Running Around Lesson

- alfredsuresh15th December 2011
  hmm nice lesson.. very fast Palm muting riffs
  thanx
- alfredsuresh15th December 2011
  i like it
- JaxN415th December 2011
  That Sounded Great. I love the AP and Legato runs... Really good man, Great playing!
  
  Did I see some ducks in the background?
- Sensible Jones15th December 2011
  Great stuff Ben. :-)
- Ben Higgins15th December 2011
  Thanks Guys No ducks this time, Jordan.. just an empty road !!
- moleman15th December 2011
  your playing gets tighter with every lesson dude, it's very inspiring.
- TesttubeMammoth15th December 2011
  Good work Higgy. I am going to attempt this one, haven't yet managed to master a 6.
- thefireball15th December 2011
  Sweet, man!!
- Marek Rojewski15th December 2011
  Awesome sensei Higgins m/ Enought great runs to fill a whole EP
- WeePee15th December 2011
  Wicked playing !!
  That circular vibrato @ 0:18 is just hypnotic...
  
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- Daniel Realpe15th December 2011
  I love these ideas! and yes, the road reminds me of the UK
- playaxeman15th December 2011
  fantastic. love these fast licks
- Ben Higgins15th December 2011
  Thank you all, fellow disciples of the axe !
- Cosmin Lupu15th December 2011
  Higgins San! I sense that many donuts have helped gain the awesomeness of these lines!
- Sinisa Cekic15th December 2011
  Run baby, run !!
- Ben Higgins15th December 2011
  Haha !! Donuts and running don't usually mix but....
- Todd Simpson15th December 2011
  Nice! Killer runs and chops man. Love it!
- zeus16th December 2011
  very cool lesson, love the AP runs!
- Marcus Desaiha16th December 2011
  This is a GREAT submission!
  It has a bit of everything, Alternate picking, Legato, Pinch harmonics, wide and beautiful vibrato! Good job Ben!
- Ben Higgins16th December 2011
  Thanks everyone, I hope it gives some new ideas of how to structure runs and things
- Kristofer Dahl16th December 2011
  I agree with Moleman - it's very inspiring to see how you just get better and better..!
- Piotr Kaczor16th December 2011
  You have your own sound, Ben! I envy you so much!
- Ivan Milenkovic17th December 2011
  Excellent work man, definitely shows you've been practicing
- Ben Higgins17th December 2011
  Guys, as always, you flatter me too much. Piotr, what do you mean ? You're amazing !! Watch your Gary Moore videos again to remind yourself !!!
- Ishouldjustquit18th December 2011
  Ben you are killing me ..I need to go practice again
- djohnneay24th December 2011
  these are some really nice runs ben! i'm anxious to learn them all, but it's gonna take some serious time!

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- Tags: Runs, Picking, Legato, Shred
Hi GMC!

Welcome to my latest lesson. This time we are looking at long runs which go up or down the neck. A run is a long guitar phrase designed to create tension or excitement.
Every guitarist uses runs in their own way.

I've used a mixture of alternate picking runs and a legato run. Instead of just moving diatonically through a scale, I've tried to keep it interesting by climbing up, stepping back and repeating certain notes and climbing up again. This helps creating an effect of mounting tension or power.

I've kept it at 100bpm so it's not too crazy to learn. As always, keep things very slow until you know the phrases inside out without having to think about it. Only then should you try to increase the tempo.

If you need any help, you know how to find me - enjoy!

Gear:
Marshall JVM 410H
OD1 channel (Red setting) Bass - 1 Mid - 6.5 Treb - 6 Gain - 3

Tempo: 100bpm

Key: G Minor

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