The Art of Kirk Hammett [Paperback]

Arthur Rotfeld (Author), Kirk Hammett (Primary Contributor), Ross Halfin (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1997

This book is a complete, thorough analysis of the music of Metallica including notes on the band, a time line history, performance notes, photos, and equipment setup. The Art Of series examines the guitar solos of the band Metallica with note-for-note transcriptions in notes and tab.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Cherry Lane Music (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575600005
• ISBN-13: 978-1575600000
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,295,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Kirk Hammett Book, February 12, 2001

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movieman (PF, MD, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Kirk Hammett (Paperback)

Everything in this book is right. The tab to all his solos is here and spot on with no errors to be seen. It has all his solos from the early albums (Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightining) to the newer albums (Load). Some of the better solos include Seek and Destroy, Fade To Black, One, Blackened, Battery, and Enter Sandman. It also includes an interview with Kirk, his gear setup, photos, and scale diagrams. Along with the solos it also includes some of Kirks licks. This book is not for everyone however, as anyone who has listened to Kirk play knows that his solos are fast and flashy for the most part, and no beginning guitar player will have the skill to play like this yet.

Overall this is a great book for the advanced guitar player. If your interested in learning how to solo this book is for you too. It has helped me learn how to craft my own solos, as well as help me gain playing speed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Kirk Hammett, July 12, 2000

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Bruce (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Kirk Hammett (Paperback)

This book was incredible. The tablature on the solos were 100% accurate. Kirk Hammett is awesome and so is this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely formatted, for fans 4/5* for others 2/3*, December 1, 2002

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sir_isaac_newton (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Kirk Hammett (Paperback)

I bought this as a present for my brother, a Metallica fan and accomplished guitarist. This is a very attractively formatted book which Metallica fans that play or want to play guitar will enjoy. There is a well written introduction section with an interesting interview with Kirk. There are diagrams of the scale boxes that Kirk most often uses -- *if* these are accurate reflections of Kirk's playing (yes I am a little sceptical) then it is very interesting. According to this, he uses mainly 3 or 4 common scales, including the Minor Pentatonic and Dorian scales -- the other(s) was/were probably Major scale, aeolian and/or blues scale, I forget -- mainly centered around the most common position...although with some interesting extensions at both ends. The scale diagrams are very clear and well presented. The rest of the book has detailed breakdowns of Kirks solos which was of little interest to me and seemed a little dry, but this would presumably be quite interesting to a fan (pity they haven't done "the Art of Brian Robertson" yet!!Hint. Hint.) Some more desciptive text later in the book may have improved things for non-fans.