Shredding the Blues (book/DVD)

Alfred Publications
Heavy Metal Guitar Meets the Blues

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.

Sample Pages

• Paul Gilbert Intense Rock II
• Lick Library: Quick Licks - Technical Shredding DVD
• Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Shredding with Arpeggios DVD
• Shredding the Blues
• Steve Vai Lick Library: Melodic Shredding DVD