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Speed and Shred Licks

With Steve Hubbard, Al Joseph, Travis Montgomery and 1 more
Advanced-Crazy!MetalTechniqueExercises 8 tutorials26 lessons36m

Fast licks from our shred specialists. Petrucci style runs, picking bursts and a few truly crazy licks to build speed and stamina.

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8 Tutorials

  1. 1 Tutorial · 2 lessons · 6m John Petrucci Speed Lick Steve Hubbard Hello and welcome! In this tutorial we'll be going over a lick inspired by John Petrucci, especially from his more "bluesy" days. Check out the lick then move on to the next video for an explanation, an...
  2. 2 Tutorial · 2 lessons · 2m John Petrucci Speed Licks: Part II Steve Hubbard In light of the new Dream Theater album, I thought I would teach another lick in the style of John Petrucci. This time, the idea is quite simple. The toughest challenge will be playing the lick accurate, and...
  3. 3 Tutorial · 2 lessons · 3m Shred Licks Travis Montgomery Intro   I’m going to start my lessons off here at Infinite Guitar with a few licks. These licks are meant to work on at least 2-3 different techniques at once. You’ll be doing a bit of alternate picking...
  4. 4 Tutorial · 2 lessons · 2m Shred Licks II Travis Montgomery Here are a few challenging licks that involve a few techniques. These licks deal with finger tapping, legato, alternate picking, and sweep picking. Have fun with them, and take them slow! Lick 1 is a melodic...
  5. 5 Tutorial · 2 lessons · 2m Shred Licks III Travis Montgomery This lick involves some Petrucci-esque pedal tone licks, and some Paul Gilbert-esque string skipping shapes. Really focus on your muting while doing the string skipping. The shapes are moving fast and...
  6. 6 Tutorial · 6 lessons · 5m Advanced Rock Licks Steve Hubbard Hi Folks! This tutorial will be focusing on a number of licks that can be used in a rock situation. They are all based around the key of E minor, especially focusing on the pentatonic box that we are all so...
  7. 7 Tutorial · 3 lessons · 4m The Chaos Lick Chris Feener Hey everyone! For this tutorial, I want to test your picking abilities with this etude I wrote entitled "The Chaos Lick". It features both economy AND alternate picking styles, both entwined rather randomly...
  8. 8 Tutorial · 7 lessons · 14m AJ's Licks of The Month Al Joseph Hello everyone and welcome! For this tutorial we'll be learning 4 fun yet challenging licks. Before we get to the licks, in this video I'm going to be discussing alternate picking, subdivisions, and practicing...

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