Challenging riffing exercise to develop your alternate picking and timing!

Today we will talk about speed metal. This form to touch metal began with bands like Stratovarius, Helloween etc.

Imagine you are the only guitarist in the band and your drummer comes up with a cool rythm. You know the chords, and you know 3 scales: minor, major and phrygian. You have 5 minutes straight to create a guitar part and to make it interesting.

This is a challenge for all metalheads out there who love agressive metal riffs. This lesson is full of cool alternate picking stuff so even if you are not into the metal your picking can gain a lot if you use this lesson as an alternate picking excercise! Get in and prepare to pick FAST!

A fast shred solo at 220 bpm, combines alternate picking, wide finger stretching, economy picking (sweep picking), alternate picking and legato.

Exercises & tips to play faster, based on this simple principle: Speed is a by-product of accuracy.

A super fast shred session designed for people who prefer outside picking.

Essentials from both classic and modern metal. Powerful rhythm section ornamented with modern speed licks and concepts.

Increase your speed picking potential by using longer licks on one string and challenge yourself with odd note groupings.