My Top 3 Riff Lords (Patreon)

If you had to choose 3 RIFF LORDS that changed music forever, who would they be? In this post, I'll share my picks for this coveted position. You'll also learn how I got inspired to pick up the six string and start handling my hardwood 69 minutes per day muhahaha!

🎸HOW IT ALL STARTED

Pictured above is me with my first guitar around the year 1998 at age 14. My parents hooked me up with a yamaha starter kit from Walmart. As you can see, I instantly started fingering the Gstring muhahaha! After hearing the sound of crushing power chords roaring through my amp, I was HOOKED

️#3 JOHN PETRUCCI

Around the year 1997 a friend told me he had a band that would blow my mind. We sat down and listened to Dream Theater's new release, FALLING INTO INFINITY. The playing of John Petrucci didn't even sound real to me....he was like an alien from another planet shredding on level 666!

️#2 JAMES HETFIELD

I used to listen to Metallica albums while playing old school video games back in the 90's. I remember rewinding Enter Sandman over and over. The power of the production and pounding riffs made me want to play guitar 420 hrs per day. The problem was, when I tried to write riffs like Papa het or Kirk Hammett, I could never get the same effect. This was incredibly frustrating. Sometimes I'd be able to come up with something cool but I couldn't take it anywhere interesting. I didn't realize Metallica used secret writing techniques that aren't that hard, you just have to understand their MINDSET. Learn more about these songwriting secrets in my new course TOP 3 EXOTIC SCALES below

️#1 TONY IOMMI

A lot of people don't even know who Tony Iommi is. He's overshadowed by lead singer Ozzy Osbourne in the band Black Sabbath. The truth is, we wouldn't have metal music if it wasn't for Lord Tony. One fateful day he cut his finger tips off at work was forced to modify his guitar approach as a result. Downtuning, power chord riffs and other modern metal techniques were pioneered by Iommi's musical vision. I remember Iron Man was one of the first riffs I learned. All said and done, I don't think there's another human that deserves the #1 RIFF LORD award as much as Tony Iommi muhahaha!

☠️ YOUR TURN

Learn my strategy to attain riff lord status in my brand new Exotic Scale course below. In this 40 minute masterclass, you'll learn the 5 steps pro songwriters use to develop ideas muhahaha!

🛑 Top 3 Exotic Scales | PART ONE

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