Articles by: Dave Davidson

Odd Couplings: More Approaches to Soloing in Odd Meters

By Dave Davidson published 30 May 19

There’s something very cool about a sudden shift in the music that throws the listener for a moment, followed by a return to the groove.

Using Syncopation to Disguise the Meter

By Dave Davidson published 5 March 19

Learn how unexpected rhythmic shifts and syncopations can obscure the meter.

Incorporating Jazz Chords Into Metal

By Dave Davidson published 5 February 19

Try introducing some jazz-type chord voicings and harmonies into your metal riffs.

How to Use Your Whammy Bar Within a Riff

By Dave Davidson published 16 January 19

Use your whammy bar to “color” chord patterns and give single-note lines different and unusual textures.

Soloing in Odd Meters

By Dave Davidson published 4 January 19

How to incorporate shifting meters into your solos.

Using Fast Down-Picking to Execute Powerful Riffs and Signature Parts

By Dave Davidson published 18 December 18

Once you have this technique down, your thrash-metal rhythm-guitar chops should be up for just about anything.

How to Build Heavy Riffs and Unusual Chords From the Modes

By Dave Davidson published 30 November 18

Use the fundamental modes to discover new chord shapes and melodic ideas.

How to Play Revocation's “Theater of Horror,” Part 2

By Dave Davidson published 7 December 16

Last month, I introduced the intro and primary riffs to the song “Theater of Horror,” featured the latest Revocation album, Great Is Our Sin.

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Moving Freely Throughout Different Tonal Centers

By Dave Davidson published 20 May 15

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Exploiting Odd-Time Meters, and How I Play “Madness Opus” and “Witch Trials”

By Dave Davidson published 29 April 15

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Using Mixed Meters, and How to Play “Labyrinth of Eyes,” Part 2 — Video

By Dave Davidson published 7 April 15

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: How I Employ Dissonance in "Labyrinth of Eyes" — Video

By Dave Davidson published 16 March 15

This month, I’d like to demonstrate the primary riffs in the Revocation song “Labyrinth of Eyes,” from our 2014 album, Deathless.

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: More Melodic Options for Combining Sweeping and Tapping Techniques — Video

By Dave Davidson published 9 February 15

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Combining Two Popular Arpeggio-Playing Techniques to Create Fluid Phrases

By Dave Davidson published 30 December 14

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Applying the Diminished Scale to the Pre-Chorus and Chorus of “Deathless”

By Dave Davidson published 3 December 14

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Investigating Two Forms of the Diminished Scale

By Dave Davidson published 7 November 14

The Record That Changed My Life: Dave Davidson of Revocation Discusses Martyr's 'Warp Zone'

By Dave Davidson published 22 July 14

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Using Minor-Seven Flat-Five Chords in Metal, Part 2

By Dave Davidson published 15 July 14

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Using Minor-Seven Flat-Five Chords in Metal

By Dave Davidson published 20 June 14

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Varying and Applying a Common Guitar Scale in Interesting, Unusual Ways —Video

By Dave Davidson published 23 May 14

Thrash Course with Revocation's Dave Davidson: The Advantages of Alternate Picking, and How I Play “The Hive,” Part 2

By Dave Davidson published 6 May 14

Thrash Course with Revocation's Dave Davidson: Building Heavy Riffs and Unusual Chords from the Modes

By Dave Davidson published 1 May 14

Thrash Course with Dave Davidson: Utilizing Different Picking Techniques, and How to Play "Invidious"

By Dave Davidson published 18 March 14

Thrash Course with Revocation's Dave Davidson: Comparing the Fundamental Minor Modes

By Dave Davidson published 27 February 14

This video is bonus content related to the April 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at our online store.