If you're looking for alternatives to the powerchord chug, this video will show you new sounds you can use through a lesson on intervals so you can have more sounds at your disposal and thus write more interesting riffs and breakdowns.

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00:00 Intro
00:21 Defining "Chug"

01:10 Explaining Intervals
02:35 The Interval Everyone Uses (and why)

05:30 The Shorter Intervals
06:42 The MINOR 2ND (1 semitone)
07:55 The MAJOR 2ND, MINOR & MAJOR 3RD (2,3, and 4 semitones)
09:24 The FOURTH (5 semitones)
11:16 The DIMINISHED FIFTH (6 semitones)

13:00 A Word About The FIFTH

13:53 The Wider Intervals
14:20 The MINOR 6TH (8 semitones)
16:00 The MAJOR 6TH (9 semitones)
18:00 The MINOR 7TH (10 semitones)
19:46 The MAJOR 7TH (11 semitones)

21:53 My Major 7th Riff :)




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