| Learning Shred guitar is in large part knowing | | | | simple but highly effective drills. Focus on different |
| where you need to start. Whenever one of my | | | | types of Phrasing and Fingering (e.g., patterns, |
| students expresses the desire to learn shred | | | | scales, chromatic, etc.) Another form of practice |
| guitar, I show them that the best place to begin | | | | to utilize as you learn lead guitar is to practice |
| is first practicing patterns, scales, and left hand | | | | along with a wide array of other musicians. |
| right hand coordination. To effectively learn lead | | | | I've found one of the best forms for this is by |
| guitar you must become very familiar with the | | | | utilizing what is known as Jam Trax, or backing |
| fret board especially from a music theory point. | | | | tracks. Jam tracks are no more than recorded |
| As you learn lead guitar, the importance of | | | | tracks of other artists playing noted rhythm |
| working to master scales and patterns can not be | | | | tracks which allow you as the lead guitarist to |
| stressed enough. There is a system available for | | | | jam along with them. |
| fret board training called Fret board Logic. This | | | | When you utilize backing or Jam tracks, they will |
| system will eliminate years of practice and | | | | usually give you the musical key that each |
| lessons, and assist you in mastering the fret | | | | backing track on the cd is in, you then simply |
| board with little effort very quickly. Being a | | | | practice playing lead guitar over the backing |
| student that wants to master shred guitar, you | | | | tracks. This is really a much more effective way |
| will be focused on gaining maximum speed. The | | | | to learn shred guitar than by struggling with the |
| majority of my students that approach me to | | | | inherent hassles of trying to play with other |
| learn shred guitar, have an extremely strong | | | | musicians. The reason for this is when you |
| desire to master the art clean speed. | | | | practice with other artists, quite often the artists |
| Shred guitar is a style of lead guitar that utilizes a | | | | you are practicing with are not very well |
| few forms of picking and motion that develops a | | | | developed, and can actually mess your practice up |
| very fast style of playing. As you learn lead | | | | because you began to get used to practicing with |
| guitar, it is necessary to master left and right | | | | say a bass player that can't stay in key, and or a |
| hand coordination. Left hand right hand | | | | drummer that doesn't keep good time. |
| coordination is accomplished utilizing variations of | | | | Also while you learn shred guitar, the absolute |
| techniques and exercises specifically designed to | | | | most important part is that you receive |
| maximize your speed along with your coordination. | | | | maximum benefit from every second of practice, |
| If you want to learn lead guitar, it is a necessity | | | | this requires utilizing the ideal Speed Curve. |
| even with an outstanding coach and or teacher, | | | | Training within the Ideal Speed curve will ultimately |
| that you also have a system that involves a | | | | ensure that you always are working in the zone. |
| systematic measurable approach with specific drills | | | | Working in the zone will make every practice, and |
| that you are able to practice on a continual daily | | | | every second of your practice count. I trust this |
| basis that will measure your advancements as | | | | information will help you to get an informative |
| you learn lead guitar. I call these exercises finger | | | | start as you learn lead guitar. |
| aerobics. | | | | offers reviews and analysis of a collection of tools |
| You must also learn concepts such as, picking | | | | to assist any shred guitar enthusiast in gathering |
| strategies, how guitar speed really works, and the | | | | the handful of standard practice tools needed by |
| various types of motion. Also as you learn lead | | | | any artist trying to pursue the art of shred guitar. |
| guitar, you absolutely must learn to focus on | | | | |