“SCARLET CROSS”
Black Veil Brides
THIS POPULAR NEW theatrical/glam-metal song features melodic single-note and power chord riffs that are both heavy and catchy, with well-written and
-arranged parts, compliments of guitarists Jake Pitts and Jinxx. Using drop-D tuning down a whole step — what many refer to as “drop-C” tuning (low to high: C, G, C, F, A, D) — the guitarists make great use of the perfect-5th interval between their 6th and 5th strings to craft parts that are both convenient to play, with easily moveable one-finger power chords, and tight- and full-sounding.
Notice the guitarists’ deliberate and intermittent use of pick-hand palm muting (P.M.) for the single notes
