syncopation power riff — B New

Level 3 metal ~130 BPM

A syncopated power chord riff on B (E5), with hits shifted off the beat that break up the straight rhythm: the accent deliberately lands off the expected strong beat.

Tips

Loop just the chord change on its own, slowly, before dropping it back into the full riff rhythm: that exact moment is usually where the tempo slips.

Chord progression — B

Bar 1 B5 i
Bar 2 E5 iv
Bar 3 B5 i
Bar 4 B5 i
Bar 5 E5 iv
Bar 6 B5 i
Bar 7 E5 iv
Bar 8 E5 iv

Chords

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