Victory.

Written by Morten Gjermundsen(trollstjerne@yahoo.no)

In this lesson i will show you how to play a metal tune called Victory.So before we continue with this lesson click here to listen to victory.Each riff from this song can be heard in Midi so you can hear how they should sound.I´ve also added backing tracks so you can practice each riff with drums,bass and guitar.On each of these backing tracks the riff begins after 4 clicks.Lets start with the intro riff.

Listen to this riff slow.Then listen to the same riff in natural speed. 

E||-------------------------|-------------------------|
B||--------------5-----5----|--------------5-----5----|
G||-----------4-----4-------|-----------4-----4-------|
D||--2--4--5----------------|--2--4--5----------------|
A||-------------------------|-------------------------|
E||-------------------------|-------------------------|


                                                            
-----------------3--7----|-----------------------------||
--------3-----3----------|-----------------------------||
-----4-----4-------------|----------------------------*||
--5----------------------|--0--12--0--77--0--5--0--7--*||
-------------------------|-----------------------------||
-------------------------|-----------------------------||

After learning this riff try to play it over the backing tracks.Click here for the slow version
Click here when you are ready to play it in natural speed.

After the intro the same riff is played 4 times through the vers.There is no point in showing you the same riff twice (you should already know it).Click here to listen to the vers.Try to play this riff over the vers backing tracks Click here for the slow version. Click here to play it over the natural speed.

After the vers there is a small break (4 beats) sounding like this. Right after the small break comes the pre chorus.Click here to listen to this riff slow.Click here to listen to riff being played with natural speed. 

 

E||---------------------------|-----------------------|
B||---------------------------|-----------------------|
G||---------------9--7--------|--------------7--------|
D||------------9--------9--5--|--------7--9-----------|
A||--7--10--7-----------------|-----9-----------------|
E||---------------------------|--7--------------------|


                                                          
---------------------------|-------------------------||
------------------8--7-----|---------------7---------||
---------7-----7--------9--|--------6---9-----------*||
------9-----9--------------|-----7------------------*||
--10-----------------------|--9----------------------||
---------------------------|-------------------------||
Now click here to play this riff over the backing track slow.To play this riff over the backing track with natural speed click here.

Right after the pre chorus comes the chorus.In my opinion this is the coolest part of the song.Click here to listen to the slow version of the chorus. Click here to listen to the chorus in natural speed.


E||--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------|
B||--------5--------5-----5--|--------5--------5-----5--|
G||-----4-----4--------4-----|-----4-----4--------4-----|
D||--2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|


                                                        
-----------8--7--5-----5--|---------------2--------2---||
--------8-----------8-----|--------3--55-----5--3------||
-----7--------------------|-----2---------------------*||
--5-----------------------|--0------------------------*||
--------------------------|----------------------------||
--------------------------|----------------------------||
When you have learnt this riff try to play it over the backing tracks.Click here for the slow version and click here for the natural speed version.

We have now come to the last riff.After learning the other riffs you shouldn´t have any problems with this one.Listen to this riff slow.And click here to listen to this riff in natural speed. 

                                                                             
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
B||-----------7--5-----------|-----------7--5-----------|
G||--------4--------4-----4--|--------4--------4-----4--|
D||-----6--------------7-----|-----6--------------7-----|
A||--7-----------------------|--7-----------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|


                                                       
--------------------------|---------------------------||
--------------------------|-----------33-----------3--||
-----4--5--7-----4--5--7--|--------2------------2-----||
--5-----------5-----------|-----4------------4--------||
--------------------------|--5------------5-----------||
--------------------------|---------------------------||
Now try to play this riff over the backing tracks.Click here for the slow version.Click here for the backing track in natural speed. After this riff the vers comes again followed by the pre chorus and then the chorus.You may have noticed that the vers,chorus and this last riff share the same chord progression ( E - G - D ).Because of this you can use any of these riffs in the vers or the chorus.For example you can use the vers riff in the chorus.The last riff can be used in the vers and so on.Click here to listen to an example of this.For those who have problems with one of these riffs can for example use the vers riff as both vers riff and chorus riff.Hopefully you get the idea.

When you are done practicing each of these riffs you should be ready for the whole song. Click here for the slow version and when you are ready Click here for the backing track in natural speed.

The only thing left to say now is good luck : )

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