been playing doom for 10+ years - I find sliding into notes & chords occasionally lends to 'that sound' & the heaviness. Not just chord 'a' then chord 'b' then chord 'c', but chord 'a' then chord 'b' then --->chord 'c'. Or just slight bends, like in the riff right before the first verse from 'Into the Void' by Black Sabbath. Another cool thing is to hit a chord and let it ring out(if it fades into feedback even better! LOL), then go down 1 fret, hit the strings and then immediately slide right back into that first chord and let it ring out... Matt Pike does this alot in his band Sleep. Letting a huge wall of feedback ring out for abit(or longer) and then sloppily unplugging your guitar so it buzzes alot makes a great song ending too! hahahaha
This is too groovy and I keep replaying the beginning so I can jam along on bass. It might be more stoner metal than doom, but I can't wait to eventually find my way to the lesson. Quality content as usual!
hell yeah bro i remember watching your videos when i first started to play guitar, you were that guy that used only 3 boss pedals!! Cheers man hope you're doing great!!! l,,l
I don't know why I missed your video on doom! I requested it some times in comments of your black metal videos, and I found this, two months after uploading? Anyway, your video is amazing!
Could you do a video on High Tyde’s Do what you want please. They’re a great young band but haven’t got the exposure yet so there’s no tabs online and your tutorials have taught me 85% of what I know on electric guitar. Thank you
Your tone is incredible. I wish I could afford to get a mesa/ boogie amp, even just the mini rectifier or the rectoverb. Actually the rectoverb 25 is kinda my dream amp, but $1,300...no can do. I'll stick with distortion pedals for now. I do love my metal muff. 😊
1:47 not if your playing like say Funeral Doom for instance many bands the play that genre have a clean guitar break with some reverb,delay and maybe some chorus to really give great atmosphere.
I think I have all the rules down but the wizard beard I have one like yours but it makes the devil jealous can't play all that well but that's why I watch your vids I'm learning
Honestly I think B♭ is a bit too low. Personally D standard is the sweet spot IMO. Then drop the low string to Drop C, which works incredibly well since you still have the low C but also it's the higher notes of D standard.
Please make a video of history of doom metal in riffs, since Black Sabbath utill more contemporary bands like Monolord,Warhorse,Sleep and Electric Wizard.
C# is perfectly fine! Iommi uses that on Master of Reality, and plenty of doom and stoner bands use that tuning. B is also great but you can't got wrong either way
The lines between the two can be a bit blurry at times, but this has more of a traditional doom vibe to it like Saint Vitus and Iron Man (the band, not the song). Stoner metal/rock outfits like Orange Goblin tend to be a bit more up tempo and less heavy. Doom metal doesn't necessarily have to be sludgy and harsh, it just has to be fatalistic and deep. Furthermore, one of the best doom metal songs of all time (Black Sabbath's self-titled song) was in E-standard.
That deadpan delivery at the beginning has made me a fan along with quality lessons.
Thanks mate
@@SimonSmithGuitar no problem at all. It's like watching parks and rec but with metal.
Exception to rule #1 -- if you play in E standard, do not use guitars. Use two or three basses instead.
JM Bell
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath is in E
@@Questioneverythingx Indeed it is.
Or 2 distortion and 3 Fuzz pedals.
Lot of fuzz and an octave pedal if youre lazy lol
@@Questioneverythingx C#
Would love to see more Doom/Stoner/Sludge lessons and covers. Nice lesson mate!
Well... Black Sabbath, by Black Sabbath from their record Black Sabbath is in E standard, and THAT'S pretty darned doomy...
They are the original doom. So I say standard is fine with me
@@skatetodeath666 same bro
sabbath was the pre cursor to doom metal sound
I'm going to have a shave and write a Doom song in E standard with a pink guitar
I think that's the heaviest song of all time.
That "Mini" mesa boggie sounds badass, nice video too 👍
Kewpu Likan Thanks mate
been playing doom for 10+ years - I find sliding into notes & chords occasionally lends to 'that sound' & the heaviness. Not just chord 'a' then chord 'b' then chord 'c', but chord 'a' then chord 'b' then --->chord 'c'. Or just slight bends, like in the riff right before the first verse from 'Into the Void' by Black Sabbath.
Another cool thing is to hit a chord and let it ring out(if it fades into feedback even better! LOL), then go down 1 fret, hit the strings and then immediately slide right back into that first chord and let it ring out... Matt Pike does this alot in his band Sleep.
Letting a huge wall of feedback ring out for abit(or longer) and then sloppily unplugging your guitar so it buzzes alot makes a great song ending too! hahahaha
Good point on sliding and bends. Makes it less thrash and chunky, but smooth and huge.
Totally agree
YESSSS I do all of this when I play this style
I'm a female... but let's give this wizard beard a try
Good luck! 🤘🤘
that's kinda hot. lol
i was gonna say that lmao same
Love the faidra pfp
This is too groovy and I keep replaying the beginning so I can jam along on bass. It might be more stoner metal than doom, but I can't wait to eventually find my way to the lesson.
Quality content as usual!
1:30 Saint Vitus and Hellhammer created super doomy songs in E standard
My guitar is red. The colour of blood
My SG is black. The colour of soul.
@@kipebikepunk7279 lol was jay about to comment that
Mine is clear, like the air
My blood is red. The color of your guitar..
You should play blood metal then xD
Ok so I need a map of the 2nd layer u played.amazing practice! Thank you for blessing us with your videos
hell yeah bro i remember watching your videos when i first started to play guitar, you were that guy that used only 3 boss pedals!! Cheers man hope you're doing great!!! l,,l
heeeey man, slow down!
I don't know why I missed your video on doom! I requested it some times in comments of your black metal videos, and I found this, two months after uploading? Anyway, your video is amazing!
Thank you mate
That's cool, but could you do a video about the melodic death metal?
thats easy, just play regular deathmetal and then put melody in it XP
love your sense of humor simon
Setting the speed of the video playback to 0.25 is just about right and it also makes you sound like you've had a massive hit from the bong. ;-)
i only write my doom riffs in E standard or half step down way better than low tunings
Awesome lesson! Hope for Death Doom continuation :)
Could you do a video on High Tyde’s Do what you want please. They’re a great young band but haven’t got the exposure yet so there’s no tabs online and your tutorials have taught me 85% of what I know on electric guitar. Thank you
Great video Simon! Could you please do a video about the Celtic Frost/Triptykon tone? (Just like the swedish death metal one)
Cool riffs. I think the main thing is to feel it. Without that, there is nothing.
PENTAGRAM.'nuff said.
Your tone is incredible. I wish I could afford to get a mesa/ boogie amp, even just the mini rectifier or the rectoverb. Actually the rectoverb 25 is kinda my dream amp, but $1,300...no can do. I'll stick with distortion pedals for now. I do love my metal muff. 😊
Cabinet is way more important. I have an old crate combo solid state with a Celestion v30 and it sounds amazing
how about a top ten doom riffs vid
I love playing Doom
1:47 not if your playing like say Funeral Doom for instance many bands the play that genre have a clean guitar break with some reverb,delay and maybe some chorus to really give great atmosphere.
Cool keep up the good work i am going to try to come up with some doom riff ideas🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Gokd down the second fret of the fifth and fourth strings, leaving sixth string open. Done!
Great tutorial Simon! I shall now embark on my journey of sorrow. For I am the DoomTard
Do h have a simple beginner tab for some if this? I learn better seeing it on paper
Amazing! You should do a lesson on Triumfall's "Skies are the chains" love this channel! Always showing my favorites /,,/
This is great and all, but how do I write a riff that doesn’t revolve around 7 on the A or 12 on the E
Nice solo @6:00. Are fourths important in doom metal or nah?
Simon Simon you had me laughing my ass off with rule 4 LMFAO!!!! thanks Mate
Haha!! :)
Funny and good lesson 😄
I have the Jim root tele.....it’s white.....can I still play?
Yes, because it has a black scratchplate!
The New Paradise Lost Album 👌
many many manyyy thanks simon , you,re awesome :-x
How do you tune to b flat?? I don’t know how to do drop d what are the notes for each string in b flat?
👊😎 thanks simon
i've been on a doom kick lately to
The Mantle from Agalloch is in E standard too.
Thanks Ivan Moody👍
8:15 Is that a Om reference?
Lol! Dude, you have cracked me up with the rules. I have an army green firebird, will that pass?
I think I have all the rules down but the wizard beard I have one like yours but it makes the devil jealous can't play all that well but that's why I watch your vids I'm learning
that amp head looks sooooo CUTE!
Sold me with the bit about the beard
I can sign to the first part so good
Honestly I think B♭ is a bit too low. Personally D standard is the sweet spot IMO. Then drop the low string to Drop C, which works incredibly well since you still have the low C but also it's the higher notes of D standard.
love the humour bro.
I'd expect a much larger amp for doom.
Please make a video of history of doom metal in riffs, since Black Sabbath utill more contemporary bands like Monolord,Warhorse,Sleep and Electric Wizard.
I just discover the type of metal i like the most. DOOM THE FUCKING METAL!
I play a Black Mockingbird in D#, am I doom enough mate?
first thing I need to do: buy a beard! :D
Lockdown was great to grow a moustache 🤣
So good, can I just add this to my set list?!😜
Was it saint vitus
what tuning?
What tuning are you in you only explain your top string
You're great man haha
On “7” string guitar!!! Damn it what a tease
That was real nice
That’s a cool riff
The first rule of doom metal is YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT DOOM METAL!!
Too right
Is C# standard deep enough or should I do B standard
C# is perfectly fine! Iommi uses that on Master of Reality, and plenty of doom and stoner bands use that tuning. B is also great but you can't got wrong either way
Can I steal these riffs lol. B flat sounds so nasty!!
17 min songs 🤣
More the premature shooter
guy huh?
Haha this video is so fucking awesome! 😂
thanks
Dig the Mini Rec, but I still prefer that Ironheart.
Proset King!
If it's not 30 bpm or under, it's not doom metal
CORY HUNTER / GEMINI GUITARS IS NO. 1 RIFF MASTER 👍👍👍👍👍
It's more Stoner
Never E Standard?!?!??
Doom?
Black Dog is a doom riff now? 😂
Trouble
The guy is a myth not a smith, hope you like.
ME LIKEY
0/10 - not enough bends
10/10 no bends
I’m playing it tuned drop B 9 string 🤣🤣🤣 Thats lower
Gotta work on that beard, mate! That's a rookie beard!
Thats not doom metal thats stoner rock
Sounds doom enough to me. And I listen to everything from early Sabbath to Thergothon and everything in between.
So what distinguishes each style to make them sound different?
venom & leather doom is mostly less bluesy and heavier
The lines between the two can be a bit blurry at times, but this has more of a traditional doom vibe to it like Saint Vitus and Iron Man (the band, not the song). Stoner metal/rock outfits like Orange Goblin tend to be a bit more up tempo and less heavy. Doom metal doesn't necessarily have to be sludgy and harsh, it just has to be fatalistic and deep. Furthermore, one of the best doom metal songs of all time (Black Sabbath's self-titled song) was in E-standard.
This is definitely Doom
I have no beard
Go funeral death doom
That amp sounds fucking NASTY!
that doesnt sound like doom metal, you better ask someone
I don't need to ask someone, you just imparted your wisdom upon me!
*stoner rock.
"never play in standard tuning"...listen to the first two sabbath albums,the fathers of doom,shut up dude
You are aware that he is being satirical
all these jokes are wasting my time
Play back a 75 sounds brutal ASF