"This Godless Endeavor" (Nevermore) Solo Lesson/Analysis
One of, if not the most, infamous sweeping solos of all time, Jeff Loomis unleashed the ultimate sweepy challenge on this legendary song. No melody or feel to be found here, just 16 bars of pure shredding hell!
It goes without saying that a firm grasp of sweeping mechanics is required to attempt this at full speed, but regardless of where you are on your guitar journey this is an AMAZING workout for practicing your core arpeggios shapes - especially those pesky rolling ones.
Good luck and don't forget to share your progress with everyone in the Discord server!
0:00 Full speed playthrough
0:29 Slow speed playthrough
1:06 Intro
4:04 Shape 1
13:03 Shape 2
15:58 Shape 3
17:35 Shape 4
18:11 The progression
21:57 The end of the solo
Comments (9)
I appreciate the time you put into every one of these lessons. I love seeing Loomis getting his due praise. To commemorate Nevermore’s return, how about the solo from Engines Of Hate? It is a pretty fun one an very different from This Godless Endeavour
Loomis is amazing. He must have been really bored in Arch Enemy. Don’t get me wrong I love AE but it seems like he wasn’t allowed to do much.
Nevermore 2 last albums are full or incredible riffing and soloing. Like Vai, he's not only great in his technique. (Damn, you sweep so fast!)
I like when you say “that sounds sus” 😆
Man I loved nevermore, loomis is a serious shredder. Met him once years ago after he supported born of Osiris in Dublin Ireland. Gonna enjoy having a go at this. Cheers Bradley. Have ye seen dan huff now on YouTube here's a link Robert Baker recording and editing for him talked him into it. https://youtu.be/4PLwBOuuFM4?si=HklGdiUFApIAHchV Dan huff now on YouTube
Yes!!! F*** yeah!!! 🤘🏻
SWEEEEEEEEEEEP
WHOA!!!
YES. I LOVE LOOMIS