9 Gojira Riffs to Practise Guitar Techniques - with Tabs!

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  • 9 Gojira riffs to help you practise various guitar techniques including tapping, tremolo picking, natural and pinch harmonics, and of course the infamous pick scrape!
    These are all clips from existing covers on my channel so check them out if you want to learn the full songs!
    Tunings and techniques:
    Love: D Standard - Tremolo
    Backbone: D Standard - Octave Tremolo
    Global Warming: D Standard - Tapping
    Born In Winter: Drop C - 2 Finger picking hand tapping
    Unicorn: D Standard - Natural Harmonics
    Magma: D Standard - Pinch Harmonics
    From Mars: D Standard - Arpeggios/String Skipping
    The Way of all Flesh: C,G,C,Eb,G,C - Gallop Picking
    The Heaviest Matter of the Universe: D Standard - Pick scrapes
    Hope this video gives you some ideas of Gojira songs to play and the different techniques to look out for and practise!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 135

  • @robadobflob3405
    @robadobflob3405 3 роки тому +162

    A bunch of Gojira riffs are basically etudes, and you can probably develop killer technique just by playing Gojira's stuff.

  • @DstandsforDoomed
    @DstandsforDoomed 3 роки тому +250

    I broke my wrist 6 times in one day learning backbone

    • @burnedknight6547
      @burnedknight6547 3 роки тому +23

      only six? you must be a demigod among men

    • @296801
      @296801 3 роки тому +12

      At least you didn't break your backbone.

    • @generaldamage3282
      @generaldamage3282 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah I’m having trouble with the main verse galloping riff

    • @thewhale8835
      @thewhale8835 Рік тому +4

      Bro learning backbone straight up gave me carpal tunnel syndrome 😂. It’s incredibly worth it once you have it down, best breakdown ever in my opinion

  • @Yhill_nn
    @Yhill_nn 3 роки тому +48

    Me: i cant play solos/legatos, so im just gonna concentrate on awesome badass riffs like gojira's.
    My arthritis: well, hello there old man

    • @DanishAra
      @DanishAra 3 роки тому +1

      bruh same, i feel like i’m going nowhere with solo stuff. i’m feeling myself better with riffs and rhythms

    • @wllulu
      @wllulu Рік тому

      Same

  • @mikereyes2488
    @mikereyes2488 3 роки тому +124

    First time I saw Gojira was back in 2007 in Austin Texas at a Lamb of God show, we had no idea who they were and the first song they played was the Heaviest Matter of the Universe, man we were front row and holy shit that was the baddest sound I've ever herd live!

    • @espiritucallejero9127
      @espiritucallejero9127 3 роки тому +7

      Dude was it with trivium too?? I saw them on tour with Lamb as well, and they opened up and yes dude ill never forget how they blew me away. Instantly became a fan. When Joe would do those guitar rakes that shit sounded like a legion of roaring tigers or some shit. They were my favorite performance that day easily.

    • @mikereyes2488
      @mikereyes2488 3 роки тому +8

      Yes, it was Gojira (opening act) Machine Head, Trivium, and Lamb of God my friends and I were in Lamb of God Walk With Me in Hell DVD at the Austin part when the fans started walking down the path to the concert, it goes by super quick lol

    • @Zephr238
      @Zephr238 3 роки тому +2

      2019 for me was the last time

  • @CopanheiroCandeeiro
    @CopanheiroCandeeiro 3 роки тому +69

    00:05 Tremolo Picking - Love
    00:27 Octave Tremolo Picking - Backbone
    00:46 Tapping - Global Warming
    01:10 Two Finger Picking Hand Tapping - Born in Winter
    01:37 Natural Harmonics - Unicorn
    01:47 Pinch Harmonics - Magma
    02:13 Arpeggios/String Skipping - From Mars
    02:31 Gallop Picking - The Way of All Flesh
    02:55 Pick Scrapes - The Heaviest Matter of The Universe

  • @guitaristkuro8898
    @guitaristkuro8898 3 роки тому +30

    Esoteric Surgery has some wicked galloping.

  • @jakepayne2985
    @jakepayne2985 3 роки тому +25

    The main opening riff of The Gift of Guilt has my favorite tapping section of any song ever. It almost reminds me of a lost John Carpenter theme ala Halloween or some shit. Amazing.

  • @mqro1915
    @mqro1915 3 роки тому +9

    You could list 9 songs that use each one of these techniques, shows that Gojira has a really unique style - you have a song after you write something with each of them

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  3 роки тому +1

      I'm thinking maybe a small series of videos for writing a song in the style of Gojira could be interesting. Mix of analysing and then utilising the techniques.

  • @bobu5213
    @bobu5213 3 роки тому

    Man, you take all the work out of finding something to practice. I'm very thankful.

  • @someone7692
    @someone7692 3 роки тому +1

    Tremolo picking of Love made me cry so many times over the past years

  • @aleksandarborenovic353
    @aleksandarborenovic353 3 роки тому +29

    Happy New Year's, Steve!

  • @alexandrehopeson3048
    @alexandrehopeson3048 3 роки тому +28

    The axe is also a great song to practice tremolo picking.
    Also love the Gojira content♡
    Happy new year Shadow Steve!

  • @Weavaloid
    @Weavaloid Рік тому +2

    Thanks for uploading this helpful video, I do like Gojira alot and this keeps me motivated to practice them!

  • @MsDavo123
    @MsDavo123 2 роки тому

    Amazing video thanks

  • @XxDeadromuxX
    @XxDeadromuxX 2 роки тому +1

    FROM MARS TO SIRIUS is the best album of Gojira.

  • @NoBandwidthHere
    @NoBandwidthHere 2 роки тому +6

    Your videos are gold and you are an inspiration! Keep up the great work!

  • @Brothelm
    @Brothelm 3 роки тому +1

    Man....i love Gojira....

  • @bradg.726
    @bradg.726 3 роки тому

    Shadow Mantra Steve. You are the best. Rock on, man. Thanks for all of the badass content.

  • @Fuxkthecap5555
    @Fuxkthecap5555 Рік тому

    Brooo i love your guitar facee😂 already Sub👊🏻🤘🏻💪🏻

  • @harryriv7421
    @harryriv7421 2 роки тому

    You are the best 👌 brother I going to practice 🙏

  • @Minister1988
    @Minister1988 3 роки тому

    Nice riffs! Happy New Year🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @brucenatelee
    @brucenatelee 3 роки тому +4

    I *_LOVE_* that first riff...!

    • @brucenatelee
      @brucenatelee 3 роки тому +2

      Gojira is one of those bands that tries to do every kind of guitar technique used in metal, combined with heaviness, beauty, groove, and technicality.

  • @fds7777
    @fds7777 3 роки тому

    Best way to end the year !

  • @Ejmillanv
    @Ejmillanv 3 роки тому +1

    Magma pinch harmonics forever giving me nightmares haha, it is tough to learn indeed

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  3 роки тому +1

      They really are a pain. I understand why it's never played live!

  • @raffysg1990
    @raffysg1990 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much

  • @brandonrogers5207
    @brandonrogers5207 2 роки тому

    I have the same ibanez art series guitar. I wish they made that quality with their 7-9 string guitar. They are amazing

  • @dancash5353
    @dancash5353 3 роки тому

    Nice deal man !

  • @xenonvinc
    @xenonvinc 3 роки тому +1

    I love love

  • @_Henrique66
    @_Henrique66 3 роки тому +1

    Nice as always! the best exercises are in the songs.

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  3 роки тому +1

      Agreed, lots of good things to practise in Gojira's songs.

    • @_Henrique66
      @_Henrique66 3 роки тому

      @@ShadowMantraSteve really for sure!

  • @benjaminturnbull-pitts2265
    @benjaminturnbull-pitts2265 3 роки тому

    dope channel my man

  • @ptbempire
    @ptbempire 2 роки тому

    Brilliant fretwork brother

  • @shawncamp333
    @shawncamp333 3 роки тому

    You should have added the amazing practice lick From another world. Gojira has a lot of Quick pull off licks and that was is amazing for practicing

  • @user-fl9th2ts2m
    @user-fl9th2ts2m 3 роки тому +3

    The Wild Healer is also good for tapping

  • @jaegerlol4844
    @jaegerlol4844 3 роки тому

    very nice steve very nice

  • @Batcat-ie5rx
    @Batcat-ie5rx 3 роки тому

    Yep

  • @gardenofbleeding
    @gardenofbleeding 3 роки тому +3

    2:54 **loses hair due to heaviness**

  • @alexandrec.desouza5511
    @alexandrec.desouza5511 3 роки тому

    My problem has a name...Galloping.
    Great video, bro

  • @attempt58
    @attempt58 2 роки тому

    backbone for gallops as well

  • @toreole5831
    @toreole5831 3 роки тому +1

    Oroborus also works for tapping

  • @ANGEL-kh1zh
    @ANGEL-kh1zh 2 роки тому

    Gojira 🤟

  • @dominicisnthere9687
    @dominicisnthere9687 3 роки тому

    Nice Ibanez, wonder where I've seen that series before

  • @2928e8
    @2928e8 11 місяців тому

    i started playin gojira and advanced 2 years i lost of not playing in 2 months

  • @jorawarsingh8414
    @jorawarsingh8414 3 роки тому +3

    Do Where Dragons Dwell Next!

  • @LycanTroop3
    @LycanTroop3 2 роки тому

    They pretty much take a technique and just take it to the extreme. I never thought sticking to just one technique for a whole song could be viable.

  • @REIRBL
    @REIRBL 2 роки тому

    Amazing!👍👍👍👍

  • @p3dro734
    @p3dro734 11 місяців тому

    what if you make one but for the bass???

  • @Crazyclay78YT
    @Crazyclay78YT 3 роки тому +1

    from mars is one of those songs you want to learn to impress people

  • @ManapartOfficial
    @ManapartOfficial 3 роки тому

    Hey bro! its kickass! can you make a cover of our songs?

  • @FrankSkywalker
    @FrankSkywalker 3 роки тому +57

    Their songs have a lot of techniques, but why do I find them very easy to play?

    • @luisrosario3781
      @luisrosario3781 3 роки тому +16

      Possibly because lots of their songs really play into the low D (or low C if in Drop C) string.

    • @ea6442
      @ea6442 3 роки тому

      fr

    • @StrangerE0ns
      @StrangerE0ns 3 роки тому +1

      *hello there*

    • @webinfront
      @webinfront 3 роки тому +46

      I think notewise they’re pretty easy, but rhythmically and stamina wise they can be pretty punishing

    • @luisrosario3781
      @luisrosario3781 3 роки тому +8

      @@webinfront The tremolo breakdown, or just the entirety of Backbone, is a test of endurance, albeit notewise not very complicated. Maybe the long jumps from the 2nd fret of the G string to the 9th fret during the main riff, but most of the song is just endurance.

  • @aidynwyatt5415
    @aidynwyatt5415 3 роки тому +5

    The first song I learned on guitar was the gift of guilt

  • @ouie-fl4qo
    @ouie-fl4qo 9 місяців тому

    How do you pick the notes (like in the backbone one) with hitting the string in the middle?

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  9 місяців тому

      You can use the underside of your first finger to mute the middle string

  • @JohanVega-wc2zb
    @JohanVega-wc2zb 3 роки тому

    dude, do you have those tabs with GuitarPro?

  • @ryanealaschuk1384
    @ryanealaschuk1384 6 місяців тому

    For the octave tremolo picking in backbone, do you recommend a certain pick?

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  6 місяців тому

      I personally prefer very pointy plectrums. I'm using D'Addario duralin precision picks at the moment

  • @shawncamp333
    @shawncamp333 3 роки тому

    Do mark Mortan please

  • @brendanb2517
    @brendanb2517 3 роки тому

    When it got to two hand tapping my right hand just said no

  • @legarssuryoutube0876
    @legarssuryoutube0876 3 роки тому +1

    1:46 the sound when your PC crashe

  • @wypimentel
    @wypimentel 3 роки тому

    Thanks for putting the names of the techniques, I always wanted to know what was this "octave tremolo picking", I know that black metal uses it a lot, but I searched on YT "black metal guitar technique" and found nothing.

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  3 роки тому +1

      No problem, glad it helped. It seemed sensible to label everything and make it useful video for everyone.

  • @shecter81
    @shecter81 3 роки тому

    I blame you for all the gojira I now know 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @CienciayServico
    @CienciayServico Рік тому

    Can someone explain what is the meaning of the tab symbols at 0:19?

  • @iwillspam5985
    @iwillspam5985 3 роки тому +2

    I thought From Mars was tapping as well

  • @danamendes1130
    @danamendes1130 3 роки тому

    I'm just a beginner but I want to play riffs like this and shred like Shawn Lane. How should I practice to get on that level?

    • @guitaristkuro8898
      @guitaristkuro8898 3 роки тому +2

      Check out Steve Stine he could help. Otherwise just pick a song you like and have at it, practice as much as you can, and HAVE FUN. Don’t be too harsh on yourself, from my experience this can do more harm than good in some cases although it helps to make sure things are perfect. Something I regret doing is not challenging myself more.

    • @danamendes1130
      @danamendes1130 3 роки тому

      @@guitaristkuro8898 I'll give it a shot. Steve Stine is someone who I've heard is considered the best guitar teacher ever and he has free lesson's on youtube and stuff.

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  3 роки тому

      As Kuro has said, find songs that you like. Practising something you don't enjoy will just make it a lot tougher. I started off learning System of a Down songs and Trivium songs from Ascendancy which I found incredibly tough but I enjoyed the challenge so found the drive to keep trying. Breaking riffs down into small chunks will help too, learning a few bars at a time. I've found guitar pro very helpful over the years as it has a metronome and you can slow down a tab to 50%, increasing back up to 100% so you're gradually picking up speed. Currently I'm looking at Delusion Pandemic by Lamb of God and I'm using guitar pro to get the speed up.

  • @stholtzinwinter1155
    @stholtzinwinter1155 3 роки тому +45

    That's whaleuble riffs for practice!
    I'm sorry

    • @dominikweber4305
      @dominikweber4305 3 роки тому

      You should be😂 dankest joke i've heard in awhile

  • @ravikant840
    @ravikant840 3 роки тому

    Where is CLONE?

  • @kayhaginwald
    @kayhaginwald 2 роки тому

    i don't even get how we can skip one string while picking so fast for the octave tremolo picking (backbone)
    it must be so hard

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  2 роки тому +1

      It's not an enjoyable part to play, something I need to practise more. You don't really skip the middle string. It's just muted using the first finger to lightly touch string and stop it from ringing out. So you still will hit it but it comes out as a muted this that gets lost in the other notes.

    • @kayhaginwald
      @kayhaginwald 2 роки тому

      @@ShadowMantraSteve well your skills are already awesome, hope you'll unlock this achievement lol. Thanks a lot for answering and helping :)

  • @gasmrdotexe5798
    @gasmrdotexe5798 3 роки тому +1

    Backbone, that song kills my arm lol

  • @xdothree4454
    @xdothree4454 3 роки тому +8

    I swear, I'll never be able to tremo pick octaves, that shit hard AF

    • @guitaristkuro8898
      @guitaristkuro8898 3 роки тому

      I felt the same way for quite a while, but then I could just do it. If you think backbone is bad try Wolf Down to Earth.

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  3 роки тому

      Just a case of practise doing it little and often to build up the stamina over time. Try tweaking how you hold the pick a bit or changing the angle slightly and seeing what works.

  • @hugodeduit6062
    @hugodeduit6062 3 роки тому +5

    OMG 2:31 .... it felt really weird for me to see you playing with a guitar which is not your beautiful white dean

  • @tylerammons1
    @tylerammons1 Рік тому

    Man there ain’t no way I can pull this off 😂

  • @kybamclane9357
    @kybamclane9357 3 роки тому

    I'm pretty sure that From Mars is finger plucked

  • @stilanbant2198
    @stilanbant2198 Рік тому

    Me: trying to learn to play from mars finger style and making slow process.
    Me: jealous he can play it with a pick

  • @randyeppyt
    @randyeppyt 3 роки тому +2

    Backbone breaks me

    • @ShadowMantraSteve
      @ShadowMantraSteve  3 роки тому

      It still causes me problems when I don't practise it often enough!

  • @mehmetkocak7363
    @mehmetkocak7363 3 роки тому

    Magma is fckn cursed

  • @ben-jamin4154
    @ben-jamin4154 3 роки тому

    Dude global warming is an experience

  • @hydrasalesman9629
    @hydrasalesman9629 3 роки тому

    Walmart Chris Pratt

  • @bindingofzieglers6372
    @bindingofzieglers6372 3 роки тому

    None of these riffs sounded good to me.