legato is easy, tremolo is easy, but changing strings while doing tremolo, especially when doing odd number of strokes per string... that's where shit gets really hard. at least for me
That's part of the point of this exercise Once you get this down just change the amount of notes per string make patterns using 5's & 7's etc You could also mix up different groupings on different strins!
His course is the real deal if you seriously want a mentor/coach for your personal playing. Jacks helped me get to levels I never tought I would in just a few months and now nothing seems impossible with enough work
Economy picking is what greatly helped me with flipping between notes at an extremely quick pace. It took me maybe a year to get comfortable doing it completely but now its fun to just sit there and flip through notes at a very brisk pace. I have taught it to many people and it has greatly helped them.
@@Jackwoodguitar yah dude 😎 it was a tad weird to do at first however I guess once I got comfortable with the motion of it, it was smooth sailing after that. I have a tutorial video on my channel I probably abuse the hell out of it I use it constantly 😅
When I was like 10 I played Saxophone and practiced with a metronome. Few years later I stopped saxophone and started playing bass, lost the metronome and never got another, which was a gigantic mistake. I only started using clicks again a few years ago (in my 40s now) I never should have stopped. beautiful guitar btw.
Wow. No one has ever explained it like this. I think I'm now mind blown at how simple he made this seem. Other people are like (demonstration) "you do that". And I'm like "What?! How?! You didn't explain shit!" I'll have to give this a rewatch after work.
You just popped up on my recommendations algorithm. Can you make a video explaining in detail the muscles used to vibrato while holding a bend? Simple explanation: bend a note 1 whole step and vibrato while holding it. I want a video of this breaking down with an explanation of which exact muscles you're using please. I've been playing for over 20 years and still can't tell if it's in the finger or in the wrist or a combination of both. Thanks!
quick and straight to the point, not another 22 minutes video on how to shred where some dude only shred impossible stuff without learning us anything you earned a sub
I don’t think ANY guitarist struggles to play on a single string fast (of that is their goal) . It’s practical picking, as in switching strings when playing and not just one string. I guess this may help someone who just grabbed a guitar so I can’t be too critical
Your british accent makes it so much more aesthetic haha I don't know why, but anything said by someone with british accent immediately feels royal to me lol I'm no native to English
@@Jackwoodguitar Great video lesson! Thanks a lot! That guitar caught my eye at once! I figured, it's an Ibanez w/ the 80s Roadstar II body shape, ebony fingerboard w/ binding, is it set-neck? I love the carved top! Couldn't find anything close on Google...But maybe I was wrong all along assuming it's an Ibanez. Please reveal!
Great lesson but I'm a bit confused. I'm not sure I see the difference between B and C section. Seem too similar to grasp. Would you mind providing a bit more context. Also, any tips on picking hand execution?
B is pick 1 legato 2 C is pick all 3 notes And just make sure it’s not stiff & from the elbow Allow for plenty of pick slanting And don’t be afraid to go for it 🔥
Why is it that no matter how much I practice, no matter how hard (or how little) I try, I always feel like the pick gets caught on the string inevitably throwing off the flow? I can pick a handful of notes cleanly and quickly but then it's like some microscopic jagged edge of the pick or something just gets hung in a very subtle way and the pickstroke is thrown all off which ruins the run. I've never ever been able to get over this and I've been playing for many many years. I get a little better sometimes but I never seem to conquer this one specific aspect and it always discourages me into getting burnt out because I see people like this just glide through the strings like butter. I guess my pickstrokes are just ultimately uneven and I don't know how to make them perfectly even and silky smooth. Some people say to slow down but holy shit have I spent a whole lot of time playing slowly. I feel like I'm way way beyond the stage of needing to play slowly.
I have a maybe dumb question but how do you make the amp sound like that when doing the fast picking? mine just sounds like a super grainy guitar I’m not getting the metal sound
A lot of the tone comes from how I’m picking A lot of muting is happening If you watch my hand basically never leaves a string unattended Then comes picking with an angle I just use a 5150 preset, Mesa cab emulation & a drive infront with fairly low gain overall
So B & C to me sound exactly the same. But supposed to just for picking practice on the C? Sorry, prolly dumb question. I'm a rhythm guitar player (obviously lol)
This is a copy and paste but should clear it up So B is legato which in the case means we're picking the first note (5th fret.) & Hammering onto the new two notes In C you pick every note out of the 5 7 8 x4 Repeate this through the scale & strings But yeah it's just the picking The idea is that you work on fast hand sync around the fretboard
So B is legato which in the case means we're picking the first note (5th fret.) & Hammering onto the new two notes In C you pick every note out of the 5 7 8 x4 Repeate this through the scale & strings
@aoutii Shredding involves more than just clicking off a bunch of triplets and legato runs. Not one other technique was mentioned. Nothing about feel was mentioned Nothing about intent. Nothing about rhythm in your shred. I mean.. shredding is way more complex than just doing this...
I just want to play metallica but the chords overwhelm me ;-; it's not even the speed, 4 years of doing something similar and I can't muster the courage to learn a song
Don't let it overwhelm you at all bro. Most Metallica you can manage with just 2 fingers. I'm positive if you were to just see what they are doing you will see how easy it really is. Websites like songsterr make it easy to play along to a track and see the guitar tab. You can do it bro. Just have fun
I’m curious what song(s) you’re specifically looking to learn. Knowing Metallica there are probably a handful of songs very close in riff style that are a bit easier than what you’re having struggles with that would help you ease the transition a little more. They utilize a lot of variations of the same structural ideas and there’s no shame in mastering something “easier” to anchor your confidence down.
legato is easy, tremolo is easy, but changing strings while doing tremolo, especially when doing odd number of strokes per string... that's where shit gets really hard. at least for me
That's part of the point of this exercise
Once you get this down just change the amount of notes per string
make patterns using 5's & 7's etc
You could also mix up different groupings on different strins!
economy picking helped me play faster so quickly with the odd strokes
Vibrato, not tremolo. tremolo = volume modulation / vibrato = pitch modulation
@@aether3395I think he means tremolo picking dawg
@@2174863I litteraly forgor 💀
do I need a guitar for this?
Saxophone.
@@syph100psh, clearly a turtle
You need a xylophone.
this is why theres instructions on the back of shampoo bottles
@@Freakky.konigg joke went right past you
and then draw the rest of the owl
Dead, bro 😂
lol!
Just that easy…
I've been playing for 11 years and someone finally explains this in a way that makes sense to my brain instead of selling me a course. Thank you!!
I mean I can sell you a course too 👀😂😂 happy to help!
His course is the real deal if you seriously want a mentor/coach for your personal playing. Jacks helped me get to levels I never tought I would in just a few months and now nothing seems impossible with enough work
One of the absolute best exercises I have seen on the internet
Happy to help 🔥
THE Best !
Really❤
What about ab crunches?
@@benjaminvillarreal1499 🤣
Economy picking is what greatly helped me with flipping between notes at an extremely quick pace. It took me maybe a year to get comfortable doing it completely but now its fun to just sit there and flip through notes at a very brisk pace. I have taught it to many people and it has greatly helped them.
I'm all for economy picking
@@Jackwoodguitar yah dude 😎 it was a tad weird to do at first however I guess once I got comfortable with the motion of it, it was smooth sailing after that. I have a tutorial video on my channel I probably abuse the hell out of it I use it constantly 😅
@@everycountry1 20 years, it was like learning how to walk different. It for sure took a while to get it down.
Sounds like a Megadeth riff..... that turned into a Iron Maiden riff 🤣
thank you for teaching me whitout making me feel useless, you're awesome
Happy to help!
this helped me to break through a wall ive been struggling with for years thank you!
Happy to help! 🔥
When I was like 10 I played Saxophone and practiced with a metronome. Few years later I stopped saxophone and started playing bass, lost the metronome and never got another, which was a gigantic mistake. I only started using clicks again a few years ago (in my 40s now) I never should have stopped.
beautiful guitar btw.
SUCH A GOOD EXERCISE!! Definitely gonna have to try this and see how it helps me out.
Wow. No one has ever explained it like this. I think I'm now mind blown at how simple he made this seem. Other people are like (demonstration) "you do that". And I'm like "What?! How?! You didn't explain shit!" I'll have to give this a rewatch after work.
Happy to help dude!
Damn😮! This stuff here I never get tired of.
Gassed to hear it 🔥
Best straight to the point tutorial
Whoever you are, thank you!
DAAAAAAMMMMNNNN!!!! Thank you. This is such a good exercise. I'm going to add this to my routine for sure.
Amazing! Let me know how it goes
Broooo I want that Schecter ATX so bad. I want the 7 string one that the dude in The Afterimage uses in the Onyx playthrough
They’re so sick mate
I’d love a 7 🔥
Ive just started learning guitar and I’m going to try this exercise from slow. I’ve been looking for videos and glad I found this
This is probably a bit too much for just beginning but if you ping me a message on Instagram I can help you out with some stuff 🔥
@@Jackwoodguitar I tend to attempt flying before I master walking lol. I appreciate it I’ll shoot you a DM.
So Amazing My Brother Ty Ty For You're Kindness And Humility!! Not Much Qualities People Seem To Have These Days. Respect Always Jack
Appreciate it mate
You just popped up on my recommendations algorithm. Can you make a video explaining in detail the muscles used to vibrato while holding a bend?
Simple explanation: bend a note 1 whole step and vibrato while holding it. I want a video of this breaking down with an explanation of which exact muscles you're using please. I've been playing for over 20 years and still can't tell if it's in the finger or in the wrist or a combination of both. Thanks!
You could throw in for a 'D' part, a picking pattern talked about by PG; alt pick the first 3 notes, legato the last three.
Oooooo that's a great suggestion!
That’s a EVH thing.
Someone like this comment so I can come back to this when I’m home
edit : i made it home guys.
Come back to this when you're home
Are you home yet? 😎🌄❤️
Are you home?
If you like the video, you'll be able to come back from your like video Playlist 😏
Did you ever get home bro?
Like? Fucking crazy LOVE this
A B A C, repeat on next string, etc. Can't wait to try this. Shredding is everything.
Nice schecter atx! I got a white cream one from 2007
"literally how to shred" might be the most honest video title ever 😅
BRO EXPLAINED SOMETHING I COULDNT UNDERSTAND FOR YEARS IN A FEW MINUTES SO MUCH SIMPLER 🤯🤯🤯
Glad to help 🔥
quick and straight to the point, not another 22 minutes video on how to shred where some dude only shred impossible stuff without learning us anything you earned a sub
Happy to help dude 🔥
@@Jackwoodguitartoo many Americans out here waffling
you just changed my life
Love to hear it 😂🎉
I made it and I'm really proud of myself!! 🎉🎉
I don’t think ANY guitarist struggles to play on a single string fast (of that is their goal) . It’s practical picking, as in switching strings when playing and not just one string. I guess this may help someone who just grabbed a guitar so I can’t be too critical
Thank you for telling us some little tips for bettering our playing
Guitar players in general are about to get alot better thanks to this video. Ima run this drill till my face falls off. Thank you. 🫡
learned more in 30 minutes than i did in the last year godamn
Love to hear it dude!
That sounds like a metal riff 2:03
Awesome video. We should all mention Slant picking! That's how you build your speed kids. Happy shredding.
i struggle when switching hand positions. Anytime i have to go up or down the neck is when i begin to fall apart
Love this tutorial
Glad you like it!
I have tried several exercises but this one really interested me, just subscribed, thanks man!
Thanks for the sub!
Awesome. Shred on dude.😃👍❤️🔥⚡️🎶🎸
And to you!
I find the lack of gear listing frustrating. I can't stop wondering what kind of guitar that is. I like it.
Your british accent makes it so much more aesthetic haha I don't know why, but anything said by someone with british accent immediately feels royal to me lol I'm no native to English
Hahahaha thank you
Took me 26 years to get it to this level!
@@Jackwoodguitar Wow, now that's quite some experience hahaha
Short and simple thats all I need. Thank you, most guitar channels overcomplicate it all
ive tried for atleast 5 sec and was like nah, never
that's a beautiful guitar, i want it
It's a Schecter Blackjack ATX C-1 FR
They don't make these anymore but they're pretty avaliable second hand and they're not super expensive
Gorgeous guitar, mate
Indeed it is! Thanks dude
@@Jackwoodguitar Great video lesson! Thanks a lot! That guitar caught my eye at once! I figured, it's an Ibanez w/ the 80s Roadstar II body shape, ebony fingerboard w/ binding, is it set-neck? I love the carved top! Couldn't find anything close on Google...But maybe I was wrong all along assuming it's an Ibanez. Please reveal!
@@Jackwoodguitaris that a schecter blackjack atx? Aren’t they discontinued now?
2:59 was straight flex
Very well thought!
Cool, what camera you use?
This was my iPhone 13
My guitar doesn’t have the metal theme but I’m still gonna practice this
great exercise!
Thanks mate
all strings matter!!!
thats the easiest shredding explanation in my whole 20 year guitar career xd
Glad to help 🎉
This was super helpful, thank you for making a great video!
Glad it was helpful!
Would like to see next video about A-C-A-B pattern
That probably wouldn’t work as well as you want your fingers & picking building up together but might be good to try!
What kind of Guitar are you using? Its really cool!
That last bit was hinting at the solo in mr. Crowly
Just a scale mate haha
Modal mind, it's just intervals.
😂
sick idea dude, thank you.
Glad you like it
video came on, heard your voice and legit thought you were DanTDM
Great lesson but I'm a bit confused. I'm not sure I see the difference between B and C section. Seem too similar to grasp. Would you mind providing a bit more context. Also, any tips on picking hand execution?
B is pick 1 legato 2
C is pick all 3 notes
And just make sure it’s not stiff & from the elbow
Allow for plenty of pick slanting
And don’t be afraid to go for it 🔥
I’m gonna try this later hopefully it helps
i never saw someone sound so british before
Does it add to the video?
@@Jackwoodguitar in a way, sure
Why is it that no matter how much I practice, no matter how hard (or how little) I try, I always feel like the pick gets caught on the string inevitably throwing off the flow? I can pick a handful of notes cleanly and quickly but then it's like some microscopic jagged edge of the pick or something just gets hung in a very subtle way and the pickstroke is thrown all off which ruins the run. I've never ever been able to get over this and I've been playing for many many years. I get a little better sometimes but I never seem to conquer this one specific aspect and it always discourages me into getting burnt out because I see people like this just glide through the strings like butter. I guess my pickstrokes are just ultimately uneven and I don't know how to make them perfectly even and silky smooth. Some people say to slow down but holy shit have I spent a whole lot of time playing slowly. I feel like I'm way way beyond the stage of needing to play slowly.
I have a maybe dumb question but how do you make the amp sound like that when doing the fast picking? mine just sounds like a super grainy guitar I’m not getting the metal sound
A lot of the tone comes from how I’m picking
A lot of muting is happening
If you watch my hand basically never leaves a string unattended
Then comes picking with an angle
I just use a 5150 preset, Mesa cab emulation & a drive infront with fairly low gain overall
i follow you on instagram..no idea you had a youtube channel. thanks again for the tutorials bro! they actually help so much.
Love to hear that mate! I'm going to be posting on here. whole load more now
So prepare to learn!
Good stuff sir! Thanks!
You bet!
So B & C to me sound exactly the same. But supposed to just for picking practice on the C? Sorry, prolly dumb question. I'm a rhythm guitar player (obviously lol)
This is a copy and paste but should clear it up
So B is legato which in the case means we're picking the first note (5th fret.) & Hammering onto the new two notes
In C you pick every note out of the 5 7 8 x4
Repeate this through the scale & strings
But yeah it's just the picking
The idea is that you work on fast hand sync around the fretboard
You have a woodpecker in there
I don't quite understand the difference between B and C. What am I missing?
So B is legato which in the case means we're picking the first note (5th fret.) & Hammering onto the new two notes
In C you pick every note out of the 5 7 8 x4
Repeate this through the scale & strings
@@JackwoodguitarAwesome! Thanks for the reply and that makes sense.
Great! subscribed 🎉
Thanks mate!
i’m trying to decide which pic finger to use for long-term playing
That is a lovely guitar you have
It is indeed 🔥
This feels more like a synchronization exercise than a shred tutorial
If you get this idea down there wont be a lot you can't apply the same thing to in order to shred
how do you think shredding works dude
@aoutii Shredding involves more than just clicking off a bunch of triplets and legato runs. Not one other technique was mentioned. Nothing about feel was mentioned
Nothing about intent. Nothing about rhythm in your shred. I mean.. shredding is way more complex than just doing this...
You sound more like a woman complaining than a guy keeping his comments to himself
@@earthone777 you expected to learn literally everything about shredding in 4 min? you wont even become good at guitar thinking theres a shortcut
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
When I tremolo I have a problem with I sounding like I pick really hard no matter what I do
What an amazing explanation. Thanks for the video
Appreciate it dude!
Good movement to focus on as much playing requires a partial index bar, great strength training.
you dropped the headphone
Whats C part again?😂 legato and then alt picking?
It's the two together so you sync them up
Good video, dude 👍
Thanks! 👍
Could you tab this pretty please.
I do have it tabbed out but just so you have it here
E 5 7 8
A 5 7 8
D 5 7 9
G 5 7 9
B 6 8 10
E 7 8 10
i don't even own a guitar. im piano not guitar but this was still fun to watch
I cant seem to get a matching sound on my guitar.. Trying to just ace the first part (A) first but can you tell me amp tuning and what fret?
Cool exercise
I just want to play metallica but the chords overwhelm me ;-; it's not even the speed, 4 years of doing something similar and I can't muster the courage to learn a song
Don't let it overwhelm you at all bro. Most Metallica you can manage with just 2 fingers. I'm positive if you were to just see what they are doing you will see how easy it really is. Websites like songsterr make it easy to play along to a track and see the guitar tab.
You can do it bro. Just have fun
What song do you mean? They tend to use a ton of power chords
I’m curious what song(s) you’re specifically looking to learn. Knowing Metallica there are probably a handful of songs very close in riff style that are a bit easier than what you’re having struggles with that would help you ease the transition a little more. They utilize a lot of variations of the same structural ideas and there’s no shame in mastering something “easier” to anchor your confidence down.
Hi. Tunning is e standard? Tab for this exercise ? Thanks
It’s in standard & it’s the Am 3 note per string position 1
@@Jackwoodguitar thanks 👍. Great exercise btw
Great vid
Thanks mate!
Sounds kinda like Deep Purple riffs❤
Do this in harmonized minor thirds and you have a good number of Iron Maiden songs. :)
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Awesome stuff man thx for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I’m disappointed. When I read the title “LITERALLY How To Shred”, I thought we’d get a tutorial on how to operate our paper shredders. Oh, well…
Sorry about that dude! Will do better on my titles in future
I didnt get the difference between the B and C segments, could anyone please help??
Appreciate it.
Happy to help dude!
I bought me a banjo and I’m gonna trade it for some salmon, thanks!
So is there a particular fret hand pattern, and is it different if you try to shred in different spots
Just make sure your hand isn't all scrunched up
& it will change, but just take this ABAC idea and move it around to new areas
the problem for me is when u change the string to the next one i just get stuck and i fail
How much pick do you have out?
do you use the same fingers ascending and descending the scale?
I'll say mainly yes, but sometimes you might change that depending on where you're going next
Nice lesson
Thanks! 😃
Pretty cool mate
Thanks Irene!