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Champion Zone (Heavy Riff)

Added 2022-12-22 16:19:01 +0000 UTC

Hello my lil' champions. This is a hot and heavy metal riff. I'm pretty sure if you play this correctly and with the right tuffness, a gold trophy might just show up at your door!

How do you make this sound tuff? Start by using downstrokes for every note. That's the Metallica approach. (A fun fact is that the working title of this song was Metallica, even though it doesn't sound much like Metallica!)

This riff is in the key of C minor. Most of it is in a minor blues pentatonic scale. Towards the end in measures 7-8, it pivots to a diminished scale sounding run.

You'll mostly play in the 3rd position and slide your 1st finger down for the 2nd fret 6th string. At the end of measure 7, you'll move up to 4th position for the diminished run.

One of the biggest keys to sounding tuff is the tone. A little Marshally overdrive is key to keep it tight and punchy. But don't overdo it, or you'll sound like a sloppy chipotle burrito when it wasn't wrapped up right and you're seconds away from all the ingredients spilling and making a hot mess burrito bowl which you'll need to eat with your bare hands because the restaurant did not provide you any cutlery or napkins

TAB is attached. Drop any questions down below.

Happy Holidays!

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