Alternative Metal Guitar
Alternative metal blends the heaviness of metal with the experimental spirit of alternative rock. Down-tuned guitars, unconventional song structures and genre-blending are the hallmarks. It rose to prominence in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Deftones, Faith No More and Evanescence showcase different sides of the genre in our catalog.
Deftones 9
- 1 Be Quiet and Drive LESSON 1997
- 2 Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) TAB 1997
- 3 Change LESSON 2000
- 4 Change (In the House of Flies) TAB 2000
- 5 Digital Bath LESSON 2000
- 6 Entombed LESSON 2012
- 7 My Own Summer LESSON 1997
- 8 My Own Summer (Shove It) TAB 1997
- 9 Passenger LESSON 2000
Faith No More 2
Plug in Babe 1
System of a Down 2
System Of A Down 2
Alternative Metal Guitar
Alt-metal guitar is about atmosphere and weight. Deftones layer shimmering clean tones with crushing distortion, creating a wall of sound that's both beautiful and heavy. The tunings tend to be low (Drop C, Drop D or lower), and effects like chorus, delay and reverb play a bigger role than in traditional metal.
These songs teach you dynamics, textural playing and how to use the guitar as a sonic paintbrush rather than just a riff machine.
Related: Grunge, Alternative Rock, Nu Metal.