Shred

How to employ fretboard tapping in conjunction with string skipping to achieve a very smooth and even sound when playing arpeggios.

This approach has a lot of possibilities and can open up new doors in writing riffs and solos.

Even though we tend to think of scale playing as the ultimate speed test, speed itself isn't really the problem. It's switching strings.

In this bite-sized lesson, Joe Satriani provides some useful exercises for improving your legato technique.

Learning classical pieces like this one is a great way to improve your technique and theory.

These shapes are easy to memorize and can cover a lot of ground in various musical styles and situations.

Learn how to create several different arpeggios by slightly altering one of the most common sweep picking patterns.

This simple shred lick is easy to learn and has many applications.

A great way to rearrange the pentatonic scale into a two string-speed pattern.

A comprehensive breakdown of Steve Vai's incredible descending diminished fours lick from 'Crossroads.'