Metal in B — fingerstyle
Like the catalogue's F grid, this progression has only two chords (B5, E5): the fingerstyle here can therefore focus entirely on thumb regularity, without the complexity of a third slide to memorise. The colour stays minor (i-iv), though, the opposite of the F grid's major I-V.
Tips
Keep the thumb perfectly steady on the bass notes before worrying about the fingers: it's what holds the whole pattern's tempo.
Compare by ear with the catalogue's F grid: same technical simplicity, opposite harmonic colour.
Once this two-chord vocabulary is mastered, the catalogue's three-chord grids will demand the same technique with one more slide.
Chord progression — Bm
Bar 1
B5
i
Bar 2
B5
i
Bar 3
E5
iv
Bar 4
B5
i
Bar 5
B5
i
Bar 6
B5
i
Bar 7
E5
iv
Bar 8
E5
iv
Chords
Related sheets
- Ending lick — D minor (Level 3)
- Metal in F — syncopated muted strums (Level 3)
- Drop D riff — palm mute groove in F (Level 3)