Hey Guys
Here is another excercise to practise your alternate picking.
The aim of these guitar techniques is to develope strength in both your left and right hands.
E |-----------------------------------------1-3-4-5|
B |---------------------------------1-3-4-5--------|
G |-------------------------1-3-4-5----------------|
D |-----------------1-3-4-5------------------------|
A |---------1-3-4-5--------------------------------|
E |-1-3-4-5----------------------------------------|
E |-6-5-4-2-----------------------------------------|
B |---------6-5-4-2---------------------------------|
G |-----------------6-5-4-2-------------------------|
D |-------------------------6-5-4-2-----------------|
A |---------------------------------6-5-4-2---------|
E |-----------------------------------------6-5-4-2-|
Continue up the fret board, until you cover the all the frets. Once again it's not important to be fast at first, just make sure you pick every note, making it clear, then develope speed later on.
Enjoy
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Guitar Techniques - Alternate picking
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Showing posts with label shredding. Show all posts
Monday, January 18, 2010
Guitar Video - Yngwie Malmsteen
Hey Guys!
Say what you want about Yngwie Malmsteen, he still is an awesome player, and one of the fastest I've ever seen!
Here is a video I found called Arpeggios from hell!
There's some pretty fast guitar playing from Yngwie, and some astonishing guitar techniques. He makes it look so easy!
Enjoy another sensational guitar video on Guitar Techniques Blog!!!
Say what you want about Yngwie Malmsteen, he still is an awesome player, and one of the fastest I've ever seen!
Here is a video I found called Arpeggios from hell!
There's some pretty fast guitar playing from Yngwie, and some astonishing guitar techniques. He makes it look so easy!
Enjoy another sensational guitar video on Guitar Techniques Blog!!!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Steve Vai For The Love Of God Video
Hi Guys
This is Steve Vai performing for the love of god live.
Some great guitar techniques in this song.
This is Steve Vai performing for the love of god live.
Some great guitar techniques in this song.
Guitar Techniques - Another Sweep Picking Lesson
When you are sweep picking, every note is sounded out separately, and your picking hand is moving up or down the strings in a single motion, instead of picking every note like you normally would. On these riffs, start slow until you can play each one perfectly, and then gradually play it faster. Once you can play the riff flawless, move onto the next one.
d = down stroke
u = up stroke
This is to get you used to the feeling of moving your pick up and down the drings in one motion. Each finger is taken off the fret after the note is played. So basically on this riff you never have more then one finger on the fretboard at a time.
d d d u u u
e|--------12-14--------|
b|-----13-------13-----|
g|--14-------------12--|
d|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
The first one introduces hammer ons and pull offs.
Many times when you are sweeping, you have a starting point using a hammer on or pull off at the top or bottom of the figure. Practice these enough to feel comfortable with using the hammer ons or pull offs.
d u d d d u d d d u
e|--15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12-----|
b|--------13----13----------13----13----------13--|
g|-----------12----------------12-----------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
This figure is part of the intro for Bleeding Mascara, by Atreyu.
Instead of using a hammer on and pull off at the top, you are picking all of it. This is a bit more tricky on your right hand.
d d d u d u d d d u d u d d d u d u d u d u d u
d|-------13-17-13----------13-17-13----------13-17-13----18-17-15-17-15-13-|
a|----15----------15----15----------15----15----------15-------------------|
f|-14----------------14----------------14----------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This has one more string added onto it. It is a little harder, but with practice you will eventually get it, obviously. This was the first 4 string sweep I could ever play.
d u u d d d d u u
e|--19p15----------------15h19p15--------|
b|--------17----------17----------17-----|
g|-----------16----16----------------16--|
d|--------------15-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
d d d d u u d d d d u u
e|-----------13h17p13----------------13h17p13--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----14----------------14----14----------------14--|
d|--13----------------------13-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
This figure is a part of a riff from Seize the Day, by Avenged Sevenfold. In the first part of this figure, you will learn to play the notes on the same fret. To do this, you must put your finger all on the 15th fret, and roll your hand as you play it. What I mean by rolling it, is your hand will move so that your thumb will be moving up and down behind the neck. As your rolling your hand, your finger will be rolling so that it touches each string as you sweep.
u u u d d d d u u u
e|--18p15----------------15-18p15--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----------15----15----------------15--|
d|--------------17-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|
d d d d u u u d d d d u u u
e|-----------13-17p13----------------13-17p13--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----14----------------14----14----------------14--|
d|--15----------------------15-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
d = down stroke
u = up stroke
This is to get you used to the feeling of moving your pick up and down the drings in one motion. Each finger is taken off the fret after the note is played. So basically on this riff you never have more then one finger on the fretboard at a time.
d d d u u u
e|--------12-14--------|
b|-----13-------13-----|
g|--14-------------12--|
d|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
The first one introduces hammer ons and pull offs.
Many times when you are sweeping, you have a starting point using a hammer on or pull off at the top or bottom of the figure. Practice these enough to feel comfortable with using the hammer ons or pull offs.
d u d d d u d d d u
e|--15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12-----|
b|--------13----13----------13----13----------13--|
g|-----------12----------------12-----------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
This figure is part of the intro for Bleeding Mascara, by Atreyu.
Instead of using a hammer on and pull off at the top, you are picking all of it. This is a bit more tricky on your right hand.
d d d u d u d d d u d u d d d u d u d u d u d u
d|-------13-17-13----------13-17-13----------13-17-13----18-17-15-17-15-13-|
a|----15----------15----15----------15----15----------15-------------------|
f|-14----------------14----------------14----------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This has one more string added onto it. It is a little harder, but with practice you will eventually get it, obviously. This was the first 4 string sweep I could ever play.
d u u d d d d u u
e|--19p15----------------15h19p15--------|
b|--------17----------17----------17-----|
g|-----------16----16----------------16--|
d|--------------15-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
d d d d u u d d d d u u
e|-----------13h17p13----------------13h17p13--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----14----------------14----14----------------14--|
d|--13----------------------13-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
This figure is a part of a riff from Seize the Day, by Avenged Sevenfold. In the first part of this figure, you will learn to play the notes on the same fret. To do this, you must put your finger all on the 15th fret, and roll your hand as you play it. What I mean by rolling it, is your hand will move so that your thumb will be moving up and down behind the neck. As your rolling your hand, your finger will be rolling so that it touches each string as you sweep.
u u u d d d d u u u
e|--18p15----------------15-18p15--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----------15----15----------------15--|
d|--------------17-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|
d d d d u u u d d d d u u u
e|-----------13-17p13----------------13-17p13--------|
b|--------15----------15----------15----------15-----|
g|-----14----------------14----14----------------14--|
d|--15----------------------15-----------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Another sweep picking video
Hey Guys
Heres another great example of sweeping picking, an awesome guitar technique.
Will try and get this blog set up properly soon, with a lot of guitar tabs, and lessons.
For now enjoy this guitar technique!! Sweep picking is great.
Heres another great example of sweeping picking, an awesome guitar technique.
Will try and get this blog set up properly soon, with a lot of guitar tabs, and lessons.
For now enjoy this guitar technique!! Sweep picking is great.
Guitar techniques - sweep picking
Here is John Petrucci demonstrating sweep picking.
A great guitar technique, that some of the greats use to demonstrate speed.
Its a hard guitar technique to get the hang of, but once you do, you will love it.
A great guitar technique, that some of the greats use to demonstrate speed.
Its a hard guitar technique to get the hang of, but once you do, you will love it.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Tender Surrener - Steve Vai
Now heres some great guitar techniques at there best.
Another great Steve Vai performance.
Enjoy!
Another great Steve Vai performance.
Enjoy!
Learning metal guitar
Learning Metal Guitar: The Fastest and Easiest Method
by: Phil Wheatley
How many times did you feel the urge of playing the heavy metal guitar when you saw someone using his fingers to produce note that drives the entire audience crazy? How many times did you dream of playing hard rock in front of a huge audience? In addition, how many times did you think of learning the metal guitar only to drop the idea because you do not have sufficient time? Metal guitar lessons in normal music guides are not easily comprehensible unless you have some previous technical knowledge of the music, its notes and chords etc. If you never played guitar before, does not it mean that you cannot learn metal guitar unless you spend a lot of time and money on it? The answer is no.
With the introduction of a guide that is aimed at solely the beginners, learning metal guitar was never so easy. This guide does not require you to have any technical knowledge of music. You need not have any experience in music. You can use this guide to learn metal guitar in the easiest method possible. You will start playing your favorite songs with confidence in no time. The guide comes to you after a good research in the learning techniques that were discovered accidentally by the creator of the guide.
However, there is now an option for you to learn the metal guitar. You can call it a shortcut to learning the notes necessary to play the much favorite songs that you always wanted to play. This technique helps the immediate beginners with learning metal guitar chords, even if they have not played any instrument before and do not have any technical knowledge about music.
There are some websites that provides the technique which is available in form of a guide for everyone, at a minimal cost. One has to choose between the guides that may be for immediate beginners and for people who have been playing for quite a time. If you can play songs already then you may want to buy advanced guides for playing guitar even more efficiently. The guide for immediate beginners is developed in an easy to understand manner so that they can learn how to play metal guitar in no time.
It employs an easy to understand step by step instructions. The instructions are accompanied by colored illustrations so you will not have difficulty in finding the chords. Once you understand the basics of the chords, you can continue with the sequence or go straight to the chords for some of the famous songs as you go through the remaining portion of the guide.
You can start directly by learning the notes essential to play your favorite songs. The guide is a set of step-by-step instructions that help you pick up the difficult metal chords easily. It also includes several illustrations to help you achieve the results fast. You can just check out the images along with the text and learn the metals. The guide may also include videos that help you grasp the basics quickly. So choose the best guide before it is too late.
About The Author
Phil Wheatley has been playing Heavy Metal guitar for over 20 years. He has played in various bands giving occasional concerts and taught others the secrets of rock guitar lessons. For more information just visit the website of http://www.learnmetalguitarchords.com/
For more shredding madness, Click Here!
by: Phil Wheatley
How many times did you feel the urge of playing the heavy metal guitar when you saw someone using his fingers to produce note that drives the entire audience crazy? How many times did you dream of playing hard rock in front of a huge audience? In addition, how many times did you think of learning the metal guitar only to drop the idea because you do not have sufficient time? Metal guitar lessons in normal music guides are not easily comprehensible unless you have some previous technical knowledge of the music, its notes and chords etc. If you never played guitar before, does not it mean that you cannot learn metal guitar unless you spend a lot of time and money on it? The answer is no.
With the introduction of a guide that is aimed at solely the beginners, learning metal guitar was never so easy. This guide does not require you to have any technical knowledge of music. You need not have any experience in music. You can use this guide to learn metal guitar in the easiest method possible. You will start playing your favorite songs with confidence in no time. The guide comes to you after a good research in the learning techniques that were discovered accidentally by the creator of the guide.
However, there is now an option for you to learn the metal guitar. You can call it a shortcut to learning the notes necessary to play the much favorite songs that you always wanted to play. This technique helps the immediate beginners with learning metal guitar chords, even if they have not played any instrument before and do not have any technical knowledge about music.
There are some websites that provides the technique which is available in form of a guide for everyone, at a minimal cost. One has to choose between the guides that may be for immediate beginners and for people who have been playing for quite a time. If you can play songs already then you may want to buy advanced guides for playing guitar even more efficiently. The guide for immediate beginners is developed in an easy to understand manner so that they can learn how to play metal guitar in no time.
It employs an easy to understand step by step instructions. The instructions are accompanied by colored illustrations so you will not have difficulty in finding the chords. Once you understand the basics of the chords, you can continue with the sequence or go straight to the chords for some of the famous songs as you go through the remaining portion of the guide.
You can start directly by learning the notes essential to play your favorite songs. The guide is a set of step-by-step instructions that help you pick up the difficult metal chords easily. It also includes several illustrations to help you achieve the results fast. You can just check out the images along with the text and learn the metals. The guide may also include videos that help you grasp the basics quickly. So choose the best guide before it is too late.
About The Author
Phil Wheatley has been playing Heavy Metal guitar for over 20 years. He has played in various bands giving occasional concerts and taught others the secrets of rock guitar lessons. For more information just visit the website of http://www.learnmetalguitarchords.com/
For more shredding madness, Click Here!
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