Redline Chapel (hard) · level 3 · goal 150 bpm

Redline Chapel is an eight-bar classic rock riff in standard tuning: Classic hard rock, D minor, driving, fifth-string roots. This is level 3 of 3, played at 150 bpm; the three levels of the riff run from 110 to 150 bpm. It works on palm muting, power chords, hammer-ons and pull-offs, slides, 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.

Reverse gallops are down-up-down, with the accent on the chord that follows. The slide on the low E carries you to the tenth fret. In the runs, pick once per string and let the legato do the rest.

The three levels

1. Level 1 · 110 bpm · Classic hard rock, D minor, driving, fifth-string roots. Part A is steady palm-muted eighths with a quarter-note accent; keep every downstroke even.
2. Level 2 · 130 bpm · Classic hard rock, D minor, driving, fifth-string roots. Lock the chugs to the kick drum and let the accented chords ring out of the mute.
3. Level 3 · 150 bpm · Classic hard rock, D minor, driving, fifth-string roots. Reverse gallops are down-up-down, with the accent on the chord that follows.