ULTIMATE SHRED MACHINE SECTION 1: SHREDDING!
  • Ultimate Shred Machine Welcome & Introduction to SHREDDING
  • USM Section 1A - Pick Choice & Amp Settings
  • USM Section 1B - Befriending The Metronome
  • USM Figure 1.1 - Straight note lengths & pulses
  • USM Figure 1.2 - Triplet note lengths & pulses
  • USM Figure 1.3 - 'A' minor pentatonic exercise w/quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.4 - 'E' Chromatic w/semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.5 - 'A' Minor pentatonic w/triplet quaver pulse
  • USM Section 1C - The Radius Of Your Picking Motion
  • USM Figure 1.6 - 1 string 'E' minor exercise w/semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.7 - 10 note 2 string 'A' minor lick w/quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.8 - Extended 10 note 2 string 'A' minor lick w/semiquaver pulse
  • USM Section 1D - Shredding Pentatonics & Chromatics
  • USM Figure 1.9 - Alternate pick building 'A' minor pentatonic lick
  • USM Figure 1.10 - Wylde 2 string grouping 'A' minor lick
  • USM Figure 1.11 - 'E' minor pentatonic speedball lick w/ semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.12 - 4NPS chromatic ascend & descend exercise w/semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.13 - 4NPS chromatic ascend & descend 1423 exercise
  • USM Figure 1.14 - 4 finger spider crawl descend into ascend w/ quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.15 - 4 finger spider crawl ascend into descend w/ quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.16 - Chromatic waves descending and ascending w/ semiquaver pulse
  • USM Section 1E - Shredding Diatonics & 3 Note Per String Patterns
  • USM Figure 1.17 - 3 common 3 note per string shapes
  • USM Figure 1.18 - 3 note per string ‘A’ Aeolian diatonic scale w/ triplet quaver
  • USM Figure 1.19 - 2 string Skwisgaar warm up shred w/ triplet quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.20 - 2 string descend/ascend shred in ‘E’ minor w/ semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.21 - Paul Gilbert style ‘F#’ Aeolian diatonic shred exercise
  • USM Figure 1.22 - ‘E’ Phrygian Dominant crawling shred lick w/ semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.23 - 3NPS ‘A’ pentatonic scale shape w/blue note w/ triplet quaver
  • USM Figure 1.24 - 5/4 Alexi Laiho style neoclassical shred in ‘A’ harmonic minor
  • USM Figure 1.25 - Under The Influence shred in ‘A’ minor w/ semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.26 - 4 & 2 Pentatonic b5 shred in ‘A’ minor
  • USM Figure 1.27 - Epic chromatic bumble bee shred sequence w/ semiquaver pulse
  • USM Section 1F - When And How To Use Economy Picking
  • USM Figure 1.28 - ‘G’ Ionian 3NPS diatonic scale w/economy picking
  • USM Figure 1.29 - ‘A’ Aeolian 3NPS 1 2 3 5 crawl w/economy picking
  • USM Figure 1.30 - ‘C’ Ionian 3NPS 1 2 3 5 crawl w/economy picking
  • USM Figure 1.31 - ‘E’ minor pentatonic w/ blue note w/economy picking
  • USM Section 1G - String Skip Shredding
  • USM Figure 1.32 - Descending chromatic string skip warm up w/ semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.33 - 4nps string skip chromatic ascend and descend 1423 exercise
  • USM Figure 1.34 - String skipped 4 finger spider crawl descend into ascend
  • USM Figure 1.35 - String skipped 4 finger spider crawl ascend into descend
  • USM Figure 1.36 - String skipped diatonic arpeggio ascend w/ quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 1.37 - ’B’ Phrygian dominant string skipped descending shred
  • USM Section 1H - A Gentleman’s Conclusion To Shredding
ULTIMATE SHRED MACHINE SECTION 2: LEGATO & the secrets of smooth erotic playing
  • USM Section 2A - Legato Fundamentals & Common Issues
  • USM Figure 2.1 - Chromatic finger independence hammer exercise w/ quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 2.2 - Chromatic finger independence pull off exercise w/ quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 2.3 - ‘A’ minor pentatonic ascend & descend legato exercise w/ quaver
  • USM Figure 2.4 - ‘A’ dominant pentatonic ascend & descend legato exercise w/ qua
  • USM Figure 2.5 - ‘A’ Lydian Hirajoshi pentatonic ascend & descend legato exercis
  • USM Section 2B - Make That Damn Pinky Cooperate
  • USM Figure 2.6 - Pointer pinky legato strengthening exercise w/ quaver pulse
  • USM Figure 2.7 - 4 fingered pinky relationship legato strengthening exercise w/
  • USM Figure 2.8 - Malmsteeny legato exercise in ‘E’ minor w/ triplet quaver pulse
  • USM Section 2C - Good Time Rock Legato
  • USM Figure 2.9 - 5/4 rockin’ pentatonic legato exercise in ‘A’ minor w/ triplet
  • USM Figure 2.10 - 5/4 ‘D’ dominant pentatonic legato exercise w/ triplet quaver
  • USM Figure 2.11 - 5/4 ‘C’ Lydian Hirajoshi pentatonic legato exercise w/ triplet
  • USM Section 2D - Oddly Timed & Oddly Grouped Legato
  • USM Figure 2.12 - ‘A’ minor pentatonic ascending 5s legato exercise w/ quaver pu
  • USM Figure 2.13 - ‘A’ minor pentatonic descending 5s legato exercise w/ quaver p
  • USM Figure 2.14 - ‘B’ dominant pentatonic ascending & descending 5s legato exerc
  • USM Figure 2.15 - ‘C’ Lydian Hirajoshi pentatonic ascending & descending 5s lega
  • USM Figure 2.16 - ‘A’ minor pentatonic ascending 5s & 6s legato exercise w/ quav
  • USM Section 2E - Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’…Legato
  • USM Figure 2.17 - ‘G’ major ascending 3NPS legato exercise w/ triplet quaver pul
  • USM Figure 2.18 - ‘A’ Dorian descending 3NPS legato exercise w/ triplet quaver p
  • USM Figure 2.19 - ‘A’ minor – ‘C’ major ascending & descending 3NPS legato exerc
  • USM Figure 2.20 - ‘E’ 3nps minor pentatonic legato exercise w/ triplet semiquave
  • USM Figure 2.21 - ‘D’ Phrygian position shift legato exercise w/ triplet quaver
  • USM Figure 2.22 - ‘F#’ full tone ascending pattern legato exercise w/ triplet qu
  • USM Figure 2.23 - ‘F#’ full tone rolling 7s legato exercise w/ septuplet quaver
  • USM Figure 2.24 - ‘E’ diminished 7s legato exercise w/ septuplet quaver pulse
  • USM Section 2F - String Skip Legato
  • USM Figure 2.25 - ‘A’ minor pentatonic position 1 string skip legato w/ quaver p
  • USM Figure 2.26 - ‘A’ minor pentatonic all 5 positions string skip legato exerci
  • USM Figure 2.27 - ‘B’ minor pentatonic 3nps string skip legato exercise w/ 10s p
  • USM Figure 2.28 - ‘G’ major 3nps string skip legato multiple position shift exer
  • USM Section 2G - A Smooth Summation
ULTIMATE SHRED MACHINE SECTION 3: TAPPING like a BOSS!
  • USM Section 3A - Tapping Fundamentals
  • USM Figure 3.1 - ‘E’ minor diatonic 1 string tap exercise w/ triplet quaver puls
  • USM Figure 3.2 - ‘E’ minor tap 1 string diatonic arpeggio sequence exercise w/ t
  • USM Figure 3.3 - ‘E’ minor diatonic 1 string double tap exercise w/ triplet quav
  • USM Figure 3.4 - ‘E’ minor 1 string diatonic 4 finger tap exercise w/ triplet qu
  • USM Figure 3.5 - ‘E’ minor 1 string diatonic 4 finger double tap exercise w/ sem
  • USM Section 3B - Multiple String Tapping
  • USM Figure 3.6 - ‘A’ minor 1st position descend-ascend tap exercise w/ quaver pu
  • USM Figure 3.7 - ‘A’ minor multiple position descend-ascend double tap exercise
  • USM Figure 3.8 - ‘C#’ minor 1st position wave tap exercise w/ triplet quaver pul
  • USM Figure 3.9 - ‘A’ Ionian 5th tap exercise w/ semiquaver
  • USM Figure 3.10 - ‘F#’ Aeolian 5th tap exercise w/ semiquaver pulse
  • USM Figure 3.11 - ‘E’ Locrian ascending diatonic 3nps+tap exercise w/ triplet se
  • USM Figure 3.12 - ‘F#’ Aeolian descending diatonic 3nps+tap exercise w/ triplet
  • USM Figure 3.13 - Whole tone Racer X style tap exercise w/ triplet semiquaver pu
  • USM Figure 3.14 - ‘G’ diminished tap exercise w/ triplet semiquaver pulse