Easy metal songs to learn

[Mechanix11]

the title says all.
But one that can help me improving techniques like alternate picking or something like that, i'm learning Cowboys From Hell by Pantera, and i have a little problem doing the solo (i'm a bit lazy to learn solos) but i want to change that and learn solos easly, maybe this off topic but i would like accept any tips on learning solos of some songs.

Thanks In Advance

[LamaSabachthani]

I personally found that most of the 80s thrash albums were great places to learn from. repertoires in themselves for the beginning/intermediate player. I love the metallica 'epics' and think that 'Four Horsemen', 'Hit the Lights', 'Fade to Black', 'Master of Puppets' (to name the big ones) are great places to start off with. Pantera is good learning material as well. Listen to and learn the Rust in Peace album by megadeth... Marty Friedman's thrashy shred masterclass.

Hope this helps! Just shit I loved learning when I first started playing. Yngwie as well, of course...

[Solodini]

Lamb of God have some good, fun riffs which are pretty technical in places. Things like the vomit riff of Hourglass.

[niffnoff]

All of the above ^

I tried all of the Ashes album by LoG that was a fun as hell album to play!

Laid to Rest and Omerta being in my top faves to jam now and then!

[Techdethdrummer]

Some old school cannibal corpse songs are easy, Also Black Dahlia Murders Funeral thirst and most of the songs from the first full album "Unhallowed". If your into metalcore those songs are always easy to play lol.

[Berserker]

I must really suck, I don't think any of the songs suggested are easy!

[Mechanix11]

alright i would give it a look
thanks

[Necky379]

for metalcore:
as i lay dying, check out "through struggle"
himsa "girl in glass" thrashy and simple, good tab out there
the black dahlia murder "novelty crosses" epic and evil sounding, also pretty easy. took me a little longer to memorize, i don't know why, it's probably just me.
learning songs by at the gates and early in flames will help too, they're not as easy as the stuff above imo but they're two of the bands that inspired many of todays metalcore bands.

thrash:
metallica motorbreath, great song to start with
metallica for whom the bell tolls, i figured out what palm muting when i first started playing from this song, the main riffs are simple.
slayer bloodline, thrash band but not a very thrashy song imo, easy
other:
superjoint ritual waiting for the turning point, all their songs are very very easy to play and a lot of fun imo. just basic power chord riffing for the most part
mastodon blood and thunder, most of this song is pretty easy and huge sounding

i've found that playing some non metal songs helps make your coordination better and gets your ears/fingers working together like van halen riffs allman bros. alice in chains brad paisley guns 'n roses etc. just anything with a lot of melody that's more complex than your average punk/pop/rock song. being able to play stuff other than metal makes you a better metal player once you get the basic metal techniques down.

[LamaSabachthani]

Van Halen is good as well. I forgot them. Eddie will teach you.

[Necky379]

Originally Posted by LamaSabachthani

Van Halen is good as well. I forgot them. Eddie will teach you.

one of the best things i did for myself as a guitar player was learned a bunch of vh riffs.

forgot to mention deftones. i don't know what you consider metal but stef's riffs are simple and perfect . "my own summer" "be quiet and drive" "change" "root" pretty much any deftones song is relatively easy and they are a blast to play.

[niffnoff]

If you wanna go really simple, early Avenged (waking the fallen album)
was fun to play, but they get you into that ol metalcore progression rut of
0- 8 - 7 - 5 Pedal riffing :P

Unholy Confessions
Chapter Four
Second Heartbeat (the solo is fun as hell)

in particular!

[Mechanix11]

thanks for the recomendations to all, i would check out those songs and start playing

[Solodini]

Originally Posted by niffnoff

If you wanna go really simple, early Avenged (waking the fallen album)
was fun to play, but they get you into that ol metalcore progression rut of
0- 8 - 7 - 5 Pedal riffing :P

Unholy Confessions
Chapter Four
Second Heartbeat (the solo is fun as hell)

in particular!

Too true in all regards!

[Alberto7]

Originally Posted by niffnoff

If you wanna go really simple, early Avenged (waking the fallen album)
was fun to play, but they get you into that ol metalcore progression rut of
0- 8 - 7 - 5 Pedal riffing :P

Unholy Confessions
Chapter Four
Second Heartbeat (the solo is fun as hell)

in particular!

This. I wouldn't stop playing the same damn progression for years until I stopped listening to metalcore

The entire Ashes of The Wake album by Lamb of God is just perfect. All the songs are super fun to play along to. Learn the song "Ashes of The Wake." The riffs in there are phenomenal, and the solos leave you with the option of either learning them, or make your own solos for those parts.

[Mechanix11]

wow there are to many songs to learno on this thread, i think i would learn first some songs of Metallica like 'Hit The Lights' or 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'

[niffnoff]

Originally Posted by Alberto7

This. I wouldn't stop playing the same damn progression for years until I stopped listening to metalcore

The entire Ashes of The Wake album by Lamb of God is just perfect. All the songs are super fun to play along to. Learn the song "Ashes of The Wake." The riffs in there are phenomenal, and the solos leave you with the option of either learning them, or make your own solos for those parts.

Grows out of metalcore progression. Reminds self of song.
Regresses.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Mechanix11]

well i had learnend my first song today and it was Smell Like Teen Spirit (yeah i only knew the intro lol), and i'm going to start with Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana

[Mechanix11]

well other thing some of post-hardcore songs are very easy to play, but sometimes i get to lazy to learn some thrash metal songs i dont know why? so for this time i would like to learn some songs of post-hardcore, metalcore or even deathcore or death metal
the ones i know by far are

Asking Alexandria-Final Episode and If You Cant Ride Two Horses You Should Go Out Of The Circus.
Bullet For My Valentine-Scream Aim Fire (only riffs, no solo) and Waking The Demon (same, only riffs no solo).

[Tanoma]

Just about any Bullet for my Valentine, Carnifex, and alot of thrash metal bands such as Xentrix, Mordred, EvilDead, and Hexen are a few good bands to try.

[Mechanix11]

sounds good thanks

[whiskey5]

Metallica - Orion

Is a pretty easy one.

[Mechanix11]

im learning For Whom The Bell Tolls now and its some kind easy

[JoeytheChoady]

They're more classic, but I would go with some Black Sabbath or some of the more popular Iron Maiden songs. Sabbath in particular is more basic blues scale based and very, very heavy riffage.

[K4RM4]

Killswitch engage has some pretty easy stuff, rose of sharyn, end of heartache, eye of the storm. again though...8-7-5-0 rut, so vary it up.

All that remains has some good riffs, but Oli's phrasing is tough. He'll play something really complex, then something simple to let you breathe. Filter out things and push yourself. Air that i breathe w/o the solo is manageable for me, as well as This Calling, and Tattered on my Sleeve.

[Dayn]

How about similar-to-metal? You could try The Living End's 'Carry Me Home' and 'Closing In'.