Series: Learn Heavy Metal Guitar
Paperback: 94 pages
Publisher: www.fundamental-changes.com (June 17, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1910403245
ISBN-13: 978-1910403242
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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This is a great book for professional or amateur musicians who are serious about metal guitar playing and want to gain a more thorough knowledge of the style, it's origins and performance practices. The book is comprehensive and begins with a section on the beginnings of metal guitar playing eventually delving into more complicated modern metal playing involving odd meters and rhythms. There are plenty of clearly notated examples with tab notation as well. If you don't read music, there is a primer at the beginning of the book to get you through the basics, but even if you don't work through that, there are good quality accompanying audio samples for all of the licks and guitar lines/progressions presented. A very detail oriented and thorough study book that puts the 'head' into 'Metalhead'. I would say, if you love playing metal or want to learn more about the style, then after going through this book, you will not ever have to fear being labeled a 'hack' and have a real knowledge base to draw from when playing in the style.
This is purely great for everyone who wants to get seriously into heavy metal playing on electric guitar from the amateur until the professional player who wants to discover playing how to play metal music. It covers all the basics, important techniques and theoretical analysis of the different styles. You do not even have to be a studied musician to learn the notated examples. For each chapter there are a lot of great examples, written down in sheet music and as tabs as well, for those, who are not familiar with classical notation. And of course all these examples come with audio as well. This is for sure a widespread and established teaching guide to learn all the skills necessary, like Riff Building, Rhythm, Power Chords, Drop Tunings, Single Line/Open String Riffs, Harmonics etc. and music theory (scales, theory of harmony, …) to play all the different styles of heavy metal. The book literally takes you on a journey to cover all the important styles of metal music beginning with the earliest occurrences of metal in the 70s until contemporary metal music. If you want to learn heavy metal music on guitar I definitely recommend this book as an universal guide!
This book covers a broad spectrum of metal genres. The riffs sound authentic and are fun to play. Rhythmic, harmonic and melodic qualities are all examined in detail and there is a good balance between text, diagrams and examples. For further study, the author cites published songs/albums which feature the various elements being examined. In addition there is some historical background and good advice about gear, technique and practicing.The layout and format of the book are clean and clear and I had no difficulty downloading audio examples from the publisher's site.Rob Thorpe has made an excellent addition to the catalog of educational material in this field.
An excellent resource for any guitarist/instrumentalist/artist who is looking to take their technique and musicianship to the next level. Rob Thorpe presents us with an extremely comprehensive approach to the art of rhythm guitar playing that is suitable for aspiring beginners, determined intermediates, and seasons pros. Loved the musical examples as well as the chapter highlighting what goes into creating your tone. Will be on the lookout for the next book.
The audio examples have to be downloaded, which is difficult when your wifi is limited if you live out in the country. But other than that I rely on this book more than Rock Smith 2014 and authentic tab books.
This course had me fooled at first. The pages looked like recycled paperand the book did not come with a companion CD. After a couple attemptsI managed to download the audio clips and began at the beginning. I'm nowstarting chapter 4 and so far the content has been excellent. I'm even keepinga log on practice time and exercises covered. This is a great package forbeginner and immediate alike. I highly recommend it to anyone who is seriousabout being a better metal guitarist.!!
I first stumbled upon the Fundamental Changes series of tuition books approx 18 months ago with the Blues Guitar series (book 1 and 2). It totally transformed my approach to learning the guitar and I'm now at a point where I can play guitar with so much more fluidity and musicality than ever in the past.This experience drew my attention to other books from Fundamental Changes. I'd always been a fan of metal so naturally decided to give this title a go. I found it easy to follow and informative. It's given me the basic tools to be able to express myself and be creative in this genre. It's encouraged me to look to develop my metal playing further.I'm glad I bought the book and look forward to more great titles in future!
This book has impressed me. All topics are very well described and worked through. It goes right to the point. I find it really helpful for anybody trying to dig into metal guitar style. Can be used for teaching aswell as inspiring material for pros.Well done Rob Thorpe!!
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