{"id":498869,"date":"2019-03-20T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T13:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=498869"},"modified":"2019-03-20T13:37:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T13:37:56","slug":"john-5-shows-fans-how-to-play-zoinks-crank-it-and-i-am-john-5-with-alternative-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2019\/03\/20\/john-5-shows-fans-how-to-play-zoinks-crank-it-and-i-am-john-5-with-alternative-press\/","title":{"rendered":"John 5 shows fans “How To Play” Zoinks, Crank It and I am John 5 with Alternative Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

From Alternative Press<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“John 5 and the Creatures are ready to level the Earth with a sonic-beam of shred with their new record, “Invasion.” For the first time ever, the legendary guitar god sits down to teach you how to play three of his brand new songs in this APTV world exclusive.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to play “Zoinks!”: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i-MaDfdxM1w<\/a><\/p>\n

“In this installment, John 5 plays through “Zoinks!” and breaks the lead riff down to chord shape and rhythm and explains everything you need to know to play along with the new album.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to play “Crank It”: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TH0yY7zmsC8<\/a><\/p>\n

“In this APTV exclusive, guitar god John 5 teaches you how to play riffs from his new song “Crank It-Living With Ghosts.” Learn the chord shapes, picking pattern and rhythm to this haunting riff-fest. John 5 also gives a preview of a BRAND NEW song and tells us what we can expect for the upcoming music video, gives an in depth explanation of the “Crank It” writing process and discusses the importance of rhythm in his playing.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to play “I am John 5”: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vk4qhQbvViw<\/a><\/p>\n

“Virtuoso guitarist John 5 has returned with “Invasion,” a brand new album of face-melting shred and instantly iconic riffs but his main influence behind “I AM JOHN 5” may shock you. In this APTV exclusive, John 5 demonstrates how to play riffs from “I AM JOHN 5″ and explains everything you’ll need to know to play along to the track. The guitar legend also opens up about being open minded to all genres keeps his music fresh.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John 5 and the Creatures are ready to level the Earth with a sonic-beam of shred with their new record, “Invasion.” For the first time ever, the legendary guitar god sits down to teach you how to play three of his brand new songs in this APTV world exclusive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":498880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[764,823,833,13,559,814],"class_list":["post-498869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interview","tag-alternative-press","tag-crank-it","tag-i-am-john-5","tag-john-5","tag-john-5-and-the-creatures","tag-zoinks","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/how-to-play-john-5.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-25Mh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":515233,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2019\/04\/10\/watch-john-5-play-through-of-zoinks-via-guitar-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":498869,"position":0},"title":"[Watch] John 5 play through of Zoinks via Guitar World.","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"April 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"John 5 stopped by the Guitar World Studio to play through his song ZOINKS!","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"John 5 Zoinks Guitar World","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/john-5-zoinks-guitar-world.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/john-5-zoinks-guitar-world.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/john-5-zoinks-guitar-world.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":587850,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2019\/07\/31\/invasion-out-now-watch-john-5-creatures-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":498869,"position":1},"title":"‘Invasion’ – out today. 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