Drop A 7-string djent riff — First7

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Tab · Drop A (A E A D G B E) · 150 BPM · 4/4Hear the tab.gp fileGuitar Pro file .mid fileMIDI file

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                         PM    PM    PM PMPM    PM    PM PM
e|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------2------------|---0--------/3--2---------|
E|-------------------|------0---------------3--|-------------------3------|
A|----------------3--|---3-----3-----3--3-3----|3-----3--3------------3b--|

     PM    PM    PMPMPMPM    PM    PM PM
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------5/--7--7-----|
A|------------2-------------|---0--------5/--7--7-----|
E|------0----------------3--|------------3---5--5-----|
A|---3-----3-----3-3-3-3----|3-----3--3--3/--5--5--0--|

     PM    PM    PM    PM
e|------------------------|-----------------------0-----|
B|------------------------|-----0-----------------------|
G|------------------------|--------16-------------------|
D|------------------------|------------17/----12--------|
A|------------------------|/15--------------------------|
E|------0-----7-----3-----|-----------------------------|
A|---0-----0-----0--7--0--|--------------------------0--|

     PM    PM    PMPMPM PMPMPM
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------0--------|
D|-----------------------------|/9--7--------------0-----|
A|----------------------7-9-10-|-------10--9-------------|
E|------0-----7--7-8-10--------|-------------------------|
A|---0-----0-------------------|----------------------3--|

     PM    PM    PM PMPM    PM    PM PM
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------2------------|---0--------/3--2---------|
E|------0---------------3--|-------------------3------|
A|---3-----3-----3--3-3----|3-----3--3------------3b--|

     PM    PM    PMPMPMPM    PM    PMPMPMPM
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------5/--7--------|
A|------------2-------------|---0----------5/--7--------|
E|------0----------------3--|--------------3---5--------|
A|---3-----3-----3-3-3-3----|3-----3-3-3-3-3/--5-----0--|

     PMPM PM      PMPM   PMPM
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----0------------------15------|
G|---------------------------|-------16----------17------17--|
D|---------------------------|-----------17--19--------------|
A|----------3--3------3------|15-----------------------------|
E|----------7--7------7------|-------------------------------|
A|---0-0--0-------0-0----0-0-|-------------------------------|

         PMPMPMPM
e|0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---15----------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------4-4---------9-10-9--|
D|---------------10/----5----|--------5-5---------7-7---------|
A|---------------8/-----3----|3-3-7-7---------8-8-------------|
E|---------------12/----7----|--------------------------------|
A|-------0-0-0-0-------------|--------------------------------|

Why it works

I cleverly named this one First7 because it was the first riff I came up with on my 7-string Strandberg Boden Prog NX7. How do people name riffs without lyrics? I tend to reach for literally whatever is on my mind the moment I press save on my GPX file, and it's generally totally disconnected from the riff's characteristics.

Most of my riffs start in my head, then Guitar Pro, then I learn to play it. This one just kind of came out when I started playing. I think it's technically in A minor but it has a major feel because it roots on C. It has a lot of percussive variety including some finger picking. Plus, playing in A minor gives you access to open strings to create resonance you only get from open strings and the ability to cleanly move around the neck.

— Michael, who wrote and played it

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