JPET
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I am also going to recommend a book -
BUT NOT because it's going to teach you how to shred...but more because it's going to teach you how to use what you learn in other books and make total musical sense out of it.
If you already know your "six note patterns" that petrucci teaches in his rock discipline; or if you already know all 5 modes of the pentatonic scale, then this will help you make sense of it all - and connect on the fretboard across, forward, backward AND Diagonally!
IT was written by John Petrucci's teacher, and mine, From Berklee - the imcomprable Mr. Jon Finn.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0786668660/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-2441523-0700646#reader-link
it's inexpensive and it's kind of like the bible for figuring out the fretboard...
Or if you can afford the real thing, go take lessons from Jon himself - he's a great teacher.
OH - and one more thing. Shredding is just playing fast - but first you need to know what you're playing. Shawn Lane played so fast and shredded SO HARD, that you can barely make out what he's playing, but if you slow it down (amazing slower downer, or similar) it's actually REALLY beautiful melodic lines. (most of the time)
BUT NOT because it's going to teach you how to shred...but more because it's going to teach you how to use what you learn in other books and make total musical sense out of it.
If you already know your "six note patterns" that petrucci teaches in his rock discipline; or if you already know all 5 modes of the pentatonic scale, then this will help you make sense of it all - and connect on the fretboard across, forward, backward AND Diagonally!
IT was written by John Petrucci's teacher, and mine, From Berklee - the imcomprable Mr. Jon Finn.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0786668660/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-2441523-0700646#reader-link
it's inexpensive and it's kind of like the bible for figuring out the fretboard...
Or if you can afford the real thing, go take lessons from Jon himself - he's a great teacher.
OH - and one more thing. Shredding is just playing fast - but first you need to know what you're playing. Shawn Lane played so fast and shredded SO HARD, that you can barely make out what he's playing, but if you slow it down (amazing slower downer, or similar) it's actually REALLY beautiful melodic lines. (most of the time)