TOP10 AVENGED SEVENFOLD RIFFS

My own top 10 Avenged Sevenfold guitar riffs. And of course I know Avenged Sevenfold has a lot a great guitar riffs like Critical Acclaim, Nightmare, Bat Country, Beast And The Harlot, M.I.A., Descreate Through Reverence, Save Me, Buried Alive, Strenght Of The World, Betrayed, Brompton Cocktail, This Means War and etc. So this is only my own top 10 A7X riffs and I apologize in advance for the absence of your favourite riff or song. Anyway I really hope you'll like and enjoy it!
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[@user-ht4om9gm9e]

2:02 ''this riff sounds good, gotta learn it'' 2:12 ''Oh''

[@DaMeMeThEiFxD4712]

Music for life I feel you bro at 2:12

[@user-ht4om9gm9e]

hahahaha hard af

[@VladBobia]

It's just alternate picking... how can this be that hard?

[@lanopal]

Lol

[@stavrosguitarist2378]

Έλλαδα παντού

[@army-fl5ex]

Timestamps : 0:00 God Damn 0:19 Welcome to the Family 0:39 God Hates Us 1:40 Girl I Know 2:02 Natural Born Killer 2:27 Almost Easy 2:38 Unholy Confessions 2:58 Afterlife 3:17 Scream 3:57 Exist

[@muzlee7479]

you mean timestamps

[@pizzaisthebest9172]

To bad that Shepard isn’t on here

[@ohdudeabloydew2976]

do you know the title in 4:43?? please i need the title

[@army-fl5ex]

@@ohdudeabloydew2976 A liitle piece of heaven

[@ohdudeabloydew2976]

@@army-fl5ex thanks

[@taylorwilliams6026]

I actually think you nailed the riff selection here. Some of their non singles go unnoticed.

[@redhood4261]

Taylor Williams what about 4 am, that riff is amazing

[@decemberflower3990]

Those are their best songs other than nightmare, Bat country and the stage.

[@ttkdovieski9864]

girl I know is so good

[@SpaceEmperorGenos]

Cause they're not as good or catchy as their singles.

[@illgetbacktothat2291]

God Hates Us is so underrated!

[@LostInReverence]

I know right

[@manuelmorales9662]

Because of the name lmao

[@jyggalag9838]

What's wrong with the name

[@jyggalag9838]

Isaac Rumley Then ignore the lyrics and listen to the badass riffs. I personally believe it's a good song. I hate it when religion has to affect people in the slightest. Even if they have lyrics that like, I don't care, it sounds really good.

[@nickthomas7057]

Illgetbacktothat because every metal band seems to have a similar name ......slayer - good hates us all (it's called disciple but most people know it as ghua) avenged - God hates us, so on and so forth

[@joshuapyle6371]

My favorite A7X riffs to play that weren't on this list are Beast and the Harlot, Chapter Four, Bat Country, Planets, Shepherd of Fire, Hail to the King, This Means War, and The Stage.

[@harryclark8274]

Joshua Pyle yes I agree 💯

[@herzausstahl3215]

@@harryclark8274 stage, bat country and especially planets and hail to the king are one of the easiest open D boring riffs theyve made. They are very very easy to play and come up with. Just generic and boring riffs that sound good tbh and they dont deserve top 10 or even 20.

[@longinuscyclone213]

@@herzausstahl3215 how is hail to the king boring or easy? the whole song for the lead is basically a solo

[@herzausstahl3215]

@@longinuscyclone213 its all played on one string (b) until the solo section...rhythm is just barring 2 4 and 5 over and over again. A monkey could make the song, but its still an Epic song

[@JoJo99xtv]

@@herzausstahl3215 well so what they all are really good songs and they are one of the songs that everyone who listens to avenged sevenfold will know and atleast love. the songs arent made to be perfect its made to make us happy and why not bring money to the creators

[@leonkennedy9785]

2:12 wow.....did not expect that.... bravo 👏👏👏👌👍

[@randommetalhead7]

I'm a simple man, i see A7X i smash that fucking like button.

[@holtonmichaels4147]

I'm a simple man too. I see a girl with an A7X shirt on, I hit her up.

[@elyezergaming4937]

if i am a complicated man, i see av7x.... i am going to rock the world

[@jadshokor]

I think you'd like my channel then :D

[@holdenwolfley958]

We simple men are easy to please

[@bbdawise]

You are the like button's fucking nightmare

[@chazmirs]

1:06 I like how that part sounds like the main riff to Wherever I May Roam.

[@gallegomv26]

That's what i thought

[@airconditioningunit9777]

Phrygian.

[@slinkysguytommusic6408]

I know right, its hard for me to unheard it because im a big fan of Metallica

[@mememandan427]

Ok?

[@jacoblassiter6283]

And right before it a micro version of the killing in the name of riff

[@Branflakes1522]

Nice to see Exist getting some love

[@carloszepeda8341]

Branflakes1522 well that love does exist

[@jeffd7902]

swoly god I hate to love this pun

[@dacotamusic9011]

In 200 years, people will study songs like exist like we are studying j.s.bach now

[@NavarroSkyrim]

Exist is one of the best Avenged songs and a modern metal masterpiece... the vibe, the lyrics, the riffs, the solos, everything...

[@howardmathews5572]

Not as masterpiece as save me though.

[@Sepp180]

Natural born killer is my fav🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@user-rw9ds4jr7x]

ShOXx ExT r emE such a satisfying song

[@zfin87]

One of their best, but most underrated songs. By far one of my favorite songs of all time.

[@marcelofg4214]

ShOXx ExT r emE same

[@marcelofg4214]

Stoner63 ikr

[@marcelofg4214]

El Finnle ikr, i gotta say, it's one of my all time favorite songs too

[@doe6651]

I think Betrayed by A7X is super underrated and fun as hell to play

[@Zero41692]

So true, my favourite song from them lmao

[@humanoid251]

The post solo riff from Buried Alive and the riff from Eternal Rest, they're simple but man do they make you wanna headbang yourself into a concussion

[@dylanwhite123]

Preface, if scream or beast and the harlot isn't in here I'm gonna piss everywhere EDIT: only releasing half

[@connorambrosino1741]

Dylan White lmao

[@Nes4187]

Dylan White hehe

[@lonelyvariety]

Did you still clean it up

[@sanpevo9951]

beast and the harlot definitely had to be here, the riff is too fucking sick

[@rosdos100]

He must be new to A7x

[@dakotacranston2448]

Haters ain't got nothing on Syn's technical skill. He is capable of a ton more than just metal riffs, and his dad and him and have made a free online school to teach guitar which in my opinion deserves a little respect from the music community.

[@ogclasher8931]

I’ve never seen a video where they play the crazy part in the beginning of natural born killer wow good shit

[@dylaver1998]

yeah its never even been played live

[@jyggalag9838]

Dylan Avery Why?

[@drifterbingus]

Seems like if they didn't like the song, they wouldn't have put it on an album. I don't understand that logic.

[@insrt_nm3242]

Tactical Boredom tastes change. Or they had one more slot they wanted to fill and it was the best option.

[@zlatanguerrier1366]

its all about insting n how hard u learn

[@mentalhealth6552]

I think that crossroads is one of their best riffs.

[@patriacroatica4444]

Mental Health only for moshpit... you can't compare it to a critical acclaim or unholy confessions or even better desecrate trough reverence.

[@Fatmaax]

DEFINITELY i would've swapped girl i know for crossroads (if we're doing smth off that album anyway)

[@noahsoto6905]

Facts

[@ryan2000he]

Their self titled album is just incredible!

[@UhOh_ItzJDX]

PixleG i don't understand why that album gets so much hate like some of their best riffs and ideas come from that album

[@hazardgaminghg122]

It is. It's a fucking masterpiece!🤘🏻

[@hil449]

@@UhOh_ItzJDX does it get hate? They're the best ones along with city of evil lol

[@cosmic-_1516]

My personal belief is that album is one of the best of all time, easily one of top 3

[@NastyKugogo]

@@UhOh_ItzJDX maybe post HTTK or hate from people that is not A7X fan.

[@sygyl]

scream is such a sick riff. would've liked to see beast and the harlot but you can't include everything in a top 10

[@DadiocolemanOfficial]

Zach Sevilla Given the context of the song, that typo fits well.

[@DadiocolemanOfficial]

Zach Sevilla keep it. It works.

[@DadiocolemanOfficial]

Zach Sevilla The song is about sex

[@zinsurge470]

dadiocoleman Is it about sex? I originally thought it was about murder. Maybe it’s a bit of both lol

[@CoDpRoDoUs]

saca_corcho unholy confessions was in here bruh

[@sergioperez891]

Good job man. Please do a top 10 Trivium riffs

[@5T3V3]

Didn't even think about rating until I seen you smash that Natural born killer intro!!! Sick! 2 thumbs up!

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

That exist riff is sick. I'm trying to learn it but it's pretty hard

[@cobain_is_boi296]

RealGamerManz they did say they wanted it so no one could play it perfectly

[@swarmer5]

Cobain_is_Boi it’s not even that hard tho...

[@pablorandri6459]

@@swarmer5 that's probably cos you don't know how to play it exactly like them

[@swarmer5]

Pablo Randri I don’t know , i play it like the youtube covers

[@pablorandri6459]

@@swarmer5 I think you're right, it's not hard, but the rhythm and technique to it is sure complex and hard to write and therefore difficult to tab out, that's why it's really hard in my opinion to play the thing "perfectly" but who cares

[@zevichepkdoor]

0:18 I love this song

[@hadizahedi5651]

HEY KID

[@svenskakrigare9543]

DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?

[@zevichepkdoor]

@@svenskakrigare9543 I KNOW THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN LIVING

[@Cadavra]

Zevichepkdoor LIFE’S SO RECKLESS, TRAGEDY ENDLESS WELCOME TO THE FAMILY

[@Blackfeather.]

THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING

[@wormsie9444]

You fucking KILLED Scream! Well played Indeed

[@memezzz-kh7ut]

Can someone please tell me his tone in scream like the amp settings lol

[@kamilap545]

the welcome to the family riff is sooo satisfying to listen to, when u hear the song come up its pleasing to my ears

[@maugalmonartnmusic4840]

Everything was badass af, until I saw your Pes 2014 shirt

[@onebritishboi9892]

That's the last time he went outside cause he is no normal human with those skills

[@albertrojasriquelme9598]

That was some random shit. PES better than FIFA tho

[@ganzxta]

he deserve more than pes 2014

[@jakubknioa1159]

No song: Blinded in chains...for me it has one of the best riffs in metal history

[@Roo_Tech]

I love that song too much

[@isaacrumley]

This is the best rhythm work I've ever heard! Incredible job man!

[@kaylamadden8994]

I love AvengedSevenfold so much these riffs are sick

[@alanaschuyler9455]

Never seen someone able to play A7X songs so well, this is awesome

[@jx_games9543]

Avenged sevenfold riffs are so satisfying to listen too

[@hazardgaminghg122]

They are!🤘🏻

[@okayz380]

My top 10 song’s riffs; 10 - Lips of deceit 9- The Wicked End 8- Save me 7- Reminissions 6- M.I.A 5- Second Heartbeat 4- The Stage 3- Requiem 2- Unholy Confessions 1- Afterlife

[@tingweihu5175]

Really love and appreciated you work man. Simple, quality content, played fantastically. Nice fat tone. Really nicely done.

[@victorcarlile47]

I would like to see This means war ! That riff makes you feel so badass while playing it !!

[@DaltonPepple]

3:16 My Fave A7X Song

[@mangalover0149]

Scream is brilliant.

[@nashrago9102]

1:19 HELL. YES.

[@ThatMooreBoy5.3]

Song?

[@hoshikiraa9193]

@@ThatMooreBoy5.3 god hates us

[@zerzaelperro8743]

Stokolm syndrome i mean ghu

[@gearhead2337]

YES!!! IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! SIMPLY AMAZING MY FRIEND, SIMPLY AMAZING!!!

[@cosmic-_1516]

I love how God Hates Us All has four tremendous riffs one after another

[@ethanlinebarger622]

Glad to see Girl I Know on this list. Diamonds In The Rough is severely underrated.

[@goozygaz]

Ethan Linebarger it’s not underrated it’s jus that ppl didn’t really kno about it

[@hazardgaminghg122]

@@goozygaz it's still underrated.

[@eddiebvndz9886]

Long Live the Rev!!!! A7X fan for life they made my teenage years awesome and I’m 24 years old now still jamming All A7X classics cruising down snowy detroit MI

[@kiramesias7]

Hey man you are awesome!!!! I love it

[@randomchicken01]

The like/dislike ratio truly shows that while you may not have got everyone's favourites on the list, you did a damn good job of playing them, and that's what really matters. Well done, sir.

[@RandomGuy11215]

That Natural Born Killer and Second Heartbeat riff is so sick.. Rock on A7X

[@gamerscoutify]

the beginning solo to Natural Born Killer always gives me goose bumps especially right at the end when the drummer chases the ding.

[@risokugaming4843]

*Afterlife's riff is my favourite*

[@leftro3002]

tone on unholy confessions is damn near perfect

[@benocallaghan8403]

Avenged sevenfold is definitely my favourite band and stuff like this just reaffirms it

[@giln.4112]

Great riffs, and great shirt

[@whippedsauce3232]

Nice to see someone appreciate their newer stuff

[@creeperkilla83]

Surprising you didn't get muted on unholy confessions

[@jerby1355]

For those wondering the song at the very end is a little piece of heaven

[@halomaster213]

Bruhmoment we know.

[@autisticraffi2224]

2 years later but thank you so much

[@void5231]

The chorus riff from And all things will end is amazing

[@Oldbayfordays69]

That's insane great job

[@sa_batzgaming4887]

Holy shit! The Natural Born Killer Riff you mastered! Especially on the bottom strings!

[@marshmellow88x08]

This brings me back to grade 8 playing A7X at the back of the bus

[@lucianodiaz5227]

nice, very good job man

[@AParsa627]

Loved every single one of em! bomb af

[@incubusdx9309]

You could say that this person playing the riffs makes them look almost easy.

[@blendzofficial7814]

Stop

[@likely-orphan8610]

Lol

[@Andrew-cf5fn]

0:50 KILLING IN THE NAME OF !!

[@noahsoto6905]

Yea dude I’ve always thought that too 😂😂

[@johnathansandiego2151]

I like this list . Could you do a Top 10 A7X riffs part 2 in the future , because there were some goodies mentioned in the discription . :)

[@jakejackson1239]

Bro, I love your videos

[@Upsetkiller456]

3:57 *C R A B C O R E*

[@UhOh_ItzJDX]

Domenick boucher best fuckin comment ever 😂👌

[@nun6996]

Shepherd of Fire would have been a good one

[@nongehkathar7157]

Nailed it bro🔥

[@zrHer]

great list

[@justinalexander5959]

Anyone else just busts out a 20 second scream for god hates us

[@TerrinLee]

Justin Alexander you kinda have to.

[@Violet-Spark]

Now I’m imagining Jesus doing a cover of God Hates Us, both lead guitar and vocals. This would be during his “rebellious teen” phase, of course

[@wassabbi8034]

Justin Alexander anyone else have an ear orgasm for 5:01

[@JmAnHiLl54]

Yes all the time!

[@basdevisser3830]

Dude I had to hold my self under control just to make sure I didn't wake up the hole Neighbourhood at the middle of the night

[@juggernaut8869]

1:06, Wherever I May Roam ....

[@Dorufumingu]

This is absolutely beautiful

[@dextercuriel3677]

The transition from Natural Born Killer to Almost Easy sounded pretty nice

[@gabrielbazzomartins3825]

Nice choices. Two songs of "The Stage", which means that A7X is as good as it always been.

[@anguilla0128]

A little peace of heaven guitar cover please!

[@krullsk]

Spot on man!

[@ivanalfonsoybarraperez4631]

Hellyeah bro This is fucking awesome, thank you so much 😎

[@shopniljahan]

Great video bro! can you do Top 10 Alice in chains riffs ?

[@hunternovak4187]

Natural born kill gets me head banging every time

[@hevmolina3248]

Dude, no apologies needed. You owe nothing to no one. Kick ass list!

[@SheetFiber]

I really love their latest album. Good to see some stuff from the stage.

[@sivensword4643]

(2:11) how dare you being faster than my internet connection?

[@brandontay2053]

Ur tone is amazing! How to u get that chunky Zacky V tone?? :0

[@H.E.M.]

Brandon Tay mids I know you metal heads usually turn that shit off but trust me is good

[@brandontay2053]

Triggered Snowflake Tried it and it works quite well! I dont usually turn off my mids , but i leave it rather low, like at about 4!! But now i cranked it up to 6. However, do u think i should lower the gain? It is currently at about 7 but with the high bass, treble, and mids, somehow it sounds a little muddy (maybe my amp just sucks??)

[@pissingspeedrun]

Brandon Tay most youtubers often have computers to their aid to perfect their tone, but turn your mids up and bass down

[@jegzzyguitarin8880]

Brandon Tay i usually turn the gain bass and trebble all the way up

[@nun6996]

yeh, you hear everyone say no mids, all bass and treble but i have my mids up around 6 and it works sooo well.

[@marggies6974]

Now I’m loving you !

[@EstrangedMetal]

I love your tone so much

[@sitiasih632]

2017 youtube : noo 2019 youtube : drop it make them feel nostalgic

[@13godropro69]

Top 10 iron maiden riffs / solos

[@berserkgames7479]

NICE MAN!!!

[@spawnkiller97]

I sense a channel thats going to rapidly grow in popularity!

[@soakedbearrd]

I would have love to have seen Save me, The stage, Shepard of fire, Heretic.

[@kropekdwukropek703]

God hates us is brutal xD I really love it \m/

[@mangalover0149]

Kropek Dwukropek Honestly that entire album is sick af. Love it.

[@joshparker6123]

YES! I totally didn't think anything from Waking the Fallen would make it on here. My first A7X album.

[@Rayuga99]

Good video man

[@VERMILIONGOD]

thank you bro

[@PeachyIceTea86]

0:43 my fav part

[@darkguerrero6761]

Me too...

[@robertonome2448]

Easily the modern metal band with the largest collection of memorable riffs. So, in some kind of way, like them or not, they are the "next Metallica" U should've made it into a top 20 or something tho, so many great riffs missing (Eternal Rest, Lost, IWSYT1, Beast and the Harlot, Chapter Four, Roman Sky, Natural Born Killer, etc)

[@bentli5915]

I love A7X, but, some people don't take the time to appreciate all of the song, they focus mainly on the solos or the vocals, they forget to appreciate how kick ass the riffs are, how amazing the drums are and how it all blends together seamlessly.

[@TheTommy9898]

Nice tone! Beefy and heavy yet clear

[@viniciusfranca896]

That part in 1:21 its like stockholm syndrome by muse

[@DaMeMeThEiFxD4712]

Vinicius França A7x influencing Metallica , KoRn , Iron Maiden , Pantera , Muse and etc. m8

[@jyggalag9838]

Noname No?

[@jacobrodriguez6806]

Noname that moment when Stockholm syndrome by muse came out before god hates us

[@theparkin3205]

Noname I think you meant a7x influenced by all of those bands mate

[@ninjax9675]

he literally just said it sounded like stockholm syndrome, nothing else xd

[@cameronutt6383]

As someone who likes A7X, but isn't a Rabid fan ( had a chance to go see them, chose Lamb of God instead) I was a little dissapointed not to see Buried alive, Sidewinder, Beast and the Harlot, Requiem or Hail to the King.

[@Giovanni24ist]

you could do a part 2 of this, there are a lot of awesome riffs that you didnt play in the video

[@chihabbaouche8783]

Dude you are awesome *-*

[@MegaTechpc]

Top 10 A7X riffs: The entire WtF album!

[@James-cr5mc]

If you dont know how to play the opening riff to Unholy Confessions, do you really play guitar?

[@Danger_Noodle]

If you dont know how to play smoke on the water do you really know how to play guitar?

[@yoinkoxo1728]

Omg you make this look soooo easy 😫