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I posted this on Harmony Central a while back, so I thought I would share it here, as well.
Others who have posted tips and lessons here have inspired me to do the same. So, I would like to share with you a series of triplets which I call the "shredder pattern." EVERY neoclassical player I've ever seen or heard does this all over the place. Yngwie, Vinnie Moore, Michael Angelo, they all play this in one form or another all the time, BUT.... I haven't yet seen one of these guys point this out as being a pattern. They show them in different licks but don't point out the connection between them.
Please note that instead of tabbing this, I chose to use colored dots because I want you to visually SEE the pattern.
It is:
It may look confusing, but it is only 3 fingering patterns. That's all.
ALL of the notes in this example are played on the first (High E) string. Descending, play the patterns as BLUE, RED, then YELLOW, then repeat on down the fretboard. Ascending, do the opposite, YELLOW, RED, then BLUE. Be sure to use strict alternate picking. NOTE: I'm fully aware of how lame this looks, but I don't know a better way to demonstrate it.
Once you play this a couple of times, you'll clearly see what I'm talking about and be able to apply it anywhere on the fretboard and on any string or combination of strings.
The fingerings are:
Blue: Index, middle, pinky.
Red: Index, ring, pinky.
Yellow: Index, middle, pinky.
Again, forget how confusing the above graphic may look. Play this a couple of times and it'll make perfect sense.
The notes are "staggered" so they don't overlap each other. This example is played strictly on the first (E) string, but it can be applied anywhere on the fretboard and across all of the strings.
Good luck!
Others who have posted tips and lessons here have inspired me to do the same. So, I would like to share with you a series of triplets which I call the "shredder pattern." EVERY neoclassical player I've ever seen or heard does this all over the place. Yngwie, Vinnie Moore, Michael Angelo, they all play this in one form or another all the time, BUT.... I haven't yet seen one of these guys point this out as being a pattern. They show them in different licks but don't point out the connection between them.
Please note that instead of tabbing this, I chose to use colored dots because I want you to visually SEE the pattern.
It is:
It may look confusing, but it is only 3 fingering patterns. That's all.
ALL of the notes in this example are played on the first (High E) string. Descending, play the patterns as BLUE, RED, then YELLOW, then repeat on down the fretboard. Ascending, do the opposite, YELLOW, RED, then BLUE. Be sure to use strict alternate picking. NOTE: I'm fully aware of how lame this looks, but I don't know a better way to demonstrate it.
Once you play this a couple of times, you'll clearly see what I'm talking about and be able to apply it anywhere on the fretboard and on any string or combination of strings.
The fingerings are:
Blue: Index, middle, pinky.
Red: Index, ring, pinky.
Yellow: Index, middle, pinky.
Again, forget how confusing the above graphic may look. Play this a couple of times and it'll make perfect sense.
The notes are "staggered" so they don't overlap each other. This example is played strictly on the first (E) string, but it can be applied anywhere on the fretboard and across all of the strings.
Good luck!
i love those single string lines when you mix them up note wise for neoclassical I'll see the light type shit hot licks
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