The Secret to THAT Marty Friedman Lick - 5 Minute Licks

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[@LeonTodd]

What epic metal lick should I look at next?

[@noobasaurusrex9608]

"Miracle man" Ozzy/Zakk Wylde

[@benpeasley6394]

Colorado bulldog intro lick. 🥵

[@FrancescoDiMauro]

the Petrucci solo from Afterlife, it seems to be using a similar techinque, but I never understood if that maniac picks all the notes or if there are a few pulloffs as well

[@benpeasley6394]

Or I am a Viking by yngwie malmsteen.

[@keithtannoya5356]

Welcome to the crazy maze….

[@peterharvin2775]

"The underlying logic of how Marty's brain was working..." I'm glad you understand it. To me it's a really beautiful but very alien landscape.

[@Sodacake]

this technique also works for the outro in bark at the moon.

[@LeonTodd]

You know I very nearly used that lick instead! Well there's the next episode sorted.

[@DavidSL2H]

The first "secret of" video that have seen in my life that actually is worth the title

[@chrishastings]

Happy birthday to me! great present! :) Interestingly I'm pretty sure Steve Vai uses a similar pattern at the end of the Stand Up solo.

[@LeonTodd]

happy birthday!

[@tucktimosprime]

I've been butchering this part of the solo for so long and now and thanks to you, I can do it and it sounds brilliant. Thanks man, subbed

[@LeonTodd]

Glad I could help! Thanks for the sub too

[@The_Macaroon]

Marty is from another planet lol. Great lesson, thanks Leon.

[@NelderGuitar]

I remember trying to alternate pick this when I first learned it and wondering how in the world it was possible. It’s all in the technique!

[@jjmackey3101]

Marty Friedman lick? I'm here for it. So is my 15 year old self. Thanks Leon!

[@keithtannoya5356]

Awesome!! I was just thinking about learning some crazy licks from Marty….. perfect timing!!!

[@FrancescoDiMauro]

really nice! I would have never guessed that such a weird picking pattern could work!

[@Particle67]

Thanks dude, i'm currently learning the Symphony's solo. There are some fast part. I'll try the tip.

[@ChipRobertsOfficial]

Fuck 5 minute licks; I want to get biceps like that.

[@ryosukejoe9615]

Marty came out with this concept on a lick from Jason Becker's Eleven Blue Egyptians (3 min 32 sec part) which he co-wrote and played as a guest.

[@ShreddingFinn]

If you ask me, the hardest thing about that lick isn't the speed, its the stretch. Try playing the same pattern in one position and you'll see. I recommend a shorter scale guitar if possible

[@stephenchow5161]

I am probably going to need more than five minutes to get this down on my fingers

[@jessenicholson1777]

I think my brain is melted even after the slow explanation!

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Great stuff love this solo and this part is the highlight

[@TrumpetsInMy4x12]

Marty. Always executing \m/

[@wolfsdenmusic9404]

The solo from Dokken - Into The Fire. That one part. You know what I mean. The ascending pattern. It may not be in the same league as a Marty lick, but I've never heard anyone else play it correctly...sometimes not even George. lol

[@LeonTodd]

Hahaha I can immediately hear it and my fingers immediately hurt :p

[@jessenicholson1777]

That entire song is crazy. The outro solo has always blown my mind. There’s just so much happening I can’t even follow along.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Great lesson. Killer. That looks hard. Going to have to steal that one to use in originals., or for soloing. You have killer lessons man. Very cool. Be well sir.. Pet the kitty for me!

[@LeonTodd]

Listen to the solo in Playing God, bet similar sequence :p

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

@@LeonTodd Thanks man. I will!

[@EdJenke]

Hey Leon thx for that wow thats a stretch practice makes perfect I wanted to ask you I'm running the atomic amplifire 12 could you give me a link to your cabinet ir's and tell me how to upload them call me stupid but would like to know you are awesome and so helpful brotha!!

[@LeonTodd]

The amplifire editor has a "load cabs" utility. Grab the IR's from the vid description and then use the editor to find them ;)

[@carlroberge7535]

Guns are out again, someone’s been working’ out 🙌💪

[@EdJenke]

any chance you could give me that link to your cab for your go to cab for the amplifire i cant find it

[@dominicgibson9529]

Marty Friedman...the man with the gimpiest right hand in guitar playing history😂

[@Yupppi]

What are the secrets to rest of that solo and his feel though? The odd timings, the weirdest bends and whatnot. I always thought this lick was the simplest one of them although demands speed.

[@Milton_Andrew]

My 8 year old son has had this on repeat for a month.

[@LeonTodd]

Parenting done right!

[@drockny]

Great video Leon! Please more 5 min licks. How about Vito Bratto/Satriani/Vai/DeMartini/Jake E. Lee/Zakk Wylde/Dan Huff/George Lynch?

[@RL10]

Great video Leon! May I ask what gear setup Marty did use for his lead tone in Countdown to Extinction? Thank you!

[@davejohnsonmusic]

Bogner Fish preamp I believe.

[@RL10]

@@davejohnsonmusic Thank you Dave.

[@bdamotta]

@@RL10 I've also heard the Bogner Fish was used on RIP. Would make sense it was around for CTE as well. Their racks for the CTE tour consisted of VHT 2150 power amps, CAE 3+ preamps, and BBE sonic maximizers. Apparently they both had Yamaha SPX90 preamps in those racks for leads. Who knows how much, if any, of that stuff wound up on the record though.

[@RL10]

@@bdamotta Super interesting, thank you!!

[@RDamps]

face melter!!

[@LeonTodd]

Totally

[@wea69420]

huh. After trying to learn this part by alternate picking however my hands felt like doing, I ended up choosing to hybrid pick it to avoid stumbling over it. Funny how that works.

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Get up for the downstroke!

[@LeonTodd]

Saint Troy speaks the truth!

[@rockstarjazzcat]

@@LeonTodd Ha! Perhaps Troy grew up listening to Parliament too? 😎🤙🏼

[@rockstarjazzcat]

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[@rockstarjazzcat]

Bernie Worrell’s the man! And thanks for introducing me to the Marty riff. Freaking badass!

[@Daneidorff]

Funny thing is - as great and brilliant this lick might be - its far from the hardest part of the solo. For me the “sweep” section that leads into the riff mentioned here is far more difficult.

[@joshkilinc1436]

That's sort of fascinating. I got that part down literally a YEAR before I managed to pull off this part. And then it was another year before I wrapped my head around accurately playing the descending run after it. 😂 It's so interesting how different people find different parts more challenging than others. All down to subtle differences in our playing styles I guess!

[@Daneidorff]

@@joshkilinc1436 the beauty of guitarplaying!

[@hexxcfh835]

Kinda disappointed it wasn't the diminished lick

[@jason2841]

I'm probably gonna get a lot of hate for this, but you can easily tap out the lick. It's super easy.

[@MrMarkpark]

Can you repeat the part about the stuff

[@allengarrow6295]

Thank you for sharing. It’s always been struggle watching how Marty plays guitars. He’s one of my all time favorite guitarist but his picking hand and how he holds the pick and executes his lines makes me feel uncomfortable….. it looks so awkward and clumsy yet the sounds we hear are anything but…

[@LeonTodd]

Same! It clearly works but there's so many angles and bends :p

[@allengarrow6295]

@@LeonTodd I laugh when I listen to interviews with Marty and how he hates the term “sweep picking” yes he’s not sweeping like Mike Batio but an arpeggio is an arpeggio and the execution of it often has that sweeping effect… or I guess you could call it sequence down picking?

[@guitarplayer1434]

not to downplay Marty , alot of his licks are easier than they sound.. if played right !