Man of Steel with Steel Panther's Satchel: Sliding Power Chords, Shuffle Riffs, Chromatic Movement and How to Play “10 Strikes You’re Out”

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Last month I showed you how I play the Steel Panther song “If I Was the King,” from our latest album, All You Can Eat.

I described that song as a “heavy metal shuffle,” because of its triplet-based rhythmic feel, and this month’s tune, “10 Strikes You’re Out,” falls into the same category.

A shuffle, by the way, is sometimes notated in 12/8 meter, which is based on four beats of eighth-note triplets per bar, but a shuffle can also be written in 4/4, using triplet brackets where needed and indicating that the eighth notes are to be “swung,” which is what I’ve done for this month’s column.