Shred Guitar Basics, Questions
sammetal92
Jun 28 2013, 03:18 PM
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I just started learning Rock You Like A Hurricane (Scorpions) by ear, and I can play the intro solo, but still working on the main solo.

So here are my questions:

1. Would you recommend that song for starting out on shred?

2. Is learning shred guitar by learning songs a good way of getting right into it?

3. Does it help your overall techniques when you learn a song?

4. Would it help in learning other shred songs quickly? For example, I learn a lick in the song and I can play it upto speed and the lick involves fast alternate picking only. If I picked up another song to learn and another lick that only involves fast alternate picking comes before me, would I be able to learn it faster than I learned the last lick like it? And over time, will I keep getting faster and faster in learning licks that involve alternate picking only?

5. After being able to play the whole of Rock you like a hurricane upto speed, what level of difficulty would you recommend for me for shred lessons on GMC?

6. What other songs would you recommend for people who are getting into shred territory that aren't too hard?

7. (if you play shred) what was the first shred song you ever learned on guitar?

Sorry, I know these are a lot of questions but as everyone knows, I ask around a lot smile.gif

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Cosmin Lupu
Jun 29 2013, 03:12 PM
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Hey man smile.gif

I would recommend you to start working on various 'shred usual' techniques - alternate picking, legato, sweep picking, tapping and DO NOT neglect your articulation or riffing.

Use various exercises or lessons here at GMC that you CAN learn quickly at your current level - trust me, the satisfaction you will get after learning an easier lesson, will be an important ingredient for the fuel that pushes you towards improving constantly.

Make a list of your favorite songs that incorporate the idea of 'shred' in one form or another and analyze them in order to see which parts you can play NOW and which parts need development regarding a certain technique.

Which are your favorite GMC lessons - let's say around level 3-4 focusing on the above mentioned techniques?

Let's start from here!

Cosmin

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sammetal92
Jun 29 2013, 04:08 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 29 2013, 02:12 PM) *
Hey man smile.gif

I would recommend you to start working on various 'shred usual' techniques - alternate picking, legato, sweep picking, tapping and DO NOT neglect your articulation or riffing.

Use various exercises or lessons here at GMC that you CAN learn quickly at your current level - trust me, the satisfaction you will get after learning an easier lesson, will be an important ingredient for the fuel that pushes you towards improving constantly.

Make a list of your favorite songs that incorporate the idea of 'shred' in one form or another and analyze them in order to see which parts you can play NOW and which parts need development regarding a certain technique.

Which are your favorite GMC lessons - let's say around level 3-4 focusing on the above mentioned techniques?

Let's start from here!

Cosmin


For legato: Ben's Land of Legato series (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Bens-Land-Of-Legato/)
For sweeps: Lian's lesson "Sweeps: Major and Minor" (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Sweeps_Major_and_Minor/)
For tapping: Joe's lesson "Van Halen Tapping Style Beginner" (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/van-ha...style-beginner/)
For alt picking: Muris' lesson "Alternate Picking Thirds" (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...picking-thirds/)

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Cosmin Lupu
Jun 30 2013, 12:31 PM
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QUOTE (sammetal92 @ Jun 29 2013, 03:08 PM) *
For legato: Ben's Land of Legato series (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Bens-Land-Of-Legato/)
For sweeps: Lian's lesson "Sweeps: Major and Minor" (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Sweeps_Major_and_Minor/)
For tapping: Joe's lesson "Van Halen Tapping Style Beginner" (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/van-ha...style-beginner/)
For alt picking: Muris' lesson "Alternate Picking Thirds" (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...picking-thirds/)


Alright! Mate, you just got yourself a job here smile.gif

Tell me, are you willing to learn and record the easiest one and place the vid here? We would all like to help out, so it doesn't matter how it sounds at first! I think your selection is nice and if you are ambitious and hard working you CAN nail these and learn to apply these concepts in your OWN playing - do we have a deal, young man??

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sammetal92
Jun 30 2013, 06:53 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 30 2013, 11:31 AM) *
Alright! Mate, you just got yourself a job here smile.gif

Tell me, are you willing to learn and record the easiest one and place the vid here? We would all like to help out, so it doesn't matter how it sounds at first! I think your selection is nice and if you are ambitious and hard working you CAN nail these and learn to apply these concepts in your OWN playing - do we have a deal, young man??


Yes sir laugh.gif but I don't really have a working camera at the moment, I'll need to get my hands on one pretty soon, the laptop's webcam is really crappy, its sooo dark, you can't see the sun with it mellow.gif

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korblitz
Jun 30 2013, 07:02 PM
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QUOTE (sammetal92 @ Jun 30 2013, 05:53 PM) *
Yes sir laugh.gif but I don't really have a working camera at the moment, I'll need to get my hands on one pretty soon, the laptop's webcam is really crappy, its sooo dark, you can't see the sun with it mellow.gif


Like my grandfather used to say: " Having a crappy web camera is better than not having a web cam".

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sammetal92
Jun 30 2013, 07:04 PM
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QUOTE (korblitz @ Jun 30 2013, 06:02 PM) *
Like my grandfather used to say: " Having a crappy web camera is better than not having a web cam".


True laugh.gif

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- sammetal92   Shred Guitar Basics   Jun 28 2013, 03:18 PM
- - korblitz   1. Yes, why not? 2. Hell yeah! Nothing beats...   Jun 28 2013, 08:19 PM
|- - Todd Simpson   Great reply The long and the short of it is simpl...   Jun 29 2013, 05:14 AM
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- - The Professor   Hey, good questions. 1. For sure, great track...   Jun 28 2013, 08:29 PM
- - sammetal92   Thanks korblitz and Matt I kind of have more than...   Jun 28 2013, 08:43 PM
- - The Professor   Yeah, being consistent is always a plus when pract...   Jun 28 2013, 08:47 PM
- - sammetal92   I'm practicing 3 to 4 hours a day every day, I...   Jun 28 2013, 10:22 PM
- - The Professor   Cool, sounds like a good plan. Wish I had that muc...   Jun 28 2013, 10:39 PM
- - sammetal92   Yeah, college is off now for 3 months, so I go to ...   Jun 28 2013, 10:50 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   good questions! here you have my answers! ...   Jun 29 2013, 05:13 AM
- - korblitz   Tony Mcalpine I love him! Anyone heard the C...   Jun 29 2013, 01:30 PM
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|- - sammetal92   QUOTE (jstcrsn @ Jun 30 2013, 09:34 PM) j...   Jul 1 2013, 06:20 AM
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- - Cosmin Lupu   Yeah man Just use the daylight, record and post t...   Jul 1 2013, 07:09 AM
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