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Metal Rhythm Workout III

 
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Description

The gallop is a common old school metal rhythm - a big part of the sound of bands like Iron Maiden.


This is not a triplet based rhythm - you should image a steady 16th note pulse, and omit the attack on the 2nd 16th note. In other words - the gallop rhythm consists of one 8th note followed by two 16th notes.


The picking pattern should be down, down, up, down, down, up etc. so that the downbeats are played with a downstroke.

Lesson Info
Ben Lindholm
Instructor Ben Lindholm
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Metal Rhythm Workout III
Tutorial Lessons
  1. Metal Rhythm Workout III: Intro
  2. The Gallop
  3. Gallop Example 1
  4. Gallop Example 2
  5. The Reverse Gallop
  6. Reverse Gallop Example 1
  7. Reverse Gallop Example 2
  8. Power Chord Slides
  9. Combine Them All
  10. Slow Jam: Gallop Example 1
  11. Slow Jam: Gallop Example 2
  12. Slow Jam: Reverse Gallop Example 1
  13. Slow Jam: Reverse Gallop Example 2
  14. Slow Jam: Power Chord Slides
  15. Slow Jam: Combine Them All