VIDEO LESSON

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Often mistakenly played in drop D tuning, Walk is actually in D standard (DGCFAD). The riff is closest to the notes of the E b Gb A b Bb D Super Locrian or ‘altered’ scale (D F C). Though often considered to be an advanced jazz scale, it works well in metal, too, thanks to all those menacing minor intervals. The opening section utilises the open sixth string and a semitone bend at the 1st fret. The rests are just as important as the notes, so keep the strings silent by lightly touching them with all four fingers and the side of your pick hand.

Appears at: 0:00-0:36

Tempo: 115 bpm

Key/scale: Super Locrian / chromatic

Main techniques: String bending, powerchords, palm-muting

TG TIP: Keep your signal silent by using a noise gate with a healthy threshold and quick attack and release