J. S. Bach is one of the greatest composers and most virtuosic musicians of all time. His amazing compositions are technically demanding, which make them the perfect match for heavy metal shred guitar. Shredding Bach introduces you to the unique style of this musical master and stretches your playing to the limits. It shows you all the essential techniques to play Bach's music on your electric guitar, including sweep picking, tapping, legato, and rapid alternate picking. Every example has been arranged to be as true and accurate to the original compositions as possible, with only minor adjustments made to accommodate the guitar and shred style. The DVD features German Schauss demonstrating examples from the book. The accompanying CD features all of the examples recorded at multiple speeds to help you practice and to get you on your way to mastering Bach's challenging compositions.

"For intermediate to advanced players"--Cover.

Master shredder Dave Martone brings exciting heavy metal shred guitar techniques to the blues in this book and DVD. Tap into the soulful, emotion-filled heart of the blues while you put the pedal to the metal and SHRED! Dave covers all of the most important techniques, including sweep picking, tapping, hybrid picking, and string skipping, and provides lots of fun licks to play in standard music notation and TAB. Easy-to-read neck diagrams make learning chords, scales, and arpeggios effortless. The included DVD is hosted by Dave and features his unique, entertaining, and clear approach to expressing technical and musical ideas. Shredding the Blues is a must have for any serious shredder and will lead you to shredding the blues in a way that will impress musicians and audiences alike.

"Shredding guitar workout : heavy metal meets the thinking shredder's technical practice".

This edition features new electric guitar transcriptions compiled from the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. the collection includes 11 pieces including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K525 I, Rondo alla Turka K331 III, Sonata K545 I, and Symphony #40 K550 I. As with other editions in this series, these transcriptions are intended to be performed with a pick — employing string-skipping, alternate, hybrid, and sweep-skipping techniques. the selections have been performed in a variety of settings from accompanied solos to a sextet. Companion audio downloads are available that features all eleven pieces as well as bonus tracks to the multi guitar selections with the first guitar absent to allow practice/performance with the audio. the book is divided into two sections, the first of which includes music for solos, duets and parts for larger ensemble transcriptions. the second section features full scores, canon solutions and the piano accompaniment score to the Turkish Rondo. Written in notation and tablature. Free audio downloads are available for use with this title.

The rock-and-roll memoir of one of the world's greatest guitarists Yngwie Malmsteen's revolutionary guitar style—combining elements of classical music with the speed and volume of heavy metal—made him a staple of the 80s rock scene. Decades later, he's still a legend among guitarists, having sold 11 million albums and influenced generations of rockers since. In Relentless, Malmsteen shares his personal story, from the moment he burst onto the scene seemingly out of nowhere in the early 80s to become a household name in the annals of heavy metal. Along the way, he talks about his first bands, going solo, his songwriting and recording process, and the seedy side of the rock business. Malmsteen was named one of Time magazine's ten greatest electric guitar players The author's most recent album, Spellbound, was released in December 2012 Ideal for guitar players, heavy metal fans, and those who enjoy rock memoirs

(Guitar). In an attempt to teach the aspiring rock guitarist how to pick faster and play more melodically, Dave Celentano uses heavy metal neo-classical styles from Paganini and Bach to rock in this great new book/CD pack. The book is structured to take the player through the examples in order of difficulty, from easiest to most challenging. Now with CD!