I need a fast song. Advice?

[mc9mm]

I love playing real fast songs, like Rhoads
or Yngwie and so on.

Does any one have any advice on a real fast
song for me to play?
Or lets put it this way:
Whats the fastest song you know?

[BluesShredder]

Try Flight of the Bumblebee, listen to Petrucci playing it... thats fast!

Try Eugene's Trick Bag by Steve Vai

[guitargod420]

yea flight of the bumble bee i play it at about 190 bpms who nows what petrucci plays it at but thats as about as fast as a song u can find

peace

[chris mood]

classical peices written for violin and cello as well as flute sound great when played up to speed on guitar and are great for technique and chops, and moms are always impressed by them & will run out and buy you new gear once you have accomplished them!!

[jarviss]

paganini 24th caprice

i have a cd with some classical violinist guy playing
the 24 caprices...
this one..is my favorite
i can not play it
i can play parts of it
not even close to the correct tempo
but its fun to mess around with

wow, you guys are fast!
-G

[Vlahos]

Its all good playing fast stuff but the majority of speed is only in soloing. When it comes to playing complex riffs and rythm, with the exception of petrucci, there is nothing much out there to give you a full workout when you are playing. So, I recommend Michael Romeo and his band symphony X. Technically and musically, Romeo exceeds Yngwies playing but I guess the only reason for romeo being how great he is now is cause of yngwie but the standards are a lot higher now. So for solo's, you cant go anywhere but petrucci. And for rythm, try out symphony X with Michael Romeo. The fastest solo I have ever seen was Tony Macalpine when I met him at a Planet X concert. Believe it or not, what you hear on a CD is actually 85% of the artists full speed potential. I saw some sheredding that would make you give in the guitar ( I nearly did).

[Joseph]

THIS, (http://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artists/1999/0999.yngla.html) it will throw you for a whirl, but will definitely build dexterity in your fingers, where you'll be playing at 100 miles per hour in no time. However, learn this piece very slowly, and once you've got it down pat you won't regret the time that was spent. :)

-Joseph

[jarviss]

thanks for posting that
( i think i actually have that magazine, in the "archives")
anyway..it got me all excited....
i dnloaded the mp3 and heard yngwie play it
and checked out the tab... it got me kind of excited
and thinking about taking a stab at this little morsel
of stringdom wonder
:)
my plan
(i hope it doesnt turn into one of those plans of mine..)
"remember when i was gonnna ______________"
*fill in the blank with the thing i never did*
;)
anyway..i wanna tackle this thing one bar at a time
so far so good, one bar down
i wanna just do one bar each week or howerver long it takes me to get it down with out thinking/looking/slobbering/etc...
i'm not good at arpeggios/sweeping..so this will force me to practice those...
anyway, im rambling...thanks for the post tho
:)
if anyones interested...maybe i can keep a journal of my
progress online...for people to hear? (or is that lame?)....
goodnight
-michael

[nicomoy]

Try 'Trilogy op Suite' by Malmsteen.

Specially the intro is freaking awesome to play. A good song to improve alternate picking and sweep picking speed and clarity.

The album is Trilogy

Enjoy and practice!!