Opening Deilverance Riff Question

[Brave.Archangel]

Sorry if this is mundane and repugnant but... if I may inquire
the opening riff to deilverance... the 7/8 dissonant one
I have a question about the picking
is it: UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN DOWN -- UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN DOWN
or just all down?
thanks in advance btw if there was a thread already about this im sorry samsara ... forum adherence is not my specialty but at least I have the decency not to discuss the leak

 

[Slayer101]

I play it all down, it's is easier for me that way. It also sounds better IMO.

 

[FindMyWayBackHome]

What do you mean by 'leak'?

 

[BefriendedUnit]

I thought it was just:
DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP

14 strokes matching the 16th note to the 7/8. So you should have two strums between the rest.

 

[Brave.Archangel]

well i just checked how mike did it on the lamentations documentary
it indeed is all down
that requires some fucking technical proficiency
granted however i have only been playing a year or two

 

[Gëist]

I'd kill for some guitar skills right now.
What time in the music is this riff?

 

[stefan86]

i definitely do it with only downstrokes. that sounds better on those semi-fast riffs I think

 

[affinityband]

obv alternate picking. Just watch mike do it on the documentry or ANY live video for that matter.

 

[skuller]

I'd kill for some guitar skills right now.
What time in the music is this riff?

0:00 to 0:18

 

[Gëist]

@ssharp > Thx.

 

[ever dying]

I thought it was, up down, etc..
Its way easier to play it that way..

 

[Frosties]

Real easy to play it all downstrokes... and fun too.

 

[Carta's]

Real easy to play it all downstrokes... and fun too.

Yeah. Plus, it gets louder. And it comes natural to me.

 

[Brave.Archangel]

its hard for me

 

[Metalstrm]

It's actually more difficult up down, cause you have to hit more than one string. Otherwise I usually use alternate picking too.

 

[Luann]

I used to play it d u d u d u d
I think, repeating the D again when repeat.
But not sure.

 

[serenity_painted_death27]

Downstrokes all the way

 

[Brave.Archangel]

requires wrist speed omega
maybe i should masturbate more

 

[METALKIRK]

only downstrokes; gives it a tighter sound and a nice chuncky feel

 

[noura]

requires wrist speed omega
maybe i should masturbate more

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