September 2008 \ Premier Clinic \ Longer Shred Lines

Longer Shred Lines

by Mike Campese

Shred lines that use an expanded range of the fretboard
Premier Guitar September 2008
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Welcome back! This lesson I will be showing you longer shred lines. In previous lessons I gave you some shorter shred examples, which can be turned into longer phrases. This lesson we will be using more range of the fretboard. If you have your scales memorized all over the neck this will be easy for you, if you don't this will be very helpful. These type of lines work great in a real situations and are great for your technique. As always, use a metronome or drum machine when practicing these.

Example 1

This sextuplet line is in the F#m scale (F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E) and moves down the neck very fast and is constructed from a six note pattern. You will notice that it shifts through each scale position. I listed suggested fingerings where needed; keep the fingerings consistent when shifting.

Example 2

Here is another six note line and it is also in the key of F#m. This is basically the same pattern as example one, but it is ascending instead of descending. Again, follow the suggested fingerings and keep them consistent in each position, though you might want to experiment a little to find what is most comfortable for you.

Example 3

Now we will change gears a little and move to the E Phrygian Dominant scale (E, F, G#, A, B, C, D), which is the same as the A harmonic minor scale. In the previous examples we were using a six note sextuplet rhythm; this line is based from a five note quintuplet rhythm, five notes per beat. You will notice the first and last measure is played all on one string and bar 2 is the same pattern moving down in octaves.

Be sure your hands are in sync while playing all these examples and be sure to construct your own patterns. I use these type of patterns in my playing a lot, so visit mikecampese.com to hear them in action.


 
Mike is an in-demand instructor with a number of recording, performance, TV and film credits to his name. Mike has studied with likes of Paul Gilbert, Norman Brown, Keith Wyatt, Stanley Jordan, John Hilton, Wayne Krantz and Bill Connors. Be sure and visit Mike's site at mikecampese.com for news, CDs and more information.


     



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MOD
on 10/30/2008 		jcoggins7...geez...your an angry person......do the world a favor...flush yourself...since your stink is annoying...
jcoggins7
on 10/17/2008 		You really don't know what a jpeg is? Wow, computer illiterate, maybe? A jpeg is a picture file. That means all they have for you is a picture. Learn to read tab and music before you decide you're an intelligent guitarist/musician.
RW Shea
on 09/05/2008 		Where's the video or audio file so we can here this or see this? Not everybody is a visual learner...some are auditory and some are "hands-on."
Rebecca at PG
on 09/04/2008 		Our apologies -- the file download is fixed as a jpeg image.
Fre
on 09/03/2008 		File is what, exactly? Fix it, please.



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