10 Riffs That Taught Me The 7 String Guitar

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    CHAPTERS:
    0:00 - Intro
    0:46 - Riff 1
    1:21 - Riff 2
    2:15 - Riff 3
    3:07 - Riff 4
    4:07 - Unstoppable love affair!
    4:40 - Riff 5
    5:34 - Cort Ad
    5:56 - Mission to master the 7 string
    6:05 - Riff 6
    6:48 - Riff 7 almost broke me!
    7:36 - Riff 8
    8:34 - Riff 9
    9:10 - Jamie Slays Custom Riff Bands
    9:22 - Riff 10
    10:17 - Tab Playthroughs!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 145

  • @JamieSlays
    @JamieSlays  Місяць тому +33

    Like this comment if you want to see TABS at the end of videos. Is this useful for you??

  • @darkstar8196
    @darkstar8196 Місяць тому +44

    Trivium's Shogun album has a lot of riffs that are great for getting used to 7 string.

    • @chrissgardiner
      @chrissgardiner 19 днів тому +1

      This! Shogun is the album that made me pick up my first 7-string. Down From the Sky specifically.

    • @ejw3006
      @ejw3006 10 днів тому

      Yeah I wanted one when I heard Trivium’s What the Dead Men Say (song), the use of the 7th string just sounds so good

  • @TheMirrorify
    @TheMirrorify Місяць тому +7

    Getting a 7 was a game changer for me. Drop Ab and Eb standard at the same time on my guitar. I always hated the scale shapes getting messed up when drop tuning a 6.

    • @jonnylawless6797
      @jonnylawless6797 29 днів тому +1

      The way I looked at it, I was playing in D# with a low G# instead of playing in G#. That helped me learn how to navigate the fretboard

  • @adamcogan211
    @adamcogan211 Місяць тому +8

    That cort looks sick! Trivium and Babymetal were the reasons I got into 7 strings

  • @TaylorDanley
    @TaylorDanley Місяць тому +16

    💪 for Divine Heresy and TTEOTD 🥳

  • @adamwilliams7850
    @adamwilliams7850 28 днів тому +2

    For me, it was KoRn. I loved how they sounded. Thats where and why I started on a 7 string.

  • @ScottStieg
    @ScottStieg Місяць тому +6

    +1 for the Sylosis shirt. I own the KX700. it's rad. Good riffs!

  • @joedarenutrition
    @joedarenutrition Місяць тому +2

    Lovely production quality Jamie!!

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you! Totally appreciate it. I’ve been working super hard recently to change up my video style

  • @sartajhanspal5604
    @sartajhanspal5604 25 днів тому +3

    8:35 Divine Heresy! Omg what a throwback! That band is criminally untalked about these days but their albums were such a riff barrage

    • @nickloos3202
      @nickloos3202 13 днів тому +1

      Yep its a shame Divine Heresy didnt get the attention it surely deserved. Dino Cazares is the 7, but mainly 8 string riff machine 👌

  • @Lysis729
    @Lysis729 Місяць тому +6

    My fav 7 string jam riffs come from nevermore and keith merrow. Anyone can pick like helicopter. Anyone can play the bazillion open note combos. To play something that doesnt just sound like blended noise requires more than lows otherwise all i hear is drums and fuzz.

  • @spencdawg
    @spencdawg Місяць тому +1

    Keep up the great work you play the best metallica riffs my favorites master of puppets and creeping death fantastic!!

  • @BranniganCarter
    @BranniganCarter 17 днів тому

    I needed this video. Ive had a Legator Ninja7 for a while and I couldn't get it down. This helps so much

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  17 днів тому

      Thanks! You’re welcome. Hello from Japan 🇯🇵

  • @nickloos3202
    @nickloos3202 13 днів тому

    Great 7 string video! Im looking forward to the 8 string guitar video. With hopefully Divine Heresy songs in it 👍

  • @JuanWick840
    @JuanWick840 Місяць тому +7

    Borderline criminal that KoRn never popped up in this 😭

    • @user-rw7zt8hl6b
      @user-rw7zt8hl6b Місяць тому

      First thing I thought

    • @SpaghettiFox87
      @SpaghettiFox87 16 днів тому

      "You can't talk about 7 string guitars without talking about this band" - It's Korn. The band is Korn!!!

    • @devendasmusic
      @devendasmusic 14 днів тому

      Idk man, I never really cared for them either. Different strokes for different folks I guess

  • @sangramos
    @sangramos Місяць тому

    Awesome songs and awesome format. I love the little personal experience with the riff breakdown… and I don’t even play guitar haha

  • @WagnerPiruca
    @WagnerPiruca Місяць тому +2

    Many bands made me go to the seven strings, like Korn, Fear Factory, Suicide Silence, but the real trigger was the music Down From The Sky from Trivium.

  • @indianriffmaster
    @indianriffmaster Місяць тому +1

    This Proves that Jamie is Great Player🤘🤘

  • @HivernaalChannel
    @HivernaalChannel Місяць тому +1

    Great :! Thank you !

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you for watching!

  • @8KilgoreTrout4
    @8KilgoreTrout4 Місяць тому

    That Cort is gorgeous! I want one

  • @GeorgeWalsh-ek3yw
    @GeorgeWalsh-ek3yw Місяць тому +1

    Awesome video, just bought myself another six string but I think I might need my first 7 string

  • @manunascimento6186
    @manunascimento6186 Місяць тому +1

    Sick AF!!!

  • @speaknoworforeverhol
    @speaknoworforeverhol 29 днів тому +1

    Down tuning your sixer will only do so much. I used to only play six strings and down tune but after playing a 7 string for the first time and going back to my six string I could definitely feel the emptiness

  • @cleverg1555
    @cleverg1555 Місяць тому +1

    I owned my Schecter blackjack 7 string a year ago and i’ve been loving it but the only problem i found in my case it’s that i can’t remember more than 5 or 6 songs at the same time with it and i had to rewatch tabs so many times, with 6 string i’m sure i can play and remember more than 50 songs almost perfect

  • @kma6881
    @kma6881 Місяць тому +2

    “Termination Proclamation” by Nevermore is a good one

  • @sanchopanzo110
    @sanchopanzo110 21 день тому

    Same story. But reason to buy my esp nt-7 was Thy Art Is Murder - Shadow of Eternal Sin, Carnifex - Unil I Feel Nothing, Chelsea Grin - My Damnation, Suicide Silence - Slaves to Substance, Emmure - Protoman, Divine Heresy - Facebreaker. Now most impressive 7 string music, for what I want to buy 7str baritone - is Lorna Shore with Adam de Micco.
    P.s.: still dreaming to buy 8 string guitar to try to play my number 1 band - Aversions Crown (Tyrant and Xenocide) and Archspire, and of course Bleed by Meshuggah)))🤘

  • @JoshuaKamer
    @JoshuaKamer Місяць тому +2

    so, im having trouble getting a good sound when recording to my pc. i use the new Focusrite, bandlab and neural dsp plugin (amp). Any tips?

  • @EmoMetalhead95
    @EmoMetalhead95 15 днів тому

    You're metalxcore stp preset is my favorite and go to ❤ 🤘🤘🤘

  • @iduncanw
    @iduncanw 17 днів тому

    Awesome stuff Jamie, definitely useful for me as I'm looking to get a 7 string 🤘🤘
    Going to finish watching this after work but decided to add these songs to a Spotify playlist. Couldn't find Devine Heresy "Failed Creation" though - just the one album available (Bringer of Plagues), could it be under another name?

  • @diegonz0802
    @diegonz0802 8 днів тому

    The song that made me want a 7-string guitar was Members Only by Veil of Maya, it just blew me away.

  • @TheHeadown
    @TheHeadown Місяць тому

    I remember that show on MTV back in the day. Listened to "Unearth" a lot during a period back then.

  • @chrissgardiner
    @chrissgardiner 19 днів тому

    I knew of 7-strings but absolutely didn't understand how scale length worked, etc. Trivium's "Shogun" album is what made me finally pull the trigger on my first 7-string. Down From the Sky being the first song I ever learned on a 7-string. Battle for Ozzfest was the SHIT! I've seen Unearth a handful of times and they're a stellar band. One of the bands that make me a proud New Englander here in the states just one state over from Massachusetts 🥹 Unearth was absolutely a band I learned as well but I think the band that really sucked me in with 7-strings the most was Periphery with Periphery I leading into Periphery II 👀

  • @craftcrate6602
    @craftcrate6602 Місяць тому +3

    All Shall Perish is an incredibly underrated band that sadly left the map too soon.
    And also how can a 7 string list be complete without any Trivium riff, I'd guess they started playing much of 7 strings later after you were getting into it, but their latest 2 albums really have some sick 7 string riffs worth checking out!

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Yeh they are so good. I’m so glad they’re back now!

    • @craftcrate6602
      @craftcrate6602 16 днів тому +1

      @@JamieSlays I didn't even know they're back, that's so sick to hear!

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  16 днів тому

      @@craftcrate6602 10 days they’ll play their first gig in ages

  • @IWILSONMCF
    @IWILSONMCF 26 днів тому

    Far from heaven by fit for an autopsy is great to warm up to 7 strings I’ve been learning the first 2 riffs for the past month and at full speed holy shit you’ll definitely have to be comfortable on the wider fretboard.

  • @markusm4rk38
    @markusm4rk38 Місяць тому

    There's nothing like modern metal 7 string riffing especially when playing call and response style licks between bassy riffs and higher disonant or melodic chords over a groovy half time beat! Great looking course. Tabs please 🙂

  • @ancientgalaxy7697
    @ancientgalaxy7697 20 днів тому

    I got my first seven string yesterday and i have been learning septuagint from Obscura for the past 4 hours, its by far my favorute 7 string song tho il have to learn the whole Omnivium album

  • @lucaspontes91
    @lucaspontes91 29 днів тому

    Try Chimaira's Pass Out Existence. The whole album sounds like "simple" riffs, but boy, they're tough to play but feel suuuuuuuuper good to play 'em.

  • @RequiemDead
    @RequiemDead Місяць тому +2

    My love affair started with the likes of Korn, Fear Factory, Meshuggah, Morbid Angel, and of course Vai and Petrucci.

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому +1

      Oh sweet!! That’s intriguing

  • @NuclearSoda
    @NuclearSoda Місяць тому +4

    The best riffs to play on a 7 string are riffs written for low tuning 6 strings 😆 usually the arrangement is much more comfortable..

  • @CakedNinja
    @CakedNinja Місяць тому +1

    I know this unconventional, but I really like to place a capo on the 1st fret to essentially play a 6 string in C standard with and additional high string.

  • @k_miloam2429
    @k_miloam2429 Місяць тому

    What guitar effects did you use for this video?

  • @alispie
    @alispie 25 днів тому

    I clicked hoping to see Unearth, I am indeed happy. Got some All Shall Perish too 😮

  • @acrylicrecording
    @acrylicrecording 29 днів тому

    Sollllld list!

  • @muhammadluqman9165
    @muhammadluqman9165 Місяць тому +7

    Bro… don’t tell me that was orihime and ulquiora ? Bleach fans here too 🎉

  • @adilO.o
    @adilO.o Місяць тому +2

    I sincerely expected to hear 10 Korn riffs 😂 I didn’t even knew there was someone on earth who didn’t pick a 7 string because of Korn 😝

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Hahahaha yeh I’m the odd one out I didn’t love Korn especially back then. I do now!

  • @TrymTheXboxGamer
    @TrymTheXboxGamer Місяць тому

    btw Cort I never tried it out, just thought of it as a "new beginner based guitar brand" or whatever how is to play on them?

  • @julianaraneta5416
    @julianaraneta5416 6 днів тому

    For some reason, tech death riffs are easier on 7 compared to a 6 due to the wider n' rounder neck and it helps me grip on better also you get 2 tunings in 1.

  • @damianquesada9818
    @damianquesada9818 27 днів тому

    what song is that first impending doom one?

  • @damianquesada9818
    @damianquesada9818 Місяць тому +2

    me watching the intro and glancing at my 6 string ibanez tuned to drop A because of slipknot 👀

  • @Ryoga770
    @Ryoga770 26 днів тому

    What Acacia Strain song is that riff from?

  • @elliotjgc
    @elliotjgc Місяць тому +1

    Mix of Wake up by Suicide Silence, Down from the sky by Trivium and Failed creation by Divine Heresy

  • @dasi8111
    @dasi8111 Місяць тому +1

    Haken - Puzzle Box. Beautiful thing!

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому +1

      Oh sick I’ll check it out!!

    • @metalpuppet5798
      @metalpuppet5798 Місяць тому

      Arent Haken 8 string guys?

    • @dasi8111
      @dasi8111 Місяць тому

      @@metalpuppet5798 Yeah, but at least this one can be played well on 7.

    • @metalpuppet5798
      @metalpuppet5798 Місяць тому

      @@dasi8111 ah. Gotta check it out then.

    • @thepotatotaxi2430
      @thepotatotaxi2430 Місяць тому +1

      I love Haken, absolutely best band out rn

  • @jvallely_
    @jvallely_ 28 днів тому

    TTEOTD was so good.

  • @tomk8350
    @tomk8350 Місяць тому +1

    I'm buying a seven to play some Polaris. Theyre not reinventing the wheel per say but what they do, they do at the highest level.

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      They’re incredible RIP my buddy Ryan

  • @brianlee2646
    @brianlee2646 Місяць тому +1

    7 strings really aren't that difficult to learn. Think of it as having more options for lower tuning and longer scales. Also with a seven string you can use a .072 gauge string on the bottom which allows for some crazy picking and awesome sounds.

  • @jantzencase7524
    @jantzencase7524 Місяць тому +1

    If you tune a 7 string to drop c what do you tune the low b string to

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      G? I think maybe even lower

    • @jantzencase7524
      @jantzencase7524 Місяць тому

      @@JamieSlays thanks

    • @chiefrebelangel
      @chiefrebelangel Місяць тому

      If you wanna do a "double drop"/inverted power chord tuning, you can tune like GCGCFAD. If you drop just the lowest string then it's GDGCFAD.

  • @ultratacoRX7
    @ultratacoRX7 Місяць тому

    I bought a 7 string a while ago just because of one song. So I got a 7 and and then realized the song was harder than I thought and I've never been able to play it lol. Now I dont hardly play my 7 and when I do it's dumb stuff that I could just do on a 6.
    (The song is Doomswitch by Make Them Suffer)

  • @BobbyPVZ
    @BobbyPVZ Місяць тому +3

    Loomis 🏆🏆🏆🏆

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Yehhhhh seed awakening is my fav

  • @drwoah7242
    @drwoah7242 Місяць тому +1

    actual w vid

  • @phucker
    @phucker Місяць тому +1

    lmao i've always played day of justice on the 6 string. it's the only ASP song i ever learned

  • @jamesbannister7512
    @jamesbannister7512 29 днів тому

    Devin Townsend ziltoid albums are what got me into 7 string. Gcgcgce/ fbfbfbd tunings.

  • @dominiko5780
    @dominiko5780 Місяць тому +1

    deviloof was the band that got me into getting a 7 strings, no regrets

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Oh wow yeh! The Japanese band??

    • @dominiko5780
      @dominiko5780 Місяць тому

      @@JamieSlays YES, i love their riffs

  • @gelosalva8570
    @gelosalva8570 Місяць тому

    Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Carnifex are my early 7 string heroes

  • @__belial__
    @__belial__ Місяць тому +2

    I bought a seven for unanswered. Stayed for unearth, then archspire came along….

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому +1

      Archspire 😰 I wish

    • @__belial__
      @__belial__ Місяць тому

      @@JamieSlays a couple of the riffs, but only like 5%

  • @TrymTheXboxGamer
    @TrymTheXboxGamer Місяць тому +1

    :D lets play some Korn heh

  • @Mettle_DAD
    @Mettle_DAD Місяць тому +1

    Jamie has found his new calling....used car commercial salesman. This cadence feels so flase. If its ironic....cool.

  • @Seven7Pain1
    @Seven7Pain1 Місяць тому +2

    yeah but don't lie everyone's first riff on a seven is something by korn mine was blind

  • @thehoppo
    @thehoppo Місяць тому +1

    I played mostly Korn riffs on mine, then sold it

  • @PlanetaryCore
    @PlanetaryCore Місяць тому

    I need to fix my 7 string and learn Divine Heresy 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      It’s such a sick song! I love it

  • @kevind3094
    @kevind3094 Місяць тому +33

    No Nevermore....shameful

  • @macabrecreation1067
    @macabrecreation1067 Місяць тому +1

    that guitar is damn nice
    I really like it

  • @connormorse9191
    @connormorse9191 Місяць тому +1

    Blind by Korn got me into 7 string

  • @22TINCHO22
    @22TINCHO22 Місяць тому +1

  • @GlenMeye
    @GlenMeye 29 днів тому +1

    What about Korn?

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  29 днів тому

      I didn’t really like Korn growing up. I do now though

  • @jonnylawless6797
    @jonnylawless6797 29 днів тому

    Maybe I'm weird, I got into extended-range guitars listening to After The Burial

  • @misfit151
    @misfit151 18 днів тому

    Sick looking guitar, but that 25.5 scale just aint it for me. I feel like if you are going to play in Drop A or lower you really need an extra inch in scale for better tension. But thats just me. Great video brother.

  • @blas3266
    @blas3266 Місяць тому +1

    For me it was Soil the Stillborn by Infant Annihilator. Well technically it needs 8 strings but still..

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Haha yea what a banger. Love that album. Can’t play any of the songs tho haha

  • @jeffreyp1855
    @jeffreyp1855 Місяць тому +1

    I want a 7 string, so I can play Doom Metal.

    • @aboomer420
      @aboomer420 15 днів тому +1

      just made the switch, I'm pleased greatly.

  • @rossidianprime
    @rossidianprime 29 днів тому

    I tune mine as ADADGBE

  • @josephcarrington9686
    @josephcarrington9686 Місяць тому +1

    A good song to get used to the seven string with is pagan by vitalism.

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Jesus that song is intense haha

  • @UnWorthyBand
    @UnWorthyBand Місяць тому +1

    TTEOTD are the reason I played a 7 string. They were from my hometown and I’m still good friends with the guys. They toured with As I Lay Dying when their album Malice dropped. Since it was around my 21st birthday, they got me backstage to hang out with the guys in AILD. It was a memorable night for sure.

  • @johnevan1063
    @johnevan1063 17 днів тому

    learned how to play a 7 string because of self titled deftones record

  • @chrisking6695
    @chrisking6695 Місяць тому +1

    Not a single Nevermore riff. Wow.

  • @xxitz_pr0gxx631
    @xxitz_pr0gxx631 Місяць тому

    I am a straight man and I must say, you are such a beautiful man.

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Why thank you 🙇‍♂️

  • @andypostema4269
    @andypostema4269 Місяць тому +1

    Isn't it great paying for an extra string and rarely using anything besides the lowest two strings?

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Haha yeh unless you play some of the songs i mentioned in the video :)

  • @Im_Guitarist
    @Im_Guitarist 22 дні тому

    No Korn?

  • @goobingtons
    @goobingtons Місяць тому

    Nothing by Morbid Angel? :(

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      I didn’t like them growing up. I do now!

  • @Spoonley
    @Spoonley Місяць тому +1

    My reason for my seven string: BABYMETAL

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Yehhhhhh I love it. I saw the guitars in Japan last year

  • @glebiank
    @glebiank Місяць тому +1

    7-string is a definitely awesome tool but this video shows almost nothing about it. Instead, it mostly proves the point of 'just getting a 6-string and tunning it lower'. 6-string baritone and a pitch pedal do a great job together
    Still, there ARE riffs and crazy chords that are easier and more 'natural' to be played on a 7-string, too bad that most examples here are not showing this =(

    • @JamieSlays
      @JamieSlays  Місяць тому

      Indeed. Exactly like I say in the talking parts :) I’m only showcasing riffs but the songs I’m referencing are good examples. Also this isn’t a review of the guitar. It’s a riff medley. I have done a review of this guitar if you’d like to watch that one

  • @-cobainism-
    @-cobainism- Місяць тому

    i love this vid but i have no need for a 7, just buy some thick ass strings. i mean the only band that requires the upper string is like korn and stuff. strings are waaayyyy cheaper than a guitar.

  • @landhomer4627
    @landhomer4627 Місяць тому

    Psychosocial for me

  • @Mr_jz_12
    @Mr_jz_12 Місяць тому +1

    faillllllllllllllled creatttttttttttttttttttttionnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn🤘🤘

  • @tannerfiddler7676
    @tannerfiddler7676 24 дні тому +1

    Korn

  • @codexnecro
    @codexnecro Місяць тому

    "Mastering the 7 string guitar is incredibly difficult".
    Riff 1... lol