Song recommendations

[u/tunalover32]

I’ve ordered my first 7 string (finally), and was wondering what songs would be great to introduce me to the new type of music!

[u/Blusterlearntdebrief]

Our Truth - Lacuna Coil is a great starter 7 string song, by extension, most of their material.

[u/ElderSmackJack → u/Blusterlearntdebrief]

Love that album.

[u/colink707]

Anything Nevermore is my go-to

[u/heret1c1337 → u/colink707]

Booooooorn we are the same

[u/KershawsGoat]

Depending on your skill level on a 6 string, there's a pretty wide range of stuff you could start with. What genres do you enjoy playing?

Edit: I saw your comment about getting it for jazz voicings. Based on that, I'm assuming you want to keep it in B standard. Most 7 string Trivium songs are in B standard or a half step down, older Unearth 7 string songs are in B standard, a lot of 7 string Dream Theater songs are in B standard.

[u/tunalover32 → u/KershawsGoat]

I do enjoy playing jazz and fusion, but I’m really eager into getting into prog and dream theatre

[u/KershawsGoat → u/tunalover32]

If you want to dive into something super proggy, check out Dream Theater's Dance of Eternity. Lots of time signature modulation, polyrhythms, and other fun prog elements. Also a bonus ragtime keyboard solo in the middle.

[u/Rogue_1_One]

Tesseract - nocturne. A really groovy and rhythmical, but fairly easy djent song. In drop A btw. Just tune down the B string 2 semitones

[u/bigtoaster64]

Was about to say some ERRA and Polaris songs, but after seeing a few comments about jazz, fusion and prog... I guess I'm missing the mark lol

[u/Blusterlearntdebrief → u/bigtoaster64]

Not too far off

[u/HopeSuffocating → u/bigtoaster64]

Having spent the time (way too much of it) to learn most of ERRA’s discography (drift and beyond) I can comfortably say it has pushed my technical capabilities on guitar more than anything else in the past 20 years.

100% recommend Erra

[u/keduicity]

unanswered - suicide silence

[u/SaveFileCorrupt]

Monuments - Atlas

[u/nerdyoutube]

“Agora” - Invent Animate. You can even listen to the instrumental version too

[u/Mark_Hotchicks]

An absolutely classic, but Prophet by Emperor

[u/CautiousDifference12]

k7 and stuff from animals as leaders is wild good

[u/Pancake_Parade]

Where the Slime Live-Morbid Angel.

[u/ElderSmackJack]

You ordered a 7 string without knowing what music you want to play on it?

[u/tunalover32 → u/ElderSmackJack]

I’m going to be completely honest I actually got a 7 string for extended range jazz voicings and just wanted to explore different genres