Metal in G — syncopated muted strums
Like the catalogue's E and D grids, G5 comes back 5 times across this grid's 8 beats, structuring the groove as tonic-tonic-excursion-tonic-excursion-excursion-tonic-tonic. Muted and syncopated, this grid stacks that shared rhythmic skeleton with the already-noted harmonic ambiguity (i-iv-v, inaudible with no third): the rhythm is predictable, the colour isn't.
Tips
Count the 8 beats while spotting the 5 G5s: this frequent return has to stay perfectly steady under both muting and syncopation.
Don't try to make a particular colour ring out on these chords: the percussive motion and the missing third make the question moot.
Break down the muting and syncopation separately first before combining them.
Chord progression — G
Bar 1
G5
i
Bar 2
G5
i
Bar 3
C5
iv
Bar 4
G5
i
Bar 5
D5
v
Bar 6
D5
v
Bar 7
G5
i
Bar 8
G5
i
Chords
Related sheets
- Drop D strumming — syncopation in B (Level 4)
- Full round trip riff — D minor (Level 4)
- Metal in E — alternating bass fingerstyle (Level 4)