Shred Guitar Lessons

Contrary to common belief, shred is not only about playing fast: It's about playing fast with your heart. This section will cover virtually every aspect of shredding - the techniques, the tricks, the pitfalls, the nuances and the exercises.

Difficulty5
Alternate Picking Workout #1
by Darius Wave
Right hand exercise, dressed with famous Cannon Rock chord progression. Bored while practicing with metronome? Check this out. Practice alternate picking with different rhythm values. Improve switching between different speeds in the same tempo - from quarter, through triplets to 16th notes.
Tags: alternate picking, exercise, workout,...
Difficulty9
Jason Becker Style
by Ben Higgins
A mini epic shred fest devoted to the amazing Jason Becker, testing your sweep skills to the limit.
Tags: jason becker, perpetual burn, cacophony,...
Difficulty6
String Skipping Etude
by Piotr Kaczor
This etude focuses on string skipping technique.
Tags: string skipping, etude, neoclassical,...
Difficulty10
30 Shredders In One Solo
by Ben Higgins
30 of the world's most famous shredders collide in this one massive sounding track and lesson.
Tags: Yngwie Malmsteen, Eddie Van Halen, Jake E....
Difficulty6
Linear Shred Zone
by Ben Higgins
A short etude focusing on moving laterally up the guitar neck.
Tags: alternate picking, vinnie moore, shred
Difficulty10
Michael Angelo Batio Style
by Ben Higgins
A fire breathing solo in the style of the phenomenal Michael Angelo Batio!
Tags: michael angelo batio, alternate picking,...
Difficulty4
Sweep Picking 7th Arpeggios
by Alex Feather
Learn how to play sweep picking arpeggios and harmonize the G major scale.
Tags: G major, 7th, Arpeggios, Sweep, Sweeping,...
Difficulty6
Running Around
by Ben Higgins
A lesson featuring runs, from low to high and high to low.
Tags: runs, picking, legato, shred

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Difficulty10
Extreme Neo-Classic
by Muris Varajic
Lots of speed picking and sweeping
Tags: Neo-Classical, fast, speed picking, sweeping,...
Difficulty8
Modal Madness pt 4 - 5 String Patterns
by Zsolt Galambos
This lesson contains 5 string patterns in Dmin. The picking style shown in this lesson is one of the harder picking excercises.
Tags: shred, excercize, alternate picking, staccato,
Difficulty8
Sweep Picking Arpeggios
by Ian Bushell
Sweep picking technique with some legato, string skipping, moveable arpeggio shapes and voice leading to make smoother arpeggio changes from one chord to another.
Tags: sweep picking, arpeggios, legato, string...
Difficulty5
Sweep Picking Lesson
by Muris Varajic
A basic sweep picking lesson going from the simplest two-string shapes all the way to the five-string shapes. This is an excellent lesson if you are new to sweeping and want to work your way to the top!
Tags: Sweep Picking, sweeping, timing, two string...
Difficulty6
Modal Madness
by Zsolt Galambos
Time for some modal madness! This exercise is one of the most important for developing speed, stamina and accuracy in alternate picking.
Tags: Staccato, Alternate picking, AP exercise
Difficulty5
Alternate Workout
by Muris Varajic
Unusual picking patterns.
Tags: alternate picking, odd patterns, unusual picking
Difficulty9
Yngwie Malmsteen Style Solo
by Emir Hot
This lesson demonstrates Harmonic Minor, Phrigyan Dominant and Diminished scales and arpeggios played in fast Malmsteen style. Useful for fast alternate picking and sweeped arpeggios.
Tags: Yngwie, Malmsteen, Harmonic Minor,...
Difficulty6
Alternate Picking Etude With String Skipping
by Emir Hot
Alternate picking lesson including string skipping with strict left hand fingering approach.
Tags: Alternate, picking, etude

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