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Satyricon - Remake Mother North - Guitar Tab

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About Remake Mother North


At 180 BPM in E Standard, "Remake Mother North" sits at a tempo where picking endurance and left-hand clarity are both genuinely tested. Satyricon built their reputation on cold, tremolo-driven riffs that sit right at the edge of what clean fretting can sustain, and this track is a good example of that demand. The riffing here leans on fast, repeated downstrokes and tremolo picking patterns that need to feel locked in rather than rushed. Getting that mechanical precision without losing the dark, driving feel is the real challenge. If you are working through the faster tremolo passages, use the Practice Toolbar to loop them slowed down until the pick attack is even on every note, then bring the tempo back up in small steps. Black Metal guitar playing often looks simpler on paper than it is to execute cleanly at full speed, and this song will show you exactly where your picking hand stamina runs out.

  • The riffs rely heavily on tremolo picking at 180 BPM in E Standard, making consistent pick attack and picking-hand endurance the main technical hurdles.
  • Downstroke-heavy rhythm sections require a firm, controlled grip to stay tight without tensing up across the full run of the song.
  • Practising the tremolo riff passages in short loops at reduced speed before pushing the tempo is the most efficient way to build accuracy here.

How to Play Remake Mother North

Tuning: E Standard · Tempo: 180 BPM

Loop the hardest passage and creep the speed up from around 70 percent until it holds at 180 BPM.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

Wongraven relies on the Les Paul Standard's thick humbucker tone and natural sustain to anchor Satyricon's grinding riffs in minor-key compositions. The warm, responsive pickup output cuts through distorted amp saturation while maintaining pick-attack clarity essential for black metal's tremolo passages.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Custom

The Custom's heavier body and slightly brighter humbucker response give Wongraven enhanced midrange presence and tonal definition when cranking tube amplification hard. This makes it ideal for maintaining riff articulation and dynamic picking control across Satyricon's heavy, sustained chord work.

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