Lantern Psalm (easy) · level 1 · goal 96 bpm

Lantern Psalm is an eight-bar lead riff in standard tuning: Melodic metal lead, B minor, seventh position, strings 2-4. This is level 1 of 3, played at 96 bpm; the three levels of the riff run from 96 to 144 bpm. It works on vibrato. The player loops the riff with drums and bass, starts at 70% speed and steps up 5% after every clean pass until you play it at full tempo.

Index on the 7th fret, ring on the 9th. Pick every note and hold each phrase ending for its full value. The two eighths after each rest are pickups, so let them lean into the next bar.

The three levels

1. Level 1 · 96 bpm · Melodic metal lead, B minor, seventh position, strings 2-4. Index on the 7th fret, ring on the 9th.
2. Level 2 · 120 bpm · Melodic metal lead, B minor, seventh position, strings 2-4. Pick the first note of each hammer pair and let the fretting finger sound the second.
3. Level 3 · 144 bpm · Melodic metal lead, B minor, seventh to twelfth position, strings 2-4. Slides land on the beat, so shift with the whole hand, not just the finger.