In Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar we cover:

• Developing rhythm and picking hand dexterity
• Essential metal scales, approached in a creative and common-sense way
• How to construct great riffs
• Harmonics, Drop-D tuning and odd time signatures
• Getting a Great Tone

In Heavy Metal Lead Guitar we cover:

• Playing more melodically
• Build technique, using musical extracts
• How to view the fretboard as a whole
• Using the whammy bar creatively
• Four solo studies in a mixture of classic metal styles

Progressive Metal Guitar

This book digs deeper into style and musicianship, building on the foundations of books one and twoThis material is aimed at the intermediate to advanced player and explores the more complex concepts used by today's most respected guitarists:

• Advanced Technique
• Odd Meter and Cross rhythm
• Exotic scales
• Neoclassical Style-file
• Writing harmonies, twin guitar parts

Together, these books form a comprehensive reference guide to help you become a creative and technical heavy metal musician.

Table of Contents

Primer: Rhythm and Notation

Chapter One: Roots of Metal

Chapter Two: Moving Power Chords

Chapter Three: Developing the Picking Hand

Chapter Four: Scales for Metal

Chapter Five: Harmonics

Chapter Six: Riff Writing

Chapter Seven: Drop D Tuning

Chapter Eight: Getting a Great Sound

About the Author

Joseph Alexander has been a guitarist and expert music tutor for over 20 years. His tuition books are published in four languages and have sold over 2,000,000 copies to widespread critical acclaim.

Currently Joseph is co-writing groundbreaking music methods with Martin Taylor, John Patitucci, Jens Larsen, Levi Clay, Ulf Wakenius, Mark Lettieri, Greg Howe, Steve Morse, Tommy Emmanuel, Mike Stern, and many more...

He is a publisher of over 400 music books and his label, Fundamental Changes is currently accepting manuscripts from a new talented generation of musicians and offers 3x the standard royalty rates to educators.