Heavy Metal Songwriting Tips and Ideas ( Guitar Lesson )

[MrGuItArShReDeR]

what key is that pattern in?

[wolfacula]

@jkaiser193 Not sure why it's suggested. I do it cause I believe if you don't you will not exercise your pinky enough to give it the same independence as the other fingers. When first beginning I used my ring finger, but only to develop a stretch ability, however at the same time I converted all power 5s into power 7s (8s) so i could still exercise the pinky.

[niljake666]

If anyone intrested, go check out my original song! /watch?v=OqJyiLO1W6Y

[elbananerosabpe]

Great tone right there! What gear do you use?

[CurtisAlfeld]

I have a question: how do I get my Line 6 Spider III to sound like your amp?

[jdillinger888]

@Calebm90 Whoever tells you not to use your pinky for power chords is wrong for lecturing you. There are more players than you think who do that.

[wolfacula]

@jdillinger888 You are absolutely correct. You most certainly should use your pinky for power 5s.

[Calebm90]

I never noticed before, but you use your index and pinky for power chords. I'm so glad there are other musicians that do that.  When I play everyone always looks at me funny and lectures me on proper chord fingerings.

[serthherm]

@Calebm90 ME TOO! My guitar teacher got mad at me because I fingered my G chord wrong.

[guitarblazed]

@serthherm well fingering is important ;p

[brandon34581]

Crispy rules!

[kkhollyhood]

4:24 toooooo goood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



[markmcconachie]

You are the only guitar player who I have noticed uses pinky finger for 5th in power chord!

[Pluhy999]

@markmcconachie I am doing it too

[nymphetismal]

Thank you Mr. Crispy!

[SuperSossossos]

Great vid man

I only have one question

ARE YOU FROM THIS PLANET???

[BobbyCrispy]

@SuperSossossos what prompted you to ask me if i'm from this planet?

[SuperSossossos]

@BobbyCrispy because ur awesome ;p

[BobbyCrispy]

@SuperSossossos ah ok thanks!! :-)

[GsoltisL]

@SuperSossossos He'll block you if you say otherwise : ) pussy....I was trying to give some constructive criticism and he blocked me......nice......

[devilNino666]

Nice



[foofy14]

Congrads sir, you just got a sub! XD \m/-_-\m/

[checkit8607]

Really good and helpful, keep up the good videos! :)

[Diowizard15]

question: what are your amp settings?

[Oscarskate1001]

great dude

[Snoggo55]

I just began doing a video about metal ideas, What do u think?.... im quite new at this:P just klick on my name and the video is there

[iaminsane2140]

you sound like Geoff Ramsey

[theguitaristman123]

How'd you get that sound? Epic!

[hendrixslashmay]

creeping death ? awfully similar sounding ;)

[codismyBxTCH]

I was in a music store trying out a new guitar. I was just improvising an out of nowhere came this epic riff! So I went home and made a song out of it :P

[ZZYY86]

i like ur guitar sound, wt guitar, amp and pik up that u use in this vid??

[breakdownjunkie]

make you wanna do this? rawr? lol



[MegaBeartrap]

Your voice reminds me of the guy off gone fishing the one Joe Pesci plays. Awesomeness.

[CurtisAlfeld]

Thank you for counting Hair Metal as Metal. My brother is too stupid to realize this.

[MrKrazoFazo]

\m/ Rawr.

[Smit2k11]

Looks like an alexi laiho signature ? 

[fretdeliciousTV]

@Smit2k11 its the alexi 200

[Pluhy999]

@Smit2k11 It isn't pink

[jimyjamyninjas]

that beastly tritone rif sounded egyptian

[Rcasler313]

That was Crispy Bobby!

[2011EvoLution]

What tuning are you using?

[KickflipKickflipx3]

alexi laho guitar? white ones?

[washburnos]

Great lesson man....thumbs up to you boss.....

[RandyRhoads72]

What kind of pickups should i Get for a Epiphone SG G-400?

Nice Vid :-)

[brecht787]

Awesome, thanks!!!

[malelax]

not only was that tone considered evil, but it was forbidden to play it in middle ages xD

[michaelmumau1]

I hate labeling metal.. Metal is Metal. If you like it, listen to it.

[TheDrumNuts]

@michaelmumau1 Fack Ya Dude

[MrHammerofdeath]

this is more like rock

[ex5098]

@MrHammerofdeath no?

[MrHammerofdeath]

@ex5098 fuck you?

[MrShaggyJosh]

Awesome video, really helped :D I also use a Peavey Vypyr 15 and it's awesome

[bradlyscottcarpenter]

i actualy accidently hit the dislike button :(

[theguythatmakesvideo]

THAT ONE SOLO SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE SOMETHING MEGADETH WOULD PLAY

[petewat98]

Hey bobby, i LOVEE your videos, what guitar are you using? And any tips on how to write a good heavy metal solo?

[tiger77ens]

luv the sound!!!

[metallica04100]

lol; a children's song. in metal?

[SPARTAgoneROCK]

thnx man!!!!!!! this video taght me more about heavy metal then anything!

[claustrophobicmind]

sounds good, just more like hair metal the heavy metal

[Antoha161]

U might also want to learn how to pinch harmonic

[calastiur]

Deep inside my head I got all these cool ideas of what I'd like to write...but when I take my guitar it usually ends up like shit haha.

[you4guitarist]

I have that strap:L

[fede1081]

let me say this: I LOVE YOUR GUITAR! excellent lesson bobby!

[HUNDuffman]

I can see why the tri-tone was evil. Everything very cool was evil back then ^^

[pfftwhoopiedoo]

thanx man

[tucker3601]

what tuning is this?

[groovymoustach]

i play power chords with my pinky too!!!

[Nickiz2pro4u]

Lexi Lahio guitar?

[TheClown27]

@Nickiz2pro4u

Did you mean Alexi Laiho..?

[TheSaddaminizer]

Awesome, I'm not the only who plays power chords with their pinky instead of their ring finger

[zeppelin1996]

That lick you played at 3:32, could you give me the tab for that?

[EmbodimentOfTheDark]

@zeppelin1996 powerchords on the low e string rooted at the 5th then 7th then 3rd. The rhythm is however you make it.

[zeppelin1996]

@EmbodimentOfTheDark Oops, I meant to say 2:32. Thanks anyway though.

[natancoop]

thrash metal is the best!!!!!!!!!

[TheSuicideMessiahGuy]

Hey just wondering when writing a song can you use any chord or any powerchord you like regardless of what key it is based in and also when writing a song does it have to start with the note or chord that the song is based on?

Thanks for your time (R.I.P dimebag)

[HezzaBlog]

@TheSuicideMessiahGuy you can use whatever chords you like, diminished, with all those weird sounding 7th and 9th notes in there too, go wild. Just remember that most of them sound like regurgitated offal. If you want your metal to sound melodic, stick within the keys you've chosen. But you want dischordant grungey stuff, then go for it. A good idea is to have a key change up or down one or two tones, halfway through the song, that way you can reuse all your riffs again with slight variation :)

[MeganMayhem1]

the guitar that he is using is an alexi 200 signiture alexi layho(sp) children of bodom guitar!!!! i has one of those!

[spartacus1125]

i dont get what u mean when u say play chords up one fret?

[Ntzfl]

tritone conisdered evil, somebodys been studying there music history :)

[weaponizethypain]

nice guitar strap

[locust50]

whats your guitar ??? 

[Subject134127]

also well the riot police kill which would plead well ten thousand children... XD

[koroespinacas]

how do you record the sound? is your amp miked or something?

[THExBIRDNESS]

Click CC and transcibe audio. LOL

[toasterjoe70]

hey thanks man,those chords helped me a ton!

[ChewyCervantes]

You speak like a nerd.

You play guitar like Chuck Norris.

[RobsEpicFret]

@ChewyCervantes np hes just not a savage like you, true that on the chuck norris compliment

[TheCurseOfMetal]

@ChewyCervantes Wrong. Chuck Norris plays mandolin.

[WhiteGrande93]

the random thing really works i do that alot nd get greatness

[thatoneguy99100]

what guitar is that?

[mrminio]

4:20 WTF >>> EPIC

[CSB008]

slipknot sucks so it doesnt matter

[SoundOfSorrowSOS]

Drop A Tuning is the deepest tuning for metal. Often used by slipknot. Just a fact that i'd like to point out lol.

[brux559]

@SoundOfSorrowSOS slipknot uses drop-b and a thru c#, they never tune to actual drop-a, but if you do want true heavy metal step down there tuning a whole step then its real drop-A, if you want to be truely heavy get a darn 7 string and tune to drop G#

[SoundOfSorrowSOS]

@brux559 Slipknot do tune to drop A for example... Wherein Lies Continue...

[brux559]

@SoundOfSorrowSOS they call it drop-A but its drop-B with the top string stepped down because they are to lazy to tune all the strings for one song.

[SoundOfSorrowSOS]

@brux559 Drop b is different to drop a... different notes. Drop B - BF#BEG#C#

Drop A - A#FA#D#GC

[brux559]

@SoundOfSorrowSOS i know, i use drop-A a lot, but im saying they dont actually tune to drop-A, the tabs are just in that tuning because A/c# (what they use live) is fucking confusing becaus you do this backwards powerchord shit to make it sound right. jim root even says so in some of his videos

[Guitarlover762]

Love tht guitar!!!

[Aranya009]

haha, the galloping one sounds a lot like accept or randy rhoads[paticularly believer]!

btw, which guitar is that?

[ShowNoMercy502]

@Aranya009 Looks like an Alexi-200 to me; basically the lowest end to the Alexi series, though that's not to say they're crap. They still play pretty nicely for what they are, though I personally can't stand them though.

I could be wrong though, I don't remember if they're supposed to come with the sawtooth inlays, can anyone confirm or debunk this for me? Too lazy for Google at the moment. :P

[TheUnicornslayer]

Great vid. BTW my favorite genre is hair metal

[Thegreatleone]

How do you get that really cool heavy sound

[BobbyCrispy]

@Thegreatleone .....i play through a peavey viper 15w amp with the distortion at full :-)

[shanefilms]

@BobbyCrispy nice... i have that same amp haha

[restxinxlove]

@BobbyCrispy hey i have a peavey viper 30w is that better or is a 15w better?

[sspwnage]

@BobbyCrispy

I love how we have the exact same gear and set up alexi custom 200 right? :)

[1withguitar]

@Thegreatleone l0l

[Pamahana97]

i want to get the deepness of ffdp meet the monster and the speed of slipknot (sic) (or a little slower) any1 have any tips?

[bubywashere]

hey any body who is just starting out on any istrument i'm trying to start a band and i need a rrhythm guitarist a bass player a lead singer it's any kind of music no pop or black poeple music these are the types of music that i play blues rock punk grunge metal just reply to this if want to join.

[evilhowser]

1:41 with audio transcribing... "we could do the same thing on the open he said" :D

[Andy18Guitar]

God bless u !

[CDP110]

The audio transcribing is always fun to use when it can't pick up a single word correctly! Great video, also! Your lessons are very helpful.

[CDP110]

The audio transcribing is always fun to use when it can't pick up a single word correctly!

[m1j3]

Hey Bobby, Would you be able to tab out the little riff you did when you solo'd with the blues scale at 2:25 ? I can not seem to be able to solo using the scale with out it sound bluesy

[sk8boarder125]

i love the vid quality nice lesson btw

[kmamf312]

it makes u wanna do this "rawr" :)

[DrLighteningbolt123]

thanks. this helped alot

[moodyhamoudi]

"metal makes you wanna do this, *raaaawwwrrr*" haha you're like the calmest metalhead ever

[MatthiasIamthatis]

@moodyhamoudi He is from Toronto Canada :P

[crispytaughtme]

and your absolutely right, the best riffs are played during jamming (")-_-(")

[crispytaughtme]

bobby is the fucking man!!!! whats the deal with the 4 justin bieber fans?????? and why are they clicking on you them bastards!

[scarface551122]

what is the best tuning for a heavy metal song 

[ellolo13]

Keep on rocking bobby!!!!

thank you so much!!

[guitarist2195]

Can you make the same thing for punk rock? :)

[bonscottboy]

and death metal

[systemofadownowns123]

jackson guitar ?

[and3rs00]

you are so freaking awesome bob. i like you ideas so much

[jpkilldriver]

Poodle Head Metal ?

[systemofadownowns123]

@jpkilldriver LOL ! :D 

[thatoneguy99100]

@jpkilldriver because the guys had insane hare

[dudewhoyoudontknow]

@jpkilldriver lol

[MajorPwnage96]

@jpkilldriver It was because of their long thick hair.

[RetardedTurquoiseCat]

press pause, and hold left arrow. IT"S SNAKE! :D

[YummyShorty]

@RetardedTurquoiseCat LOL

[anonymous564]

Bwah, don't tell people to use power chords.. Biggest joke in music history

[rangerinthehood]

wow nice camera

[sims6669]

yo bobbycrispy do you play in a band or make any of your own music?

[Supernova2995]

yah bobby crispy should be famous by now

[SupaOfSupa]

no i down tune to drop c not c standard

[bibol382]

For us he is! :D

[emerikaaa]

nice lessons men and amazing distortion

[deah70]

rawr \m/

[beitland12345]

The tritones are so EPIC ! /,,/

[jedisponge16]

You should apply to be a youtube partner Bobby!

[kevNchris445]

Listen to some Carnifex or Whitechapel haha ..not Metallica XDD

[boko97]

@BobbyCrispy How ca i get that sound?

[Swifty543]

ur new camera really improved ur vids, the sound on ur old camera was horrible

[CoolKwstas123]

Thanks bobby u were always helpful!!! And congrats on your new guitar :P We miss the SG days :P

[DeKaleGitarist]

Bobby thanks dude your vids really help!

[Chardiieee]

@BobbyCrispy

What are some of the setting you use on whatever amp it is that you have? I really like your sound, and I want to be able to replicate it myself :D

Note: What amp and hardware do you use?

[jackwcade]

0:30

[TheCurseOfMetal]

Best lessons, ever.

[HeadBangerAust]

best tri-tone was Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

[SergeantMatt13]

Drop tuning doesn't make you heavier, it just makes you lower. If you can't write a brutal riff in E standard, you can't write a brutal riff at all.

[SupaOfSupa]

@SergeantMatt13 i can write a brutal riff in F# standard my band uses c cuz its better for metal music period

[SergeantMatt13]

@SupaOfSupa F# standard? You downtune almost a full octave? You must use some heavy ass strings.

[powermass260]

@SergeantMatt13 WORD!

[a7xgodsmack]

@SergeantMatt13 lolz yeah but people like low tuning cuz it goes along better for like screaming and really deep stuff but metallica in standard has really really brutal riffs and many more bands

[TrevortIn]

@a7xgodsmack Actually, I think Metallica now use drop and/or downtuned guitars for certain songs, if not whole sets. ;)

[a7xgodsmack]

@TrevortIn they do down tune some songs i think. im pretty sure some of them they do half step down and the others standard

[systemofadownowns123]

@SergeantMatt13 your gay

[SergeantMatt13]

@systemofadownowns123 Yeah that makes sense, you fucking retard.

PS: System of a Down sucks ass.

[ffxfreak93]

@SergeantMatt13 look idk what he said and i dont care really but i have to disagree with your system of a down comment.

[blgdinger3]

@SergeantMatt13 brutal riffs don't sound brutal in E standard. show me something brutal as shit and that is done in E standard

[jojonarutoikari]

@blgdinger3

metallica used to write in e standard, and the original version of hammer smashed face by cannibal corpse was written in e standard

[blgdinger3]

@jojonarutoikari HSF in e standard? that sounds suspicious

[blgdinger3]

@jojonarutoikari nope, hammer smashed face was 1/2 a step down!!!

[GREIVINGDEATH]

@blgdinger3 one word, sepultura, why is that all you care about is brutality though? its not very dynamic to be just pure speed and brutality, theres more to being heavy than just that shit, ya its fun but listen to death or something, brutality and great song writing skills