![]() ![]() The part that I really want to break down in this lesson is the first segment of the phrase. This F#m lick is made of two halves, if you have been following my series so far (which I hope you have!) you may recognise the second half of this lick from the first column, however I have added some variations to this. In this write up I am going to explain a bit more about the pattern and the sequence. So! In this issue's column I am going to show you a lick that originally would be very typical in the shred guitar world however we are going to visualise the pattern slightly differently and apply a very common sequence to it, however it sounds a lot more impressive than it really is which is great! Please be sure to watch the accompanying video with the backing track and me talking through the lick, also check out the accurate PDF or Guitar Pro tab available with this column for a transcription of what is going on. Many of the guitarists I mentioned earlier were very inspired by Holdsworth’s approach to his guitar sound, technique and composition. A guitarist who has said he didn’t want to play guitar originally, he wanted to play a horn instrument! But thanks to his determination to make the guitar sound more horn like he carved new innovative ways of playing jaw dropping lines on the guitar. There are many great players who have done this, but I must mention Allan Holdsworth. Of course some of these sequences on guitar don’t often sound identical to their original foundations of inspiration when put in a Rock context however listening to other instruments can help you find new ‘non-guitaristic’ ways of phrasing new lines and ideas. A lot of the extreme legato lines you hear today in modern Rock Fusion stylings from players such as Greg Howe, Richie Kotzen, Tom Quayle and Brett Garsed have been initially inspired by Be Bop horn players. These ideas have been developed by many great guitarists over many years and take a lot of inspiration from instruments other than guitar. ![]() In the last three columns of this exciting series we have been delving deep into some truly juicy ideas for expanding your shred legato technique on guitar. Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the latest instalment of my Extreme Shred Column for Guitar Interactive Magazine. ![]()
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