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Metal Guitar Lesson – Speed Picking Pentuplets

Will Kriski — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:00:01 +0000

Start with one string, then 2 strings, then string skipping. Use a metronome and slowly increase the bpm. Each time you add difficulty (for example going from one string to two) you’ll have to set the metronome lower again. For your picking hand, try to rotate at the wrist rather than moving and tensing your whole arm.

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Single String Lick #1

Will Kriski — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:40:13 +0000

Here’s the tab.

The song is here.

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Arpeggios – Dominant 7ths

Will Kriski — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:36:08 +0000

This is from my song Blues for John (check the songs page). This one is tough! It combines a fast arpeggio like riff, with hybrid AND economy picking. Since I’ve explained hybrid picking I’ll talk about economy picking. Normally for fast riffs, you use alternate picking (up and down strokes alternating). However, in some cases for extreme speed (like sweep picking) it’s fast and cleaner to use 2 or more of the same stroke in a row, eg. 2 downstrokes or 2 upstrokes. So you can think of economy picking like a subset of sweep picking although it’s usually used in terms of scales (like 3 note per string licks or scales).

You’ll notice mostly chord tones which are the root, major 3rd, 5th, and minor 7th. I also added some chromatics between the minor 7th and root, and also some bluesy influences with a minor and major 3rd added, as well as the 9th. You’ll also notice that I don’t start any arpeggio on the root, usually the minor 7th or major 3rd.

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Watch the downstrokes, upstrokes, hammer-ons, pull-offs and hybrid (ring finger) as well as economy picking (multiple downstrokes/upstrokes). A lot to absorb!

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Neoclassical Diminished Lick #1

Will Kriski — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:05:07 +0000

Diminished Lick #1

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Using the Harmonic Minor Scale (and 5th mode)

Will Kriski — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:56:17 +0000

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For more info on harmonic minor check out Guitar Secrets: Harmonic Minor Revealed

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