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Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar

$19.99

• Master Building Blocks of Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar so you can play any style of metal

• Discover Essential Techniques and Real World Examples so you can apply them to your playing

• Learn to play in the styles of Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Judas Priest, Pantera and more…

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Categories: Guitar Books, Metal, Rock Tag: Rob Thorpe
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The Essential Guide to Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar

Do you want to learn Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar but need a book that teaches you more than just technique?
Do you want to know how to apply the distinctly heavy metal techniques to your guitar playing?

Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar teaches the most important concepts, approaches and techniques used in heavy metal rhythm guitar. Starting with the roots of heavy metal, the essential rhythm skills are broken down step-by-step, to clearly show how authentic metal is constructed.

Here’s What You Get…

• Over 90 pages illustrating the musical components of metal, such as Power Chords, Single String Lines, Displacement, Odd Time Signatures and much more

• Real musical examples to help you explore your creativity

• 140 notated, musical examples so you can hear and feel every stepping stone in the process of learning

• Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar in the style of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer and many more…

Learn Metal Guitar by Studying Real Music

Many guides simply show you how to build technique. Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar doesn’t just teach you theory and technical exercises but teaches you guitar riffs you can use and how to apply the theory and exercises to your music.

Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar examines the guitar playing at the roots of metal in the mid-1960s, such as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s like Judas Priest, Saxon and Iron Maiden. The thrash metal of bands like Metallica and Slayer are covered, along with bands like Death, Pantera and Meshuggah who progressed Heavy Metal and expanded the technical possibilities.

Check out these great audio examples:

Iron Maiden Style:

https://www.fundamental-changes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/43-Example-3f.mp3

 

Phrygian Dominant Riff:

https://www.fundamental-changes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/69-Example-4l.mp3

 

Black Sabbath Style Riff:

https://www.fundamental-changes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/21-Example-1k.mp3

 

These ideas and over 140 more excellent riffs are taught in Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar.

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Our books are consistently the best-selling music titles on Amazon and have received tens of thousands of positive reviews.

Get every example in your book as an audio file – for free!

Reading from your screen is one thing, but learning music is all about hearing it in action. Every book contains a link to download every example and backing track right to your computer

Instant Delivery

Every book is delivered via download and email as soon as you hit buy now.

Learn from legendary musicians

We publish books by the greatest and most influential musicians in the world.

“Whenever I teach students, I ask them about what books they have and they always like the books from Fundamental Changes. You guys have a great reputation! And, of course, I thank you for the opportunity to publish my own book – you did it so well!”

Mike Stern

“I’ve published eight books with Fundamental Changes and each one beautifully teaches a different element of my musical voice on guitar”

Dr Martin Taylor MBE

“The artists you work with, and the quality of your work speaks for itself.”

Tommy Emmanuel

“Wow! You guys work hard and the material you produce is great!”

John Patitucci

“I wish these books had been available when I was learning to play. I can’t recommend them highly enough!”

Ulf Wakenius

“I can’t believe all the great books you’ve published!”

Jennifer Batten

“These books are great! You guys really know your s**t!”

Oz Noy

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