I observed that in styles like hard rock, metal, trash – flageolets are used often as some kind of guitar effect. It sounds very strange and cool at the same time! Distortion will make your flageolets scream in a crazy manner – and that’s what you want, isn’t it?

Closer to the subject. You will have to tune your guitar two tones lower – this will give your guitar an angry sound. The level of your distortion gain should be set to 80% – but it depends from the pedal you are using. I was using Boss DS-1 distortion pedal and I also added some gain from my Peavey amp.

- First string = C

- Second string = G

- Third string = E bemol

- Fourth string = B bemol

- Fifth string = F

- Sixth string = C

A little secret about the riff, but very very important. The flageolet on the sixth string is not exactly at the third fret – it’s between the second and the third - and it sounds different, completely another note.

Flageolets Guitar Riff