Trivium: 'In Waves' Video Lesson - "Forsake Not the Dream"

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In this video series, Trivium guitarists Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu show you how to play the songs "Inception of the End," "Built To Fall" and "Forsake Not the Dream" from the band's new album, In Waves. This video is the fourth of the series, showcasing parts from the song "Forsake Not the Dream"

[@dawgmanfat]

One of the most underrated songs on one of the most underrated/overhated trivium album

[@TheDevilAscendant]

+Andrew Mckay Genuinely didn't like this song particularly until I listened to this video. Those harmonies! :O

[@kotymccallister5150]

All of their songs are underrated lol

[@caiosouza7492]

This comment makes no sense

[@COYM_1908]

I have never heard any Trivium fan say anything negative about In Waves.

[@Toma4449]

@@COYM_1908 At the time of release, it wasn't really that well received by fans, mainly due to the fact that it had to follow up fucking Shogun. But as time went on with Vengeance Falls and Silence in the Snow released, In Waves was then more of a fan favorite if anything.

[@VersaillesYuki]

Corey's foughts: 0:00 "This is my guitar, my darling, my love... Jackson is love, Jackson is life..." 0:20 "Oh, the camera is running, time to wake up." 0:25 "Yeah, I need to talk some technical stuff now"

[@shervintoozandeh5959]

loooool =)))

[@americanmetalhead3954]

Mo MitderPo Lmao

[@MenfisSuar]

hahahahaha

[@augustcampbell2375]

Trivium are one of the most inspiring bands in the world, at least for me. Such good song and riff writers.

[@TechnoticTV]

something about that bend that corey does at 2:33 is so satisfying

[@icarium23]

How could they not have chosen this song as their second single? Has that Ascendancy magic. Love it

[@EthanRom]

I don't play metal songs anymore like I used to, but one thing I know is that playing songs like this builds bromanship. It's just fun playing along with someone and doing it all perfectly in sync.

[@Lahnanine]

the most underrated guitarists in the world

[@calebbliss8626]

Sad but true :(

[@brandon2784]

Pun intended? Lol

[@calebbliss8626]

Yep Brandon Aldrete

[@xXxThelegend27xXx]

The Best IMO

[@kirpelfrey]

The riffs in this song are more catchy than the actual lyrics. Trivium has a great way of doing that. The guitar part is usually more interesting than the full song itself.

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

When you forget the lyrics but the melody is stuck in your head ...

[@keenman0403]

I tend to sing the riffs instead of the lyrics sometimes

[@advaitpetiwale9596]

Especially the power chords in the beginning and on the chorus. They're so damn catchy.

[@Under-Kaoz]

Disagree, the guitar is definitely catchy. But "give me the strength to face what's in front of you, in front of me" has stuck with me since I heard it and plays in my head in many situations.

[@ChrisHelheim]

Those harmonies get me right in the feels...I really want to have an instrumental versions of their records. Damn, that would be so great ^^

[@eddieht8996]

Corey wtf?! He's playing that harmony with brutal downpicks!

[@darthshaggy9970]

thats how trivium plays always, ember to inferno its another downpicking masterpiece

[@bigboichris5743]

@@darthshaggy9970 like light to the flies

[@currentlyvibing9916]

Yeah that’s the only way I can do it cuz alternate picking hates me on that part 😂

[@adambomb138]

@@currentlyvibing9916 Same for me, downpicking may be fast but it's easier for me to do than alternate picking.

[@thatlonewolfguy2878]

Okay after listening to this like 100 times this may just be my favourite Trivium song ever written and both of their solos might be my favourite solos they've ever done

[@ThrasherR81]

1:48 just Genius To Get That Part

[@m4ssee]

Matt's solo is so simple but it sounds very awesome.

[@joeyjones9041]

thats some of the craziest down picking i have ever seen. my forearm would be on fire.

[@Slamthulhu]

Check out John Browne from Monuments, the fastest down-picker I have EVER seen or heard

[@xXxThelegend27xXx]

Oh it’s not that fast, check out the song Drowned and Torn Asunder by them, it’s *Insane*

[@jamesestrada82]

And people say Hetfield is the King of down picking...

[@metallicaguy123]

@@jamesestrada82 he is the king of downpicking. Corey and Matt were influenced by James.

[@jamesestrada82]

@@metallicaguy123 Het used to be the king of downpicking in the 80’s when no one was doing it, but nowadays there are definitely people who’ve surpassed his ability to do it.

[@AlexXx7ify7]

Matt - master, Corey master of masters.

[@brianmcalpine3948]

Just a Dude here eh Matt is better, that’s why he is the one who records the rhythms in the studio he’s much cleaner

[@Sean_288]

Brian McAlpine yeah no, there is a reason why Corey is the lead guitarist. He is amazing. Matt also but Corey is way more technical in his playing

[@JokerCat9]

@@brianmcalpine3948 The reason Matt records all the rhythms is solely to retain consistency in the tone. There are rhythm parts that Corey has written that Matt struggled to learn.

[@pascalschulz5894]

@@JokerCat9 a certain part of callisto from Shogun comes to mind 😅 matt, to this day, says it's one of the trickiest guitar parts he recorded, mainly because Corey wrote it and it fucked with Matt

[@metalc0readd1ct]

My fav band out there,such talented guys just love their music no matter what album love em all 🔥

[@AlexTriceratops123]

Matt's Gibson is awesome...

[@TheBartlord]

It's an Epiphone though, no?

[@sakispritas7908]

Bart S i think its gibson looks at the headstoke

[@adamkatona7784]

@@TheBartlord It says gibson on the headstock not an epiphone so its a gibson

[@currentlyvibing9916]

I love it so much👌

[@blessedmusic1309]

Jackson

[@metfan4l]

Mesmerizing to watch, these guys are great!

[@Matt7R]

so cool how each guitar plays through a different headphone

[@lewisbulled6764]

Matt Rosell they hard pan the guitars so it's not an absolute mess in the mix.

[@elasdickband027]

0:35 while Corey's talking Matt looks like he's just waiting for him to say something stupid so he can beat the shit out of him.

[@FaimlyGuyFan]

That's actually so true haha

[@93Rockforlife]

+elasdickband027 lol I just imagined him abruptly getting up and breaking the guitar off of his face

[@brandonsnow678]

+elasdickband027 I actually noticed that too.. Matt's like.. "How dare you steal my thundah!!! " Lmao. Trivium's amazing. So amazing.

[@strawman3059]

I can't stop listening to this song,it's immense!

[@Gonboo]

Go back to their first guitar world video and then watch this. They have improved so much as musicians and technically as players. Really inspiring!

[@Sharkbite0592]

That bridge is so sick!

[@gregoryliaros2626]

These guys are truly masters of guitar!

[@VvalocityV]

+Gregory “1o4” Liaros I wouldnt go shouting that about

[@Dawdo-wf1xs]

Damn i remember watching this as a freshman in high school and it inspired my playing so much. I'm 27 now. Time flies.

[@REZ237]

I love playing these riffs from this album 🎉 So fun and catchy ❤

[@PCP-ov7nj]

Beautifully composed.

[@Pastroni89]

My favorite song on the album!! this is amazing!!

[@JoviMenezes501]

I love the riffs of this song so much 🔥🤘😍 TRIVIUM ❤

[@keithneilson6236]

I’m biased as they are my favourite band and have been for years. But my goodness, they are so incredibly talented. A serious level of class on every regard. They deserve far more recognition than I think they get.

[@kevinjustome8083]

Watched it at least 15 times, can't stop !!

[@talkshow69]

I've lost count

[@jeremypacacha1705]

The guitar work you guys put out is amazing...

[@keithneilson6236]

Incredibly talented band and my favourite.

[@REZ237]

My favourite band of all time, love these guys, they don’t do same shit on their albums,and so talented 🎉❤

[@DropdaLTDtoB]

In waves. What a great Album. These two guys could give a lot of guitar player duo's a run for their money.

[@vastei13]

I'm in love with that 68' reissue, great guitars (:

[@thatlonewolfguy2878]

There's something just so good about these like raw takes

[@Portalofsanity]

Saw them in Berlin (Huxleys), it was more than awesome.

[@sean5hmendes88]

I'm happy that i can do this perfectly after practicing for a couple months after seeing this video

[@NinoRask]

This song got me into trivium. would love to see them play it live.

[@ImK4Os]

One of Corey's best solos

[@deltaalpha21074]

Fantastic duet ! love this song!

[@dkyelak]

Been balking on buying In Waves because Shogun was so great. Maybe I will just bite the bullet and get it because this section is so cool. Thanks for posting. I love videos like this.

[@joeyjones9041]

in waves is a great album. its way different than shogun, but its a good album nonetheless. ascendancy is way different then shogun. thats just how they roll i guess lol.

[@bleubirdbrain]

i don't watch this to learn, at this time i won't be able to achieve this. it's just awesome to see these guys play together

[@whitelotus808]

this song in epic. playing and vocals. in fact the whole in waves album is epic. trivium FTW...

[@Super360achievements]

I don't know why, but Corey's sliding at 2:40 is awesome!

[@prestonthornton2125]

don't worry about it learning songs isn't easy, it took me 6 months to learn Sweet Child O' Mine, but that song thought me alot of techniques and now i can play songs like this no problem. So keep practicing kid, this is what makes learning guitar fun.

[@ganyoda]

Beautiful!

[@narendrakrane]

Wow, that right hand of Corey is like a machine gun \m/

[@5TRYD4]

Awesome I gotta learn all of this

[@bgandar16]

It's going to be hard to beat the album "In Waves." Can not wait to hear what's next!!

[@iRaCZzOo]

I love this song!! I just have to learn this on guitar!! :D

[@achmadp5513]

Gypson with the EMG pickup sound so badass, .forsake not the dream is Great guitar Riffs....

[@justinbardales7612]

These guys are so badass! My true guitar heros

[@AndrewKirkJamesDaveHammett]

i met these guys at download festival 2012, they are not just really dead on to talk to they did one fucking amazing show LOVE TRIVIUM!

[@Zagorulez]

I'm totally getting the album

[@thetrax91]

The bridge is spectacular

[@Andrewscott1020]

Yea i dont see a problem with noise gates...i love them. Cleans and tightens everything up really nice!!

[@MHbblackstar97]

Badass song and band Trivium!!!

[@alvincreatives3974]

Matt's posture is unbelievable..

[@sevenfold1975]

More POWER! TRIVIUM!!

[@angelite143]

these two play awesome..

[@36hunters]

I loved the covered EMG's on Matt's Paul. Man I'd kill for that guitar ;)

[@scythevanguad]

This song got me into the band too

[@erickmazur807]

Matt

[@miguelsuarez3432]

This took me 8 months just to learn this whole song!!!! \m/

[@daiselol]

dude, this sounds pretty good, i might get the album

[@dynatwenty]

Insane, i cant stop watching it! Im lightyears away from trying to play this :D

[@geller3008]

Actually a lightyear is a measure of distance, not of time

[@dynatwenty]

+Luis Bgarza Yeah Shithead, i know that. Stop correcting people on the internet. nobody likes you folks. If you´re such a smart guy, write an article about your smarty smartness and leave people the fuck alone.

[@geller3008]

+dynatwenty Chill mate, it was supposed to be a nice gesture of mine to correct you because I thought you didn't know. God, there are so many pussies on the internet.

[@dynatwenty]

+Luis Bgarza i was just kidding :P high five metalfriend

[@mikeduffin9352]

Despite the bad press EMG's get from a lot of people, I personally thought Matt's guitar tone here is pretty badass!

[@inkubbuss]

i love corey's solo in this one

[@bknoxx]

amazing

[@gerardomtz94able]

Amazing melody and just imagen trying to play rhythm like matt while doing screams/vocals, and cory live does screams while doing this amazing guitar work also

[@Demitchii]

i can't stop..

[@karlmedina770]

i got the chills

[@EnviEast]

Mat you're genius!!!

[@mecdawg]

@DeadlyDictator So good to see fans of metal discussing different styles without flaming :)

[@guitarking9]

its like, i can play this song on guitar, yet im not even one tenth of the musicians these guys are! they right some absolutely incredible material!

[@TwoHeavyThrash]

It's so happy..

[@sirdace81]

truly epic

[@Fred0rizon]

They are awesome o.o

[@VegaMaiden95]

@jduffygamer 1st string: D# 2nd string: A# 3rd string:F# 4th string: C# 5th string: G# 6th string: C#

[@kevinafterlife]

Corey is wearing an AS I LAY DYING shirt :)

[@LFCAgger]

Best song on the album.

[@Jaybird4blue]

just plain badass!!!!

[@Siorse]

@Colton527Down tuning doesn't necessarily mean something will sounds heavier though, Shattering the skies above is one of Trivium's heaviest songs, and that's in Drop D.

[@danyrszz]

I forgot how I like this videos! This song is damn hard to play at its original speed

[@maxpower6498]

Matts solo is really nice in this

[@jessetate7139]

my god matt is amazing

[@mitchell2719]

Keep working at it! I can play Matt's part (and Corey's minus the solos) and I've only been playing for a 14 months. Learning how to downpick really fast and accurately is one of the hardest parts so try learning the opening to Master of Puppets by Metallica first, it'll really help with the speed. Good luck! :)

[@ZZGar2]

awesome

[@Ivan4131994]

ya in my opinion Unto The Locust was very awesome and that album only had 7 songs, in waves and relentless reckless forever were also one of the best but can't beat unto the locust, those songs are just too epic

[@Rickjinxx]

This riff make my right hand go to the hell😱 especially corey stuff

[@danjacobs6496]

just gained new fan

[@kiewerleraz]

that was pretty badass

[@MajorPonch]

@Biake22 You obviously need to listen to more Trivium. Also, I didn't realize that technicality is what made a guitarist good. I thought it was feel.

[@freakfreak12345]

You're welcome! Any time.

[@tivus]

best trivium album in my opinion

[@VegaMaiden95]

@goldeneye122 yeah, D flat or C# is the same. i prefer to say C# cause thats the notes my tuner will show hehe

[@Ascendancy-]

i could literally just watch the 2 of them jam all fucking day.....

[@tylerelliott4516]

Thanks buddy.