Thrash Course w/ Dave Davidson: Using Minor-Seven Flat-Five Chords in Metal
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One of my prime objectives when writing music for my band Revocation is to try to push the envelope and come up with sounds, ideas, chord patterns, progressions and riffs that have been rarely explored within the thrash metal genre.
A good way to do this is to use seventh chords, which are rarely heard in metal. This month, I'd like to demonstrate a few cool ways one can use one particularly cool- and tense-sounding seventh chord in heavy, thrash-style riffs.
Of the different types of seventh chords-major-seven, dominant-seven, minor-seven and what have you-the one that appeals to me most is minor-seven-flat-five (m7b5), also known as half-diminished-seven.
Love this. Honestly, this morning was thinking I’m having trouble using m7b5 in my prog rock and metal writing, then bam! Dave’s got it!
One of the best guitarists ever. Outstanding musician.
That is a beautiful guitar
very cool chords. Very patient explanation. Thank you. You have a great style of explaining things.
video lesson about music theory application and everybody bitches about the tone lolol.
Yeap I agree.
People obsess over tone than actually learning how to play cuz it's easier than practicing LOL
For the theory dummies, the minor 7 flat 5 chord is also referred to as a half-diminished chord.
Basically every Hangar 18 intro chords
If this interests you i would get into Joe Pass, a book like Joe Pass Chords and a DVD called Joe Pass Solo Jazz Guitar and adapt it to your musical flavor.
I love the chords he played, i think i must start using this flat-fives and other bizarre chords like these ones. WOW!
excellent lesson
That tone is killer!
great lesson
that's a fucking awesome warrior.
Wats that....????? Oohhh armpit hair... ok. Back to the lesson..✌✌✌
same thought.
it does look rather pubish
Amazing! Who woulda thought "thrash metal" could get so theoretical!
it's tech death, buddy
Perfect sound
that guitar is badass.
The wiggles
"Dave from Revocation here." so that's how you say it
How else do you say it lol
goddamn that's one badass looking guitar
That guitar sounds good!
Awesome!
He has the same shirt in every lesson but says "Hello guys, Dave from Revocation here. TODAY ..." I bet they filmed every lesson in one day but uploaded it differently
man, you really uncovered a grand conspiracy there.
Sounds amazing how he does dat
Rachin Srisakulchawla its called practice
Everyone is going "herp derp he's using a seventh string. I don't like it!"
And he's not even using it throughout the course of the video...
Since everybody here is bitching about his tone, and i'm looking for some metal tone tips, could you guys give me advice?
i like using a mesa amp sim gain at 6 with a good drive at about 7-8 with a tad of reverb
Datasooo :D septimas para thrash!!
good guitar i like form look lies key "X"
Anyone know what amp he's playing through on these Guitar world vids?
Pretty sure it's his cube amp
Is it solid state amp????
*****
i dont know...i dont like that tone... :)
Hay plucky...GK
what band is he from?
Revocation
Me want that axe
Oh gorgeous sir in which group are you playing?finally smth new aren't people tired of playing bloody power chords?Cmon when this will get spiced with some major/minor 7th 9th 11th 13th chords?🤦♂️
revocation
I find this man's teaching technique very distracting. Every video I've seen him do, he plays in-between speaking like every other word. I just can't follow it. I think the material is good material. The teaching just isn't for me.
I find it hilarious, but yeah you do have to sort of look past it to engage.
Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap
Said the shitty guitar player
I fucking hate 7 string.
Can't afford one?
Lol...no. can't play one.
So everything you can't do you hate?
You read this much into everything?
I don't read much.
Guitar world every video you've done for years you've had INCREDIBLE players come in and play on GARBAGE TONES. STOP. DIAL IN BETTER TONES AND RECORD THEM PROPERLY FOR THESE VIDS. PLEASE. Jesus.
Yeah i agree . Not very good teaching . Also shitty tone and played rather rough
so 7 string guitars are still a "thing" huh? meh.
Brian-Keith Bradley they predate electrics, they really have been around for hundreds of years, but some players make me cringe playing them too much. Like pedals or sweep picking. We cannot all be AC/DC, some players just stop learning and that is the worst thing you can do. I have to mix it up a bit or everything sounds stale.
They will always be a "thing" mate.
Jaymzofsteel First you complain they are a "thing" and then you say they have been around for hundreds of years? So why wouldn't they still be a "thing"?
bmhyakiri who is complaining?
Just because a guitar has more than 6 strings doesn't mean that they will just chug. It simply means that they have an extended range in which to play. I will admit that some bands have used the extended range instruments incorrectly by djent or chugging, but you can't hate on an instrument because some people play it wrong.
That armpit hair is distracting... Shave it off..
Dissonant sounding garbage.
If it was garbage, musicians wouldn't have taken the time to assign it a name and give it rules. Great composers like Stravinsky wouldn't frequently incorporate it if it was just garbage. You can't deny that dissonance creates a mood/atmosphere of tension and if that's what a writer is going for, why not? It's used in everything from modernist orchestral to jazz to mathcore. I love dissonance just as much as consonance, as of late. Just because it's not your cup of tea doesn't make it garbage.
He knows chords and theory better than any metal player around. Dissonance is a part of metal and he uses it brilliantly.