Can you play the guitar?

[DreamsideDominion]

man if you play metal thats really all you need, and learn your panatonic minor scale.

[Jokersvirus]

I use to play but i stopped because of school and I let my friend sell it because he was about to lose his car and he was short about 50 bucks.

I want to learn again and play some wonderwall and iris

[EpsilonX]

man if you play metal thats really all you need, and learn your panatonic minor scale.

not the kind of metal I listen to lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnjoXKmO16I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvLn8j4c5l4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ih3JVrRPE

musician's metal, if you will lol

[DreamsideDominion]

not the kind of metal I listen to lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnjoXKmO16I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvLn8j4c5l4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ih3JVrRPE

musician's metal, if you will lol

yea....thats really not the most talented metal out there. And most all rock music is based on the panatonic scale. I play technical death metal, and know alot of music theory. There is no need to get into advanced music theory for metal. As long as you know what key of music your rythem guitar is in its easy as hell to play a lead over it. If you know what your doing. The best thing to do would be to do learn your scales and play ALOT! of speed exercises. Look into the band necrophagist. There guitarist is great.

[DreamsideDominion]

and learn your notes on the guitar neck. and beable to move inbetween keys, thats the only way you will beable to harmonize music. If you plan to write your own and not play covers for the rest of your life.

[EpsilonX]

Dude, i've played guitar for years, and i've listened to necrophagist many times before. When I listen to them, I hear a pretty generic rhythm section with technical wankery over it. I'd rather be able to make complex compositions and stuff than just basic metal. I'd rather be able to play all sorts of different styles of music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRbLaNqsxhM

[DreamsideDominion]

lol I can play songs and stuff, i have the technical skills, but i suck at music theory and writing stuff.

There really is nothing generic about there rythem guitaring. There quite complex. If you have been playing for years and still cant write your own music then your definitely doing something wrong. I know because I was in the same rut some years back. I did the same, just playing covers. Wich is good to get your speed up. But its not going to do anything with your song writing. Start learning your basic theory.

[EpsilonX]

I know theory. I just suck at coming up with my own melody and stuff, every time I do i eventually realise it sounds just like some other band.

and necrophagist have pretty basic rhythm. Meshuggah (what i'm listening to right now) have complex rhythms.

besides, I like obscura more than necrophagist

edit: yep, i just put necrophagist on and i hear a lot of blast beats with some fills inbetween.

[DreamsideDominion]

meshuggah is pretty good, but the 7 string guitar thing with a dropped tunning is getting on my nerves. Necrophagist is composed like jazz music. Wich in some ways its more complex than Tech metal. And if you want some real composing talent listen to some frank zappa. Do you have any videos of you playing up on you tube?

also how far along are you with your theory?

[EpsilonX]

1. don't double post. edit your last post.
2. necrophagist bore me. and Meshuggah use 8 string guitars lol. I never said they're that technical, but they're complex rhythmically.
3. i know the basics. I just can't compose worth crap.
4. no because i hate when people put covers on youtube, so i'm not gonna sit around and put up covers.