Mayhem - Freezing Moon 00:40 Darkthrone - The Hordes of Nebulah 03:31 Hellhammer - Triumph Of Death 05:32 Burzum - Snu Mikrokosmos Tegn 08:01 Isengard - Over De Syngende Øde Moer 14:26 P.S. Simon, thank you from Mother Russia
First tip for playing black metal guitar: every dial on your amp set to 10, except for gain and reverb, that you set to 11. Second tip: when your ready to track your guitar, use a walkman in the next room.
In Freezing Moon you are missing that D string note (on the second second fret) on the run down in the intro. It starts with the chord as you play but there are 4 notes after that (the open strings as you play plus that 4th note)..
You can't play it like Euronymous, because Euronymous had no concept. He just played by instinct. So you can't copy guitarists like Euronymous, Kurt Cobain or Onielar, who play 100% intuitive, at least not 1:1 I think, Simon plays it like Blasphemer played the song live at Wacken, anno 2004. Sounds and looks quite right to me.
I think it's subjective. I would have agreed with you a couple years ago, but personally Emperor is not challenging enough for me anymore. To me Immortal and Dissection is more difficult but they can be child's play to someone else.
This is soo amazing - my fav songs it would be so wonderful to be able to play them- just got a guitar - ready to blast off - thank you for your time and for sharing your talent.
Thanks for the video. I definitely needed this. You and Sablast are a blessing for new guitar players who specifically want to learn Black Metal. Also, not sure if you're a fan of Drowning the Light, but I'd love to see a tutorial or two on some of their stuff.
Thank you so much for this, i just ordered my first guitar a les paul full black you made it so clear to understand and the songs you chose are absolutely amazing i cannot thank you enough ❤
This channel inspired me to get a guitar after playing bass for about a decade, love this video. The tone is amazing. Question for anyone reading, I don't have a guitar amp, I'm playing through a bass amp[lol]. I'm on a real tight budget and was wondering if anyone knew if buying a Distortion pedal would be more economical than buying let's say one of those $100 micro amps. Thanks for the lesson. MGLA brought me here
It could go either way really. I'm not really familiar with the sound of a guitar through a bass amp but if it's got a good clean channel and you can boost the treble and knock off some of the low end you can get a good distortion pedal like a Pro Co Rat 2 for about $70 or the Mooer Black Secret, which is a clone of the Rat, for $40 and it sounds pretty damn close. Or you can get an amp like the Orange Crush 12 for $100, which it isn't big but I wouldn't call it a micro amp. Simon showed one of those in a video about the best amp for recording black metal and I though it sounded pretty damn good. Honestly, if it were me, I'd go for the distortion pedal because you can't go wrong with having a good distortion pedal.
@@HateMyself247 thanks for mentioning to get a rat. I just found out the rat like clones sound good through solid state and that other distortion pedal types are for tube amps
Love the short riffs. Picked these up in no time thanks to your help. Would love if you expanded on some of these and put together a song video. Thanks!
Thank you for this video, simon. I am new to guitar still(1 year), and have struggled finding metal i like to learn. I have been using your "seven tears"(this was the absolute first song i started to learn) videos alot, and can do about 5 minutes of the song, and much prefer it on my acoustic. I appreciate the vid geared for beginners. Question; Could you do more videos of acoustic black metal? maybe something similar to this vid? I really appreciate your channel. You have really pushed and encouraged me to push myself; thank you.
Is that the singer from advent sorrow on your picture?? And I wish there was vids like this when I started playing guitar, trying to get a jehovas witness guitar tutor to teach me in league with satan was interesting...
They just play things that aren't power chords sometimes. Something I wish all metal guitarists would do, but they don't. A lot of it is just standard harmony writing that you learn in basic music theory classes (and more of it only bothers with that when it's convenient). Not all of it is that simple, of course, but a lot of it is. It would get you started at least.
Nice one, Simon, but I think THE easiest, Black metal(ish) riff for beginners would be Dunkelheit by burzum. Maybe It's my nostalgia kickin' in, or something, but if memory doesn't fool me - that was one of your first video tutorials, back in like...2015 or 14 ? xD And yeah, if it wasn't for you - I would never blew the dust from that guitar I bought some 10 years ago, and start to actually learn how to play it. Nowadays - I compose on guitar, and only then - transpose what I wrote to other instruments (when before, it used to be keyboards). Keep up the great job, Simon, and thank you! P.S. MORE EMPEROR!!!!1111
In Mayhem's Freezing Moon Intro Riff, I believe there is a 4th note, an Open D String, after the 1st 3 Open Strings. So, Em Chord, E, B, G, & D Upstrokes, then repeat. There's a 4th note (5th if you include the opening Em Power Chord) in there. 😎
I was hoping to hear the Snu Mikrokosmos Tegn riff at the end of the song that Varg recorded unplugged in his garage. That one is sooooo good and teaches beginners alternate picking. Still love the video!
Great to see more beginner level videos, was hard learning stuff like this when I first picked up a guitar... Keep up the good work, how about something like DSBM for beginners?
I have a question/suggestion. Would you make a video on Inquisition riffs? I am a beginner at guitar but would really like to learn how to play like Dagon from Inquisition. Thanks so much for the helpful videos you make.
Freezing moon is correctly in standard tuning in the De Mysteriis dom Sathanas album. During the early live albums with Dead, it was a little more down tuned
Hello. Nice one. Are you endorsed by quilter? I've got the od 200, if you Know it. Is use it with nmy rock Band with a mxr egalizer in front of it. Very interesting but also very disappointing cause the égalisation of the quilter is very sensitive. It's not better or worse than my tube amps, just différent. Cheers from france
I'd like to mention an even easier song to play in Black Metal. Ghoul by Mayhem. Easiest BM song I've ever learned (cover up on my page if you want to see how easy it is). The only issue is that it feels more like an 80's Punk song (think like Misfits) rather than a BM song.
Thank you Simon, I've been following you from Italy, good contents. I would ask you if you can teach us "Marras - Lifeless Sculptures". Keep the good work, you're awesome.
Hello Simon and - guitar friends. I really hope to make my new Christmas Guitar- sound even more like a serious brand of black metal malaise - Tumult-tastical awareness! - What acessories must I have to achieve this? The guitar kits little amp doesn't seem to be distorted enough . I did notice some dark - little orange amp- which looked fun at the music store- Sadly had to split to get back to work- didn't have time to wait for the sales lady to ask- more about it. Also wondering what pedals- must be used to create the classic Black Metal sound. Any tips would be really great. Thanks! The Artist formerly known as Contrary Marge - is now activated into MARGE RONYMOUS! Rock on!
I think it is actually the E on the D string (E minor shape), on the album version and 3 different live videos i have seen all have 4 arpeggiated notes after the chord
Ya watched another live video and you can see he is fretting the E on the D string with his pinky, also using it to play the 3 string version on the power chords.
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Mayhem - Freezing Moon 00:40
Darkthrone - The Hordes of Nebulah 03:31
Hellhammer - Triumph Of Death 05:32
Burzum - Snu Mikrokosmos Tegn 08:01
Isengard - Over De Syngende Øde Moer 14:26
P.S. Simon, thank you from Mother Russia
Burzum
Много ещё наших его смотрят, не знаешь? :)
@@crestfallengraf минимум один)
@@crestfallengraf я ещё
@@crestfallengraf Казахстан с вами!:)
Love that video idea. Trying to help the Black Metal descendants to get a step into the genre is always good!
Farrrvaaaaaaannnnn!!!
Nice to find you here.
wow its the youtuber that got me into black metal hi farvann
Thanks mate. Only just seen this! 🤘
Frank alte Säge
First tip for playing black metal guitar: every dial on your amp set to 10, except for gain and reverb, that you set to 11.
Second tip: when your ready to track your guitar, use a walkman in the next room.
Bruh wym, gains gotta be on 12
@@samravi9978 The secret is to set it to 6.66, this is a secret value that will give you instant black metal tone.
@@skyline2601 I use everything on full dude expect volume
Bass has to be on 0 bro. Also helps if you run a MetalZone pedal on top of all that...and yes, also running the same values.
@@TiberiusRexx I use a metal zone, and amp settings are all zero except treble and gain
We want more black metal lessons. Thanks for video
Agreed!
Yes
Yeah \m/
metal fan i also agree
that Burzum riff is nothing short of sheer cold genius
For tremolo picking, Transylvanian Hunger would be a good start.
Toni Badea and Hans Siste Vinter. That’s the first song I learned on guitar
Yeah but only the first 2 riffs, the third riff has triplets and is way too hard for me.
In Freezing Moon you are missing that D string note (on the second second fret) on the run down in the intro. It starts with the chord as you play but there are 4 notes after that (the open strings as you play plus that 4th note)..
I wouldn't mute the D string in the open chord either but fret it and include it.. Much easier...
Thats what i said
You can't play it like Euronymous, because Euronymous had no concept. He just played by instinct. So you can't copy guitarists like Euronymous, Kurt Cobain or Onielar, who play 100% intuitive, at least not 1:1
I think, Simon plays it like Blasphemer played the song live at Wacken, anno 2004. Sounds and looks quite right to me.
was looking for this comment
I would like to see you teach the hardest black metal riffs you can barely play.
:D Probably Emperor has such riffs, don't they?
I think it's subjective. I would have agreed with you a couple years ago, but personally Emperor is not challenging enough for me anymore. To me Immortal and Dissection is more difficult but they can be child's play to someone else.
@The Mute Dwarf Oh yeah, I forgot them, they are far beyond...
Like Deiphago?
Implying there’s any black metal riff this man can’t play
these are super helpful. would love to see more of this. thanks simon.
I call you "Simple Simon", cause you make learning simple and fun. Cheers
This is soo amazing - my fav songs it would be so wonderful to be able to play them- just got a guitar - ready to blast off - thank you for your time and for sharing your talent.
Some of the best tutorials on TH-cam
Thank you for what you do, Simon!
very cool , make it again with 5 other songs
Thanks for the video. I definitely needed this. You and Sablast are a blessing for new guitar players who specifically want to learn Black Metal. Also, not sure if you're a fan of Drowning the Light, but I'd love to see a tutorial or two on some of their stuff.
Thank you so much for this, i just ordered my first guitar a les paul full black you made it so clear to understand and the songs you chose are absolutely amazing i cannot thank you enough ❤
This channel inspired me to get a guitar after playing bass for about a decade, love this video.
The tone is amazing. Question for anyone reading, I don't have a guitar amp, I'm playing through a bass amp[lol].
I'm on a real tight budget and was wondering if anyone knew if buying a Distortion pedal would be more economical than buying let's say one of those $100 micro amps. Thanks for the lesson. MGLA brought me here
It could go either way really. I'm not really familiar with the sound of a guitar through a bass amp but if it's got a good clean channel and you can boost the treble and knock off some of the low end you can get a good distortion pedal like a Pro Co Rat 2 for about $70 or the Mooer Black Secret, which is a clone of the Rat, for $40 and it sounds pretty damn close. Or you can get an amp like the Orange Crush 12 for $100, which it isn't big but I wouldn't call it a micro amp. Simon showed one of those in a video about the best amp for recording black metal and I though it sounded pretty damn good. Honestly, if it were me, I'd go for the distortion pedal because you can't go wrong with having a good distortion pedal.
@@HateMyself247 thanks! hell yeah ima get the clone!
@@HateMyself247 thanks for mentioning to get a rat. I just found out the rat like clones sound good through solid state and that other distortion pedal types are for tube amps
@@juliantorres3593 I wasn't aware of that. I figured if it had a good sound it had a good sound regardless. Glad you found that out though.
Love the short riffs. Picked these up in no time thanks to your help. Would love if you expanded on some of these and put together a song video. Thanks!
Thank you for this video, simon. I am new to guitar still(1 year), and have struggled finding metal i like to learn. I have been using your "seven tears"(this was the absolute first song i started to learn) videos alot, and can do about 5 minutes of the song, and much prefer it on my acoustic. I appreciate the vid geared for beginners.
Question; Could you do more videos of acoustic black metal? maybe something similar to this vid?
I really appreciate your channel. You have really pushed and encouraged me to push myself; thank you.
Is that the singer from advent sorrow on your picture?? And I wish there was vids like this when I started playing guitar, trying to get a jehovas witness guitar tutor to teach me in league with satan was interesting...
@@ElohimJim on my YT profile pic? Its nergal.
@@kryptokid89 I really need to get my eyes tested again lol
@@ElohimJim you had me confused, because I do used an accent sorrow elsewhere.
Any chance we could get details on your tone? EQ settings, gain, etc. would be lovely. Thanks for the quality vid!
Just run into this, thanks, never played BM, so thanks for getting me started.
Excellent video mate. Cant wait for part 2
Thank you buddy!
as ever, fantastic Simon. Thanks for shareing your knowledge...
Love ya brother, merry Christmas
Thanks for all the videos and lessons
Merry Christmas bro!
'Merry Christmas' below a Black Metal video, ok. I'm done for today.
I'll be doing this today.. Thanks Bro.
Enjoy bro!!
Good riffs bro
Hey, Simon, can you maybe explain Black Metal harmonies?
And maybe a bit of theory about intervals and chords?
Is this what you're looking for?
th-cam.com/video/800dVCRVicA/w-d-xo.html
Its simple really.......
Satan
@@tbenoit1540 *exchales in Satan*
They just play things that aren't power chords sometimes. Something I wish all metal guitarists would do, but they don't. A lot of it is just standard harmony writing that you learn in basic music theory classes (and more of it only bothers with that when it's convenient). Not all of it is that simple, of course, but a lot of it is. It would get you started at least.
Thank you Simon 🤟
hail grande simon
Thank you, I got new plans for the weekend now
🤘
Thanks Simon! Please continue with more. I'm looking forward to your beginner's course. From an 8 months novice, you're the Best.
Great video Simon! Much appreciated.
No worries man
Bruh, your videos have been so helpful for my playing thanks so much!!!!
Please more black metal
Amazing Guide! Thanks Simon!
What kind of pedal is it that if it is a pedal that gives the guitar the deep but sharp noise sry I'm brand new to guitar
Great video Simon!
isengard riff!!! hellhammer!!! both quality!! \m/ merry hexmas simon full lesson on both would be gr8!!
Merry Christmas Ant mate!
Please keep making more videos like this
Nice one, Simon, but I think THE easiest, Black metal(ish) riff for beginners would be Dunkelheit by burzum.
Maybe It's my nostalgia kickin' in, or something, but if memory doesn't fool me - that was one of your first video tutorials, back in like...2015 or 14 ? xD
And yeah, if it wasn't for you - I would never blew the dust from that guitar I bought some 10 years ago, and start to actually learn how to play it. Nowadays - I compose on guitar, and only then - transpose what I wrote to other instruments (when before, it used to be keyboards).
Keep up the great job, Simon, and thank you!
P.S. MORE EMPEROR!!!!1111
My pleasure buddy!! 🤘🤘
Black metal ISH? That song is called Darkness by Darkness. Its more black than any other
@@Angryprometheus good point 🤘🏻
NICE
What an amazing guitar.
Amazing 🐐🤘
Beautiful lesson thank you!
When I think of black metal guitar, I immediately think of tremolo picking arpeggios. I was about ready to quit until the Burzum riff appeared
My favorites are Mayhem and Isengard and their hands ... 😍🤣🤣🤘
These tones sound awesome!! Pretty spot on! Are you playing through an actual amp or amphub style thing?
Love your tone
thank you so much
The only really trve riff to begin:
The Godfather theme
;)
I was expecting to see Quintessence on the list.
Great list !
Great Video ! Hailz True Norway Black metal !
In Mayhem's Freezing Moon Intro Riff, I believe there is a 4th note, an Open D String, after the 1st 3 Open Strings.
So, Em Chord, E, B, G, & D Upstrokes, then repeat.
There's a 4th note (5th if you include the opening Em Power Chord) in there. 😎
You don't even know what you are talking about there's not even a B string on a guitar.
@@MrDilkington15 have you ever played guitar 🤣🤣
@@cameronlambert5185 Yes thats that long giant brass thing with the buttons isn't it
Youre missing the fourths on Snu mikrokosmos tegn first riff. It goes fourth/fifth /fifth /fourth etc
Great tutorial video. I'm tuned in drop D on my bc rich Warlock Avenge. I'm not that good, so this should help(I hope). Thanks 🤟😎👍
Awesome video helped me a lot 👍🏻👏🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Burzum - War
a pretty easy riff
MORE OF THIS!
6:35
I was hoping to hear the Snu Mikrokosmos Tegn riff at the end of the song that Varg recorded unplugged in his garage. That one is sooooo good and teaches beginners alternate picking. Still love the video!
I think Northern Thrones riff is for beginners too.
Thanks Simon!
These videos are great, I learnt to play Triumphant Gleam by Darkthrone because of your video =}
i.m not a beginner but hell, I need to go back over these riffs!!
Great to see more beginner level videos, was hard learning stuff like this when I first picked up a guitar... Keep up the good work, how about something like DSBM for beginners?
right that would be great
I concur
thx Simon !!!
Good job
Hello Simon . What size/ thickness of plectrum do you use and also what gauge of strings for BM.
amazing video
When you analyze and breakdown Hellhammer, you can really see the rather linear evolution from Venom and Motorhead.
geez thanks
Nice lesson!! \m/
A full tutorial of the snu mikrokosmos tegn would be legend!
Is Ea lord of the depths a good riff for begginers?
Cool riffs 👍
Also easy bm song for beginners is Marduk's "Dracul va domni din nou in Transilvania"
For the burzum song (the 4th) tremolo picking is necessary ?
Man...I really need to buy your course on udemy!
Thank You very much for this helpful video! Hail BM! :-)
I have a question/suggestion. Would you make a video on Inquisition riffs? I am a beginner at guitar but would really like to learn how to play like Dagon from Inquisition. Thanks so much for the helpful videos you make.
Freezing moon is correctly in standard tuning in the De Mysteriis dom Sathanas album. During the early live albums with Dead, it was a little more down tuned
Rent?
What guitar is that? Love it.
It's in the description, PRS S2 Standard 22.
@@rupe82 sry
Simon enjoying the videos.
Serious beginner question, why only playing the one string in the triumph of death power cords?
Cheers
I just signed up for the course on Udemy. Do you have the tabs for these available? 🔥🔥🔥
Hello. Nice one. Are you endorsed by quilter? I've got the od 200, if you Know it. Is use it with nmy rock Band with a mxr egalizer in front of it. Very interesting but also very disappointing cause the égalisation of the quilter is very sensitive. It's not better or worse than my tube amps, just différent. Cheers from france
I'd like to mention an even easier song to play in Black Metal. Ghoul by Mayhem. Easiest BM song I've ever learned (cover up on my page if you want to see how easy it is). The only issue is that it feels more like an 80's Punk song (think like Misfits) rather than a BM song.
thanks for the great content! please give a lesson on Vinterland - Our Dawn Of Glory
I can freezing moon now
Thank you Simon, I've been following you from Italy, good contents. I would ask you if you can teach us "Marras - Lifeless Sculptures".
Keep the good work, you're awesome.
Quick question: can I use a brown guitar or maybe a white one? Or should it be black?
Hello Simon and - guitar friends. I really hope to make my new Christmas Guitar- sound even more like a serious brand of black metal malaise - Tumult-tastical awareness! - What acessories must I have to achieve this? The guitar kits little amp doesn't seem to be distorted enough . I did notice some dark - little orange amp- which looked fun at the music store- Sadly had to split to get back to work- didn't have time to wait for the sales lady to ask- more about it. Also wondering what pedals- must be used to create the classic Black Metal sound. Any tips would be really great. Thanks! The Artist formerly known as Contrary Marge - is now activated into MARGE RONYMOUS! Rock on!
Freezing Moon riff has 4 open strings (e - D) not 3
I think it is actually the E on the D string (E minor shape), on the album version and 3 different live videos i have seen all have 4 arpeggiated notes after the chord
Ya watched another live video and you can see he is fretting the E on the D string with his pinky, also using it to play the 3 string version on the power chords.
cant get the black metal sound out of my amp recommendations for the settings?
Which pedal is good for this ?
Freezing Moon
What pickups does your PRS have?
damn, that's some fucking dope shit
Sometimes the simplest riffs sound the best.
Did you use any pedal or it's just the quilter dry tone ? Thanks
Can you do a lesson for Emperor- the loss and curse of reverence?
Una nota amigo saludos desde Colombia
Dope ✌️