Is there a "chug" book?

[devastone]

[ErikH]

Just listen to it and learn the tune

I was about to say, let's go back in time to the beginning and listen to Judas Priest. Add Iron Maiden to that list as well. No drop tuning, just an abundance of chug.

[Demanic]

One doesn't need a book.
Just look within.

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[Jack_TriPpEr]

I think an ideal song to practice along to for "My First Chug Song" - both stylistically and because the tab is readily available for free on the internet - is "Am I Evil?" as covered by Metallica.

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Here's the mentioned video of Ola teaching how to chug:

Also, as it has been said: power chords, power chords and power chords.

Right, power chords, absolutely. So when Ola mistakenly says "E minor" chord at Step 1 instead of "E5", I knew that it would cause confusion for the two Anderton guys. You hear them ask for clarification about 5 minutes into the video and Ola's like "oh, no, just the low E". Which still isn't a 100& accurate statement, but I give Ola a pass since English is not his 1st language.

The correct statement from the get-go would have been "you chug on low E only, and only hit other strings when you're stabbing at power chords occasionally for pauses/breaks in that chug rhythm, like E5 or F5, G5, etc".

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Here's the mentioned video of Ola teaching how to chug:

That's was painfully funny

[Aceman]

Up early this morning. Chugging coffee.

[dave74]

Got my workout in, so now I'm chugging for the rest of the night. First it will be beer, then it will be root-fifths!
I'll be getting some help with the latter from my new black SD-1. I love the way it spikes the gain without changing the tone as much as a green ts.

[eclecticsynergy]

Didn't HP Lovecraft write of the Chugronomicon? That musty tome bound in timeworn skin and thought lost to the mists of time, which somewhere in deepest shadow awaits him who dares utter words long unspoken to unseal its sequestered gate and, shrouded in darkness, tread the murky ancient paths of arcane power beyond its veiled threshold..

[idsnowdog]

Install your Livewire Metal in something+change strings to 13's, tune down to C#, and reintonate for C#.

[Securb]

Well, you have to take it to the next level =)

At this point, I can chug on an acoustic.

[EricCartmannn]

I was forced to use the chug. In my early days I was playing with so much stacked gain I kept my palm on the bridge to control feedback. The chug became a big part of my writing and playing.

Well, you have to take it to the next level =) And I can also tell you what to read for general development. I recommend to read about Frankenstein, it is a very life story and there you can learn a lot of interesting things for yourself, which can then be transferred to the music. Look it up yourself and read an essay about it, you could check here for that and learn more. It will also help you look at the story from different angles.

[ArtieToo]

In addition to everything else, I'll add that when recording you should use less gain and double or triple track your parts to get them to sound huge but clear.

Ah. Who would've guessed that "chugging" and the Spice Girls had anything in common!

[Securb]

It is one part of guitar I was never interested in. But its great we have choices.

I was forced to use the chug. In my early days I was playing with so much stacked gain I kept my palm on the bridge to control feedback. The chug became a big part of my writing and playing.

[Securb]

I'll "Google" it. Thanks.

Just listen to it and learn the tune