DESTROY tension and build speed by practicing this lick! Weekend Wankshop 230

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unclebeneller
Hey kids! Its you good buddy Uncle Ben here back again with a brand new installment of Weekend Wankshop!!!
One of the questions i get asked the most is "what kind of shampoo and conditioner do you use?"... but one of the SECOND most-asked questions i get is "how can i eliminate tension, build speed, and get my doggone hands in sync with each other?!?!!"
Now, that is TECHNICALLY 3 questions, but there is one answer: SPEED BURSTS!
Practicing licks and exercises with bursts of speed rather than straight up 16ths or sextuplets is the BEST way to identify problem areas in your playing; by constantly switching from medium to high speeds, like this lick does, you can easily figure out if you're adding tension in either of your arm hands when you kick it into high gear, isolate those problem areas, and eliminate them!
This lick is in the key of E minor and could be used as a great practice exercise or some nice soloing ideas. Practice it on ALL string sets (yes, even the G and B) and alternate pick everything! A winner is you!
Thanks so much for watching, let me know what you want to see next in the comments!

[@nikkkaforum]

Ben Eller DESTROYS tension with PATIENCE and PRACTICE

[@dilligaf4183]

I like to destroy tension at the Asian massage parlor.

[@santaclause6839]

Guitar teachers hate him because of this one simple trick!

[@LostSoulAscension]

All I heard is Ben Eller DESTROYS PATIENCE and PRACTICE.

[@lala-everyonescrazyaunt]

Now if I could manage to eliminate the tension in the rest of my life...

[@paytonthompson]

Check out the Dead and Lovely podcast. It helps me on my tense commute. Rate and review on iTunes.

[@VerisimilitudeDude]

@john cash MGTOW!!!

[@BOnEhEAdD]

Wrong video portal, my friend :3

[@MrMetalhorse]

@@paytonthompsonDead And Lovely is the best fucking podcast ever.

[@SaintFredrocks]

@john cash isn't "bitchy women" redundant?

[@zackgallipeau3596]

My fast playing has always been so inconsistent. I spend hours practicing fast licks and then the next day I can’t play it at half the speed I worked up to, but then next week I can play 20 bpm faster with no effort. I spent five minutes practicing this and already the knowledge and understanding of tension this video gave me has seemed to make me immensely more consistent and I can’t wait to see how I improve as I add this to my daily routine

[@musicfriend2051]

Hey bro it’s been a year, how much you improved? Let us know

[@WardNH]

As a stepdad I can confirm. That is as fast as my armhands work.

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

How about them foot fingers?

[@alanbiggle544]

@Fretboard Burner I'm no expert, but I don't think that's what a cuckold is at all.

[@benjamin-papa]

@Fretboard Burner you're an absolute peanut lol

[@psemond72]

@@benjamin-papa you're being too generous...

[@nickjimenez6138]

@@benjamin-papa good job ben. How did this go from working on speed and possibly indentyfing where we might have areas wherecwe were being to tight? A little douche like fretburner alias "douche" creeps in. Cheers to you for slapping his hand.

[@rizzle2702]

You are now my go to channel for lessons

[@sinmilitant8189]

One of best guitar channels by far

[@minitipper]

Wish I had you as a guitar teacher many years ago,Fantastic. Iam a 61 year old fart learning a new style of playing. NEVER give up. thankyou.

[@juangambrinus3637]

I wish my step dad could actually play at step dad speed. 😞

[@stringchild]

Very solid teaching Ben. You just created 1000 new shredders Quit revealing all the secrets! Lol. Nah just playing Good and important f or everyone. Just distinguishing the two rhythms is maybe hard for some. But yes. Conquer 16th triplets to 16ths. Always you should need to try to do this. It's Classical in nature or Baroque even.

[@stringbender11672]

One of my favorite things is "Let's hear it at Step-Dad speed". That helps me out tremendously!!!🤟😎👍

[@MauriceKalinowski]

The statement at ~10:00 about repositioning the thumb is literally me. Thx for the lesson, as always.

[@Groteskfull]

He was trying to get the guitar to stop making that "shrill" sound, while I'm here thinking "that sounds cool, how is he making it do that?"

[@MrMetalhorse]

I like how Ben uploads Thursday nights and expects us not to notice it's not quite the weekend. Haha. Sneaky. Great lesson though. Tension has always been my problem, not even shredding, just tension. I can play fast as shit and across the strings but I feel the burn after a while.

[@swanclipper]

speed should never be the goal. consistency first, speed last. hitting every note is much more important than hitting all notes all the time, as fast as possible. that burn may be due to your posture too. don't press too hard on the strings with your fretting hand. you can cause damage to your Ulnar nerve as i learned a few months ago to my dismay. catching it early saved my hand and my arm. if you're pressing too hard, try getting lower gauge strings or if you can't do that, do everything you can to lower the action and keep tonality. ontop of that, fretting posture is most important. use all your fingers no matter how difficult it seems for your little finger, i promise it will catch up much faster than you think. it's easier to train that one finger. after nearly a year of constant little finger usage, it's almost comfortable to rest just above the strings instead of being curled up like a dead dog. also also. have an exercise prepared and do that for 10 minutes at least before you begin playing your session. more often than not, a scale will do. just mix up the order, probably on the fly, and just wait for 10 minutes to pass while you do that. also also also, don't care about tuning. fingering is what matters here. more often than not i watch/listen to something while doing these exercises. i don't think about them, i just let my hand do its thing. sure i know when i hit a bum fret, so i stop, stretch, refresh and go again. speed matters not. once you're warmed up, speed will find you. tension is brought on by not warming up and not being sure of what you're about to do. the rest of the variables i mentioned should be addressed when you pin point that as an issue.

[@MrMetalhorse]

@@swanclipper Hey! Great advice man. My tension actually comes from my picking. Like I said I can play fast and I can do it cleanly 99% of the time. Now that I think about it I never had any problems with fretting. Picking however is a pain in the ass. My tension comes from my arm, which doesn't make any to me because I am 100% sure I am not picking from the elbow and I don't grip the pick really hard. But I just realized that posture might be the problem. I'll try that.

[@leshreddur]

This is an ultra brilliant exercise because you are building chops and timing, and learning e minor all in one. Because you know how it's supposed to sound.

[@cheftekard7165]

Im addicted to your vids. Can’t get enough!

[@RecycledRocker2]

Why is it that I always find the best practice videos at like 3am....jeez can't wait to try this one. Thanks man.

[@CureEclipse11]

Funny thing: I watched this video while listening to Indoctrinated by Sylosis, and your lick in the intro fits perfectly with the ending of the song

[@calebo.2691]

Finally understanding why my left index finger used to hurt after each time I played lead with others... wasn't even playing fast either

[@issaajram809]

i start watch all your videos.. thumbs up 👍👍

[@superinsomniaddict]

Great lesson, Uncle Ben! Tension is totally a progress killer for me...not to mention I never have a solid alibi for the “pinky police” 😂🤘😈

[@tom434911]

Great advice, as always. Thanks! Perfect timing, too. I've been working on a fast (for me) arpeggio lick in a Dream Theater solo (Along for the Ride is the song) that starts with picked notes and then finishes with a sweep that then connects into the next passage. I have been battling the tension I noticed as this section comes up, slowing it down and really focusing on using as little pressure as possible and getting good clean notes and staying as relaxed as I would be on easy stuff. I still have a ways to go to get it up to speed, but I'm happy with the progress.

[@stevenshelene5784]

Technical Difficulties by Racer X is a good example of the short burst speed.

[@TommoGuitar]

It also has the additional challenge of changing strings both after upstrokes and after downstrokes. Unless you do a little cheat and rearrange the fretting ;-)

[@Miggeddy]

0:58 yeees :) thaank you, i already know this video will have good infos ;p its really hard to focus on building speed, while u feel the slightly tension getting bigger and u want to focus on that,too

[@terdcutter3193]

dear uncle ben you rock... that is all

[@SixStringStudies]

Very useful Ben, thanks.

[@Atomicgherkin]

I fucking love you Uncle Ben! This helped a lot... Thank you, Sir.

[@JackAllman]

Thanx Unk!

[@dusty3913]

Uncle Ben, both my arm hands have had tension in them since day one. I think that's the issue for me. I established poor habits early on. Only starting from scratch with a metro-gnome and gradually increasing my speed rhythmically will I learn to relax said arm hands. With this method, I believe I would just tense up in anticipation of the speed bursts, and relax again for the slower bits. I think maybe there's no substitute for walking before running. But, I still love you...in a purely platonic way of course.

[@Sutich]

7:58 Meow to start using this lick.

[@jayseb]

oh that tension comment was right on point...cheers!

[@cmorales566]

I'm starting this alternate picking pattern with an upstroke based on Troy Grady picking mechanics. Works great the way!

[@ronbutler8325]

Thanks bro! Good stuff!...

[@rjc7289]

This reminds me of the intro riff to "Kill The King" by Megadeth. It's just chugging on the open low E string, but it's the syncopation between 8th and 16th notes that makes it really interesting. I would imagine that, with a little bit of creativity, you could take that riff and expand it out across the fretboard to give your fingers quite a workout.

[@teknical100]

12.30 Probably the most important piece of information on the internet. Thank you again!

[@iagobroxado]

Great insights as usual, Ben.

[@cocktailsanddreams]

Thank you Uncle Ben...I'm always amazed at how many shredders play with such a relaxed posture and I want to develop that. My picking hand always feels tight.

[@oaktreeleatherworks]

He has a video where he talks about relaxation techniques. Next time you play, don't focus on playing so much. Focus on your body while you are playing. Make it a conscious effort to feel whats tight. Work from your toes and move up to your hair. Pay attention to what is noticeably tense and relax it. Spend some time listening to your body. Once you notice what is not relaxing and force yourself to let that tension go everything falls in line.

[@beerman7079]

Smoke a joint then play...no tension👍

[@blakegilliam8223]

I liked it (the lesson). U the winner 2

[@dougarnold7955]

Good speed drill. Thanks. Oh my god ...that's so funny 9:35 you mentioned holding your breath...years ago when I watched Jimmy Page playing live in the Song Remains the Same movie I saw him hold his breath before tearing off these riffs and I was like; what? I couldn't believe it! I hope I didn't ruin your advice to your veiwers because you are SO right about this, I've noticed it in my own playing and I remember as a kid having to over come that impulse. Really. It's very important. Also, I like the shift between sextuplets and sixteenth in this drill. Really good. I'm jealous, wish I'd thought of it myself...really...why didn't I think of this before? Yeah, and the ultimate relaxed pick attack guy is EVH...his moves are so effortless. Thanks.

[@joe99173122]

Pretty sure that was just Jimmy fighting off the cardiac arrhythmia from all that heroin!!!

[@vick2359]

Uncle Ben DESTROYS tension with FACTS, LOGIC, AND SPEED!

[@stephengreico2810]

Uncle Ben, would you possibly consider doing an entire series of how to play faster on your way to Shredsville? I’m hoping to re-locate there soon Thanks Ben!

[@ambedex]

Love the guitar devil horns coming out the top of your head at the beginning.

[@FabioPeruchi]

Tension is a pain in the ass for me, especially when I to play mini arpeggios at 2 strings with fingers stretch like a Tornado of Souls solo part. It's so difficult for me. I'll use this approach to try to eliminate this issue. Thanks for the lesson, Ben!

[@highway5123]

beginners will never guess how massively important is this issues with tension and one day they will get frustrated with their lack speed and quilt praying altogether. This is the single most crucial thing to comprehend, so that countless hours of practice does not go to waste....

[@knoxyououtdotcom]

This is a great lesson but I keep getting distracted by the orange and blue swirl back there. Gosh that's pretty.

[@MrAlarine]

Less clickin more pickin XD love it... so ive been playing some of your techniques for a couple of weeks now after picking my guitar up after many years....I've never seen gains in my playing like this berfore and can now actually play some of my songs much faster bercause of you! Thanks for briongone some joy back into my life :D anyway soppy shit aside love you work man!

[@Life-Row-Toll]

Pretty heavy. Thanks for the exercise!

[@EvilDeeDlivE]

Lol uncle Ben still shows us his love, but he's too cool to respond anymore ;)

[@BenEller]

EvilDeeDlivE psssssssh yeah sure!

[@stevelacombe5081]

Uncca Ben, you're the best...lots of great info, accompanied by excellent examples, plus impeccable playing...I have a question for you...when you play guitar standing up, where does the guitar hang? Strangler, jazz guy, fusion guy, belly/gunt, or Jimmy Page? When I practice sitting down, the guitar is in a jazz guy position, the angles change when I stand and I'm in performance mode...do you have a cure for strappitis?

[@lcobb5214]

I would like to know if there is a way to swirl paint my '91 Corvette. And your lessons are excellent btw😎

[@ericwalkersguitaracademy969]

Yes there is it is called a paint pour , on a large scale lol

[@SuperMadmore]

Guess i'll be a stepdad forever. :p And working this realy gets me alot of tension on the back of my hand, specaly high up on the hand beween the pinky and ringfinger. After about 2-3 min i need to let the hand rest for alittle.

[@eddiejr540]

UB....you are so right...i noticed i would hunch my shoulders and squeeze the shit outta the neck....i really have to focus to relax and push my shoulders down and my playing smooths out and starts to sound right....great stuff Uncle Ben!!!!!!

[@tommacmillan8831]

this is a really good exercise because it mimics/echoes the more interesting kind of stuff you'd want to play in 'real life' (whatever that means). how many songs/solos actually have a constant stream of notes of the same duration? only shitty ones! it's also good for getting different rhythmic patterns down, i.e. with a constant pulse you can involve notes in groups of 3, 4, 6 and even the more odd ones like 5 and 7 (for me i seem to naturally play things in 9s, but that's another story...9/8 is an awesome time signature, especially if you like irish music. spatter the dew is a good place to start - digression over)

[@chatter7653]

What I find difficult to overcome,, is not tension from rote , scalar playing , but the awful tension going into and coming out of a lot of others thing before or after the scalar parts of a solo,... things like a half or whole step bend with vibrato and going into and coming out of arpegiatted notes , back into the 'one note after the other' linear scale playing like in this video...those two things and a couple of others are where my tension ...including both hands tensing up and even like you say holding my breath, comes in big time....part of the problem , at least for bends and or vibrato, is the extra amount of muscle that it takes to execute the bend or bend with vibrato versus how much less it takes to execute scalar playing although part of the problem could be from not having the lowest of action and not using a high amount of gain maybe.

[@metalheadblues]

Can you talk about your specific shred tone used in the video? What's the best sorta settings/tone to practice shred stuff like this with?

[@BenEller]

metalheadblues for practicing, don’t use too much gain or effects! Think of your typical AC/DC tone; something with a little distortion that will reveal any mistakes in your muting, but not so much that it will hide lack of dynamics!

[@ryanrodrigues5355]

Your approach to improving guitar skills is logical and easy to follow. After many years of stagnation, some of your ideas have helped me break out of the rut I was in with regards to speed. Thanks a lot man - feels good! 🤘😎🎸

[@RJ-lf8ex]

Mr Ben Mr Ben! Hey dude, please listen. This is amazing advice. As silly and trivial as one would think, it is amazingly simple to tense up, especially in the picking arm and hand! This video has made me realize that. It's simply human nature to clench or tighten things when a fast action is necessary. When I focus on relaxing throughout all speeds of picking then my accuracy tremendously improves. And here is what I have come to realize that is related to this --- my ascending practices are always so much more labored than by descending and I never had an answer for it, other than, just keep practicing! Well, because of this video, here is the deal: My arm position, when starting ascending practices (aka low E string), automatically wants me to tense up, where my arm position when beginning descending practices (aka high E string) is much more relaxed!!! And then to top it off, because my arm is stiff right from the get-go on the ascending then it remains stiff throughout the practice scale! This video really made me see the light, my practices yesterday and today have been quite good and it's completely because of the thoughts you have put in my head regarding tension. Thank you Mr Ben Eller, thank you very much sir!

[@jakebergen1837]

This. I'm starting to figure out why I cant break my plateau and how to fix it.

[@EddieOtool]

Hey! This helped me realized the reason I can't build speed on some licks is that even at stepdad's speed (I'm a stepdad lol), I am way too tense already. Currently working on loosening up those hands a little... Come on sweep picking, I'll be able to someday!

[@Nasosdag]

Thanks, Uncle Ben! Great trick, using the bursts to build up speed and... liquidate tension (har har har!) My bane are runs which are all sextuplets, then suddenly a wild quintuplet appears for a beat and then it's all sextuplets again... all quintuplets I can handle (e.g. Erotomania... not at JP speeds, but working on it). But all 6, suddenly a 5, then all 6... disaster. Do you think there could be a video about that sometime?

[@metalheadbill]

That guitar is flat out sexy. Thanks for the lesson Uncle Ben.

[@RocstarRagpicker]

I am incredibly grateful I found your channel. You’re one of the best teachers I’ve found. Thanks Ben.

[@GeoffSweet]

Awesome as ALWAYS unca Ben...any chance the Patreon lick is the Sykes part we chatted about?? Cheers!

[@sebsthexeno9460]

How do you always manage to make a lesson on literally exactly what I need.

[@TheOneWayDown]

Need something like this for downpicking. Been slamming my head against Master of Puppets for a month and I cannot consistently hit that speed. Will definitely use this though.

[@guisantovski]

Try it everyday. Train your resistance. Also, try using hetfield's right hand technique

[@jonrivera]

Combining triplets and 16ths really help. It's developing a groove overall i.e. practicing with a metronome is really magical. A lot of players will want to play fast with no guidance, and a lot of the tension is caused by uncertainty of (1) what to play, (2) how to play it, (3) at what speed, (4) how it will sound. I'm guilty of this lack of discipline

[@reubenchadwick]

Is Uncle Ben giving us a thumbs up or thumbing himself? I never know.

[@DragonFlopp]

I think tension is something that holds me back sometimes. Is it pretty common practice to loosen your grip on the pick when playing faster? These speed bursts will help me pay attention to that tension and correct it. Thanks, Ben.

[@jameslyons1661]

Hi Ben thanks this is great not a step dad😂but 55 and beginning guitar fun

[@Kreecher82]

Ben Eller the best guitar teech on the net bar none!

[@gregmerritt9366]

Death By Stereo I'd say him and Robert Baker are the best at explaining in a way that gets you off to the races without having to spend time "hitting the books" before enjoying the fruits of progress.

[@chuckdavis5647]

Just found you. Excellent teaching.

[@BriBeast8566]

All joking aside, this is very good exercise.

[@Thewsy39]

Uncle Ben, teach us the intro of Primitive Future by Sepultura, it seems to be impossible to play that crazy gallops...

[@johnm4330]

My parents got me guitar lessons as a kid, they went really well and i learned my chords and scales, but practicing one day my dad over heard me play stairway and beat me with a pair of jumper cables

[@NobodyCaresALot]

Good. Did you learn your lesson?!

[@larrydicus7822]

I am working on getting back into guitar. I am able to do this drill at 70 bpm on my Dove limited acoustic. Thanks uncle Ben. I love you like a real dad who didn't leave me and mom.

[@pegasus5401]

This world is spinning around me This world is spinning without me And every day sends future to past Every breath leaves one less to my last Dream Theater - Pull Me Under

[@John3_16andthensome]

5:55 Not the pinky police! Nooooooo! Pleeze don't call the pinky police on me Uncle Ben! But seriously, this is a great lesson. Thanks for the extremely useful tips and for always injecting a little humor into it as well.

[@garrymck1]

As much as i want to, I can't even think this fast...

[@triledink]

One way to build speed is gallop shredding 3 (alt pick) strokes per string And if you gallop fast enough it won’t sound like galloping and just ordinary shredding.

[@DigitalViperGaming]

At the ripe old age of 49, I wonder if I’ll ever be able to play fast licks like this. Ugh. 😀 Wes

[@gregmerritt9366]

LAWLESS33 Guitar Channel I'd say pay attention to tension points, breathing, and stretching/warming up. It's still very possible, but neglect of those aforementioned details will create need for kinesio-taping various joints for us 40 somethings. Speaking from experience.

[@DigitalViperGaming]

Greg Merritt Thanks, brother!

[@AlphaFrog1021]

Uncle Ben can you do more videos on crosspicking? and left hand position? Thank you in advance

[@davebraund1236]

Awesome thanks Ben. I have to try this, my right forearm gets tight and almost "locks up". When I try to play fast.

[@Markusson96]

With great power comes great responsibility...

[@jacobscroggins857]

Are you playing through the Kemper? Sounds good 👍

[@BenEller]

Jacob Silencing yup!

[@hinterlander3649]

Impressive discipline! Thanks for the reminder about the tension!

[@rmckee22]

Dude, that eyebrow raise you do totally cracks me up every time I see it!!

[@dreasxd]

Is there something wrong with my ears or are you saying "mauw" in stead of "now" like in that super troopers scene? Cool lick btw. I'll give it a go in a few'.

[@KyleDaSloth]

You're just hearing things. You need to start paying attention right meow 😉

[@gtr362012]

Thanks for the lesson and advice. That last little riff u did at the end sounded suspiciously like kill the king by megadeth u just disguised it by playing a diff string. I saw what you did there hahhaha take that copyright! Anyway thanks again

[@BlackNeverLeft]

Hahahaha wank means somethin completely different over here in ireland lol

[@grantsutherland8287]

Watched and still watching all ur vids uncle ben,and i just wanna say one thing,which is in no relation to any video in particular,........but uncle ben,.....ur the fucking best man....even better than my biological stepdad brah.!!!!!!

[@metallica66625]

Ever thought of doing Alaska by between the buried and me solo ?

[@carlosmgpinheiro]

The lick reminds me of the Plug in baby riff by Muse. Good work uncle Ben. Thanks!

[@TheMoka4]

Hey Ben I've got a problem with my pick hand causing unwanted strings ringing like it's waking the strings when I'm going down a scale on the neck very frustrating my pick hand isn't a closed fist like yours I have mine open would having a closed fist pick hand mute the lower string better? Thanks

[@MactoEgo]

I watch these videos at inopportune times. Its 130 in the morning and I have work tomorrow. I just want to play. THANKS ADULTING. FUCKIN EVERYTHING UP

[@stevegardiner8473]

Pinky police? I'd have to use my pinky. Small non guitar player hands. Everything is so much more difficult. People with larger hands don't seem to realise how much more of a struggle it is when you can't even stretch two full tones.

[@AJRomeroCCS]

11:42 this riff at a lower octave is the main riff of "Kill the King" by Megadeth

[@BenEller]

Alejandro Garcia ya! I guess it is!

[@johnrosen7983]

I think people that have 5-10 of the exact guitar set up type guitars is insane

[@Violence1320]

i want to have a bunch of Ibanez and they all individually have a single color but glossy. :)

[@joe429t]

“Because I’m not typically in the room with you while you’re practicing” I know Uncle Ben, you’re in the other room with my mom. Duh

[@david_aguilera_art]

I’m trying to change my picking to your “closed fingers” grip, and I am noticing when I get to the low E I have nowhere to anchor my palm. I’m trying 8th note triplets at 50 bpm and I can’t figure out a way to anchor my hand unless it’s way behind to bridge which hinders me from muting the E when I move to the A. Is there a video you can point me to?

[@yeesenchai]

Don't anchor at one spot. Move ur pick hand up and down along the bridge as required for picking whichever string u need, ur arm should barely rest (still resting)on the body of the guitar.

[@ricstormwolf]

This sounds like a great exercise for those of us really unfamiliar with the realm past the 12th fret. Awesome 👍🎸

[@MetallicAAlabamA]

Ben, I'm still having trouble with the shredding part of my playing. I have no issues hardly at all with power chords, or simple chords. But I'm not giving up whatsoever,because I didn't think that I would EVER get to where I'm at now. And I owe almost all my learning to you my friend! Thank You very much for uploading these videos, and as soon as I'm able I'm going to give back and become a patreon. Again thanks!

[@johnhunter3011]

MetallicA AlabamA Completely mute the fretboard with your fret board hand so you can not hear any notes. While muting the strings with fretboard hand, just focus on the picking with your picking hand. You will quickly see why you are having trouble! Go slow and work up to the picking pattern until you can play that perfectly, then play with both hands! To many times we focus on the fingering and not the picking! You can apply this to any aspect of guitar playing including strum patterns, figer picking etc. John 😁

[@MetallicAAlabamA]

@@johnhunter3011 I will definetlty do this, and I want to tell you that I appreciate the information. I've always wanted to play the guitar, and play it well. This is not only for myself, but to show my kids that their dad is more than just a dad, and a home repair guy lol. Like in my comment before,playing power chords comes rather easy, but trying to speed pick, sweeping, and just flat out trying to shred is like kryptonite to me. Believe me I try every day, and yes sometimes I want to go fast at first, and I know that I need to start off slow and easy. Mabe I'm just extremely anxious to be able to shred lol. Sorry the response is so long, I really do appreciate the advice. Thank You!

[@johnhunter3011]

It takes many hours and years! Any one givin song or riff you must get to a point where it becomes totally subconscious. Almost like you are listining to someone else playing it!...it just happens!

[@Slaughterhauzen]

5:54 Brent would use first, second and third. Bill Kelliher would use the pinky. I don't know who to trust!