Renegade Destruction · one move at a time

The Intro Riff — Easy Drills

Six steps. Each adds one thing. Don't skip ahead.

Start slow — 60 bpm, click on every beat. The riff is just a chord stab and a little hammer-on. We'll build to that. If a step feels easy, good — that's the point. Do each one until it's boring, then move on.

Step 1The pulse

Just the low B, palm-muted, in time. Nothing else. Get the muting even.

P.M. (palm mute) throughout

E|--7---7---7---7---|   quarter notes: 1  2  3  4
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|   now eighths: 1+2+3+4+

Goal: every hit sounds identical. Same mute, same volume. This is the engine.

Step 2The chord shape

Fret this and strike it once. Let it ring. It should sound bright — that's a B major chord.

e|--7--   1st finger area
B|--7--
G|--8--   <- this note is the "big" sound
D|--9--
E|--7--   low B, root

Goal: all five strings ring clean, no buzzes. Strike it 10 times until the shape is automatic.

Step 3Chord in time

Same chord, now palm-muted, stabbed on each beat. Short and punchy, not ringing.

P.M. throughout

e|--7---7---7---7---|
B|--7---7---7---7---|
G|--8---8---8---8---|
D|--9---9---9---9---|
E|--7---7---7---7---|
   1   2   3   4

Goal: a tight, percussive "chunk" on each click. Mute it right after each hit.

Step 4The hammer-on

One string, two notes. Pick the 7, then hammer your finger down onto the 9 without picking again.

G|--7h9-----7h9-----|
   pick  hammer (don't re-pick)

Goal: the hammered 9 rings out clearly on its own. If it's quiet, hammer harder/faster.

Step 5Chord + hammer = the riff

This is the riff. Stab the chord, then answer it with the hammer-on. That's the whole idea.

P.M. throughout

e|--7---------------|
B|--7---------------|
G|--8-------7h9-----|
D|--9---------------|
E|--7---------------|
   STAB      answer

Goal: chord lands on beat 1, hammer answers on beat 3. Loop it round and round.

Step 6Fill the gap

Add one ghost note between the stab and the hammer — a quiet, half-muted (9) on the D string. Now it grooves.

P.M. throughout

e|--7---------------|
B|--7---------------|
G|--8-------7h9-----|
D|--9---(9)---------|
E|--7---------------|
   STAB  ghost answer

Goal: the (9) is felt more than heard — it keeps the pulse alive between the two main events. That's the Landau feel.

Tempo ladder. Once Step 6 feels good at 60, climb: 60 → 75 → 90 → 105 → 120 → 134. Two clean loops before you go up. Stumble? Drop back down one. The target is 134.