Easy metal songs on guitar?

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

I don't know much about guitar, but Megadeth's Liar sounds pretty easy...

[Matt White]

DEVIL'S CHILD by PRIEST

SIN CITY by AC/DC

STRUTTER by KISS

[Panamark]

Smoke on the water ?? lol...

But does anyone actually know the verse chords ?????

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

My guitar coach and I are working on Judas Priest's 'Painkiller'.

Next week: Detroit Rock City by KISS.

[sadaist]

Originally posted by MERRYKISSMASS2U
Can anyone recommend me pretty easy-to-learn beginner metal songs for guitar?

Pretty much anything from Anthrax - Spreading The Disease.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreading_the_Disease

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

I love that record.... I think I will try "Madhouse"

[sadaist]

Good choice. Medusa and A.I.R. are pretty fun and kick ass too.

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

Right now, I am playing my fingers raw with the new version of Garageband that came out!

When I get my version of the main riff of Painkiller perfect, I'll post it here so you guys can rip it apart :p

[sadaist]

Originally posted by MERRYKISSMASS2U
I love that record.... I think I will try "Madhouse"

Merry, thanks for starting this thread. I haven't thought of that Anthrax tape in a long time. I was listening today after our earlier posts. Fucking kick ass album. Sometimes I get so caught up in just a few bands that I tend to forget about the others.

[Panamark]

Originally posted by sadaist
Pretty much anything from Anthrax - Spreading The Disease.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreading_the_Disease

I gotta get that album again. Its a classic..
Ive still got the original cassette here ! lol...

Some great songs on that one..

[sadaist]

Originally posted by Panamark
I gotta get that album again. Its a classic..
Ive still got the original cassette here ! lol...

Some great songs on that one..

I have it all in mp3. Is there a way I can upload it somewhere for you to download?

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by MERRYKISSMASS2U
My guitar coach and I are working on Judas Priest's 'Painkiller'.

Next week: Detroit Rock City by KISS.

You have an instructor? Cool!

Painkiller is badass.

You could do it old school and plug in all KISS and early Ted..



My first was "Dog Eat Dog".

Once you recognize that root note in any song, the sky's the limit. You're off to the races!

Then you'll hear every note and be able to track it down with your fingers.

This gives me an idea for a thread.....

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

I learned how to do the intro to Master of Puppets.... sounds killer.

[Casemeister]

Originally posted by Redballjets88
ok i have a chord chart in my room and i have no fucking clue how it is possible to play F i cant make one finger hits all those notes while the other three fingers holding others.

I do it with my thumb playing the low E string. I learned to play country songs before any others, and using one's thumb for chords is common in country. Ed does it, too.

With that said, learn it the right way and THEN "cheat" if you want to later on. I remember I took a few guitar lessons when I was younger. Frankly, it put me off playing the guitar. Entire lessons on how my thumb should be straight up on the back of the neck, etc. I kinda wish I had that technique now, but what was the use of perfect technique if I never wanted to use it?

In a way I'm contradicting myself by saying learn it the hard way and then do it the easy way, since I did the opposite, but hey... as long as it's a challenge that's (eventually) within your grasp, don't give up on it.

[Casemeister]

Originally posted by hideyoursheep

Once you recognize that root note in any song, the sky's the limit. You're off to the races!

Then you'll hear every note and be able to track it down with your fingers.

Damn straight. Once I started being able to really hear changes, I knew I was well and truly on my way. Funnily enough, I recently found that after not learning many new songs for a while, my ear wasn't as good as it used to be. In the last few months I've learned more songs (and more accurately) than ever, and my ear is therefore better than ever. It's a skill you have to keep up, but once you've got it, you'll always at least have a basic ability to pick out progressions and whatnot.

I remember noticing that most of the Waylon Jennings songs I was learning had the same "groups" of chords in them. I didn't know what a key was, honestly. I just thought, "E, A, and B" seem to go really well together. Then, "Huh, A, D, and E, too..." When I kinda learned what a key was, things started to make more sense... :D Ahhh... memories.