POWER THRASHING DEATH LESSON

In this first installment of Tony Portaro tutorials, key points are made for mastering Power Thrashing Death. Watch closely as Tony demonstrates the positioning and tuning needed to learn how to play PTD correctly, while improving your skills.

[@SamaelVR]

It's not every day the dude who wrote the riff in a thrash metal band teaches you how to play it on UA-cam. Awesome.

[@JelloFluoride]

TOday is a good day indeed. \m/

[@VictorTarela]

It's amazing how people can shred at 10000 notes per second but then can't play as this guys did in their times. When I first heard Power Thrashing Death it was like "wow, this is like Kill 'Em All and all that stuff from this time like Exodus or something". And I thought about the "shredding" that thrashers usually do. It's not like the modern stuff where you can clearly hear what's going on and what are the guitar players doing, it's more like a chaos but on purpose. And I love it. When he started to play the riff slowly I was like "god, this is horrible", but when he sped up I realised how good at the "chaotic sound" this guys are. I mean: it's nothing bad, it's like a personal own style and I love it. Nowadays we have lack of that
(Sorry for my bad English :S )

[@robsamferr]

Tony rules!!! Killer solo Tony ....

[@OfficialWhiplashTV]

Thanks Rob! - Tony P.

[@PoweredByDarkness]

Respect Whiplash killer thrash!

[@anthonyportaro8821]

Hey my friend. Tony Portaro here. The video is definitely recorded with the tuning down a half step to Eb. If you are using a tuner, maybe your calibration is off.
What I suggest is hold your finger down on the 4th fret of the A string and tune by ear to the main chord of the song...the C#. Then locate that on your tuner and adjust the other strings relatively with the tuner.
And always remember, the human eye is much stronger than the ear. So tuning by eye is, by far, better than tuning by ear.

[@LangoDTN]

its true

[@anthonyportaro8821]

It's now actually a C, but played in the 4th position due to the drop tuning. Anyway, have fun with it and let me know how you do. Post a video once you get it down and we'll post it!
Thanks for watching the vid.

[@joseaugustocaballerocano9517]

Thanks men, weird and simple, great composition, really!!! Congratulations!!!

[@christineblack4654]

i'm 47 had two of your album in my collection. Never saw you guy's tho. This is really cool, thank you. peace and love from Québec, Canada :)

[@mpexus]

Almost 30 years later and the hair from my Arms still raise when listening to this tune :)

[@geraldrhoads5023]

I like I LOVE IT! POWER THRASHING DEATH!

[@OfficialWhiplashTV]

Thrash LIVES ON!!!

[@diegocieni1439]

Keep thrashing on Tony!!! Greetings from Brazil

[@adanjunior]

F*** yeah bro you know it. I remember when you were playing in Mexico city back in 90s . You were one of the first Trash Metal Band . Thanks Tony

[@valneedsalife7081]

I LOVE U TONY WHIPLASH IS MY FAVOIRTE BAND AND I THINK OE OF THE BEST THRASH METAL BANDS EVER

[@ulijon1]

Wow was I off back when I used to play this song, great to see this!

[@danin900]

holy shit, this is awesome as fuck

[@OfficialWhiplashTV]

thx danin! - Tony P.

[@itsurgirlmelmel4486]

I have loved Whiplash since i was little!!!

[@leomessi7058]

Awesomeness...

[@KocFen]

Epic, I just learned the solo for this song!

[@DiogoMPires_]

Superhuman

[@tucarcel74]

Excellent, Thanks master.

[@metalmaniacworld6789]

Yigo Manzo fuckyou

[@DarkThrone265]

Tony Portato is a fucking master! See you soon in Medelin - Colombia.

[@kensalazar5066]

Tony! Lookin good , dam is that the same SG from the ol days...not sure if you'll see this , if in you do , you know my name..
Tony Rock n Roll Still rockin 👌

[@mlatt441]

I really hope you guys play stirring the cauldron at your gig in Chicago.

[@dallasmamat1799]

Thanxxx Tony Portaro!Hail Whiplash!\m/\m/\m/

[@OfficialWhiplashTV]

Gracias dallas mamat from Tony Portaro!!

[@joefromhell8967]

ow GREAT guitars lessons

[@vollderdude]

awesome!

[@DeepinthePurpleHaze]

The moment we have all been waiting for.
This should be done by other guitarist

[@garciahotspur96]

good,lesson it's time for play power thrashing death

[@AlbertoAlvarez02]

La coooooooooooooncha de la lora!! So good pal! :D thanks

[@HP_J78]

Cool!

[@antonioflorgonza9173]

Power and Pain.. was a fucking pure thrashing album.

[@Ghost-Horse.]

this is brutal \m/ every time i hear the track, i think.... why aren't more thrash bands this heavy. also, how is metallica so famous, they have nothing this heavy \m/ ( metallica is ok )

[@robsamferr]

Hey Tony you fuckin' rule !!! power thrashing death forever....!!!

[@bxhrbr4940]

POWER THRASHING DEATH!! Fuck yeah

[@mycustomyoutubechannel2539]

fucking badass riff

[@guillotinedeath]

Part 2 where is it

[@leomessi7058]

This fucking rocks. 😎🔥

[@BboyZoinks]

Fuck yeah

[@bebarshosnie8751]

awesome lesson
but i hate tuning my shitty floyd rose
it wouldn't sound bad in E standard right

[@marcocatano]

Fucking legend! \m/

[@OfficialWhiplashTV]

Thanks Marco. Greatly appreciated!

[@FF-oo8nz]

So its like the creeping death riff

[@Music_Beyond]

I tuned down!

[@Beetmameet]

What effect does this dude useeeee

[@antonioflorgonza9173]

Fuck.. I want to see whiplash live.

[@TheShiamKannan]

I'm tuned to Eb tuning, but His C# Position sounds like my C position. can anybody tell me why?

[@Awesomecactusman]

Shiam Kannan He's playing in D standard

[@christineblack4654]

@@Awesomecactusman really lol why would he do that. to further fuck with are heads?

[@hinjurock]

Because he's tuned down a half step to E flat, so his C# is actually C.

[@agustinquindimil6594]

You need a 24 fret guitar
*My squier has left the chat*

[@Bathtoasterr]

Why are you yelling at me

[@josephappleton1061]

Iron Maiden riffs