Proto-metalist Ritchie Blackmore, who bridged the gap between blues-drenched rockers of the ’60s and the lightning-fingered shredders of today. His band, Deep Purple, helped pioneer the heavy power chord thing. This 13-part lesson gives you some keen insights on how to temper the shred a tad and still play in the hard-rock zone.

Audio guitar lesson:
http://truefire.com/guitabulary/lessons/playingwithelectricity.mp3

Tab, notation and Power Tab files available here.