Rob Arnold of Chimaira Teaches One of His Favorite Riffs

[deicidalmaniac]

What Tuning? C?

[Paulko89]

Where i can get this tab? please help me

[brux559]

i am not a big fan on chimera at all, but i do have to say: awesome riff, awesome guitar, and awesome guitarist

[Untouchable787]

maan,

what riff is that he's playin?

anyone know

[xXxmetalhead666xx]

rob arnold is the shit man!! he named kirk hammett, Dimebag Darrell, dave mustaine, marty friedman and kerry fucking king as being influential to his playing style....thats a pretty impressive list of names imo!!

[LWRCftw]

he looks like Roy from the Office

[XxFuneralxXxThirstxX]

Harmonics make everyting awesome.

[TheBlackmetalhead]

Great sound quality great guitarist

[Metal4Lyfe29]

screw killswitch lol, get Janick, smith and murray from MAIDEN! That would be sick, UP THE IRONS!!

[steve15666]

that riff should be in a chimaira song its sick

[Jackson4308]

you guys should look into Trivium. Matt and Corey are insanely tight both on rhythm and lead.

[NiklausMetal]

LOL soulful and bluesy... No.

[sainteustatious]

i dont understand how people can get such sweet sounding pinch harmonics out of single pickups

[squall9914]

He sucks at being a salesman though, he tried selling me 30 dollar shorts at mayhem fest in tampa. XD i was like, dude you're awesome but you just not selling me these shorts at that price! xD

[VonHendrixTV]

I like Chimaira's self title the most....Its way heavier than the infection in my opinion.

[Rawrb1063]

get pat o brian by cannibal corpse

[rew2do]

rob you oll sausage dog you...you fuckin rock man

[metal882]

Chimaira is my favorite band, it sucks how they are so underrated. They diserve a spot up in the top 5 or rock hall of fame

[jmann114]

Met him at Mayhem. Super nice and down to earth. Great show Rob. As always!

[butterknucklez]

you guys should get trivium for this

maybe after their new album comes out

wait that might be in a long time

[Rhysthic]

My favourite guitarists :

1- Rob Arnold

2-Alexi Laiho

3-Petri Lindroos

I just love rob's style , heavy and mellow soulful melodies ^^

[ben0jamin]

i wish he was my guitar teacher

[Rockerboy3872]

"real soulful and bluesy" more like real random and tasteless

[Rhysthic]

THIS IS SPARTA ! dude this guy looks like Leonidas in Meet the Spartans ! jk lol

Saw him last year with Trivium , awesome

[TheRevSinner]

@Rhysthic akjkjakj yeah xd

[vinceXblade]

Hey, Rockhouse!

What about contacting Daath?

In their songs they use a lot of techniques, and I think it would be pretty interesting with Emil's Jazz-Influense!

"Jazz is the new shred!" -Emil Werstler

[warheart454]

good band

[555goodtimes666]

they should get mark and willie from lamb of god to make one of these videos, id buy that for sure

[metal882]

i thought guitar playing was hard but after seeing this it looks so easy.

CHIMAIRA!!!!

[JigsawCed]

anyone has the tabs?

[MegaDARKomega]

@draconianrush. They dont use this riff on any music i know.

BUT, they use one very similar on the music Overlooked on 1:40min

[brujahbart]

talented bastard !!!!

[Weedsterine]

nothing new for me here

[livingweird]

This guy is a genius.

[draconianrush]

I also want to know what song the riff is from. Anyone know???

[snowkap420]

its not from any of their studio tracks its just an instrumental jam they play live i believe

[fuzzyboy50]

The riff was never put into a song, but its called AMV according to Rob Arnolds Myspace page.

[horsefucker1680]

Someone already told you that it is not from a song. It is an idea.

[aminmet]

what's the name of this song anyway?

[MontyTrabenPlayer]

is it just me or is he using a wound 3rd?

[guitarplayer222333]

yup. dean markley 11 guage with a 56 on the low C.

[guitarman813]

Soulful and bluesy?! Far from it :-P Nice riff though.

[Avabaath]

guitarmanmanman, bragfag

[jonbri16]

LOVE that riff!

[guitarmanmanman123]

Awesome Guitar player, and a great guy too, hung out with him after a show, really nice.

[guky667]

If u met him, why didn't u ask him 4 the tabz 4 this riff, lol :)) ?

[Metalguitaristable]

@guitarmanmanman123 in bed

[leninrock]

i like that guitar how much cost?

[sixstrinngmunky]

about a grand

[bpm8002]

I met this guy when I parked by Chimaira's tour bus at a show. He is fucking cool.

[MADMARC95]

He does listen to six^^

[demonns8]

Fucking sick riffs, he should use that in a song for Chimaira.

[horsefucker1680]

Very cool riffs, very cool guitar, very cool amp!

[JigsawCed]

tabs?

[kwiatekzgniezna]

i agree

James Murphy must be next in therockhouse

[PlasmaWaffle]

what riff is this song from?

[poonparade616]

fucking pinch harmonics will be the death of me

[PanosDime11]

hey! is that riff from a song???

[curtspolyphonic]

lil tuning problems but a real nice tone.

[15viceandvirtues]

that is some nasty tone hes got..is that a 6505?

[TheHorrorInside]

6505 + : )

[Stashitquick]

looks like a 6505+ cuz its got more knobs than a regular 6505 cuz it has independent EQ

[girtha1134]

James Murphy you need James Murphy

[MessiahbolicalGOAT]

I think it'd be awesome if you guys got Emil Werstler from Daath, and Brent and Bill from Mastodon.

[bodomhatecrew97]

HAhahahhahahhhHAHHA

[therockhouse]

that is the guy who trains each and every artist to be in the Rock House DVDs.

[CottonwoolTheGround]

he is out of tune)))

[erenoi]

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE.

GET THEM.

[therockhouse]

we're working on it, we have spoken with Adam and I think he wants to do it. They bring a lot becuase they don't play leads but their rhythms are so tight it could be a killer program.

[erenoi]

Not to mention the style of the riffs they write.. they aren't generic sounding. They always mix it up, thats why they are my favourite band.. Joel and adam are actually beastly lead players too.. after seeing them live and watching them add in solo's etc.. i was blown away. Not to mention their pinches ;)

[Blizzard56k]

@therockhouse They Don't play Leads?!?!?!...

[damunkey411]

@therockhouse

excuse me sir, breathe life has a sweat damn lead, and a lot of theyre new stuff

but yeah, get them.

WOO ROCKHOUSE

[SonOfNigme]

@therockhouse You also need to get the matt and corey from trivium!!!! and emil werstler from daath

[justenbeashel]

@SonOfNigme TRIVIUM Yessss for sure

[JimmyRiggsMusic]

@therockhouse

Killswitch Engage do play leads, you dunce. The first lead I ever learned on guitar was a solo from a Killswitch Engage, which, by the way, was featured in a lesson from Guitar World magazine. Also, Adam ripped a reader a new one for suggesting that they don't play leads.

[z0mgzt0m]

@therockhouse You would sell a ton of DVDs if you got After the Burial, Veil of Maya, August Burns Red or Lamb of God to do an instructional DVD :P

[JU4NCAM4NEY]

@z0mgzt0m Yeah, right... Willy and Mark from LoG would account for 99.9% of the sales.

[MrFuckumoma]

@therockhouse what amp do u have i have a line 6 spider IV

[tomtom777otz]

@MrFuckumoma Rob's using his own amp, which is right there in the video. It's a Peavey 5150, which isn't sold anymore (replaced by the 6505, which is exactly the same as far as I know), into a Mesa Cab (oversized if I recall).

[QU4D400910]

to me both of them are liek the same xD

[notoriousstewie0]

This band is so good, im learning empire right now cant wait till i get it done, thats like my favorite Chimaira song

[EvrCleeR]

ah this guy is fucking epic!! and its dropped C (CGCFAD)

[AndrewX66]

Correct! :)

[Xenon2k4]

what tuning does he use in this particular lesson? Same as Tuning on Chimaira records? Drop C?

[flock7895]

which song is it

[fuzzyboy50]

It was never actually incorporated into a song, but this riff section is called "MMV". You can see it on his myspace page playlist.

[subiscribe]

This riff is too hard for me :p I think this riff was going to be used in a song on their self titled album, but they decided not to use it after all. Rob Arnold rules, Chimaira rules, and his guitar rules! \m/

[therockhouse]

Maybe you can post a video so we can see how it is supposed to be done. Oh by the way THE LESSON IS ON HARMONICS therefore that is why he over plays the harmonics so people can hear and learn from them.

[BugKillerAlex]

could you possible get the tabs? i have roughly the first 30% done from replaying the video sections over and over but your too fast and its irritating me. it would be nice

[JPX7NGD]

@therockhouse I think you replied to the wrong post there.

[goforthanddie7]

@therockhouse Tell them Rock House!!! \m/

[Drummerthatismetal]

Extremely underated guitarist...

[iBiggy]

I'd love the tabs for this riff, seriously

[RussianCivilian]

waaaaay too many harmonics. Who does he think he is, Zakk Wylde?

[therockhouse]

Hey guess what..,. IT IS A LESSON ON HARMONICS. Does that make any sense now why so many harmonics?

[RussianCivilian]

Hey guess what. I don't give a crap. Too many harmonics. I don't care if thats the point of the lesson, nobody uses them like that anymore. Zakk Wylde ruined harmonics by using them waaay too much, now nobody uses them very much any more. Hey why don't you go listen to some George Lynch?

[MetalRoss91]

ruined harmonics? dimebag's best solos had harmonics and he is one of the best guitarists ever. floods by pantera is probably his best

[montreal9000]

I'm with you man either Floods or The Sleep. R.I.P. Dime.

[vampreen12356]

sorry man are u a guitar play man cause really ur kind of rong unless ur watchin shit like paramore man and iv meat George lynch so dont say shit like i dont know what im talking about so yea.....ally of guitarist love useing them like alexi laiho mick tompsion george use' them all the time to ........

[Oneofthefallen67]

nobody uses harmonics anymore? have you ever heard of death metal or metalcore etc? jeez dude he really didnt use that many harmonics lol

[danDAmAn2031]

yeah why don't you just shut up he's trying to teach us how to play an awsome riff you have a no right to criticise him him like that, jerk off

[iBiggy]

Is this from a song? Fucking awesome riff

[barackshutdown]

... or a pinch harmonic.. =I

[TreyMoore92]

As far as new guitarists, Rob, Alexi Laiho, and Buz McGrath are my favorites and I think are the ones to beat nowdays.

[WilliamBonneau]

what about oli herbert from all that remains? (hes Jazz theory and application's masters degree and amazing conservation of move ment) or guys like Jeff loomis

[therockhouse]

Oli's DVDs will be out in about two weeks, we have also just signed up Jeff Loomis.Rock House is workin' for ya.

[WilliamBonneau]

...I love you. you should look into getting protest the hero or Trivium! I knew about the Oli one though, pre-ordering that and I hope the Jeff loomis one covers more than he did in the guitarworld lesson DVD

[snapascrew]

could you get Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage possibly?

[nblax41]

Loomis has a DVD out, its produced by Guitar World, or their DVD branch

[dpizzle13]

this riff isnt from any chimaira song. just made up for the dvd i believe

[guky667]

Tabz !!!

(please, it would be SO VERY HELPFUL !!!)

plx, thx :D

[In2Eternity22]

bro he teaches you how to play it, just watch the vid a few times

[CAPACOPx]

i love that guy xD

[15viceandvirtues]

thats a 5150 head isnt it?

[espltd12]

No it is a 6505

[Biscuit05]

Please, what song does this riff come from. It sounds awesome. O and I saw him last night at the Music as A Weapon tour. God he is so damn good.

[AIRthatBreaths]

wat is this song

[bryan32333]

ok listen and help plz!!! i dont knoe shit about getting my guitar to sound like that,plz tell me what i need besides a giutar and an amplifier,help,help,help,

[xmatt427x]

alot of money and knowledge about setups. Be patient. You can't just jump in and expect to sound good.

[drumminsteve]

yes you can. get guitar rig, it sounds freakin amazing.

[uhohoverflow]

Tell us about your guitar and your amp. Which manufacturer, model etc. and we might tell you some settings to come close to that.

[mike8cheese]

HAHAHA

i love how he misses the first harmonic

[mrshef666]

anyone know the set up on his guitar?the model (esp?) and pick ups etc? thats an awesome sound...i know it also has alot to do with his stamp box and amp but im realy digging the axe i use an Ibanez rg series (its in the price range) with a crate gt3500 using a Boss metal zone stamp box those things are just metal as fuck

[ilikememusic]

its his signature it has an emg 81 i think or an 82

[KillswitchGuy2005]

It's a custom ESP ltd M-1 with an active 81 there's no such thing as an 82 ;)

[SheTasted18]

are u sure this is Drop C ?

[Eupatorix]

Im pretty sure Drop D

[regiershow]

yes its drop c

[pearltom666]

what is the volume settings

[6ties66]

where can i find these tabs?

sounds cool

[ibanezfloyd]

i already sent the tab to one of the people on here who requested them, i also posted it on ultimate-guitar a while ago and for some reason it isnt showing in the search still like my other tabs i posted. anyway if you want em ill send em to you.

[6ties66]

sounds F*kin good :] good job you rock

[VertigoSqueal90]

What amp is this guy using? and is he using pedals/effects/processors or just straight plugged into the amp?

[therockhouse]

Peavey 6505 Amp

[VertigoSqueal90]

K well - plugged straight in? or with effects and shit.. thanks though.

[gavlegend]

what do you think, how many big bands just plug straight into amp when they have money like this guy does haha

[Roevolle]

what tuning is this in? thanks in advance for a answer :)

[Disaster515]

Drop C dude :)

[Passthepie]

Many pinch harmonics huh?

[Roevolle]

what tuning is it?

[Jeppetoh]

this band is so chunky :D

[tyomati]

pls send me the tab for this riff!)

[ibanezfloyd]

if you still want it i can send it over to you its a really easy riff dude lol

[lorddanxxx]

!!!!!!waaa!!!! this song is awesome

[vladdraculescu]

What tuning is he using?

[dohboiii]

wat tuning is he in? drop c?

[guky667]

\m/

[virgintrainssuck]

a true metal head. hisguitar only has a bridge pickup for the evil stuff

[DOWN545454]

damn i never knew rob was such a mellow and laid back guy.

[SiIentMetal]

Oh man I love that tone!

[docrock80]

So, for those who have it, is this DVD worth getting? It seems like a lot of guitar-learning DVDs just consist of me sitting there watching some guy shred his ass off, without any good explanation of how the hell he did it. Does Rob go a bit more in-depth and in-detail on this to actually aid you in improving?

[Obfrocker]

As one other person pointed out, those are pinch harmonics. There are 3 main types of harmonics. Natural, Artificial, and Pinch. Naturals are at mostly frets 3, 4, 5, 7, and 12. Artificial is using the 12th fret or octave higher from where the note is using one finger to pluck while the other lets go after gently touching the string. Pinch harmonics are just that...the finger "pinches" the string. It's the plectrum and the thumb simultaneously. Read ur theory, people! -=80) SeAwEeD

[tanumb11]

fukin awesome!!!1

[15viceandvirtues]

just listen to that MESA....oh shit...its

amazing...

[CobHatecrewNor]

you know its only a mesa cab right?

Its really the Peavey 6505+ amp on top that makes that awesome tone.

im so lucky i got a 6505 myself ;)

[Aleckts]

Hate to tell you... it's just a mesa cab, it's a peavey head

Although in some ways, that's good news for ye, you can get that same crunchy goodness cheaper

[Aftershock57]

actually its a Peavey 6505 with a mesa cab =D

[xxxplorer302]

Dude it's a peavey 6505+ through a mesa cab.

No mesa could sound that brutal.

[Thedirtycat]

Its actually a peavey 5150. That's where most of the tone is coming from. The mesa cab will make a difference obviously but most that tone is coming from the peavey head!

[therockhouse]

no it is a 6505, we don't have a 5150 at Rock House

[guitarphillip]

Lolz thats 6505+

[ziehenderzahne1]

i may be wrong, but i think the head is a Peavey 6505 played through a Mesa cab

[therockhouse]

yes that is what it is!

[Askren]

You mean that Peavey going through a MESA cab?

[ThaddeusChallis]

yeah,, with the 5150 head... Peavey...

[snapascrew]

pre 8

low 6

mid 8

high 6

post 2

res 8

pres 8

his settings.

[ziehenderzahne1]

actually i think its a 6505, not 100% sure though. definitley is a Peavey

[diseased512]

6505+ lol.

[virusdetection]

what song is this i really want to know :/

[guky667]

imade it, but on keyboard

[Shady32]

Tabs for that riff?

[snapascrew]

he plays it slow in the video. verrrrry slow. u dont need tabs

[ibanezfloyd]

its such an easy riff to play dude i can tab it out for you if you still want. its a fun riff to play though when your bored :P so message me if you want the tab for it !!

[dohboiii]

just fucking follow the video, takes like 5-10 minutes to learn it...

[basstearingbeast]

whats the name of this song?