesome video on my birthday. Malum play-through next! Thank You sir! Appreciate it. Hails! \m/

[@wenxingwang7867]

Why do all those professional guitar players love to say they don't know theory? You definitely know some stuff in order to write music. You're just being humble for saying that my man.

[@ibims1kevinvongretardierun553]

Black metal is one of the few genres u can play without theory. Tremolo picked powerchords and whatever dissonant chords u can come up with. Bass mirrors guitar. Double Bass blastbeats.

[@TheTitanSlayers]

@@ibims1kevinvongretardierun553 he uses minor chords... he knows some theory

[@YourFearIsReal]

@@ibims1kevinvongretardierun553 There's theory in all music genres, even if they player may not have a full on grasp of it

[@ibims1kevinvongretardierun553]

@@YourFearIsReal i said you can PLAY it without theory. And i dare you to even find a key in most modern black metal. If he knows how to play a minor chord without knowing its functions, construction or harmonization, he doesnt know theory imo.

[@theangrycheeto]

I gotta say, I like your attitude. It is freeing to not even know what the strings are called and not even care. I respect that as someone who cares perhaps too much.

[@afra_r]

Noodling around a bit with Jesu død I see :P

[@TelochMayhem]

For sure :)

[@luciferiandread2709]

Damn bro, this is a great video. Appreciate your hard work.

[@TelochMayhem]

Thanks bro!

[@derunsympath]

9:30 rip 14 y/o me trying to play fight fire with fire by muting with left hand only doesnt work

[@takingbackthehammer6527]

yep I got an LTD and love it, the unfortunate issue I am running into is nerve damage in my left hand means I have two pretty much useless fingers, so trying to relearn guitar has been a bit of a struggle

[@ar156]

I can really relate to not figuring out how to chug and feeling dumb later lol, that's how it was when you don't have internet, teacher or anyone to tell you

[@systemdegenerate]

Cool video. Good mix of tips for beginners and advanced

[@TelochMayhem]

Appreciate it!

[@evilwarnings2419]

Like before watching.

[@guitarstorms]

Very much looking forward to this...hope all is well brother🤘

[@AnderTraher]

You great men! I am from Russia and am also learning to play black metal Like

[@TelochMayhem]

Hails

[@jeffpinkerton1964]

Love your videos man you are the best guitar player out there thank you I've learned a lot from you

[@TelochMayhem]

Wow, thanks!

[@GabrielUlmer]

Hey I am currently looking for a nice pedal for Metal, that is able to generate the sounds for a lot of Metal genres (especially Black Metal ofcorpse! ;D) and I was wondering if you didnt like the Boss MT-2 because you showed it in the video along with the funny looking guitars, so I thought its also a joke... however others say its a good pedal... can you give me any good advice what kind of pedal I should get? (It doesnt need to be the most expensive since I am not playing any concerts, I just play for myself and some friends and family.) Thanks in advance! Love your music!

[@TelochMayhem]

Thanks brother :D Im not really using any pedals, using the gain in the amps.But about 20 years ago I used the MT2 and I used that for all sorts of styles, BM, DM and hardcore. Not sure this helped but good luck!

[@GabrielUlmer]

@@TelochMayhem It helped! Thanks for the quick response :D

[@macbheatha4656]

Man, I really like your production quality. Picture, editing look awesome!

[@TelochMayhem]

Glad you like it!

[@tatemcilwain1775]

Music theory doesn't restrict you. It's just helping you speak the language. Trust me I know. Nothing to be scared of

[@jakeschultz716]

yes exactly. I understand where hes coming from but Theory will help you have more freedom in a sense.

[@tatemcilwain1775]

@MOsKOn that's a good analogy. You don't need sheet music. It's possible to speak without reading, but you do need to know what words mean. I taught myself music theory but that's really hard to do. Just learn the basics and use those as ways to explore different sounds. He says in black metal to only use minor chords but you can use major chords and still sound evil. Just gotta know what to do.

[@jakeschultz716]

@MOsKOn yeah then try transcribing that to words and see if its understandable

[@quantum_nekomancer]

It's like training of shaman or monk, when you learn stuff like music- or color theory. You need to restric yourself in beginning, but then you start to see everything differently. In the end, there is no rules nor even quidelines. You are back at the starting point, but now your feelings translate directly into completely non-verbal language.

[@tatemcilwain1775]

@@nexuspolaris2419 bullshit

[@guitarest452452]

Teloch I want your spot! Hahaha Love your work.

[@glion69]

Freedom-Satan ,please make a nice T-Shirt

[@gutturaldefecation]

I'd definitely buy it

[@yurei3714]

Have a American flag with satan on it. That'd be perfect

[@spiderfan1974]

Pick thickness changes how hard you have to hit the strings to get a heavy pick attack. The thicker the pick the lighter you can pick and still get a heavy pick attack. That being said at the end of the day its all personal preference I use 1.25mm to 1.5mm picks on electric and a 1mm Hetfeild white fang on acoustic.

[@brukernavn3409]

But knowing music theory allows you to have greater control over your music, thus even more freedom.

[@gothrice]

now this is interesting, earlier I was talking to a friend because I struggle a little with tremolo picking. looking forward to it!

[@TelochMayhem]

Nice!

[@cooldude4376]

Started when I was 12, just turned 30, still no music theory.

[@TheThehitman63124]

Ok this has actually been really helpful!! Started a blackened death project and hit a writers block wall 😂

[@Tristinthereviewguy2003]

This guy makes me feel less ashamed for shaving my head bald ,not all metal heads are long haired men

[@brittanymwancientlight]

Have a good Sunday

[@hellkadialisrecords9316]

Etter 15 år vet jeg hvordan man stemmer gitaren, mange takk, Satan

[@quantumvarmam]

det stemme... :)

[@darklord1134]

Shorts : camo :) Great video as usual Mr Teloch \m/

[@SigismundSonOfDorn]

Sweet, im not the only one who willingly knows nothing of theory

[@ozzlayer]

Same here. I don't know shit of theory but if sounds good that what matters.

[@quintin3871]

I'm not the only one?

[@stephenwilliams6552]

Ehh I know music theory and I don’t necessarily have to use it. I just play what feels good and use the music theory to write down and explain to others what I wrote. It’s very useful when collaborating with other artists or even sometimes getting out of writers block. Also when I do something that I like I can articulate it in many forms because of my music theory knowledge. It doesn’t break your creativity if you learn it.

[@StressarNGG]

Beautiful video, production quality is nuts! Love it! :D

[@TelochMayhem]

Glad you like it!

[@daumantasdaniel1929]

Not knowing music theory - so trve man

[@djudiv]

Great video. Why did you choose to set bass on your vst amp to minimum? Did you do same when you play on real amp?

[@TelochMayhem]

To create a shitty BM sound :)

[@djudiv]

@@TelochMayhem ahaha! make sense!

[@ApathyBM]

Bass makes your riffs sound like mud. Cut bass to sound cult?

[@eh5665]

It soothed my heart that the mighty Teloch doesn't know any music theory and got this far in black metal. It encourages me actually. Let jazz player neckbeards learn the music theory lol.

[@MrZ0rg]

damn, might wanna cancel my bass teacher lessons

[@williamfranklin860]

I followed the same path, though I do know the names of all the strings and even a few chords and one scale, but I wanted to play as "me," so I didn't try to learn more scale chords, or even other people's songs. I like to think that I play very well, and my music is organic and all mine.

[@Andre_63amg]

Damn that sounds interesting 🤣

[@TelochMayhem]

Lets see.... :D

[@Andre_63amg]

@@TelochMayhem Lets find out 🧐

[@damienbeckman-scott7016]

If I get flames tattooed on my arm will I pick faster? I'm just about ready to give up tremolo picking on two strings.

[@Someone89a]

So much of this is totally against what I learned in 3 years of music school. I love it. Freedom. Satan.

[@adamgaik7922]

A lot of usefull knowledge in this video. Thanks Teloch!

[@Sinfel133]

Black metal on 7 strings? Now that's Satan

[@TelochMayhem]

Satan.,.

[@rasmuslaurberghansen8484]

Freedom...

[@bowelrupture]

Even more evil is to play it on a 12/6 string double neck. that would be 6+6+6.

[@crawlingamongthestars3736]

Personally I use the Schecter C8 Hellraiser Hybrid, an eight string guitar, to play black metal, and other kinds of stuff. You can get some pretty gnarly sounds out of it. I like having the option of deep low end, along with high and bright stuff.

[@UltimateGuitarWorkout35]

it is good to see you on youtube

[@TelochMayhem]

Thank you

[@remolaga]

Professor Teloch, brought you by corona (not the good kind).

[@TelochMayhem]

HAHAHA

[@MewhentheAAAA]

Underated af

[@anjelinamarieramirez]

I just subscribed to your channel, thanks for making down to earth videos🙂

[@TelochMayhem]

Thanks for subbing!

[@sengiryCZ]

The Greatest ever Thank YOU Teloch.

[@Joeyd1184]

Thank you for the tip on the tone, that is sick

[@carmonaragorn]

MUY IMPORTANTE: 8:02 as a chilean, can testify that pronunciation is 10/10

[@hydeistlarc]

Thanks for the video, time to go practice that tremolo picking!

[@TelochMayhem]

Do it! Or don’t, freedom... satan