somewhat easy thrash songs to learn

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:57 pm

i've hit a writing block on both guitar and bass, i think i need to learn some new songs. i recently picked up a guitar and been playing it almost every day but nothing new, just the same shit i've been playing for the past week or so, every thing i go to write sounds like shit or i'm just not satisfied with it. i tried a different tuning and goddamn i'm high as fuck. give me some easy and/or fun songs to learn, preferbly some metal thrashing madness.

<3 hektik

Hailblaze · Post by **Hailblaze** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:15 pm

maybe megadeth peace sells but whos buying?

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:12 pm

i just learned March of the S.O.D.
easy as fuck. its not fast, or really all that thrashy, but its nice and heavy

slay · Post by **slay** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:56 pm

slayer tunes

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:30 am

slay wrote:slayer tunes

Definitely, especially stuff from Reign in Blood and South of Heaven.

Hanger 18, and most of Countdown to Extinction are pretty easy to pull off on guitar, relatively speaking.

slay · Post by **slay** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:33 am

Pfl?yd wrote:
slay wrote:slayer tunes
Definitely, especially stuff from Reign in Blood and South of Heaven.

Hanger 18, and most of Countdown to Extinction are pretty easy to pull off on guitar, relatively speaking.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:38 pm

for whom the bell tolls. it's a song by a band caled metallica. underrated imo.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:59 am

DBS wrote:for whom the bell tolls. it's a song by a band caled metallica. underrated imo.

Every band I've ever seen cover this song played the bass part in the intro on guitar. Fucking hacks.

False_Prophet · Post by **False_Prophet** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:04 pm

Pfl?yd wrote:
DBS wrote:for whom the bell tolls. it's a song by a band caled metallica. underrated imo.
Every band I've ever seen cover this song played the bass part in the intro on guitar. Fucking hacks.

I seen a tribute band called "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and they actually did play it with the bass

Gor-Gor · Post by **Gor-Gor** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:59 pm

the band i saw cover it forgot the drum intro.

walking_ash · Post by **walking_ash** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:31 pm

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:35 pm

Damage Inc

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:53 pm

Pfl?yd wrote:
DBS wrote:for whom the bell tolls. it's a song by a band caled metallica. underrated imo.
Every band I've ever seen cover this song played the bass part in the intro on guitar. Fucking hacks.

blasphemy!!!

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:06 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:
DBS wrote:for whom the bell tolls. it's a song by a band caled metallica. underrated imo.
Every band I've ever seen cover this song played the bass part in the intro on guitar. Fucking hacks.
blasphemy!!!

Is it even difficult to play it on the bass?

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:19 pm

croninburg wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:
DBS wrote:for whom the bell tolls. it's a song by a band caled metallica. underrated imo.
Every band I've ever seen cover this song played the bass part in the intro on guitar. Fucking hacks.
blasphemy!!!
Is it even difficult to play it on the bass?

no, not at all...been playing it forever in pretty much every band I've been in.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:33 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
croninburg wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:
DBS wrote:for whom the bell tolls. it's a song by a band caled metallica. underrated imo.
Every band I've ever seen cover this song played the bass part in the intro on guitar. Fucking hacks.
blasphemy!!!
Is it even difficult to play it on the bass?
no, not at all...been playing it forever in pretty much every band I've been in.

I couldn't see why it would be. Some people are just so ignorant

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:44 pm

croninburg wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:
DBS wrote:for whom the bell tolls. it's a song by a band caled metallica. underrated imo.
Every band I've ever seen cover this song played the bass part in the intro on guitar. Fucking hacks.
blasphemy!!!
Is it even difficult to play it on the bass?

Not at all but I think either A) the people covering it don't realize it's a bass part or B) since it's the coolest part of the song, guitards seem to think they should play it instead.

Sky Black · Post by **Sky Black** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:17 pm

Exodus - Toxic Waltz, Only Death Decides, Changing of the Guard, Force of Habit (very cool and easy rhythms in that)
Kreator - When The Sun Burns Red, Winter Martyrium, People of the Lie
Devastation - Idolatry, Souls of Sacrifice
Vio-Lence - Officer Nice
Sepultura - Inner Self
Anthrax - Antisocial
Testament - Disciples of the Watch

Sky Black · Post by **Sky Black** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:06 pm

And that.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:48 pm

i pick up a lot, is this normal? I can't down pick for some reason...I mean, I can when I'm chugging power chords on the e and a strings, but it feels more natural to pick up. maybe it's because I'm a bass player (don't use a pick fuck you) and i'm used to going up?

Sky Black · Post by **Sky Black** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:51 pm

Upstrokes are for pussies and weak-elbowed and forearmed junkies. Downpicking ftw.

Hailblaze · Post by **Hailblaze** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:16 pm

Sky Black wrote:Downpicking ftw.

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:44 am

i cant up-pick, i have to down-pick everything

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:45 am

more easy songs, Anthrax: I Am The Law, and Madhouse

13steps · Post by **13steps** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:46 am

Sky Black wrote:Upstrokes are for pussies and weak-elbowed and forearmed junkies. Downpicking ftw.

all upstrokes makes for a nice chunkier sound though.. like on cowboys from hell for instance

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:22 am

i try to downpick as much as possible, it just feels more natural to pick up. i'll post a video of my playing when I get home today

Sky Black · Post by **Sky Black** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:13 pm

^:tup:

13steps wrote:
Sky Black wrote:Upstrokes are for pussies and weak-elbowed and forearmed junkies. Downpicking ftw.
all upstrokes makes for a nice chunkier sound though.. like on cowboys from hell for instance

Good point.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:36 pm

drinking some coffee and smoking a butt, ironing out the kinks with part of the song i'm gonna play for you niggas

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:56 pm

jesus fucking christ, i can play my own shit flawless without being recorded, but when a camera is on me i can't play note goddamn one! this could take a few days

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:31 pm

Sky Black wrote:Upstrokes are for pussies and weak-elbowed and forearmed junkies. Downpicking ftw.

Pick from the wrist you n00b.

Sky Black · Post by **Sky Black** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:45 pm

croninburg wrote:
Sky Black wrote:Upstrokes are for pussies and weak-elbowed and forearmed junkies. Downpicking ftw.
Pick from the wrist you n00b.

Downpicking from the wrist makes for some pretty weak thrash technique in my experience. Of course there are a lot of techniques that achieve similar results, but bra, you gotta POUND that shit to do it right

UNGODLIKE · Post by **UNGODLIKE** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:54 pm

okay elbow engine....

Sky Black · Post by **Sky Black** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:23 pm

hektik wrote:jesus fucking christ, i can play my own shit flawless without being recorded, but when a camera is on me i can't play note goddamn one! this could take a few days

Stop making random pointless threads in the free zone and try again.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:29 pm

I'll do it tomorrow. After I failed in front of the camera like 50 times I kept on playing it and rearranged how the riffs went so now I gotta practice it all over again. Maybe I should do it standing up next time too!

either way I'll be posting some sub par guitar playing very soon.

UNGODLIKE · Post by **UNGODLIKE** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:26 pm

don't listen to that dumb dyke about guitar playing, it's all in the wrist man, trust me.

Nice BassPhemy · Post by **Nice BassPhemy** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:34 pm

Dallas Toler-Wade plays from the elbow and he's pretty bad ass.

slay · Post by **slay** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:39 pm

fuck up picking

its all about alternate picking and hard old downpicking.

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:06 pm

when i alternate pick really fast, or gallop, i play from my elbow

Big Ben · Post by **Big Ben** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:23 am

Get a jazz 3 pick and learn to pick with your wrist.

Any Metallica song is pretty easy

AoD · Post by **AoD** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:46 am

if i had to choose, id chop off my right hand.