Metal in D — syncopated muted strums
Since D5 comes back 5 times across this grid's 8 beats (already noted in previous versions), the real difficulty of this syncopated, muted version is concentrated in the two brief excursions to G5 and A5: that's where, and only where, the left hand and palm have to coordinate under the off-beat's pressure.
Tips
First isolate the two D5→G5 and D5→A5 transitions separately, working on muting and syncopation together only over this short passage.
On the D5 repeats, the difficulty is minimal: don't waste your attention there, focus it on the excursions.
Break down the muting and syncopation separately first before combining them on the full grid.
Chord progression — D
Bar 1
D5
Bar 2
D5
Bar 3
G5
Bar 4
D5
Bar 5
A5
Bar 6
A5
Bar 7
D5
Bar 8
D5
Chords
Related sheets
- Drop D strumming — syncopation in B (Level 4)
- Barre — F sharp minor and G sharp minor back to back (Level 4)
- Full round trip riff — D minor (Level 4)