The Spider Chord is a guitar technique popularized during the 80s
thrash metal scene. Although its origins are unknown, it is widely regarded as being invented by
Dave Mustaine of
Megadeth, although
Kerry King has also claimed he was the first to use it. It is used to reduce string noise when playing (mostly chromatic) riffs which require chords across several strings.The Spider Chord requires the player to use all four fingers. Two fingers will be fret 5th while the other fret another 5th. This technique then allows you to run down the neck playing either of the two chords. This article is licensed under the
GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the
Wikipedia article "Spider Cord". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
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The Spider Chord is a guitar technique popularized during the 80s thrash metal scene. Although its origins are unknown, it is widely regarded as being invented by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, although Kerry King has also claimed he was the first to use it. It is used to reduce string noise when playing (mostly chromatic) riffs which require chords across several strings.The Spider Chord requires the player to use all four fingers. Two fingers will be fret 5th while the other fret another 5th. This technique then allows you to run down the neck playing either of the two chords. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Spider Cord". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
