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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.


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  • Difficulty10

    Extreme Neo-Classic

    by Muris Varajic

    I called it Extreme Neo-Classic because it's pretty fast and includes lots of speed picking, sweeping etc.

    Neo-Classical, fast, speed picking, sweeping,...
  • Difficulty3

    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!

    Sweep Picking, sweeping, timing, two string...
  • Difficulty5

    Alternate Workout

    by Muris Varajic

    Unusual picking patterns.

    alternate picking, odd patterns, unusual picking
  • 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.

    sweep picking, arpeggios, legato, string...
  • Difficulty4

    Sweeping Basics

    by David Wallimann

    The secret of sweeping is to synchronize your right hand with your left hand. What you need to do is to place a finger of your left hand on the desired note at the same time than you are playing that note with your pick. As you do so, the next note needs to be placed on the adjacent string in the same direction as your pick is going.

    sweeping, sweep picking, speed
  • 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.

    shred, excercize, alternate picking, staccato,
  • Difficulty8

    Alternate Picking Lesson 1

    by Pavel Denisjuk

    At first look - this lesson may look difficult - but even if you are a beginning guitarist I suggest you start practicing this one because it will show essential ways to practice scale boxes and alternate picking. You don't have to play this lightning fast right away. Start practicing slowly to develop the correct right hand picking. Now let's dive into the world of alternate picking!

    hands position,
  • Difficulty9

    Muris Varajic Alternate Picking

    by Muris Varajic

    All sorts of picking like sweep, economy etc are fine but the basic of it all is good and solid alternate picking. In this lesson I'll show you some licks and timing changes so you could build up your picking skills on an even higher level!

    16th notes, 16th triplets, pauses
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