CHUGS ARE BORING: Let's Use New Intervals
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- If you're looking for alternatives to the powerchord chug, this video will show you new sounds you can use - through a lesson on intervals - so you can have more sounds at your disposal and thus write more interesting riffs and breakdowns.
I really enjoy making videos like these about how to write riffs, as well as lessons on music theory that apply to metal guitar, so if this video helped and you'd like to see more please let me know in the comments!
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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Defining "Chug"
01:10 - Explaining Intervals
02:35 - The Interval Everyone Uses (and why)
05:30 - The Shorter Intervals
06:42 - The MINOR 2ND (1 semitone)
07:55 - The MAJOR 2ND, MINOR & MAJOR 3RD (2,3, and 4 semitones)
09:24 - The FOURTH (5 semitones)
11:16 - The DIMINISHED FIFTH (6 semitones)
13:00 - A Word About The FIFTH
13:53 - The Wider Intervals
14:20 - The MINOR 6TH (8 semitones)
16:00 - The MAJOR 6TH (9 semitones)
18:00 - The MINOR 7TH (10 semitones)
19:46 - The MAJOR 7TH (11 semitones)
21:53 - My Major 7th Riff :)
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It's useful to apply dissonance and consonance to deliver "sensations" or "impressions" in a poetic sense. Like when he mentions how apt the irony of the major 6th was in the context of a song full of youthful loathing. This is how classical composers approached it, and Prog after it. Theorists and musicians often get lost in the weeds of musical mechanics and frequently overlook the expressivity of almost any and every sound, and how we can elevate our descriptions of intangible feelings using these incidental sounds. The same way a writer would an incidental detail or a painter would a outside-color to realize the special realness in their mediums. Like, the goal in a way should be for the sound to feel alive, existing in it's own right, rather than worrying too much about the theory of whether it *is right*. Just my learning.
Perfect. I'm pinning this comment. Everyone read it!
"Lost in the weeds of musical mechanics" was how i explained it to the cops and they didn't buy it.
@@lasagnasux4934 so... you're stuck with your inventory or did someone else end up buying it?
Straws pulled at random would like to have a word with you
"As you can tell, that sounded sick."
Gotta be said!
That's about as eloquently worded as that could have gotten
"Words are stupid, which is why we love music."
Love this so much.
As a vocalist I feel attacked
Which is ironic because some of the words describing music are really stupid
Heeeyyyy... You used words to say that!! (Cultural Anthropology).
@@tommilitello198 Some great music defies description, so that checks out. The same applies to music which isn't so great, in some cases, Admittedly.
He's like the best teacher on YT. Hes like the cool highschool music teacher. we need more😂😂😂
😂😍 That's very high praise Max!
Agreed, please more of this!
As someone with only the most basic understanding of theory, this is one of the best theory related videos I've ever watched
That means a lot man ❤ so glad it helped!
As someone with pretty decent knowledge of theory, I still learned a lot!
I agree. I never really got what role dissonances played at all and used to think they were just bad sounding note combinations. This video alone opened my understanding of music up to a whole nother level. You bet I'm gonna go start jamming for the next few hours after this!
This is a fantastic video!
So glad you appreciate it Andrew! Hope this gives you even more chug ideas 💚
True man this is a relief
@@joaoldmedeiros @andrewbaena you two would probably make the most insane stuff together!
Man, I'm watching Andrew in every video I'm in lately
Indeed!
This is just Elementary Metal Guitar Theory that has forever existed and this man has hit homerun.
When your non-guitar player metalhead friend wants to get into guitaring, must show them this video.
Thank you so much man ❤❤❤❤❤
The MAJOR 6th - "It just sits there and laughs at you."
Priceless.
That's a funny moment yeah hahahaha
Man, I don't know how you did it, but you managed to hit the PERFECT balance between Technical Music Speak and Layman's Terms to make your video introduce a ton of concepts that might be unfamiliar to the viewer, while also not overwhelming the viewer or making them feel stupid. Highly education, and also very easy to follow, you did an EXCELLENT job!
So so happy to hear that John ❤❤❤ that was the EXACT goal!!!
This is the first time I've ever seen a man play Megadeth on a guitar whilst talking about physics and wavelengths.
😂😂😂😂😂 Hope it's not the last!
I have no clue what you're talking about in any of this but I stayed for TONE
Hahhaha that's cool man! The video will remain here for when you'd like to learn the musical intervals!
@@joaoldmedeiros Talking about the tone, did you use an amp, or amp sim ? If the latter, what exactly did you use ?
I just started learning guitar and can only do like some easy individual note riffs, cant even do chords, scales, upstroke or anything so I don't understand most of the stuff in this lol. But I'm here for the top notch quality of your videos man.
Thank you man, and this video will always be here for you to learn whenever you're ready!
Crazy that this video is free
That is the comment I'm looking for to determine if I've done a good job. Thank you so much man! ❤
One of the best chug riffs ever written is 43% Burnt by The Dillinger Escape Plan - perfect fourth, E standard. It's incredibly heavy. It also really speaks to the power of contrast in your chug riffs - so much of it is based on a shrieking minor 9th that the low E and A chug sounds way lower than it actually is.
Just listened to it and hell yes man! You really "understood the asssignment" on that one
4ths are the key to slam riffs too.
Holy FUCK I read a lot of comments on youtube and this is the 3rd time I've ever heard someone shout out the masterpiece that is 43% burnt. When I first learned that main riff (especially the insane outro/breakdown) I felt like an actual god. You barely even need distortion/gain to make it sound heavy, you could almost play it clean and it still CHUGS.
That’s the song that got me into metal
Thank you for saying this. They changed the way I look at music when calculating Infinity hit. Another choice chug would be the 300% Density album by Candiria. Those two bands broke me and reassembled me when I was a teen in the late 90's/ early 2000's.
please do more theory videos... love the fact that u used "metal-friendly" words to explain intervals...more relatable and more useful... I'd absolutely love to see a series of theory🔥
Nice my friend! Very glad you appreciate it
thx dad
Go on son, chug away
yo the riff at the end slaps. needs to be a full song!
Thank you man I'm glad you appreciate it!
Chugs explained Academically right here! 😎😎 Great stuff!!
Hehehe thank you my guy! If you especially think this was a good video then I'm happy
Finally, it’s nice to find someone who has something to say about metal that really matters. Thank you,,,! I will be returning often.
Means the world you think so Izzy! Thank you 😍
If someone tried to teach me theory like this 30 years ago (I'm 43) I would have stuck with it. You just explained everything with such common sense and clarity. Because I never found a good person to learn from, and because I didn't have TH-cam, I just ignored theory. I can play, but I've always felt like something was missing. Thanks man, appreciate this video, and it's awesome that a younger generation can come to videos like this for learning and advice. You're a good man👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This being your most viewed video shows that the people want more educational videos!! 😁😁
Not a lie Nazman! Must consider it
For the Major 6th, Minor 7th and Major 7th I literally said oh that’s what Alpha Wolf/Wage War/SpiritBox does and then *BOOM* you mention them. Feel like I’ve learned more music theory and note relation from this one video than I have in the past week of studying from a music book. This is amazing!!
Hahahah that's so awesome! And thank you very much for the kind words man, means a lot and I'm glad it helped.
@@joaoldmedeiros Thank YOU my dude, for creating such easy to understand and interesting videos on things like this!
I can’t believe that breakdown from Holy Roller is a Maj7. That just BLEW MY MIND
It's so sick right=??=?=??
@@joaoldmedeiros 💯! Bonkers!
This has got to be one of my favorite videos. Not only discussing intervals, which are the building blocks, but also applying them to metal music. Fantastic job man
That's the goal man, to apply these concepts in a way that helps metal musicians. So happy you appreciate it ❤
It’s funny hearing all of this talked about in a theoretical way instead of “yeah man I just fret here and here and chugg!”
Hehehe it's what's special about this video!
Hope you guys enjoy this lesson about intervals! 🎸😊
Should I do more lessons? What do you want to see?
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In your chapter regarding Major 2nd, Minor and Major 3rd (2,3, and 4 semitones) around 8min 20second, you mention a lack of examples of such use in rhythm playing. I found that example you played to be similar to Grand Magus' sound on their Hammer of the North album. Certainly, it can be heard in the song Steel vs Steel (from Triumph and Power)
DUDE Ive been trying to make sense of intervals for years and this has helped immeasurably
This helps a lot @Joao, greetings from UAE 🇦🇪
This is a great video. Please do more music theory stuff, you explain it extremely well
Man, this is awesome. I want more lessons :) thank you!
When I clicked on the video and realised it was 20+ mins long, my expectations lowered and I almost clicked away. However, I decided to give it a chance.
And oh boy, am I happy I did... This is a very interesting and well made video! I did not expect to learn this much, nor to be this interested in it. Loved every bit of it, amazing work!
That is the highest praise one could give. Thank you so much and I'm glad it helped friend!
The fact that you reply to every single comment... joao you are awesome
Also amazing video, its really refreshing, would love if you do some more like that (although your covers are the best in the game too)
You're the best man thank you!
A cool thing about the tritone is that if you send it an octave higher, you get a #11. If you play a #11 over a maj7 chord, you have the maj7#11 chord which sounds extremely lush and beautiful
That's right man! Proves the point about intervals being more dissonant in lower ranges!
I just looked up a video that feature that chord and my god you're right. It immediately feels nostalgic, like late 90s/early 00s anime almost
Love compound intervals. For me I like the basic power chord with a ninth (or one whole tone/2 semitones above the octave). Love playing with dropped tunings, but eventually applied to standard non-dropped too.
So glad I found this channel! Your videos are a pleasure to watch and they're so informative. Thanks bro!
As always, Joao. I really enjoyed this video and the riff you wrote at the end was phenomenal. Really looking forward to more content!
Thank you man, happy you enjoyed 😊
Congrats on the 30.000 again my dude!
Amazing video 🔥
Thank you forever my friend ❤
I seriously love every one of your "lesson" videos. You're able to explain things in ways that make perfect sense and then put it all into practice which really helps it sink in. Thank you very much for all your content.
Really means a lot that you think so friend. Thank YOU so much!
Yo this video was INCREDIBLE! Super helpful on showcasing the intervals and the way they affect you. Loved the outro too.
Awesome! Thank you so much!
I'm loving this video! You advice really helped me get out of my riff comfort zone, thank you and can't wait to see more of your content
Awesome! Thank you!!!
Amazing video! Very informative and well made. Thank you for the effort you put into this.
My pleasure man! Glad it helps!
lmaooooo my favorite metal bands AA, Metallica, Earth, Northlane, and the Kinks
Mate 🤣🤣🤣 I literally put the first 5 powerchord parts that came to my mind, and thought how ridiculous the combination of those five bands is. I love it it's one of my favorite parts of this video
@@joaoldmedeiros I love it haha. Very helpful video btw and very well explained!
Clear and concise in each section (appreciated the detailed timestamps/chapters, really helpful). Great video and audio quality overall. Hope to see more of these kinds of videos explaining techniques and theories in this genre! TY
Awesome, thank you so much man!
I am so glad I stumbled on this video. I've been spending a lot of time trying to focus on theory and how everything works. This video definitely reaffirmed a lot of that. Today I was just talking to a buddy about a chord that I'm hearing in all sorts of new music that's come out in the past year or two and I can't figure out what the hell it is because it sounds so damn awesome and I want to know how to do it. Turns out it's the 4th I had a hunch it was an inverted power chord and you clarified it for me. Thank you.
NICE! Happy this stuff is clicking for you Michael, it's definitely going to give you a different insight into music and you'll appreciate it in the long run ❤ thank YOU!
These kinds of videos are invaluable.. You are awesome João!! Parabéns, um abraço!!!
Obrigado sempre meu amigo ❤️
This really helped. Music theory always melts my head and this has to be the best explanation on TH-cam. Thank you sir!
You're very welcome!!!
It is really really cool to see that you always try to bring new content on your channel and always keep doing it with passion, your videos are always a real pleasure to watch! I hope your channel will keep on growing, I'm with you!
Thank you so much for all the support man! Happy to have you 🙌
Loved this video, man! Your channel is truly one of a kind, I hope you'll keep on making these special videos! Lots of love from Italy 💪
Grazie mille Riccardo! Will do!!! ❤
Such a great video! You explained this so well. Would definitely like to see more lessons from you in the future!
Awesome, thank you Charlie!!!
This is another level Joao. Congrats on your evolution in quality of content ! :)
Thanks a ton ALWAYS Alex!
i already know most of this but the quality of your videos and the format of this lesson is awesome. still enjoying watching it! great job bro.
That's very good Zepla! Cheers man ❤️
Easily one of my favorite new subs on TH-cam. Every time I watch this channel, I am learning something new and something to apply in my playing. Love these videos!
Wow, thanks Terry! Happy you liked it :)
Maaannnnn I'm so glad I discovered your channel. Excellent information!! You're an amazing teacher and you got yourself a new subscriber.
Awesome, thank you so much!!!
This really is an incredibly well done video, please do more like this in the context of writing metal.
You got it my man thank you!
Amazing video! Your little song at the end was so cool.
I love messing around with tunings and fingerings and hearing how notes interact with each other
Thank you so much Nicholas! That's what I like to hear, keep doing it! 😍
João your videos are always so sick. Thanks for the content bro.
I appreciate that Jordan! ❤ You're the man
I'm truly grateful for this lesson, me being an intermediate guitarrist starting to write and compose music this is definitely helpful, eventhough I have absolutely no idea of music theory this was explained so greatly it became clear to me. Great video Joao
PD: I'd love to see a lesson where you teach a little bit more of technique and exercises to focus for both a rythm and lead perspective.
That was exactly the point, so happy it came across and helped you Henry! Great suggestions too. Thank you so much!
Muito bom, faça mais videos assim cara. Parbens pelo trabalho
Farei! Muito obrigado Felipe ❤️
Joining in with the hundreds of other comments to agree, you need to make more lessons! This video is so comprehensive and well done. Hands down the best lesson I've seen on intervals. I'd love to see a video about modes or metal guitar techniques from you
Great idea on a lesson about scales, as applied to a metal guitarist! Thank you for the idea and the love Brandon ❤️
Love your approach. Great class!
Very happy you appreciate it!
I dont even play guitar but, as someone with a basic knowledge of music theory, I really enjoy these types of videos! I love gaining more of an understanding of what I hear on a daily basis. You are very knowledgeable and great at explaining, but I also LOVEEE how passionate you are and thoroughly enjoy your artistic interpretations. Thank you!
Means a whole lot, Chloe! Thank YOU for the kind feedback
Yoooo that was so good!
ME. WANT'S. MORE.
Also ending riff was sick!
Nice my friend! Thank you so much ❤
My dude's credibility was established by his sideburns before he ever played a note. Subbed immediately and upon doing so i had perfect sideburns and even better technical prowess. My body was ready.
HAHAHAHA the sideburn era was wild!!! Glad you appreciate them
Great content man!! Keep them coming.
Thanks! Will do!!!
This video is pure gold! You break it all down and explain it Perfectly. Thank you
So happy that is the case my friend! Thanks so much 🙏🙏🙏
I really love the way you verbalise the things that we all think but dont really talk about, when writing or playing, very well explained! I love using semitone dissonance in a melodic context, lets say a chorus where you can use it to build tension and then release it with another chord
Cheers man happy the concepts come through! That's a great idea for sure I do it too!
Yooooo though this is wildly informative. Thanks João!
My pleasure man glad it is of value!
Man awesome video!!! and your final riffs proves that music is such an elastic being. I love how in the context of that melody behind (c d# a) that maj7 chug sounds so epic, positive and brutal at the same time!
I'm so glad you felt it Pedro! Thank you so much 🙏
Absolutely adore this new video idea, keep going, this is AWESOME
Thank you ALWAYS Aniruddh!
What a wonderfully composed video. Definitely gained a sub my dude!
Thank you soooo much Brad! 🙏
first time ever that i completely watch a 22 minutes video about musical theory. well done sir this is absolutely incredible
That's amazing, Thank you man!
@@joaoldmedeiros much obliged and much needed thanks to you
Excellent excellent vídeo João!!!
Thank you so much Francisco glad it helped!
Probably one of my favorite videos from you sir! Very informative. That last bit you played was dope 🤘
So so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
This is absoloutely one of the best guitar videos I've seen in 12 years of it.
That means the world to me man thank you so much
I'm really not into this super low modern metal, but I stuck around for an interesting video that was very well done. Gave it a like too. Part of music is being open minded to other genres, old school thrash and 'regular' metal is my thing :)
Wow, thanks!!! I'm glad you can appreciate this William!
This was very informative, thanks João!
So glad it was helpful Jacob! Thank YOU!
Fantastic! Thanks for making this.
Happy it helps you Andrew!
end breakdown of Pixelate - Volumes nails that Major 7th chug
Yessssss someone pointed that out as well! You get it man!
Obrigado João! Sou iniciante na guitarra e os sons do Spiritbox e Loathe sempre foram um mistério pra mim. Ainda não tenho conhecimento formal de teoria musical pra absorver tudo o que ensinou no vídeo, mas com certeza revisitarei ele varias vezes e testarei algumas ideias. Obrigado
É isso aí Wesley ❤ este vídeo vai estar sempre aí para vc ir revendo conforme for aprendendo mais!
Great video man, really gives me something to think about and the riff at the end is a solid 10/10, love the piano layer!
Great Josua, that makes me very happy ❤️
Your educational vids are incredibly useful. Thank you.
So glad you think so my man ❤️
Not at all a beginner to theory but this was a thoroughly enjoyable watch. Very nice break down of intervals for composition great work
Awesome, thank you Lou!
Mano amei q vc usou Blood Brothers como exemplo, eu sempre achei esse um dos playthroughs mais insanos do youtube, os caras não só usam intervalos diferentes como as guitarras conversam durante a música com uma precisão absurda, esses caras são gênios do metal
Muito bom esse som amigo!
This was a perfectly timed and recommended video. Subscribed! This guy is awesome.
Awesome, thank you! Welcome aboard Cody
the best channel, love your videos dude, you're awesome
Thank you always Chrisler 🙏
Another great example of major/minor 3rd in metal can be found in early Megadeth. Used a lot on Peace Sells and Rust in Peace (specifically devil's island and holy wars). Granted Chris Poland and Marty Friedman were jazz-masters, so they knew the benefits of such chords to the overall grittiness.
Interesting! I like that
Panteras got some good examples of this too, the sleep comes to mind first
Hahaha the "finding songs we really want to learn" and playing that exact Enter Sandman riff was too real for me 😂
Dude it was all of us at one point!
Fantastic content! You’re one of the few TH-cam instructors that to has a solid understanding of the physics behind sound and their effects in practice. Subscribed!
Physics are a fundamental for me and I'm glad you appreciate my care to explain! Thanks 🙏
TH-cam needs to give us the option to heart reacc vids like this. Absolutely brilliant and so informative.
Wow, thank you! That's really high praise ❤
Pixelate by Volumes is a great example of a positive 11th interval, mainly the ending of the song
YES! What a great example you absolutely get it!
Shit sounds so good
Great call. It’s also all over Barrier’s Eventide album
Had this in my watcher later since it was posted. Was a big help. Definitely subbed
Glad it helped!!!
i just found your channel, bascially because i am a big bleed from within fan and noticed your cover wich was perfect. Then i was focussing on the mixing and appreciated the mixing a lot. Now i see you doing tutorials about musical theory, frequencies. You are one talented dude man. Thanks for running the channel!
That is awesome Daniel. Thank you for the love and welcome on board!!!
To be honest, and I’m surprised given how long I’ve played, composed and listened to music, a lot of those intervals are tricky to hear on those high gain, very low tuned and short notes. I was able to hear them when you played them though, so I’m glad I can hear them in isolation.
Yes man it's always harder in the context of a full song! You're doing a great job
Very interesting video, you definitely have a talent for explaining things in a very understandable way.
Fun fact: both the octave and the fifth are considered perfectly consonant intervals :) (but I wouldn't be surprised if you know that)
Thank you very much Dennis 😍❤ not in true temperament, where the fifth is actually 2 cents out of the perfect pythagorean one - which is aprox. 702 cents if you use our 1200 cent octave. But that's a story for another long ass video 😂
This video had so many important lessons that where explained so easily to understand, can’t wait to dive into this video and study it, such a great influence to my guitar playing !! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge❤️🤘
Thank you for real for real FOR REAL Joel ❤❤❤ Hope this helps a lot!
finally found time to watch this! I love the video man, and I would really love to see more of those theory vids in the future!
and the riff at the end is sick
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That riff at the end was 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks man
that ending riff is huge
Thank you sir!!!
Great video. First time watching, but you have an amazing ability in breaking down music to its fundamentals (expression, theory, science).
That very much resonates with my goal, to see the three main points. So glad you can appreciate that!!!
That was a super nice lesson. Thanks man!
My pleasure Kalsten! Thank YOU
When you mentioned the 8-semitone interval I thought “oh like Animals by Architects” then BOOM there it was.
😁😁😁 It's pretty apparent!
Don't forget "The Bitter End" which is the opening track of "Daybreaker".
Barely understood tbh, but holy shit the production value of this video is so sick. Great job as always.
Thanks man! 🤩🤩🤩 You'll understand it soon!
Super content man! Keep up the great work!
Appreciate it Gabriel!
Congrats on 30k!!!
Amazing insight, my man! I never took the time to look deeper into intervals. There were a few of the usual suspects (5th, minor 2nd, major 7th) that I was familiar with in terms of context and uses, but I had never realized how much simpler choosing the right spices can be after getting a taste of each interval in the right context. Thank you for that! ❤️
I had also noticed the effect of the fourth in "faking" a lower tuning, but I wasn't aware of the cause until now! Thank you for that as well!
And man, that Lotus Eater riff is fucking tasty I'm not gonna lie! 😂
Thank you for the amazing content, friend!
Thank you my man always ❤ very nice this helps you conceptualize all those things ❤❤❤
i can see that last riff in a Polaris track. Really good video dude.
High praise! Thanks man 🙏