How I Learned To Shred In A Month (And You Can Too)

Today I'm going to show you how I learned to shred in a month, and it was actually surprisingly easy. This same video will be up on my lesson channel, and soon there will be no new lesson content on this channel, so if you want lesson content, please check out the lesson channel: / @elmokarjalainensguita...
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[@shanewalton8888]

On my gravestone, hopefully it will read: “Here lies Shane, he could shred.”

[@MrPolevaulter]

:D

[@peterkelly8357]

Shred or Dead

[@MainPrism]

Yea... I'mma need one of them too 🤣😂

[@impossivel2006]

I play guitar since 1995 and still can't shred. I'll give it another month

[@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132]

I believe in you! Put in as much time as you can everyday and practice mindfully and with purpose. Happy Practicing!

[@impossivel2006]

@@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132 Thanks man.

[@luca_milla]

Ayo good luck, come back next month and let us know how it went!

[@impossivel2006]

@@luca_milla Come January I'll be the Fred Astaire of the fretboard

[@Sirtmen]

Come on! It’s impossible.

[@MainPrism]

Shouldn't this be named "How I learned to tap in a month"?

[@SilentStorm03]

we call it shredding now, it appears 😂

[@Nimzo2005]

A local library with Eruption tab? Where do you live? In Shredland?

[@MrPolevaulter]

Haha :D

[@thatderek]

If you don't have a high gain amp I'd also recommend a good COMPRESSOR pedal.

[@ibzmav]

except an Overdrive pedal is a better "compressor" pedal. You'd learn it later on.

[@LocrianDorian]

Yeah, tapping is definitely a bit of a "hack" when it comes to playing fast, basically you get an extra independent finger for free, which means you can play certain patterns much faster instantly, especially as usually they would also involve string changes. I used to be a little bit snobbish with tapping and considered it a "cheat" but I got wiser over the years and nowadays I consider it a very important tool in the toolbox. Helps that I got a lot more into Van Halen about a decade ago too.

[@maryalferez4204]

.....Sir, thank you, from the Philippines, for you kindness for sharing how to shred.....

[@carman6665]

Thanks Elmo, very inspiring and a good practice ,have a great day

[@scottgroves5204]

Wow...Love the disappearing Pyramids Ibanez!!! Awesome

[@scottgroves5204]

Elmo...I got this message in my email to text you via Telegram, that you wanted to chat with me? I can't get Telegram to work! Hmmmm Anyways...Did you really wanna chat with me??? You know how the internet is . I would be honored to chat with you ! Until... -Scott PS...Just noticed it today so I'm not sure how old it is!!! Sorry E :)

[@protoplast.youtube]

thats TAPPING

[@darkestfugue]

what a nice fellow, i will give this a go

[@RickMichaelis63]

Thanks for the review Elmo 🎉🙏✌️❤️🎶🎵🎼

[@shanewalton8888]

Awesome green guitar!

[@MrPolevaulter]

It sure is!

[@Blackout0O0]

Is that a Steve Vai Universe Ibanez? It looks like it glows in the dark: really cool guitar

[@hilltroneye]

Hi Great video , Thank you Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

[@andrewz.3432]

Thank you for sharing this. I've been playing for a while now. Sometimes, it's good to go back and get reminders to fix bad habits. One of my habits I'm still struggling with is tension in my arm, I can't seem to get around it. Great content, by the way. I went ahead and subscribed. 🤘💀😎🎸🎶

[@despot3880]

Thank you ❤

[@tuukkaluoma4063]

That is beatifully colored guitar. I like when guitars have odd colours and multiple different colours in them.

[@giovannidaminato1717]

Ottimo! Grazie, Elmo.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Grazie!

[@Pavel_Franta]

this is shred? :D This is tapping :D

[@ThePedroDB]

A fabulous - and rare! - Universe UV777GR you have there 👏 I recently bought a UV777P-BK to (finally) replace one I regretfully sold nearly 20 years ago. Fantastic guitar. Absolutely loving it. Back to tapping....

[@MrPolevaulter]

It is really a good guitar 😊

[@tweakrr99]

Beautiful guitar! I love the 80s shred style Ibanez RG x70 series and the Jem models. Great tips as always!

[@algreen1231]

I'd like to know the model. I can tapping but shredding is another league. Nice video as always.

[@schidig1]

Thanks Elmo, very inspiring video. I was wondering is it easier to do it on an ibanez-like guitar than a stratocaster or a telecaster?

[@EdKidgell]

Good one, bru!

[@ArizonaMMJ]

i always struggled to mute the high E when playing that B string

[@emingmann1400]

How do you have your notes ring clearly and loudly like that? That and how you keep it ringing for that long? I'm assuming it's amp settings as I've gotten the tapping pretty down pat but I've always been lost on this part.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Nice one! 😎👌 I tap the exact same way - middle finger pulling inward. Most people I've asked, use index finger pushing outward. but that feels weird to me. I bit like pouring custard in my ears - which I probably do too often. 🤔

[@MrPolevaulter]

🤣

[@gbaumann440]

I have a Mesa Boogie amp that's almost exactly like the one in the background of this video. I have sn 212 and I believe it was made in 1972. I get the feeling yours is a year or 2 newer. Mine has a beige mesh instead of black. I've had it for 30 years and, until now...I never saw another one like it. Awesome amp, right?

[@user-dc5wq7qm5b]

for a second i thought triple h was playing guitar

[@zerep11]

I always enjoy Elmo's excellent videos that usually contains certain levels levity, from light to hilarious. Hence, starting at about the 2:40 minute mark, the two notes Elmo played sounded nearly identical to a German Polizei Vehicle's Siren ... Hilarious! Thank you Elmo for both the excellent instruction AND levity.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Danke 😀

[@zerep11]

@@MrPolevaulter Bitte Schön 😁

[@yahaguitars]

Обожаю эту гитару, храни её друг!

[@brozio77]

i am happy of my playing when i do riffs and melodic slower solos but i've never shred. i will try for sure these tricks with tapping. sweep picking is too much for me but i think tapping is possibile even for a crappy player as me :D

[@georgerumija1806]

could you please tell me, what do you think is the best electric guitar under 200 US dollars???

[@zharya73]

Shredding ❌ Tapping ✅

[@drkethereal5805]

How do u make it sound like that

[@fazefusion2220]

Im not a shredder yet but I’ve been playing for about 5 months and I can play decently fast for how long I’ve been playing I can pick 16th notes at around 100-110 bpm

[@fazefusion2220]

When I do tapping I flick downwards instead of upwards on my right hand is that a bad habit?

[@MrPolevaulter]

If it works, it works.

[@christiantaylor4027]

Wow that almost sounds cooler slow.

[@MrPolevaulter]

👍

[@jakeqwaninne8502]

i just went with the crystal meth option, you simply have no choice but to shred on that shit

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

🤘🤘

[@MrPolevaulter]

😊

[@blackie75]

I seen the thumbnail and yelled to my wife "come quickly, they've made a video about you".

[@RoonerTheLooner]

OMG! It looks so easy, but it is impossible for me. However, i can speak Thai fluently though. 🙂

[@mattdylan664]

That ibanez is gorgeous but i"m confused i thought Gem models had a monkey grip , is it a modded RG550 or a different model? Thanks, and thank you for a great lesson!

[@user-by6eb6zo7g]

that's a universe

[@mattdylan664]

@@user-by6eb6zo7g Thanks for that info, i had never heard of that model before, i just now looked them up on Reverb, specifically Ibanez UV777 GR 1991-1993 Steve Vai Signature - the asking prices are between $6,913 USD (+ $145 more for shipping!) all the way up to $20,000 , think i'll be satisfied with my RG550 Gensis for now 🤘

[@mattdylan664]

@@user-by6eb6zo7g thanks i wasn't familiar with this signature model before,seems they sell on the used market for between 6-20 thousand...think i'll just be content with my RG550 for now 🙂

[@stephaniemariemcdonald9096]

🎉

[@tymanngruter1808]

But you are Elmo the fast! 😅

[@vintagetone22]

O waw.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣amazing.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WorldsOkayestSorcerer]

Is that an RG 550?

[@ev25zv]

It's a UV777

[@MrPolevaulter]

Yeah, a Universe.

[@WorldsOkayestSorcerer]

@@MrPolevaulter It’s gorgeous! That neon green has a special place in my heart as someone who grew up in the 80s.

[@Domn879]

Cool! Can you play the rest of eruption? Me: Yeah…i just need to get something from my car first though. I better take my jacket and guitar. Back in a minute…

[@JohnFenlon]

🤣

[@AlexSaheli]

Why do we learn to tap in a shred video? :>

[@yngwerhappen]

After one month I have to learn guitar first and then I can probably shred in one month. The tone is very important, how to bend correct, some scale safety (that I have from bass, but on guitar is it different). What I don´t like are studied teacher who told what is the perfect right hand technique for shred and give you not the simple things to learn more efficient. They often criticize Malmsteen, Jake E Lee, Van Halen for their bad technique... I don't want to play like Michael Angelo. Playing very fast, but not a good guitar player.

[@ComboNinja06]

Personally bends for me where easy to perfect and the Michael Angelo joke made me laugh

[@uraymeiviar]

u lied, there is no such thing as tab in a library, you made it up

[@user-by6eb6zo7g]

Scrubt dubby

[@philnicol8072]

I've always stuck to legato. The cheaters method. 🙄

[@MrPolevaulter]

:D

[@jsonslim]

But it's not a shred, dude. Show how you can shred using alternate picking or at least compine it with tapping

[@bigdaddyfilmmaker]

Holy click bait. Tapping is NOT shredding.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Likes vs dislikes ratio is 97% likes, so most people seem to disagree with you.

[@bigdaddyfilmmaker]

@@MrPolevaulter Irrelevant. Most people also think there is an invisible man in the sky watching every thing you do.

[@Olek283]

Bruh... it's not shreding... It's actually tapping

Ehh... how to learn... tapping??

[@francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399]

I disagree. Not everyone is as talented as you.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Talent has very little to do with it. Hard work has much more to do with it.

[@francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399]

@@MrPolevaulter That's %100 true too, but hard work can give better results if the person has "the right stuff". I'm not arguing with, you, it's just my personal observation.

[@craigirving4100]

Yawn 🥱