New Lessons: Bluegrass Goes Electric, Shred Like Shakespeare, Brutal Death Metal Riffs, Latin Guitar Lesson, A Perfect Circle Riff Rundown, and More!

View this email in your browser Twang 101: Bluegrass Goes Electric! Steal inspiration, vocabulary, and picking techniques from legendary acoustic players. Joe Gore's Subversive Guitarist: Shred Like Shakespeare This 400-year-old lute technique can solve contemporary fingerpicking problems. Mort, Death's Apprentice: Brutal Death Metal Riffs How to level-up your down-tuned riffing in the style of Suffocation, Gorgasm, Deeds of Flesh, and more. Montunos Made Easy! The grooves found in Latin music are full of intriguing rhythmic options. Here's how to cop that vibe to make the music dance! Riff Rundown: A Perfect Circle's "Judith" Guitarist Billy Howerdel provides some tuning tips (spoiler: it's in standard) and goes through all the phases of the Mer De Noms smash hit. What the Ell? How to Make the Most of 4 Chords One of Nashville's bona fide hitmakers shares secrets to making stock progressions pop. Obsessive Progressive: Rush's Alex Lifeson We break down how prog rock's most influential 6-stringer combines timeless riffs, a huge sound, and a penchant for experimentation. Beyond Blues: How to Play "Bird" Blues Saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker's challenging version of a 12-bar blues is one of his most enduring contributions. Learn how to navigate these tricky changes by combining bebop and blues. Copyright © 2019 Premier Guitar, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because of your ongoing relationship with Premier Guitar. Our mailing address is: Premier Guitar 3 Research Ctr Marion, IA 52302-5868 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.