Everything I Know About Playing Guitar FAST

[@BrandonDeon]

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[@Fkku-r6d]

Also only play fast what your pinky can reach cus I see your fingers and your pinky is long, some people have short fingers , Lol, all the fast players I see like gilbert and other shredders have skinny long fingers, so dont waste your time on neo classical shred if you have fingers that wont reach, period end of story.

[@nexuspolaris2419]

​@@Fkku-r6di tend to agree with this,but on the other hand(haha hand)malmsteen has more of shorter fat fingers and he is the best

[@Fkku-r6d]

@@nexuspolaris2419 At arpeggios, Lol, not finger stretchers.

[@Fkku-r6d]

@@nexuspolaris2419 Try playing I dont believe in love by ryche doing degarmos part with a short pinky , its impossible ,

[@nexuspolaris2419]

@@Fkku-r6d yeah i know,you are right,i even have difficulties with a add9 powerchord ,long fingers are definately an advantage

[@bazokguitar]

Hi Brandon! Thanks for the reference. As you said in the video - context is very important. Later in my video I go into detail about how to use chunking and explain that "dirty" exercises can be done effectively within a limited range of difficulty (close to your limits, not far beyond them). Thanks for another good video. Best!

[@eagles_s]

Yeah, theres a billion guitar videos out there about licks and scales and such but never any context.

[@renceagnir5162]

I love watching your longer videos, I learn so much

[@youngsuccess6330]

I hope u see this Brandon, I play every day 6+ hours daily because I feel like I lost 9 years of practice time. I picked up an acoustic at 15 and gave up immediately then I picked up my first electric 17 months ago and I am now gigging. Never thought that would happen. I since day one played by ear to my favorite records Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin etc I want to THANK YOU only you and only like 2 other channels for guitar helped me. most are horrible. What I’ve learned in the last year is accountability is everything and how much you play IS HUGE. Kevin nickels and u helped me with theory here and there and that helped me out a lot THANK YOU.

[@Ussserrr.7307]

I need key to the lamborghini

[@dsdguitarimprov]

Become the lambo.

[@andrewbakers]

Angelo Batio entered the chat (w/ special guest Rob Scallon)

[@tresixteen]

Gotta ask Rob Scallon if you can borrow them.

[@JayRod711]

Forget the Lamborghini.. get the keys to the Bugatti 🤘

[@medeusmediuth7543]

I can't believe no one told me the picking direction trick when playing the pentatonic scale, and now that I'm practicing it, I feel like I just learned the pentatonic scale all over again

[@youngsuccess6330]

I can’t afford your program and I learn so much from you regardless I REALLY DO !! I was born in 99’ and I think most people aren’t motivated to keep it up ( guitar playing) due to playing for the WRONG REASONS I hope people see THIS. I lost a lot of time due to a legal issue. i turned 25 last night and in the last 17 months I’ve obsessed over mastering the instrument and the Beauty is I know I’m going to play for life. My Drummer (best friend since childhood) is the same he’s always been a drummer and I’ve always been a songwriter and a guitar lover.

[@anynhi]

Great video. However, the real key to master fast playing, by mastering fast playing I mean, not just being able to play fast, but actually be confident and be in control 10 out 10 ten times, is to build up endurance. When human do things fast, they can’t really think of anything because they are mentally tired or physically tired. When we walk we can talk about anything but when we run fast, we can barely breath, let alone talking. But after years of practice, we can now run fast and still being able to control our breath and think about other things. And the only way to build up endurance is to practice at our limit, but only slightly uncomfortable zone. This is no new subject for classical musician but for electric guitar players, unexperienced musicians still grab their head everytime. And finally, you can’t fight back physics. Playing fast = less control over the sound in general, so that’s the trade off one has to make. But again, love your video.

[@alxndrthree-dh2yl]

holy crap man, i was just walking home from work, having thought about whether to play slow and clean or fast and sloppy to improve my speed, having started your scale workout routine start of last week, impeccable timing!

[@AlexSaheli]

That video helped me give up smoking. Thank you.

[@youngsuccess6330]

It’s been a year and I’m faster than I ever thought I’d be. It’s really the time you put in (I play 6+ hours a day) plus I got a chip on my shoulder I started acoustic at 15 I turned 25 last night and I feel like I lost 9 years of practice that’s my motivation. Ik I’m gonna play 4 life.

[@bruceniblett959]

Love the attitude. Rock on bro

[@Jermthemusician]

I always tune in to your videos when you post, I grew up playing violin and I can 101% vouche for these methods working, all these types of work outs were given to us and you could definitely tell who put the time in 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@m.noormatt]

I remember when I tried this I immediately shot up from 120 bpm to 200 bpm, but would only practice speed bursts. It led to me being much more comfortable at higher Tempos like 160 bpm, but I'm still working towards playing at 190 - 200 bpm normally. The idea that worked for me is to play short bursts of notes at a tempo that is a bit outside of your comfort zone, where you can maybe only play short bursts in time with the metronome 80% of the time, as opposed to a tempo where it's too easy and you nail it everytime, practicing speedbursts at that tempo that is just barely outside of your comfort zone will do wonders for your alternate picking speed.

[@johnpanya7637]

YOU ARE THE BEST MAN FROM NIGERIA

[@youztuber5000]

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I really think having the right guitar can REALLY help with playing fast. Brandon might hate it, but a shred guitar would help him play faster... Large frets and a flat radius really help with speed. Get a JP sig or Ibanez or something for shred. As much as I like telecasters, they're not easy to shred on. Sure people have somehow done it, but it's not ideal.

[@DIYcreation96]

That was silly😅

[@AlexSaheli]

I love sweeping in the upward direction it is soooo healful :D

[@jessejordache1869]

My school of insturment pedagogy is a kind of left brain/right brain thing. Your left brain is everything you do automatically, like form sentences in an encoded grammar, while you're right brain is going "I just want to see if anyone knows if we have any salt lying around". For instruments, left brain is technique, right brain is what you want to play. So I'd be a proponent of the slow methodology, yeah? I'm trying to teach my brain how to play these here frets without actually having to think about plucking and fretting at the same time, alternate picking, and everything else that isn't "play this thing", which is what my right brain cares about. In reality, when I first started learning to play the bass, the first "hard" song I tried to play was "Black Dog", and I went straight to the fast mode, which was studio speed, when I was probably competent at only half that speed. I didn't feel like I was learning anything, but it was important anyway, because I was taking time out to give my brain candy and cigarettes, by going "see this? If you practice, you can do this." Then I'd do more structured exercises for an hour or so, and THAT's what helped my technique. The neurons that fire together, wire together, and if your practice is sloppy, your playing will be too. Get it right, then speed it up. But don't be so disciplined that you don't actually enjoy playing; so it's okay to play WAY outside your competent tempo just to see if your sloppiness has improved, or because you just want to play the song. And it's definitely okay to stretch your competent tempo a bit, but that's the slow method. Nowadays, I can put the instrument down for a couple of years, then pick it up and play things much harder than Black Dog, until my fretting hand starts whining like a little bitch. So now I'm learning guitar. I love the nuances of the bass, and how it's the secret dictator of both the melody and rhythm, but you kinda need a band to get maximum satisfaction out of it; a guitar otoh lets you play melodies by your lonesome. And I can tell you that for toughening up your fingertips, the guitar has nothing on the bass, but JESUS CHRIST WHY DIDN"T ANYONE EVER TELL MY HOW MUCH MUSCLE I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD IN MY FRETTING HAND TO PLAY GUITAR? On bass, playing for six hours straight will make your fingers bleed. On the guitar your fingertips might be a tad sore, but you won't care because you'll be too busy trying to figure out how to remove the gallon of lactic acid that's moved into your hand and wrist, and is starting to install furniture. --veteran musician, guitar n00b

[@tresixteen]

Thank you Brandon, this will be my goal to work on this sober October.

[@omgabaddon]

I personally like Rocksmith. It never taught me much technique, but getting to play songs I like is way more interesting than following boring tabs and doing exercises that, honestly, I just don't want to do, because I play guitar for fun so if it's not fun, then no guitar. The best part in my case is that, since I really liked playing as part of the band, I would keep coming back, so I naturally started developing dexterity, and when I play now vs 3 months ago I can tell I've gained a lot just from that little game. It pushed me to the point where I am now interested in taking the next step and learning some theory, develop a better technique, etc. so I can play more songs. I mean, I know it's not the most efficient way to make progress, but I'm surprised literally nobody recommends this learning tool, and that there isn't much sponsored content.

[@unacuentadeyoutube13]

I read a bunch of reviews stating it is a buggy mess, or that it doesn't have a lot of songs. Is that true? What version are you using?

[@LonelyStardefender]

i played rocksmith since the second version released(wich eventually went from 2013 to 2014 to rocksmith remastered) and actually bought the import tool to play rs1 songs in remaster the benefit of playing rocksmith,beyond learning by playing songs you actually like and get you invested,is that it has a more friendly way of aproaching everything...for example,at the end of every song you practice,it doesnt tells you what you did wrong but rather what you could do to improve,practice this riff,check this lesson,etc now,no approach is bad as long as it works for you...but the tool had issues first one was that people complained a lot of the buzzing noise that could be from a variety of issues related to the realtone cable,notes not registering correctly was the one most talked about i personally stopped using it because i switched from ps3 to ps4 and now i didnt had the option to separate the video from the audio(by using a rca cable) and sent it to my pioneer sound system to avoid sound lag/latency issues wich for me,used to solve everything i know people now adays use the pc version since it contains all the songs and has the ability to play custom ones,but honestly i lost all interest since ive lost the muscle memory i built in those 3 years of practice(i litterally have it installed in my pc,with songs like bloody tears from naoto shibata and the minnibosses album...havent touched it since) i honestly think if it wasnt such a hazzle to get yourself set up to play,the tool wouldve been talked more possitively,but ubisoft refused to adress those issues claiming it was us storing the cable wrong or over used strings or the guitar needing a special tue up....and i mean theyre not wrong but not exactly fair either and the nail on the coffin was the dlcs,as more people got into it,people started voting/demanding dlcs of songs that dont exactly use guitar(or are not rock at all) ok,i get it,people reaaaaaaally wanna play miley cyrus and lady gaga songs on it,but there couldve been a bachsmith 3 or 4 or get more music from overseas,like japanese rock or even alternative from latin america like soda stereo...hell,id wouldve payed good money for 1 song of the three gipsy kings anyways,long comment is long tldr: rocksmith isnt that much recomended because in the best case scenario,it takes a while to find a proper set up and be able to stop and continue the next day...and because its discontinued in favour of a suscription service version

[@Ocarinacraft]

I wish there was a bass equivalent to your channel. :( All of the channels I find don't have this depth of content or the 52 week guitar player. Its just random bits and pieces of random bass info. I'm trying to build speed on the bass, I use guitar pro's speed trainer to slowly increase the speed higher tempos and keep track of where I make it to. Its somewhat working but I keep not being able to consistently hit the tempo I want. This helps a little bit in terms of some of the practices. Bass doesn't do anything with picking unless you use a pick but I am not one.

[@theausdog]

Excellent lesson young sir!!

[@abdulachik]

very nice bro its a very useful video thank you

[@reflect916]

Yes

[@kathryneast6919]

Good Info.It’s true and you are a guitar god

[@ColeTaylor-eo6pu]

Best guitar teacher on youtube

[@TaxEvader420]

My problem is I learned a few solos with really fast parts, but improvising that stuff to any degree still feels impossible. Also for me using the slow methodology is faster for overall progress, since I don't have to go back and fix the mistakes I already cemented in my playing.

[@danidcr]

14:01 I think you were wrong about the Inside and Outside picking... When you mention the IP it's OP, and vice versa. (sorry my english)

[@J.P.Studios]

Level 2 made sense!

[@fazefusion2220]

Could you review the dimebag guitar god exercise from the dime clinic? the one where he continuously does a trill through the frets up to the 12th fret then does the trills with the pink back to the 1st fret.

[@VoltskkiGaming]

What I do is play guitar really really slow then bumping up the BPM after a few tries. If I still can't do that speed I go back down and eventually I get to increase the speed

[@joebermuda6452]

I’ve always said that speed is more about knowing where you are going in the fretboard primarily! Excuses like small hands and short fingers always annoy me. Yes you need right hand technique but still

[@clutch2827]

Good lesson

[@OsmanQirimli]

Cant play fast cuz im on cigarettes

[@xxanaxxgames6048]

STOP THE CIGARETTES!

[@זהסודי-ה7מ]

GET OFF THE FOOKING CIGARETTES THEN

[@scuair8281]

You play with your hands and smoke with your mouth

[@Iconic3509]

I never see speed guys make videos on acoustic guitars which I play mostly .

[@AustinHarrington-q5h]

HELLO GUITAR PEOPLE. Should i replace the neck on my guitar? Its warped, and its some random company that probably doesnt exist anymore (20+ year old guitar) the neck being warped forces me to raise the action ridiculously high, and i was wondering if i should replace the neck. I feel like it would be a good learning experience to try to replace various parts of the guitar.I am not looking to replace the guitar, i just bought a new one, but this one has value to me.

[@salva3557]

you should bring it to a luthier, if it just has a typical up-bow or back-bow that can be fixed without replacing the neck, it's fixed just by simply adjusting the truss rod a bit, which is pretty cheap sometimes free in some guitar centers. If it's twisted, getting it fixed would be kinda expensive cause you gotta refret it possibly and also possibly have the frets leveled.

[@AustinHarrington-q5h]

@salva3557 My guitar teacher tried to mess around with the truss rod. It didn't do anything. Guess I need that replaced, too 😅

[@salva3557]

@@AustinHarrington-q5h I think you should get a professional opinion at a guitar store first because sometimes wood takes a while to react to the truss rod's position, sometimes days. I hope it turns out great though!

[@AustinHarrington-q5h]

@salva3557 I will definitely try to find someone who can do that. I didn't realize it could take that long. Thanks.

[@youztuber5000]

Try loosening the truss rod ALL the way and leaving the guitar like that (with the strings on it for tension) for a few days, maybe a week, then tighten it back up carefully and slowly.

[@xserienchiller86]

8:10 that sociopath smile 😄

[@JayRod711]

Forget the Lamborghini.. I want the keys to the Bugatti 🤘

[@mightdai7489]

For what you said up until 8:45, how then would you practice choke areas in solos? Would you separate them into the entire lick itself or just maybe a few notes of the lick and practice speed bursting? Or both? My process has been separate some parts into shorter segments while practicing the entire lick after.

[@NinjaExtreme14]

Wanna build stamina? Just play along to snow by rhcp😅 Jokes aside great video man, if only I wasn't so inconsistent with practice maybe I would have been decent by now

[@raoulduke344]

It took me ages to play that at 104 bpm, but it definitely made my picking a lot faster. Great song to use as a warm up as well.

[@Ussserrr.7307]

Idk why people just consider snow by RHCP is hard, I only need a few day to play it at same tempo with no effort, I'm just naturally using economy picking when my first time holding a pick and electric guitar, I even don't know what alternate picking or other picking technique is because I started from classical guitar.

[@pascalsavy1306]

At this point I’m not even that interested in learning to play the guitar. I’m just invested in getting off the dam cigarettes!,

[@dehno3538]

You thought this was "everything I know about playing guitar, fast" but there is no comma bro

[@Yevvviee]

what if i'm tapping with both middle and index fingers

[@ApkaDD]

can ANYONE! tell how the fook to solo for beginers like how to actually make a melody bcz when i try the melody sounds trash.ALSO i wanted to know when to bend, slide,etc

[@LuziferVegan]

It’s more like that: If you don’t learn your instrument on the other side, you will never have perfect time. So in this case he has to learn guitar also left 😊👍

[@everycountry1]

12:51 what kind of monster plays in 13/8

[@fenyvesijanos7805]

Plini :)

[@camiloelgueta2213]

​@@fenyvesijanos7805Yeah, and it's such a good song

[@camiloelgueta2213]

Look for "Electric Sunrise"

[@localbod]

Thank you for the information and for giving a sh!t about players who aren't as good as you are. 👍😎

[@8393Robertrex]

You gotta relax lmao biggest key. Everytime I try my arm gets as stiff as a board and I slowly start looking more and more like Popeye because my arms filling with blood from me clenching up so much, stiffen your thumb as little as possible, it should only be there for coordination

[@8393Robertrex]

I'm not kidding either, after three minutes of playing I start feeling my heartbeat in my arm, y'all need the exact, opposite of that. Squeezing muscles pulls blood to them, hold that squeeze and it starts doing it constantly, keep playing like that for 3 minutes and you will indeed start looking like Popeye lmao

[@ravikant840]

100 is your limit, you go 130 right away and put in some time. It'll be frustrating but give it like 15 mins with some breaks of course or your hand might fall off. Then go back up a notch at 120 and smile because you're not as sloppy as 130 and not as slow as 100. This is what has worked for me. My practice song = Periphery - Marigold. Btw, if you don't practice enough, you'll come back yo to your 100 pretty fast. And it can get worse. So, practice to build that muscle and muscle memory and hand synchronisation and technique and etc.

[@jnewbrickbuilds9792]

I switch between economy picking and alternate picking. I can pick faster than all of the guitar teachers I’ve had.

[@k3yr0w.92]

what you do sir, is VERY DIFFICULT. round of applause 👏

[@carlreijer4478]

It's all about staNiMa

[@kentozapater8972]

My problem is changing strings while playing fast, i can play fast only in one string

[@jimmypennell8831]

You're a great guitar player and teacher 😢just please put down the cigarettes 🚬

[@djbattman]

666K subs 😈

[@JayRod711]

You got outside and inside picking backwards brother.. as I understand it.. ouside picking is when you're picking OUTSIDE a pair of stings.. so starting on a downstroke through the pentatonic is actually INSIDE picking.. because you're picking INSIDE any given pair of strings. Anyhow.. to say either one in particular is faster than the other I think is a statement of a closet cigarette user.. really PISSES ME OFF.. but I'm not even mad.. maybe you're just trolling to see who notices 🤔😂✌️🤘

[@JayRod711]

So I left this comment before fully watching the video.. now having fully watched.. I've noticed SEVERAL crucial points you've gotten wrong. Now I'm quite confident you won't PERSONALLY read this so I'm not going to list them like the Dead Sea Scrolls.. however.. if I'm wrong about you and you WOULD indeed like to know then reply and I'll tell you in detail.. if not.. JUST LEAVE 🤘

[@cIappo896]

if everything you know can be summarized in 22 mins, must mean it ain't a lot. Jokes aside, there isn't one right way to do it besides practice. no "school of thought" helps if you don't put in the fucking landslide of hours. I've been playing for a while now, and only recently I learned how to pick completely from the wrist instead of forearm. I still slip up , that just means I'm putting in enough to notice the mistakes.

[@optimus_rhymes6955]

Brandon wears glasses? Haha! Nerd!

[@sashankvsl2202]

"It took you 10 years to figure things out"?? Yet you did!! So you taught yourself too!!! So it's possible... Let's see how long it takes me!

[@Mart_7512]

5:04 Yeah, watching ShredmasterScott makes me much better and unleashes consistency.

[@Fkku-r6d]

measure your fingers 1st cus thats a deal breaker for certain styles of guitar.

[@youngsuccess6330]

I can’t afford your program and I learn so much from you regardless I REALLY DO !! I was born in 99’ and I think most people aren’t motivated to keep it up ( guitar playing) due to playing for the WRONG REASONS I hope people see THIS. I lost a lot of time due to a legal issue. i turned 25 last night and in the last 17 months I’ve obsessed over mastering the instrument and the Beauty is I know I’m going to play for life. My Drummer (best friend since childhood) is the same he’s always been a drummer and I’ve always been a songwriter and a guitar lover.