Intermediate
Metal: Intermediate (8 weeks)
Palm-muted gallops, tremolo picking and pedal-tone riffs, then harmonic minor, fast pentatonic runs and Kirk Hammett-style leads. For players with solid power chords, palm muting and box 1.
Week 1: The gallop
4 sessions
Week 1: The gallop
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting85 bpm · 5 min
- Read: The gallop8 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop60 bpm · 8 min
- Muted riff in E minorPalm muting85 bpm · 7 min
Session 227 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting90 bpm · 5 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop65 bpm · 8 min
- Gallop with power chordsThe gallop60 bpm · 8 min
- Sixteenth-note chugPalm muting60 bpm · 6 min
Session 328 min
- Sixteenth-note chugPalm muting60 bpm · 5 min
- Reverse gallopThe gallop60 bpm · 8 min
- Gallop with power chordsThe gallop65 bpm · 8 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop75 bpm · 7 min
Session 428 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting95 bpm · 5 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop80 bpm · 8 min
- Gallop with power chordsThe gallop75 bpm · 8 min
- Reverse gallopThe gallop70 bpm · 7 min
Week 2: Tremolo picking
4 sessions
Week 2: Tremolo picking
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Tremolo picking8 min
- 🔒 Tremolo on the A stringTremolo picking70 bpm · 8 min
- Reverse gallopThe gallop80 bpm · 7 min
Session 228 min
- Sixteenth-note chugPalm muting65 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Tremolo on the A stringTremolo picking75 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Tremolo melody on the G stringTremolo picking70 bpm · 8 min
- Gallop with power chordsThe gallop80 bpm · 7 min
Session 328 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop85 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Shifting along the B stringTremolo picking70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Tremolo melody on the G stringTremolo picking80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Tremolo on the A stringTremolo picking85 bpm · 7 min
Session 434 min
- Sixteenth-note chugPalm muting70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Tremolo on the A stringTremolo picking90 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Shifting along the B stringTremolo picking80 bpm · 8 min
- Gallop with power chordsThe gallop90 bpm · 7 min
- Reverse gallopThe gallop85 bpm · 6 min
Week 3: Chromatic riffs
4 sessions
Week 3: Chromatic riffs
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- 🔒 Tremolo on the A stringTremolo picking90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Chromatic riffs8 min
- 🔒 Creeping up and backChromatic riffs80 bpm · 8 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop90 bpm · 7 min
Session 228 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting100 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Open E between chromatic stepsChromatic riffs60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Creeping up and backChromatic riffs90 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Tremolo melody on the G stringTremolo picking90 bpm · 7 min
Session 328 min
- 🔒 Tremolo on the A stringTremolo picking95 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Chromatic power chordsChromatic riffs80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Open E between chromatic stepsChromatic riffs70 bpm · 8 min
- Gallop with power chordsThe gallop90 bpm · 7 min
Session 434 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Creeping up and backChromatic riffs100 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Chromatic power chordsChromatic riffs90 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Open E between chromatic stepsChromatic riffs75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Shifting along the B stringTremolo picking90 bpm · 6 min
Week 4: Pedal-tone riffs
4 sessions
Week 4: Pedal-tone riffs
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- Sixteenth-note chugPalm muting75 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Pedal-tone riffs8 min
- 🔒 Pedal in eighthsPedal-tone riffs80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Chromatic power chordsChromatic riffs100 bpm · 7 min
Session 228 min
- 🔒 Tremolo on the A stringTremolo picking100 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Sixteenth pedal riffPedal-tone riffs60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pedal in eighthsPedal-tone riffs90 bpm · 8 min
- Reverse gallopThe gallop90 bpm · 7 min
Session 328 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop95 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Pedal in eighthsPedal-tone riffs100 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Sixteenth pedal riffPedal-tone riffs70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Creeping up and backChromatic riffs105 bpm · 7 min
Session 434 min
- Sixteenth-note chugPalm muting80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Sixteenth pedal riffPedal-tone riffs75 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pedal in eighthsPedal-tone riffs105 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Open E between chromatic stepsChromatic riffs80 bpm · 7 min
- Gallop with power chordsThe gallop100 bpm · 6 min
Week 5: Speed picking
4 sessions
Week 5: Speed picking
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- Sixteenth-note chugPalm muting80 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Sixteenths on one string8 min
- Four picks per noteSixteenths on one string60 bpm · 8 min
- Three-note pattern on the high eSixteenths on one string60 bpm · 7 min
Session 228 min
- 🔒 Tremolo on the A stringTremolo picking105 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Scale runs8 min
- 🔒 A minor pentatonic up and downScale runs60 bpm · 8 min
- Four picks per noteSixteenths on one string70 bpm · 7 min
Session 328 min
- Four picks per noteSixteenths on one string75 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Speed bursts8 min
- 🔒 Four-note burstsSpeed bursts80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Groups of four, ascendingScale runs55 bpm · 7 min
Session 434 min
- Three-note pattern on the high eSixteenths on one string70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Six-note bursts down and upSpeed bursts70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 A minor pentatonic up and downScale runs70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 One full bar, then restSpeed bursts60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Pedal in eighthsPedal-tone riffs115 bpm · 6 min
Week 6: Harmonic minor and pedal-point licks
4 sessions
Week 6: Harmonic minor and pedal-point licks
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- Four picks per noteSixteenths on one string80 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Harmonic minor8 min
- A harmonic minor, one octaveHarmonic minor70 bpm · 8 min
- Lick with the augmented secondHarmonic minor50 bpm · 7 min
Session 228 min
- 🔒 A minor pentatonic up and downScale runs75 bpm · 5 min
- E major to A minor arpeggiosHarmonic minor60 bpm · 8 min
- A harmonic minor, one octaveHarmonic minor80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Four-note burstsSpeed bursts90 bpm · 7 min
Session 328 min
- Three-note pattern on the high eSixteenths on one string80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Pedal-point licks8 min
- 🔒 Pedal on APedal-point licks70 bpm · 8 min
- Lick with the augmented secondHarmonic minor60 bpm · 7 min
Session 434 min
- 🔒 Groups of four, ascendingScale runs65 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Am to E pedal licksPedal-point licks60 bpm · 8 min
- E major to A minor arpeggiosHarmonic minor70 bpm · 8 min
- A harmonic minor, one octaveHarmonic minor95 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Six-note bursts down and upSpeed bursts80 bpm · 6 min
Week 7: Fast pentatonic runs
4 sessions
Week 7: Fast pentatonic runs
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- 🔒 A minor pentatonic up and downScale runs80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Fast pentatonic runs8 min
- 🔒 Descending in foursFast pentatonic runs60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Groups of four, ascendingScale runs70 bpm · 7 min
Session 228 min
- Four picks per noteSixteenths on one string90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Pull-off tripletsFast pentatonic runs60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Descending in foursFast pentatonic runs70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pedal on APedal-point licks90 bpm · 7 min
Session 328 min
- Three-note pattern on the high eSixteenths on one string85 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Burst into a bendFast pentatonic runs60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pull-off tripletsFast pentatonic runs70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 One full bar, then restSpeed bursts75 bpm · 7 min
Session 434 min
- 🔒 A minor pentatonic up and downScale runs85 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Descending in foursFast pentatonic runs80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Burst into a bendFast pentatonic runs70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Am to E pedal licksPedal-point licks80 bpm · 7 min
- Lick with the augmented secondHarmonic minor70 bpm · 6 min
Week 8: Play like Kirk Hammett
4 sessions
Week 8: Play like Kirk Hammett
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- Four picks per noteSixteenths on one string95 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Fast pentatonic runs8 min
- Four-note cell on e and BFast pentatonic runs60 bpm · 8 min
- Cascade down the boxFast pentatonic runs60 bpm · 7 min
Session 228 min
- Sixteenth-note chugPalm muting85 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: E minor gallops8 min
- 🔒 Palm-muted gallop on open EE minor gallops80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Gallop riff with power chordsE minor gallops70 bpm · 7 min
Session 334 min
- 🔒 A minor pentatonic up and downScale runs90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Wah-friendly repeating licks8 min
- 🔒 Bend, release, pull-off on the G stringWah-friendly repeating licks50 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Repeating lick and resolutionWah-friendly repeating licks50 bpm · 7 min
- Four-note cell on e and BFast pentatonic runs75 bpm · 6 min
Session 440 min
- Gallop on the open EThe gallop110 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Gallop riff with power chordsE minor gallops95 bpm · 8 min
- Cascade down the boxFast pentatonic runs80 bpm · 8 min
- Four-note cell on e and BFast pentatonic runs85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Descending in foursFast pentatonic runs95 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Sixteenth pedal riffPedal-tone riffs90 bpm · 6 min