Enter the World of Guitar Shred with Advanced Blues and Rock Techniques
Guitar shred techniques typically focus on advanced skills such as speed picking, sweep picking, tapping, and intricate fretboard techniques. Mastering these techniques enhances a guitarist's overall proficiency and versatility, allowing them to play complex passages with speed and precision.
Shred guitar encourages experimentation and creativity. It enables guitarists to explore new sounds, develop their own unique style, and express themselves more dynamically through their instrument. This can lead to increased musical satisfaction and artistic fulfillment.
Proficiency in shred guitar techniques opens up opportunities for live performances, studio sessions, and collaborations with other musicians. Guitarists with good technique are often sought after for their technical abilities and can attract a wider audience interested in virtuosic playing.
What You Will Find in the E-books
E-BOOK
Blues Rock Shred
It is an in-depth study, which explores and presents several of my favorite melodic pat- terns and licks as you can check out in my songs and solos.
The first chapter, “Pentatonic Scale”, is dedi- cated to this scale, which is the most used one to play Blues/Rock styles, exploring a more “shred” way of playing.
For this, examples with typical techniques of the style will be used, such as Alternate and Sweep Picking, Tap- pings, Legatos and Hybrid Picking. The “3 notes per string” shape will also be addressed in this chapter, in the part dedicated to the Pentatonic and Pentatonic Blues scales.
The next chapter is entitled “Bluesy”, a term used to describe a way of playing that provides the blues sound, a “Bluesy” feel regardless of style. For example, you can play a Heavy Metal solo and still sound “bluesy”.
In the “Arpeggios” chapter are shown shapes and melodic patterns played diagonally on the neck of the guitar.
Finally, licks that exemplify all the content cov- ered in this course are available, besides the solo of my song T.A.G. in which I use all the techniques shown previously.
E-BOOK
Guitar Shred
This eBook is the result of extensive research I have been conducting over many years, where I share my experiences and insights into key guitar techniques. Within these pages, you will find a detailed and personal approach to the techniques I use in my solos, improvisations, and compositions.
Throughout the eBook, I will explore several fundamental techniques essential for guitarists interested in developing their skills in the shred style. These include alternate picking, a crucial technique for achieving speed and precision in picking movements; sweep picking, which allows for smooth and efficient arpeggio execution through a sweeping motion of the pick; tapping, an innovative technique using the right-hand fingers to create fast and intricate notes; and hybrid picking, combining the use of pick and fingers to enhance versatility and expressiveness in playing.
In addition to demonstrating how each technique can be applied, I also share practical examples taken from solos in the songs of my band, Enemies Of Reality, available on major streaming platforms. These licks not only illustrate the techniques in real-world contexts but also provide ideas on how to integrate them into your own compositions and improvisations.
Beyond merely teaching techniques, my aim with this eBook is to provide you with a deep and practical understanding of how these techniques can be creatively and expressively used. I hope this material significantly contributes to your musical development and inspires new possibilities in your journey as a guitarist.
Meet Your Teacher
ROD RODRIGUES
Rod Rodrigues is a Brazilian-Canadian guitarist, music teacher, and songwriter with an impressive career in the music industry.
Over the years, he has been a member of various bands, including Enemies of Reality and Falling Into a Dream (a Dream Theater tribute band).
Rod has studied with renowned musicians such as Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth) and Greg Howe (Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, and others) and has received degrees from IG&T and Claretiano University. Since 1997, he has been sharing his knowledge and skills as a music teacher in Brazil, Canada, and Europe.
As a solo artist, Rod released his first EP in 2010, titled “The First Step: Introduction,” which gained recognition in several music publications, including Guitar Player, Cover Guitarra, and Guitarload, among others. In 2019, he released his single “T.A.G,” followed by his concept album, “Tales of a Changing Life Part.1,” in 2022. Notably, “Tales of a Changing Life Part.1” features the talented Marco Sfogli (James LaBrie, Premiata Forneria Marconi) on the track “Woodbine Sunset.”
Thanks to his outstanding work on “Tales of a Changing Life Part.1,” Rod was voted one of the top 20 Guitar Players of 2022 by the readers of Brazilian Roadie Crew magazine.
