Comments on: IN FLAMES Exclusive Guitar Lesson

By: Stephane

Stephane — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:45:18 +0000

Easy as breathing ! ok so good way to learn but I think even with thoise clear explanation, I’m still not made to play guitar

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:17:38 +0000

Fucking brilliant guitarists might I just say!
-In Flames We Trust

By: jesperBjorn

jesperBjorn — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:30:21 +0000

OOOhh man…ive been waiting for them to do a lesson..Thanx Jesper & Bjorn , you guyz are Amazing …In Flames We Trust, Pakistan.

By: Soulhunter

Soulhunter — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:31:14 +0000

Nice such a good song though it seems really simple to play
In Flames we trust Perth, Western Australia

By: E.M

E.M — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:03:57 +0000

Nice! thanks for your help on the road.

By: Mark Oxford

Mark Oxford — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:07:49 +0000

This is awesome. I am a huge In Flames fan. I was wondering if any of the stuff in the vids was written down anywhere. I find it a bit tough to follow just with the video.

By: m4fF1n

m4fF1n — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:32 +0000

AWSOOME!!

By: Markus Johansson

Markus Johansson — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:17:06 +0000

This was awesome so cool but not so god quality on the video…Cant you make tabs beside the video?? Or a movie on dvd like we can learn your songs?? Only for mebers maybe would be a good idea (Jesterhead). PLS send tabs!?!? Otherwise, PERFECT JOB!!!PERFECT!!!

By: Rion

Rion — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:39:39 +0000

Sweet, now do Goliaths Disarm Their Davids……go!

By: rippedflesh89

rippedflesh89 — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:36:49 +0000

too bad new in flames fuckin blows…. go way back and listen to the jester race or whoracle and then try to tell me that this is good

By: ofafdrummer

ofafdrummer — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:35:14 +0000

Its a good album.You cant expect them to do the same thing everytime. If you want that stick to slayer.

By: clannfear

clannfear — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:00:41 +0000

^^^ who gives a shit, if all their past albums sounded exactly like the jester race/whoracle then they would be boring and repetitive, get over it, thats the past this is the present

By: Azflames

Azflames — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:50:46 +0000

rippedflesh your crazy. New or old, In Flames kick ass. Bjorn and Jesper are maestro’s on the guitar, and that lesson was sick. Need more now!!! -IN FLAMES we trust!!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:44:52 +0000

In Flames are really great songwriters. Or should I say Jesper. I somehow got a vibe that Jesper does most of the riff writing. Great melody in the Chorus. Rock on and check out my band Solitude at www.myspace.com/solitudeswe

By: MCT

MCT — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:34:49 +0000

WE NEED TABS TO THIS

It’s great that they’re doing a lesson, but the quality of the video is so poor and the cameraman does such a poor job, you can’t make out most of what they’re playing unless you’re very experienced. Especially with the faster parts like the solo.

By: mathias

mathias — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:14:44 +0000

INFLAMES ARE AWESOME

By: rafael

rafael — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:40:32 +0000

your fuckin good, man

By: Way Too Loud! > In Flames Post Riff Lesson

Way Too Loud! > In Flames Post Riff Lesson — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:27:16 +0000

[…] In Flames guitarists Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad have posted riff lesson on how to play “The Mirror’s Truth” over at MetalKult. […]

By: Dinx

Dinx — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:23:03 +0000

www.ultimate-guitar.com —there are the tabs…

I think the album is ok and the songs are not really hard to play. Who cares, they sound good.

Greetings from Austria
Dinx

By: Melvin Strange

Melvin Strange — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:35:56 +0000

Wow this actually sounds pretty cool, I need to give the new album another chance.

By: Kaleb

Kaleb — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:20:44 +0000

Dude.. Awesome. I’m with the guy on the fact that older In Flames was better, but nonetheless I love the new stuff too! But yes, Jesper does take part in most of the musical composition.. More so than the rest of the band too. I wonder though, does he not speak any English? Hahah. Either that or he’s very soft spoken and doesn’t wanna talk. Oh well. I love the guy. The solo to freakin’ “Morphing Into Primal” is epic. He needs more solos.

By: Shadow Of Hatred

Shadow Of Hatred — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:47:47 +0000

That slayer comment made me laugh. It’s totally true. I love In Flames old AND new. You can’t expect a band to play the same stuff over and over again. If they did you wouldn’t like it anymore. Go ahead, put the same three songs on repeat for 7 hours straight. At first you’ll be like THIS IS AWESOME!!! After the 4th hour you’ll be annoyed and bored. But yeah, this is an awesome idea! I’ve always wanted to see them take it slow and break it down. It sounds allot more complicated when you hear it but it’s really not all that hard if you practice at it for a while. And if you guys want tabs just google them. I dunno how accurate they’ll be but you should find something.

IN FLAMES WE TRUST!

By: Sir William

Sir William — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:04:24 +0000

Great lesson! In Flames we trust, Sweden

By: Tobias Leffler

Tobias Leffler — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:47:36 +0000

Very nice guitar playing love IF

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:07 +0000

In Flames are ths $hit, so what if they change their sound a little thats called NOT Dweling in the past and moving forward. just look at the slayer comment below. SOOO true!

By: ants in ur pants

ants in ur pants — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:43:39 +0000

in flames rocks! theyve been there and done that already. ”play the same album, play the same album” is all people say, those are the same people who arent in a band and dont have any musical skills. what people dont realize is when the band first formed, they were getting crap for sounding different. how many other bands have over 10 GREAT albums, travel the world over, won many awards, and actually have a true composer behind the music? great band! thanks boys!!!

By: Felix

Felix — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:37:22 +0000

HEY,
Nice Video
Can someone tell me the guitar tuning in those songs?

By: david

david — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:39:26 +0000

hey guys that’s cool!!!!
you’re really amazing, now I go to practice that songs
ah! and your new album is great!!
greetings from Ecuador see you!!

By: Sander

Sander — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:48:32 +0000

Nice guys
oh and Björn I love your guitar

By: Serse

Serse — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:01:04 +0000

Graet job guys!

I was just waiting for something like this!

Thank you very much!

Serse

By: Chrisb12416

Chrisb12416 — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:31:05 +0000

“and actually have a true composer behind the music? great band! thanks boys!!!”

No, actually they all contribute to the song writing, Jesper dosen’t just do it all.

By: Sephic

Sephic — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:28:40 +0000

Great job guys! Now do My Sweet Shadow!!!1111oneoneelevencos(0)

By: Madelen

Madelen — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:54:24 +0000

So incredible, even though I cant play guitar I thought this was brilliant. IN FLAMES RULES THE ENTITE WORLD WITH THEIR AWESOME MUSIC!

/ Madelene, Sweden.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:30:07 +0000

No, we definitely need OFFICIAL TABS to what they’re playing. Hopefully by the Guitar World staff…maybe Bjorn and Jesper gave them enough to get us real tabs eventually. After all, this is a GW website…

More often then not, the ultimate-guitar.com website has incorrect information/tabs. Especially since the down-tuning causes a lot of important nuances to be lost when others without trained ears tab it. It’s unfortunate, but true.

Downloadable video of this eventually would also be a help, so I don’t have to wait for this to load and we’re not dependent on an internet connection.

By: Gianni Pizzuto

Gianni Pizzuto — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:21:49 +0000

I love you guys! To you that are saying new IN FLAMES blows go back listening to your teeny bopper music. thanks Bjorn and Jesper for years of enjoyment in your music. also to who are not members yet join www.Jesterhead.com

By: Joel

Joel — Sun, 18 May 2008 02:52:51 +0000

if you want tabs, especially for the mirrors truth solo, look at Bjorn’s inlays. then just look carefully for lighter areas on the guitar. even with low quality, it’s a fantastic video. Lets go for “Move Through Me” or “December Flower”. I’ve always wanted to play that solo. Beautiful.
Thanks for the vids guys, I saw you on may 9th, and you kicked ass!!!
IN FLAMES WE TRUST!!!!!!11!1!! Eden Prairie, MN

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:47:53 +0000

Great video! Sounds awesome. I think you should make the tabs to the song as well… It’s not that easy to just look at the vidoe and then play. Some of the songs isn’t tabed (at all), so I think you should do it. Besides, it’s easier to play the song if the tabs are in fact correct. IN FLAMES ROCK!!

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:51:19 +0000

I think you should show us “Trigger” and “Drenched in fear”!

By: Jestermelody

Jestermelody — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:23:00 +0000

Joel,
In ‘december flower’ is Michael Ammot of Arch Enemy who plays that solo as guest guitarist.
These guys are genius if you look at their hand right picking.. amazing.

By: Fiend

Fiend — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:01:08 +0000

In ” December Flower” Fredrik Johansson plays the solo, from Amott family, only Chris Amott plays solo on “Suburban Me ” ; no Michael Amott included

By: Puremetal

Puremetal — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:08:24 +0000

You guys should all check out Cinders Fall!

By: Nickson

Nickson — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:23:10 +0000

I was greatly impressed when found this lessons! In Flames is the greatest band for me, I love all the albums very much. It would be cool to see here solo-part from “Move Through Me” - amazing staff, such masterpiece could be done only by IN FLAMES
We trust you, we know you were and are and will be best for all of us!!

By: tobas

tobas — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:04:26 +0000

Why don’t speak the other guitarrist?

By: David

David — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:47:42 +0000

Jesper is quiet by nature, and Bjorn can elaborate better in English. That is “why don’t speak the other guitarist.”

By: Yoda

Yoda — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:26:29 +0000

Quiet one he is hmm?

By: gonzalo

gonzalo — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:51:29 +0000

damn i’ve been playing take this live as a cover with my band (A Hope Of Life), and i never get to play the pre-chorus in the right way, this helped a lot. xd

bjorn and jesper you fucking rock!! come to chile we are waiting 4 you

By: Satellites_and_astronauts

Satellites_and_astronauts — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:35:07 +0000

December Flower solo please!!!!
Square Nothing whole song please!!!!
Suburban Me solo!!!!
Another day in quicksand solo!!!!!!

By: virusx

virusx — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:52:25 +0000

very nice, thanks! enjoyed it, der bullet ride movie helped a lot.
and the sound is really amazing. :>
In Flames We Trust, Germany ;>

By: WarTooth

WarTooth — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:53:34 +0000

Actually, in a Decibel interview, Peter, Bjorn and Anders confirmed that Jesper is the primary riff-writer for the band. He has let Bjorn take over many more of the solo responsibilities, as Bjorn is more than competent, but they don’t start writing an album until Jesper brings them a bunch of riffs. He’s the only original member left of In Flames, and yes, he is soft-spoken, and his english isn’t the best, but who cares. He’s not flashy, he’s just amazing. But Anders writes the lyrics, of course. All hail Jesper, the “tasteful” god of Melo-Scandi-thrash! Bjorn ain’t no slouch though.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:50:20 +0000

why does everyone seem to think this is the new stuff? this is off clayman! awesome song

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:09:36 +0000

oh I see, it has a bunch of them

By: nex

nex — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:43:43 +0000

Great Site!

But give the tunnings
how do you achieve so low notes?

up the irons:)

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:41:02 +0000

Sounds as good as ever, just like you guys play live. Is there going to be a guitarworld issue with these tabbed out?? cuz I really would like tabs to go along with these lessons, thx

By: defekt

defekt — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:08:36 +0000

You guys rule for this!! I love watching and learning from musicians like yourselves. HUGE Inspiration! Detroit Rock City Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: dario

dario — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:17:26 +0000

i like the style of the guitar playing

By: Jarhead

Jarhead — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:02:29 +0000

All you naysayers can find the tallest bridge to jump off of. In flames rules now and always. IN FLAMES WE TRUST.

By: Sven

Sven — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:51:50 +0000

Awesome stuff guys! Nice to see how down to earth you are and how you say it like it is (i.e. Tapped the solo cause you couldn’t do what you wanted to do by picking!!!! Let’s see Yngwie ever admit that!!!! Ha!).
Looking forward to seeing you guys in Oz very soon….
Cheers
Sven

By: rippedflesh89

rippedflesh89 — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:07:25 +0000

im actually quite surprised that they did moonshield and gyroscope…. thats what i was fuckin talking about man!!

By: reaLiii

reaLiii — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:26:08 +0000

I play some In Flames stuff too, and the most tabs i found on the net is quite right… just google like “In Flames - The Mirrors Truth TAB” … on 911 oder ultimate i found really much stuff… but i think the nearliest right tabs are the Guitar Pro tabs from Ultimate - btw: In Flames: u fkin rock! i love ur music more than every other band! i wanna have 10 more albums please :))))

By: ASHTAR

ASHTAR — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:03:18 +0000

THANKS FOR YOUR AWESOME RIFFS AND MELODIC METAL , REALLY YOU RE THE BEST BUT YOU GUYS FORGET LORD HYPNOS AND WAYFAERER , STAY COOL AND ROCK THE METAL SCENE AGAIN

By: Kochweeks

Kochweeks — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:50:31 +0000

Thank you guys for these lessons. It’s an amazing gift. I used to play covers of IF with my band, and we are very proud when your songs sound like they really are. I’m from Brazil and would be wonderfull to watch you live someday. Come over here! Thanks you guys, Björn and Jesper, you’re great musicians.

By: Twisha

Twisha — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:24:24 +0000

Too much distortion on their guitars. But Jesper is indeed a metal god. His early compositions are unmatched. And why doesn’t he say anything? Bjorn is doing all the talking….

By: E.M

E.M — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:48:17 +0000

What string size do you use?

By: Vik

Vik — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:35:24 +0000

Jesper & Bjorn guitar lesson!! I can’t belive it!! this is my dream and now is came true!!

By: ricardo

ricardo — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:24:21 +0000

…in flames demaciado arrecho desde VENEZUELAA COME TO VENEZUELA

By: Roxerdoode

Roxerdoode — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:26:24 +0000

Saw these guys in San Jose on the Gigantour.. Wished it was just an In Flames concert.. though much respect to High On Fire, Job For A Cowboy, Children Of Bodom, and of course, the Megadeth legends themselves.

Thanks for showcasing your awesome shredding skills. Oh and Jesper holds his picks in an awesome ass weird way sometimes with 2 fingers. ;O_o.

Keep the fire burning. In Flames, We trust.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:38:16 +0000

Jesper may do alot of the musical composition but i think Bjorn is responsible for alot of the more melodic riffs that have emerged since he joined the band, and i wish people would shut up about their sound changing, if you would listen to the albums you would see this new album was what they were progressing toward, they did heavy and made it their own so let them experiment damnit, i love and respect in flames so ofcoarse i want to hear them experiment, although i like the new album and think its a great and unique sound, which is what im sure they were trying to accomplish, i think that it still needs a little more tweaking to perfection and i cant wait til the next album to see if they found it

BUT BJORN DOES NEED TO GROW THAT AWESOME AS BEARD BACK OUT, AND LONG AS HELL

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:52:08 +0000

awesome ass* beard

By: william

william — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:21:37 +0000

damnit i’ve been waiting for this for ages !!
but Jesper just needs to talk XD keep it up guys !!

By: Waffle

Waffle — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:46:03 +0000

drop c?

By: Julian

Julian — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:55:15 +0000

Hey guys you really kick ass¡¡¡.. in flames is the best fucking death melodic metal band ever
Colombia loves you

By: Steffen

Steffen — Sat, 31 May 2008 08:57:58 +0000

Hei, dere må snart holde en konsert hos deres litt mindre musikalske naboland. Dere er en stor inspirasjon for mange, så fortsett med det dere gjør best

By: satellites_and_astronauts

satellites_and_astronauts — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:58:09 +0000

Don’t think that just Jesper is creating music,why do you complicate so much(jesp is creating all of the riffs,bjorn is playing solos,jesp is writing alll the songs,bla bla bla…)they function like any other band.they together create riffs and solos,but together with a band they choose what is better to play or to leave out in songs.come to CROATIA.

By: jesperBjorn

jesperBjorn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:20:43 +0000

Waffle said,
on May 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
drop c?

Bjorn is talking about Standard C, in which the strings of the guitar are tuned two whole steps lower than standard tuning (C-F-A#-D#-G-C). In Drop C (CGCFAD) ,the thickest string is tuned down two steps and remaining five strings are tuned down one step.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:34:43 +0000

awesome job

you guys rock

By: In flames fan

In flames fan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:24:17 +0000

Hey guys and swedish friends;) Just want to wish you a good tour this summer and I will see you guys at ROCK AM RING in a couple of days. You are awesome! Kalmar, Sweden

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:12:32 +0000

The best duo in the fucking rock world. I love your melodys. Keep your metal heart.
In Flames I trust.
Buenos Aires, Argentina

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:09:50 +0000

Simple riffs yet amazing. I think that’s what makes a band great.

By: Dorro

Dorro — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:22:39 +0000

Just learn’t take this life!
Fucking awesome

By: PETER

PETER — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:31:06 +0000

DO COME CLARITY GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Pheniix

Pheniix — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:01:20 +0000

Yeah !
GG, Bjorn Gelotte and Jesper Stromblad, But WE NEED MORE =)
Algeria

By: tajny

tajny — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:45:16 +0000

Waffle said,
on May 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

drop c?

–

Yes, tune your guitar in C, instead of eadgbe you go with cfa#d#gc, then drop the top string to a#

By: in-flames93@hotmail.com

in-flames93@hotmail.com — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:03:04 +0000

OMGF, YOU GUYS FCKIN ROCK!!!! BJORN AND JESPER ARE THE BEST GUITARUST IN THE WORLD!!!! SONGS ARE SOOO FCKIN MELODIC,RIFFS ARE GR8 SOLOS EVEN BETTER!!!!!
AND YES I AGREE : BJORN GROW YOUR BEARD EVEN BIGGER, LIKE BEFORE!!!!
GUYS I FCKIN LOVE YOU!!!! ^^
COME TO CROATIA!!!!!!!! PLSSSSS ^^
IN FLAMES WE TRUST

By: peter

peter — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:14:18 +0000

do come clarity guysssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

By: sinan

sinan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:16:10 +0000

Thank you MetalKult ! You’ve won my heart.

By: Janezy

Janezy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:08:59 +0000

these videos had really help me I wish you could show how to play metaphor and egonomic as well, thank you

By: Frederik Thaysen

Frederik Thaysen — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:27:51 +0000

That was really great It helps a lot when you’re trying to learn how to play their songs! It’s nice to see the “right” way to play it. Which amps and effects do Bjørn and Jesper use to get this incredible raw and nice tone?

By: sui

sui — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:17:06 +0000

who can tell me what guitar strings size can drop to #A???

I love IN FLAMES 　！！ I use the blue steel strings 54-12 …

The low tone too…… what strings size IN FLAMES use??

PLZ Tell me ………………………..

mail to me……………………..

By: ZARA

ZARA — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:42:42 +0000

ÄR DET KUL ATT SPELA GITAR TILL IN FLAMES RING MIG MITT NUMMER ÄR 0704462073

By: chris

chris — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:01:16 +0000

these guys really are amazing guitarist my only question is the tuning all the strings are dropped 2 steps except the top string which is A# please feed back
In Flames we trust

By: Rancey

Rancey — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:46:19 +0000

Simply brilliant from the best in the business!
I want to play some if this stuff so badly, but can’t make out everything… If somebody can put the video’s tab together for Take This Life, then you’d be placed on the same level as Gelotte and Stromblad themselves in terms of awesomeness!

By: ratamahata79

ratamahata79 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:47:23 +0000

About strings - for A# drop tuning I use La Bella strings 13-60, they are special for drop scale, but I would say that is hard to play solo on this strings on the guitar with neck scale 25.5 (24.5 on in flames’s gibson les paul guitars - more easy)
What about In Flames… I think they use string 13-56 or 12-56 or something like this.

By: omgwtfstfuandsoon

omgwtfstfuandsoon — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:12:26 +0000

this is fucking better then my guitar school!