metal core

like metal core riffs but can't think of your own? I'm here to help with some of that. Hope this comes in handy!

What you need:
1) Your guitar in drop D (DADGBe)or C (CGCFAD).
2) Know how to palm mute with a thick accent.
3) Know how to alternate pick.
4) And A LOT of distortion! I use a Washburn Bad Dog with the settings

[(\)(|)(\)(\)]
    f  h  f  f        f = full (10)  h = half (5)

Get into a palm mute with a thick accent, all open and strum the first three (or two) strings.

[---]]
[---]]
[---]]
[-0-]]  <- this means repeat
[-0-]]
[-0-]]
  x

Keep repeating until your used to doing a palm mute, thickly.

Now try this to get used to leaving and returning to thick palm mutes.

[-------]]
[-------]]
[-------]]
[-0--0--]]
[-0--0--]]
[-0--0--]]
  x

Got that down? Keep doing it until you KNOW you've got it!

Now try alternate picking the palm mute.

^ !      ^ = strum down
[-----]]   ! = strum up
[-----]]
[-----]]
[-0-0-]]
[-0-0-]]
[-0-0-]]
  x x

As soon as you get that down play it faster. After that play this.

[-------------------------]]
[-------------------------]]
[-------------------------]]
[---0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-]]
[---0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-]]
[-3^0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-]]
    x   x x x x   x x x x

And/or this.

[------------------]]
[------------------]]
[------------------]]
[-0---0---0--0-0-0-]]
[-0---0---0--0-0-0-]]
[-0---0---0--0-0-0-]]
      x   x  x x x