[How to play] Rammstein Engel (Guitar Lesson)

Learn how to play Rammstein Engel in this guitar tutorial. The lesson starts with a brief presentation of the guitar riff followed by the technical explanations. The original tempo of Engel is 96 bpm and the riff is played in 16th notes. As explained in the video I advise you to start slowly, e.g. 75 or 80, and then work your way up day by day. The guitar techniques you need to play Engel by Rammstein are hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides. You should have your thumb at the back of the guitar neck to support your left-hand playing position. Playing this awesome riff you also learn how to palm-mute the low D (Drop-Tuning). Place your right hand on the bridge close to the intonation blocks to get the low chugging sound you need for this aggressive riff. If you move your right hand closer to the neck, you will notice the sound will get thinner. Finally, remember the riff is not difficult in itself, all you need to do is to be patient regarding the approximation to the original tempo of the song. The key is to increase the tempo slowly to program your muscle memory. If you notice an increase in mistakes, reduce the bpm by e.g. 5 or 10 and then move your way back up again. A very good guitar teacher once told me to increase the speed only by 1 bpm per day. Although this may not necessarily be the case in the context of this song, it is always a good idea to start slowly. You can always speed things up, but once you play faster than you can, you lose touch with your playing and you...