Originally Posted by: salmonsuedeAfter decades of strumming sloppy mid tempo rock, I'm determined to master some shred licks.
I have a whole series of tutorials aimed at getting you started on this goal.
Speedy Ideas Series 1: Building Speed
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=287
Speedy Ideas Series 2: Major Scale Patterns
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=928
Speedy Ideas Series 3: Minor Scale Patterns
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=929
Speedy Ideas Series 4: Advanced Minor Shredding
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=973
Speedy Ideas Series 5: Advanced Major Shredding
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=980
Have a look at those & please ask more questions as necessary. Ben Lindholm also has some speed building tutorials from a slightly different perspective than mine. Be sure to check them out as well!
Best of success. :)
