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Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter explains why he’s always preferred being a rhythm guitarist rather than a lead player
The eight-string-toting riff machine also revealed what made Anthrax his favorite thrash-metal band and why he considers himself Deftones’ “odd man out” in a new episode of Ernie Ball's String Theory
How creating chains of dotted-eighth syncopations can revolutionize your rhythm playing
It's time to go against the grain with some tricky rhythmic phrasing
Shake up your rhythm playing with shifting 16th-note accents
This “rhythm-within-a-rhythm” approach can add dynamism to your playing
Improve your rhythm playing with this guide to 16th notes, the roots of chug
Count in the next stage in your rhythm guitar evolution
How to borrow chords from a parallel minor key and lend your songs a bittersweet edge
Learn a songwriting trick used by everyone from Eric Clapton to The Beatles
Give your major-key compositions a moment of darkness by employing the 'four minor' chord
How borrowing chords from parallel minor keys can refresh your songwriting
Change the mood and spice up your tunes with parallel major and minor keys
Impart a touch of sadness or melancholy to an otherwise happy and predictable-sounding progression
Make your compositions soar using augmented climb progressions
How to inject a sense of drama into your songwriting
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