20 Badass Drop D Guitar Riffs (with Tabs)

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Жыл бұрын

Drop to D!
Learn how to play 20 Drop D Riffs on guitar.
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@fernandodannemannneto7453 Жыл бұрын

So glad to see Billy Talent in this list! You could literally fill every single spot in it with Ian D'Sa riffs, like This Suffering, Viking Death March, Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats, Forgiveness 1+2, Saint Veronika... And the list goes on

@KevinBalke Жыл бұрын

It's great how even on their newest album the quality of riffs is still up there.

@davide2.07 Жыл бұрын

@@KevinBalke new album!!? I have plans for tonight so it seems

@Labyrinth1010 Жыл бұрын

They’re from my hometown. I’ve been a fan of the band and Ian’s playing for many years. Great band.

@Saint1533 Жыл бұрын

Billy talent being on this list was such a pleasant surprise, Ian D'Sa does not get the credit he deserves for his incredible guitar playing.

@vitodoria7894 Жыл бұрын

So glad "Outshined" made this list. I have started playing in Drop D tuning because of that song.

@duncancole1742 Жыл бұрын

Probably could have included a few more Soundgarden riff - Spoonman is much more interesting riff than a lot of the riffs on here.

@Sporacle Жыл бұрын

Respect for throwing Billy Talent in there, bought that album on CD in Toronto 20 years ago and still dig 'em

@Tech875O Жыл бұрын

That's some kick ass tone you're getting. Love it!

@Labyrinth1010 Жыл бұрын

Pretty amazing selection. Great playing. Super tight. Awesome to see Billy Talent and more than once. One of Canada’s best rock bands. Ever.

@storitella4860 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your content! I recently started playing guitar and you showed me that it is not that super difficult. Hope you will keep doing such awesome content!

@NastyKugogo Жыл бұрын

drop d riffs are usually easier until palm muting 6th string comes in.

@gmoder100 Жыл бұрын

Kashmir was recorded in DADGAD, not drop D. But it sounds good the way you played it

@gmoder100 Жыл бұрын

@@PaulNelson156 kashmir always made me want to try out dadgad. I love that video of him showing Jack White how to play it. Only started playing and learning guitar about 6 months ago, but once i get my new 2nd guitar imma tune this old one to dadgad and have some fun 😎

@nemesis8626 Жыл бұрын

@@PaulNelson156 you crazy? You don't need multiple guitars to just change from drop down to d standard 🤣. That's hardly a change at all, maybe if you dropped down to like C standard,where your gunna need heavier gauge strings, it makes a difference yeah,but not if you just wanna change like a half step or whole step occasionally, I actually do have multiple guitars for this though, but only because I like 1 in standard and 1 drop C

@tomwalsh6774 Жыл бұрын

technically the E is dropped to D :)

@jpettltd Жыл бұрын

every Tool song

@asapterrence95 Жыл бұрын

Damn near every Volbeat song too, but they weren't on the list 😥

@daitonmarshall8489 4 күн бұрын

Real

@deadroses19 Жыл бұрын

I love this tuning, if a riff sounds heavy with it it’s definitely gold Its really groovy too but not excessively heavy which makes it just nasty nasty

@Heavy_Metal.Nerd-2005 Жыл бұрын

The Thing that should not Be isn't in Drop D, it's in D Standard Tuning.

@K_Dog253 Жыл бұрын

Same thing got me with sad but true. Loved playing that riff in drop d.

@Albee213 Жыл бұрын

To be fair, the "official" tab book has it in dropped d.

@unoriginal_name7091 Жыл бұрын

@@Albee213 the official tab book, as with all the classic Metallica tab books, is complete and utter crap. The Art of Guitar has a great series running through the worst mistakes in each

@gmoder100 Жыл бұрын

@@K_Dog253 lol same here. I keep my guitar in drop d 99% of the time, but i love that song so i just play it drop d instead of going to D standard. Personally Not a big fan of d standard anyways

@cfhlogistics Жыл бұрын

Correct. There was a few others in the vid that aren't in drop D.

@GQuick-nr7et Жыл бұрын

We will always have room in our hearts fer DROP D!!!

@lordmordecai2211 Жыл бұрын

I love to see 57 in this list, one of my all time favourite biffy songs :D

@lawrencepatrick5760 2 ай бұрын

Sick riffs🤘

@timcotterill3952 Жыл бұрын

Oh SNAP! I’ve just been playing guitar for decades & finally decided to explore drop D. Picked half a dozen of these & nailed them. I especially got a blast from Kashmir, which I usually play in the original DADGAD tuning. This is the most fun I’ve had on guitar for months & months. Thanks Mr. A little Dosh for you’re effort. It’s not much, but what I can afford right now. You’re F***in Awsome!.. which is an awesome song by Australian band Spider Bait. Their cover of Black Betty is wicked too. Cheers. 👏🎸🇦🇺

@KevinBalke Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@samualthehumanperson7677 Жыл бұрын

Drop D: When your guitar that has 9-42s can’t go any lower.

@yagooli750 Жыл бұрын

I've used drop c. Check my Zick Zack cover

@user-qh5um3zb5o Жыл бұрын

Chuck Shuldiner of Death played on that Gauge, end every death song is D standard

@samualthehumanperson7677 Жыл бұрын

@@user-qh5um3zb5o Wait, really? I swear he played 10-46s.

@celestialgamingxd Жыл бұрын

I use 10-46 for Drop B lol

@Dzeroed Жыл бұрын

Fallen Leaves is a banger of a chord progression to be sure

@budaroddy Жыл бұрын

Cool to see someone knows about Führe Mich, its an awesome song very underated

@Limbs_of_Jim Жыл бұрын

As if Biffy clyro 57 was in there , you sir are a certified legend

@platon3214 Жыл бұрын

I was hoping to see Billy Talent here, and was very suprised to see cut the curtains! All their songs can go on this list

@Rob_Cary Жыл бұрын

Great tone and technique. Some other great drop D riffage is from the first we came as romans album "to plant a seed". Equal vision records are terrible with copyright removals though for uploads but that album is fun to learn and play.

@cagaming9724 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah Billy Talent

@eQueiiroz Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@GrantWeddle Жыл бұрын

Noice, dude. I I see what you've done here. Trying to spark an interest in people so they want to learn one or some of those riffs and I mean c'mon, we all know you can't just stop at the one riff. You gotta learn the whole song next. Lol That was dope though, man. Solid asf. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼✌🏼✌🏼

@TheKingChino Жыл бұрын

It’s indeed badass❤️‍🔥

@bassmaschine Жыл бұрын

Surprised to see classic biffy! Thumbs up for that!

@josrodsedre5142 Жыл бұрын

Mon the Biffy!!!

@vaisnava Жыл бұрын

I love heavy power chords!

@iliketrains3495 Жыл бұрын

That Biffy Clyro inclusion earned you a sub 👌

@dccaleb5529 Жыл бұрын

All Nightmare Long by Metallica has some pretty fun riffs to play

@adam872 Жыл бұрын

All that drop D and no King's X? All 20 could have been Ty Tabor's massive riffage.

@johnrichmond7739 Жыл бұрын

Kings X has a lot of great drop 'D' and drop 'C'' riffs

@steve7745 Жыл бұрын

Lmao I fuckin knew it! Saw the thumbnail and even though I haven't played it in years immediately recognized Lateralus

@RoofOfAstora Жыл бұрын

Love hearing Mark Morton riffs

@shacosadista8808 Жыл бұрын

Let's be fair every Rammstein riff can be in here.

@borislavdavis4526 Жыл бұрын

and every Lamb of God riff

@raphcar08 Жыл бұрын

Yes !!!

@user-jo5vy8iw3l Жыл бұрын

Some of them are recorded in drop C or E standard

@danielsheppard3015 Жыл бұрын

Or every Tool riff

@medyx Жыл бұрын

@@danielsheppard3015 my thought exactly

@Floptart Жыл бұрын

Not the riff I'd pick by Every Time I Die but I love seeing them represented here.

@big_red01027 Жыл бұрын

Anything from _Hot Damn_

@leomoura5503 Жыл бұрын

Alice In Chains - Dam That River; Soundgarden - Spoonman

@gredangeo Жыл бұрын

Dam That River is in Drop C# though.

@granitesevan6243 Жыл бұрын

@@gredangeo I was going to say that it's in C#. The tuning configuration is obviously the same though. I guess that's why we're also denied a bit of Unchained by VH

@adamproductions4529 Жыл бұрын

Sweet guitar

@ethanos1225 Жыл бұрын

I’d add Blackwater Park and Demon of the Fall by Opeth

@Gaston979 Жыл бұрын

awesome...!! saludos desde argentina me gusta y me suscribi ;)

@worse-than-gnomes Жыл бұрын

No Helmet?? 😮

@design8r Жыл бұрын

this is great thanks! where are you getting the drum beats?

@OllieTastersall Жыл бұрын

Can't believe that Silverchair, architects of some great drop d songs did not make the cut.

@BluesDeville Жыл бұрын

Came here to say the same exact thing. Pure Massacre should definitely be on this list. Madman, too.

@Conada1002 Жыл бұрын

It’s blasphemous

@lyrebirdinusa Жыл бұрын

I agree. And what about Helmet? I know, Unsung, Speechless, Underrated, just to name a few.

@heldmusic Жыл бұрын

That Linkin Park track sounded rather similar to No Association off of Freak Show...

@michaeldereta182 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I was hoping for some King’s X

@tomaszwilgosiewicz1885 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for TOOL ❤

@Steinbock23 Жыл бұрын

Wicked underrated riff... intro to "Not Buying In" by Dead American

@jackoneill842 Жыл бұрын

Slither. Slash arrived on the scene before Alt rock started really using Drop D, but he made his mark with it when he got hip.

@graemelennie Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Slither is fairly easy too. Sounds heavy as hell.

@kendonhubbard2828 Жыл бұрын

Could make a whole new video with 20 badass drop D riffs with A7X alone

@jackmansell9179 Жыл бұрын

Biffy Clyro caught me properly off guard, that's a deep cut and a half!

@chrisp5109 Жыл бұрын

What software did you use for your tabs?

@hectorlopez-pastorisunza2637 3 ай бұрын

Vinnie Moore's killer shred masterpiece "Meltdown" is also in Drop D

@markeemark85 Жыл бұрын

Never new that "The thing that should not be" was in drop D very surprising

@MorbidGuardian Жыл бұрын

It's not. Very common mistake, but if you ever see a video of Metallica playing it live you'll note that they're clearly in D standard tuning based on how they're fingering the chords.

@ericsherman4181 Жыл бұрын

Van Halen Unchained, Ratt Lay it down, Motley Crue Dr Feel good, The 80’s we’re full of drop D.

@viridiseagle7363 Жыл бұрын

This. I think the tunes you listed should have been first on the list, kinda disappointed they were overlooked.

@j.jaguilar9770 Жыл бұрын

unchained is in C#, and crue mostly played DADGAD bro

@ericsherman4181 Жыл бұрын

yes, C# is D flat, since the guitar is tuned down a half step then drop D.

@j.jaguilar9770 Жыл бұрын

@@ericsherman4181 so it would be drop C# then not D

@ericsherman4181 Жыл бұрын

@@j.jaguilar9770 don't really care, just pull out the D-tuna or C#-tuna as you would say.

@padawan9127 Жыл бұрын

Sounds great with the Harley Benton

@alexdmc1234 Жыл бұрын

Hi, please tell me where do you get drum loops or backing tracks? thanks in advance.)

@Sadion666 Жыл бұрын

I'd add Slave new world by sepultura and What I've always wanted by Kittie, also Fallen Leaves is zuch an awesome song

@sniperguyAZ Жыл бұрын

The Thing That Should Not Be is D Standard. I believe the only drop D Metallica song is All Nightmare Long

@const_g Жыл бұрын

Like for RATM, Marlyn, Linkin Park and especially for Billy Talent!) Would be nice to see you playing their signature intro for fallen leaves \m/

@camdenmills8911 Жыл бұрын

Everlong has left the chat.

@michaelkeeler6058 Жыл бұрын

Given Up 🎸🔥

@humanperson3779 8 ай бұрын

I’m surprised you didn’t pick devil on my shoulder for billy talent, I know it’s their overplayed hit song and all but that riff is so tasty

@danielsmith384 Жыл бұрын

Maybe some Creed's riffs can be here

@Labyrinth1010 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what gear Kevin uses? Sounds great.

@ThePaulSIN Жыл бұрын

What gear do you have to get that sound?

@hh-re1mc Жыл бұрын

that guitar tone made ratm sound like a sports ad

@user-hz7cs5tm5h 3 ай бұрын

Another one I love is slither by velvet revolver

@themaczter9024 Жыл бұрын

After playing the Outshined riff, you slide up each time, not down

@franciscs1604 6 ай бұрын

“Slither” by Velvet Revolver “Nightmare” by Avenged Sevenfold “Breakin’ Outta Hell” by Airbourne “Watch This” by Slash **(from “Guns N’ Roses”)**

@Trohawkk Жыл бұрын

Drop D badass? You never heard of Open C for folk music hardest riffs my dude 😎

@j.jaguilar9770 Жыл бұрын

Drop B slams

@SoulForty5Music 11 ай бұрын

The Muse Psycho riff always reminds me of Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode.

@JesseLBK Жыл бұрын

You forgot about "What If" by Creed

@brianbergmusic5288 7 ай бұрын

Drop D gives any guitar such a grungy swagger. I'll toss in "Hell March" by Frank Klepacki into the suggestion box. [edit] Aw crap, someone mentioned Pantera. You gotta have "Primal Concrete Sledge" if you go with Pantera.

@NorthernSuede Жыл бұрын

Kashmir is not a strictly drop D riff it's in DADGAD

@woodypearcemusic6593 Жыл бұрын

I knew killing in the name would be on here

@DixmondGxng 10 ай бұрын

Drop D aka RAMM 🔥 STEIN

@sheldonwright8770 Жыл бұрын

Pantera medicine man

@kairi 10 ай бұрын

how do i do that 3rd fret high pitched thing at 0:47

@SamBrockmann Жыл бұрын

Kashmir isn't in Drop D. It's in DADGAD. "OH, SAM, YOU'RE BEING PICKY! WE CAN PLAY THE MAIN RIFF WHILE TUNED TO DROP D!" I'm absolutely being picky, but I'm also correct. There is a verse section where Jimmy Page plays: Dsus4, D, Dm7, Am/D, D5, Dmaj7, D7sus4, Gadd9, A#maj7, and Dm. Without the proper tuning, you won't be able to use the same chord shapes Page does.

@galacticd0gg413 Жыл бұрын

I just knew killing in the name would be first 😂

@NemoTheBloop Жыл бұрын

Moby Dick is the heaviest Drop D riff made in 1969 XD

@FaustoOMG Жыл бұрын

The tuning of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin is on DADGAD, not on Drop D!

@andrewpappas9311 Жыл бұрын

You can still play the main riff in Drop D though, it’s just the rest of the song where it requires DADGAD

@bbwibb02 Жыл бұрын

I always feel like it's a crime when I see a Drop D riff list and there is no Helmet to be found. Anytime I;m in Drop D, all I want to do is play Helmet riffs.

@Pitbulls_and_Plumbing 7 ай бұрын

That harley Benton sounds incredible..what the price on it?

@artemanan4540 Жыл бұрын

Kashmir is in Double drop D tuning

@stubbynubby6926 Жыл бұрын

I'd switch out the 46 & 2 riff for dream theater's home riff. I think it does a similar thing but better imo

@mortezazoozani9186 Жыл бұрын

Hard disagree

@guitarforfun2596 Жыл бұрын

The thing that should not be is not a drop tuning song It's d standard on the album

@alvarojesus4119 4 ай бұрын

What brand is your guitar?

@hectormcdonald4454 Жыл бұрын

Adding to the wave of other commenters here that are chiming in about Billy Talent/Ian D'sa - the man is a legend.

@travismiles5885 Жыл бұрын

Ratt-Lay it Down Electric Boys- Lips and hips

@saictrue9016 Жыл бұрын

Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On

@michi_aisaka Жыл бұрын

No Pantera - A new level, Walk, Primal concrete sledge... u.u

@historiasdeinternet569 2 ай бұрын

Rammstein - zwitter or Rammstein - Rein Raus or Rammstein - Ich tu dir weh are badass too

@millhouse313 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize there were any zepplin songs in drop d

@Wythaneye Жыл бұрын

I was surprised to see Led Zeppelin on here. I didn't realize drop D was in anything popular that far back. When did bands start playing in drop D?

@christopherward3179 6 ай бұрын

Banged ones head all the way through that!

@hatethetube46 Жыл бұрын

I’m gonna work on killing in the name, Kashmir, outshined, Moby Dick, Sonne

@Fizzyxd Жыл бұрын

You forgot to put Slither by Velvet Revolver in there!

@jasonnielsen5976 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to be that guy, but when you play Omerta, when you hit the 5th, 4th and 7th fret, you're supposed to be playing the d string open, you can stay on the 8th fret of the drop D string and pick the D then A string in succession after hitting the 7th fret, but it's commonly played on the first and open fret, and then 11th fret to 15th and while it is literally the same notes, you need the open D to maintain the dissonance of the song structure. And for Kashmir, it's not a Drop D song, it's played in DADGAD tuning, and again for the main riff, it doesn't make a tremendous difference, but it alters the feeling of the song, and if people are trying to play the entire song, later they're going to be scratching their heads wondering why it sounds like crap.