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How to Play Gallop Picking - Guitar Lesson on Metal Galloping Technique

Whether you’re a fan of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Helloween, or any one of the hundreds of iconic metal bands, you certainly understand the metal galloping technique. The phrase gallop, of course, originates from the fact that the riff sounds like a horse galloping at full throttle. Listening to the technique, it sounds deceptively simple, but actually, learning to play the galloping riff skillfully requires some control. In this lesson on metal galloping technique, Robert is going to teach you how to play gallop picking and the techniques you’ll need to master the galloping metal technique.

Learning how to play gallop picking techniques is only a part of the challenge of this metal guitar method, but the picking techniques and skills necessary make up the bulk of what you’ll need to become fluent with this type of playing. Robert plays the riff for you in this video slowly, then gives you a much faster demonstration, allowing you to see and hear how the galloping metal technique sounds full swing.

When you learn how to play gallop picking techniques, you’re really putting emphasis on several crucial elements that all come together to achieve this effect, such as palm muting, wrist control, and the unique picking style used in playing the metal gallop. Robert points these various components out and teaches you how they come together for this technique. It’s designed to get you understanding the rhythm of the riff first, with less emphasis on speed until you’re more comfortable. The speed factor comes later, after you’ve worked your way through the basics of the pattern and start building some control

If you want to play heavy metal guitar, this is one of those playing styles you’ll want to be comfortable with, and with Robert’s guidance, you’ll be kicking some really cool riffs based the metal gallop technique in no time. Grab your guitar and play along. The great thing about this technique is that you can use it over and over again and always find yourself coming up with new ways to build some cool fills around it.

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