As those in high places are wont to do, Dave Mustaine took to Twitter to vent his frustrations about legions of guitar-playing fans constantly screwing up his classic riff. Or, maybe he was just offering a helpful correction. Tone is hard to read sometimes.
The opening riff of the Rust in Peace classic, “Holy Wars…,” is right up there with “Master of Puppets” and the like as every hopeful metal guitarist’s rite of passage. It’s not overly complex, but can certainly work some muscles you may not have had prior to learning it.
Whether by ear, tab, video, friend, or instructor, I’m sure hordes of us have taken a stab at it amidst our riff-obsessed adolescence. According to Dave, most of us have been playing it wrong for years. Take a look at his revision:
I mean, we weren’t that far off, right?
Ok, so 15-year-old me was pretty close. Tabs and immature ears may have misguided me, but I wasn’t playing a totally different tune or anything. Thanks, Dave!
@DaveMustaine every guitarist should learn this classic for agility and fun. Thank you Dave for rust in Peace. ?? pic.twitter.com/dcdIxJAqNH
— ? (@littlepylons) February 28, 2017
Except the tab is wrong https://t.co/abxg6WGY0F
— Dave Mustaine (@DaveMustaine) February 28, 2017
@DaveMustaine Wha? But that's how I've been playing it for ages! :(
— Chris Miles (@CMilesRacer) February 28, 2017
It's wrong. A 5-6-7, E 5-6-7, E 7-6-5, E 5-4-3, E 3-5-0 https://t.co/3uuwS0jub2
— Dave Mustaine (@DaveMustaine) February 28, 2017
Didier / March 2, 2017 11:48 am
he adds the 5th in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buCecehQ2Ak
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