With over 120 notated audio examples, Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar teaches the most important concepts, approaches and techniques used in heavy metal and presents them in a creative, musical way. 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. Throughout, the emphasis is on using real music to help the student deconstruct classic heavy metal approaches, and to use these ideas in creating their own original Guitar riffs. Working chronologically from the earliest roots of heavy metal, the rhythm skills required by every modern metal guitarist are demonstrated and musically applied. Whatever genre of metal you wish to play, you will find the music, technique and theory easy to master with Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar. Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar covers: Riff Building, Rhythmic Accuracy, Essential Scales, Odd Time Signatures, Drop Tunings, Harmonics & Much More.