Posts Tagged ‘Slayer’

Slayer – “Black Magic” (Rhythm)

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This is a lesson on How to play Rhythm parts of “Black Magic” by Slayer. One of the first iconic songs from their debut album “Show No Mercy”. Really cool fast riffs with some memorable hook. Check it out!

Slayer – Postmortem (Part 1)

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Here’s Part 1 of the lesson on How to play Postmortem by Slayer. Very cool, laid back, groovy song with awesome riffs. The twist in this song is the 12/8 time signature which gives a triplet feel to the whole song.Then changes to 4/4 in the second part. All in all it’s a great song to play.

Slayer – South Of Heaven – The Solos

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This is a follow up lesson on How to play Solos from South Of Heaven by Slayer. Two Solos with cool licks and tricks played in a typical Slayer fashion. Some licks sound messy but it’s rather the overall feeling that you should go for rather than playing every note perfect. Check it out!

Slayer – Raining Blood

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Raining Blood is probably the most known song by Slayer and rightfully so. The Intro is just brutal and powerful like no other. The crazy fast riff that blows you away and the EPIC bridge are all in one song. That song is the epitome of thrash metal. And it’s not an easy one at all…. I go in full detail, explaining riff by riff, with examples and Tabs.

Slayer – South Of Heaven

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This is a lesson on probably the most known song by Slayer – South Of Heaven. Epic opening riff and some heavy riffs. Both rhythm guitar parts are transcribed. Have fun!

Slayer – Seasons In The Abyss

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Here’s a lesson on How to play Seasons In The Abyss by Slayer. This is sort of a “mellow” song from their discography, but none the less is still heavy and metal. Both guitar parts are explained along with TABS

Extended min7 arpeggio

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Really cool and easy pattern for the minor 7 arpeggios. It covers a lot of fretboard as well – 3 octaves! The example is taken from Slayer’s “Seasons In The Abyss” second solo by Jeff Hanneman