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An intervallic E Aeolian run for getting into hybrid picking, with hammer-ons to ease into each hybrid-picked note.
A classic F♯ harmonic minor Yngwie-style picking run, with a short example of applying it to other scales.
An easy A Dorian legato sequence you can also drill with alternate picking.
A fast E minor picking run traversing a single string to sharpen your hand synchronization.
A challenging A minor shred run moving from single-string picking to a 4-string scale and finishing on two 5-string sweep arpeggios.
A D Mixolydian run mixing sweep picking and legato, great for developing your 3-string arpeggios.
A long E minor picking run to shred through, with practice advice in the video.
A neoclassical A minor run built on one of Yngwie's favourite picking patterns, great for finger independence.
A G minor pentatonic picking run that has you zipping all over the neck.
A C melodic minor run blending hybrid picking and legato that also works over harmonic minor.
An A Dorian alternate picking run, great for drilling a sequence across the scale.
A B♭ minor hybrid picking run built on 2-1-2 arpeggios.
A C minor sweep-and-tap run that sounds far harder than it actually is.
A B melodic minor run mixing sweeps and hybrid picking, tricky in the transitions.
A B minor pentatonic tapping run you can move through all five positions.
A Yngwie-style picking run built on a signature pattern, finished with an arpeggio run.
An old-school A Aeolian shred run, from 3-notes-per-string alternate picking into sweeps.
An E minor lick built to sharpen your economy picking, with reusable 3-1-3 patterns.
A Yngwie-style run: single-string picking into diminished arpeggios and an A minor sweep shape.
A fun, effective G Lydian exercise for sweep and alternate picking.
A D minor neoclassical pedal-point run with two very Yngwie-inspired sequences.
A minor pentatonic picking run that stretches your fingers and your picking ability.
An E melodic minor neoclassical run that works your alternate and sweep picking, and sounds great.
An A Mixolydian shred run that mixes a few techniques and is fun even played slowly.
The first EZ Shred lesson, a smooth E minor legato run, with the background in the video.
An F# minor run mixing sweeps and alternate picking around a favourite Dorian idea.
A G Lydian run blending sweeps and legato, with diagrams to show what you're really playing.
A great-sounding stretchy pentatonic legato sequence you can move through all five positions.
A D Dorian run built to seriously sharpen your picking technique with patient practice.
A melodic C minor intervallic lick that also sings over a Bb7 / Bb Mixolydian context.
A D minor alternate picking run that really pays off if you follow the practice advice.
A neoclassical-sounding A minor run, with fretboard diagrams at the trickier spots.
An A Lydian lick that drills your legato and sweep-picking transitions.
A C major neoclassical run focused on smooth position shifts and alternate-to-sweep transitions.
A C# minor pentatonic lick for working hybrid picking into your playing, and it sounds great.
A fun G minor pentatonic sequence built on quintuplets, fast, melodic, and great for your counting.
A flowing E Aeolian legato run that only picks when changing strings, for the smoothest possible sound.
An E Aeolian run that moves from alternate picking into sweeps, a real workout for the picking hand.
A B Aeolian alternate picking lick that trains you to see two adjacent three-notes-per-string positions at once.
A G minor hybrid picking lick built on 2-1-2 arpeggios over Gm7, Bbmaj7 and Dm7, at 160 BPM in standard tuning.