Metal Method: Lead Guitar Monster DNA Package (2015)

Get out of the pentatonic rut…
Learning to play lead guitar, for most guitarists, begins with the minor pentatonic scale. The shape is easy to play, our index finger can stay in the same fret, and mostly, it never seems to sound bad. But there comes a point for every guitarist that they realize the pentatonic scale is a dead end. You wind up stuck in a box, regurgitating the same riffs over and over with no regard for the chords you are playing over.

In order to be an effective and creative lead guitarist you must have a strong understanding of the relationship between the licks you are playing and the chords you are playing over. Lead Guitar DNA will show you a clear approach to understanding this relationship. This program explains the need to understand 2 string arpeggios to master lead guitar. Lead Guitar DNA 2 extends this program with Phrygian 2 string arpeggios. Break out of the pentatonic box and master the fretboard.

Don’t forget your rhythm chops!

Monster Power Chords includes jam-a-long drum loops, and full blown backing tracks. The drum loops are designed to keep the beat for practicing ANY of the basic exercises in this program. The full backing tracks are designed to tie together the fundamentals being studied in each section. For advanced players already working on lead guitar skills Monster Power Chords comes with TAB of recommended scales and arpeggios to use over these backing trax.

Package Includes:

Monster Power Chords 1
Power chords are the lifeblood of Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, Alternative, and Metal music. Monster Power Chords Vol. 1, by Dee J Nelson will introduce you to basic power chord strumming, music fundamentals, and advanced strumming techniques that are used frequently in real performance situations.

You loved the book…. the movie is even better!
These techniques include palm muting, muted strumming, natural and artificial harmonics, hammer-ons & pull-offs, 16th notes, alternate picking, and drop D tuning. This program compliments The Complete Basic Course and is designed as additional material for beginner and intermediate guitarists. You can use these simple power chords to play any rock guitar song.

These 46 exercises will help build dexterity and coordination to play difficult passages in your favorite songs.

Monster Power Chords includes jam-a-long drum loops, and full blown backing tracks. The drum loops are designed to keep the beat for practicing ANY of the basic exercises in this program. The full backing tracks are designed to tie together the fundamentals being studied in each section. For advanced players already working on lead guitar skills Monster Power Chords comes with TAB of recommended scales and arpeggios to use over these backing tracks.

Monster Power Chords 2
Building on the fundamentals taught by Dee J Nelson in Monster Power Chords Volume 1, the intensity is kicked up in this sequel. Accenting and syncopation, odd meter, drop tunings, inversions and more are covered in this lesson.
Monster Power Chords Volume 2 introduces:

New rock power chords including inversions
A fresh look at scales through the eyes of a rhythm guitarist
Commingling of power chords and scales
Picking endurance exercises
More drop tunings
Accenting and syncopation
Odd meter

Monster Power Chords Volume 2 comes with 36 new exercises and 5 new backing tracks. The backing tracks are also great for practicing lead guitar improvisation. Guitar Pro 6 files are included for you to play along with all exercises at any speed at no additional charge. (Guitar Pro 6 software sold separately).

Monster Power Chords Volume 2 features an exclusive lesson based on a song by the band Dope entitled “Selfish”, released in October 2014 as the first single from the bands 7th studio album Blood Money. That’s right- learn how power chords are used in real songs!

Lead Guitar DNA Vol 1
Learning to play lead guitar, for most guitarists, begins with the minor pentatonic scale. The shape is easy to play, our index finger can stay in the same fret, and mostly, it never seems to sound bad. But there comes a point for every guitarist that they realize the pentatonic scale is a dead end. You wind up stuck in a box, regurgitating the same riffs over and over with no regard for the chords you are playing over.

Get out of the Pentatonic rut

In order to be an effective and creative lead guitarist you must have a strong understanding of the relationship between the licks you are playing and the chords you are playing over. Lead Guitar DNA will show you a clear approach to understanding this relationship. This program explains the need to understand 2 string arpeggios to master lead guitar.

Included with your DVD are a variety of on disk files that will help you along the way. These include: Printable tab booklet, bass and drum backing tracks, and play along GuitarPro files.

What you will learn in this program

2 string arpeggios
Common tone soloing
Chord tone soloing
Modal soloing
Triad soloing
Triad chord theory
Move beyond the pentatonic
Lead guitar improvising
Includes guitar and bass backing MP3 tracks

Lead Guitar DNA Vol. 2
Lead Guitar DNA 2, Phractured Phrygian is all about the Phrygian Mode which is used widely in hard rock and metal music. The many classic tunes that use the Phrygian sound include: Metallica’s “Am I Evil”, Megadeth’s “Symphony of Destruction”, and Steve Vai’s “For the Love of God”.

Lead Guitar DNA 2, Phractured Phrygian is all about the Phrygian Mode which is used widely in hard rock and metal music. The many classic tunes that use the Phrygian sound include: Metallica’s “Am I Evil”, Megadeth’s “Symphony of Destruction”, and Steve Vai’s “For the Love of God”.

Understanding modes is a huge topic of study on the guitar. Modes can help us to understand the fretboard, sharpen our fretting and picking skills, and help the aspiring lead guitarist break out of “the box”.

Phractured Phrygian is a complete study of the Phrygian mode that helps guitarists learn the fretboard and builds chops, but then goes beyond that to gain a complete understanding of the elements that create the Phrygian sound. Phractured Phrygian uses the Lead Guitar DNA chord tone soloing approach to expose these elements and put them at your fingertips!

This Program focuses on the B Phrygian Scale and covers;

The Phrygian & Spanish Phrygian Scales
Chords as related to the Phrygian Scale
The Phrygian Cadence
2 String Arpeggios as related to the Phrygian mode
Once you’ve mastered the B Phrygian Scale simply move it up and down the fretboard to cover all keys. Phractured Phrygian comes complete with 24 exercises and 3 new backing tracks for accompaniment of the exercises or for just plain old jammin’ out.

While this program delves into the theoretical world of the phrygian mode, you don’t need to be a music theory professor to enjoy it. You can learn the riffs that create the phrygian sound while gradually gaining a complete understanding of the theory through repeated study. All theory is thoroughly covered in the on disc files that come with the program.

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