The Yngwie Shred Hack Everyone Should Know!

[@LewisShieldsUS]

"He does what he wants." It's not the right way or the wrong way. It's the Yngwie. Love the shred lesson, many thanks!

[@wesleyAlan9179]

"It ls the Yngwie" Haha 😅

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I've also found that Yngwie is a truly-underappreciated rhythm player. I love his use of inverted chords to add an interesting "skew" to a cool riff. Cheers, Rob.

[@wadecooler7496]

Finally somebody notices

[@WeeFreeMan78]

Yep, that's something that people seem to miss. I've found the rhythm playing of Ynqwie and Vai to be the most challenging and sometimes downright impossible to play...

[@265308]

Actually he one of the worst rhythm players at least in comparison to the other shred neo classicals(that most of his bands he had a keyboardist), but no one listens to him for rhythms they listen for his shred mastery. Now Eddie Van Halen N NuNo Bettencourt are 2 cats who all famous for being lead guitarist but overlooked at how great their rhythms playing is.

[@d0nniebr00ke7]

Robert... my man... how did you make an Yngwie lesson packed with theory seem so easy?? Great job man!! #keepitshreddy

[@gtrman12887]

Yngwie stuff are popping up like crazy!! Got really excited about this one!!

[@ebozyn]

Robert, the next time you do an Yngwie type lesson, you need to wear one of those silk puffy shirts that the man himself wears often and is so fond of. maybe a gold Rolex and some gold chains. Treat yourself and get your hair done up wavy like Yngwie. I would almost kill to see that. would be very funny.

[@altrock86]

And leather pants and put a Ferrari sticker on the back of the strat

[@Forest_Fifer]

Don't forget the doughnuts.

[@jfrog1979]

@@Forest_Fifer hey!!! Yngwie don’t eat a donuts!🍩🖕😠🎸

[@salort2934]

@@altrock86 and gain 50 pounds

[@rc121crx]

pointy boots and shades

[@Krullmatic]

Wait a minute....you said you wasn't that great at playing Yngwie. I have to disagree with you good sir, because at 8:23, you knocked it out of the park!

[@everythingguitar6247]

This was too good.

[@cliffwilliams2000]

At 9:55 that was totally “You’re beautiful” by James Blunt. Now that’s a tune to shred on. Haha

[@everythingguitar6247]

Whenever I hear that song, I think of the end theme to the old incredible hulk TV series.

[@Scottiej41]

I love this. I just in the last few months have begun to attempt Yngwie. It has been a long while since you did a Yngwie type lesson. Thanx Robert

[@tattoodan4277]

At 10:00 or so when you are playing and say there’s a melody there from something…. The first 3 notes you played brought me back to around 2002 in junior high music class where I was one of the two electric bass players in the class and our teacher was in front of the class with a tarnished tuba almost bigger than he was leading us through the Jurassic Park theme song ….. once you get to play that to the point where everyone knows their parts and you have the brass woodwind percussion and rhythm Sections all together in person it’s a larger than life kinda feel and it still gives me chills thinking about it because that was the first time I got to experience playing music with a large group of people that were taking the time to practice and we’re serious…. We’re going on 20 years later and I still think about those times Mr. Rothwell was an amazing music teacher and he would take the time after class and give me some pointers on how to play this better or there’s an easier way to do that knowing that My passion was for the guitar but the closest thing the school had to offer was the electric bass and he would show me these little licks to play on the bass that I could transfer over to the guitar and he would explain where the riff would continue on past the 4 strings I had available and then give me a note excusing me for being 20mins. Late

[@magnumopus511]

I just love the "pedal tone" pattern. Thanks Robert, you did a great lesson,😊 Yngwie is my favorite all time shredder!.👍 Cheers

[@TheBeriking]

Too bad about that wonky fret! If only you had literal racks of guitars behind you to choose another one from… Just kidding, I know Supreme Court precedent as well as Papal edict require Yngwie stuff to be done on a white Strat on pain of excommunication, execution or worse - demotion to bass player! Thanks for the cool lesson, definitely going to try it out this weekend (might have to use a green Strat…good thing nobody will see it!) #KeepItShreddy

[@BeefNEggs057]

😂 Yngwill know and look down with displeasure

[@Madchris8828]

🤣😂

[@mechmat12345]

lol

[@fuzzysurf1083]

Well, I'm playing a sunburst 1978 Strat. It's not the proper Yngwie color but it's got the big CBS headstock.

[@brianstallard5446]

"Take your Yngwie and make it happy" That made me chuckle!

[@fuzzysurf1083]

Thanks Robert! I'm no shredder but I had fun with this lesson. It helped me in a different kind of way, too: since I was in standard tuning, I had to do a little transposition (pretty easy: just move down a half-step). What didn't work in standard, though, was Idea #2. For that, I need to work my ears a little more (or just tune down to Eb...what a concept!).

[@fuzzysurf1083]

Oh, and #enditshreddy

[@CarlosWadeMusic]

9:43 that’s the Jurassic park theme song! LOL

[@stevecunningham7791]

The melody at the end is the theme song for the TV series The hulk back in the 80s

[@BustaBeatMooses]

This couldnt have come at a better time. Thanks for sharing this and nice playing!

[@imunchienandalusia]

Really good one. That's kind of a tongue twister for me since i don't play much outside the pentatonic so it's stretching out my neural pathways. Thanks robert

[@Ricky-Jones-1979]

Yngwie Majorsteen!!What a gag!! Great video!!

[@ChrisCGuitars]

That melody almost sounded like the outro music of the old inedible hulk show from the 70s early 80s ish lol

[@everythingguitar6247]

I came here to say this.

[@robertlsmith6387]

That's the same melody I heard

[@kvprod1]

Literally ran to the comments to see if anyone else caught it

[@Imokyourok440]

You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry!!😬😂😂

[@johnhines8956]

@@Imokyourok440"You wouldn't like me when you're hungry." - the Inedible Hulk

[@BobJones-bh9qz]

The neck on that guitar is BEAUTIFUL 🤩 absolutely 10/10

[@Sadowsky46]

Would be better in Maple 🤣

[@sasmitroy5480]

@@Sadowsky46 a man of culture I see

[@ampcruz2540]

@@Sadowsky46 Only wise men choose rosewood

[@xEvilASh]

Is this a Roadhouse Strat? Or which one is it? The mint green pick guard looks great.

[@BobJones-bh9qz]

@@xEvilASh I believe he made a video on it, it’s an original vintage strat

[@martinsilva9386]

Thxs robert. A question : which fender strat did you played?

[@TheXAKChannel]

Very interesting that you said Yngwie is tuned a half step down. I have always heard for practically my whole life that throughout his career that he has said that he always plays in standard.

[@phutureproof]

that

[@serbaserbi782]

You might not virtuoso dude, but u're a humble man.. Auto sub n kick the bell... May ur channel get succes day by day, Gbu.. Thanks for the lesson..

[@coleschweitzer4851]

Nice Robert! Always appreciate insight into & inspiration from the Viking! I dig the video. Keep them coming man. 👏🎸😎

[@burnnlearn]

I love playing pedaltones, although I can't alternate-pick them cleanly enough at a Yngwie-ish speed. And I love soloing over happy pop songs with pedaltones, gives me that Yngwie vibe on an otherwise yucky pop song. Kinda like neutralising that icky, yucky poppish vibe.

[@briannelms158]

Awesome lesson Robert! Thanks for sharing brother!

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

At 9:41, you played D-G-F#-G and recognized a melody that you couldn't quite remember. That's Elvis Presley's timeless, quiet ballad, LOVE ME TENDER.

[@bertr9804]

Great lesson Robert! Thanks and nice shreddin'! Keep it rockin'!!!

[@ronniecoffey9945]

Leave it Shreddy !!! Luv me some Yngwie

[@gtiman67]

So many times you can figure out the scale by just using your ear and your ear will let you know that sounds right... very Paganini style💯

[@strumlead8741]

Robert you are consistently so positive, knowledgable, passionate and well, a great shredder! That last lick "there's some melody in there" sounded like something from Jesus Christ Superstar. Rock on! #EnditShreddy

[@weedian710]

Pedal tones are cool in phrygian dominant.

[@pauldncn1]

Robert this was really good Simple patterns to build great pieces on Thanks man👍👍

[@musictime5861]

That melody reminded me of The Incredible Hulk theme at 9:55, especially on the B string. What do you think? Thanks for the lesson, loved it!

[@BleezarTOR]

Love him or hate him yngwies single string picking patterns are mad good for r+l hand synchronisation. Also as you said you can easily sneak some of his stuff into music by changing the mode 😂 pedal note stuff esp plus it makes sounding out Bach for electric guitar easier!

[@weedian710]

My 16 fret is low on my AZ. Still can get pretty close to 1mm action though.

[@lmactapout]

Awesome Robert. A lot of good practical stuff in this one. 👍🎸 #KeepItShreddy

[@Efferri]

Robert: I'm not much of a shredder Also Robert 'blazes through 6 string run'

[@trystensmith819]

Robert, pleeeaase do an Yngwie course!

[@richietownsend6737]

That was a blast. Thanks for a really interesting and fun lesson!

[@fajaradi1223]

Wow! I thought it was just the scalloped fretboard. Tried it once, and it was so painful. Never back at it again.

[@nathanteske7886]

That melody at the end is the jersssic park theam when you see the dinosaurs for first time

[@markthain9659]

That melody you can hear is, "it's all coming back to me now", cieline dion

[@bluenotesharp]

Thanks for the finger exercise…. Never thought about it this way being an upside down player. It would be like you playing entirely on the low E string.

[@randycrooks6240]

Do you have any plans for a demo of the Schecter PT special.

[@Axeman90]

thanks Rob! great lesson and nice variation!

[@shootingfilms9180]

Hi Robert, can you please do a lesson on what and how you did from 08:22 to 08:27 And thnx for this lesson.

[@haveagoodone5830]

Slow down the vid to 50% and it is pretty obvious, I just did. If it is still too difficult, slow down to 25% to get the right notes.

[@RealBillyGarcia]

I’m going to add this to my practice routine.

[@trojanhorsemusik]

Love this lesson. Great 👍 ideas for building solos!!

[@remote24]

If you want the yngwie licks, check his reh video and download the pdf for this. It's not all right tabbed, but you get the ideas And the reason why he can't play the first lick fast because he did what I did wrong for a long time, a 4 note pattern. You need the signature 6note pattern yngwie uses

[@w.l.h.]

I haven't listened to a lot of Yngwie. But from what Ive heard he's obviously a virtuoso. But if I'm going to be honest it sounds like a mix of classical and circus music to me.

[@epic103]

Think of it as incorporating Bach and Paganini to metal, with a mix of Deep Purple. That is the style of Yngwie Malmsteen.

[@roblehman1969]

Awesome way to break this down!

[@petemeyers5342]

Great Lesson as always!

[@funkmcfingers]

Thanks Robert for some awesome inspiration, again!

[@Mr.D34]

Great video Robert. Comes at a great time as i was thinking of listening to my favorite Malmsteen albums. I really like these "player hack" videos. I love taking stuff from these videos and putting them in my style of playing. Yngwie is definitely one of the greatest. Unique guy and player. Also another hack to Yngwie sound and style is 20 kilos of gold, otherwise it won't work #enditshreddy 😀

[@TazTaylorBand]

When you tune that guitar back up to A440 you will probably find that it will pull the neck forward just enough so that fret won't be fretting out any more!

[@1garyhicks1]

I always watch til the end

[@MaxFury_Official]

Yngwie is god, that's why he is the star in my latest video, i'm at that level (picking wise, clickbait attempt, will it work?). Yngwie will Always be the biggest Swedish guitar god of all time. I have so much of my guitar tricks to thank him for. He and Eddie the most inspirational players, no doubt.

[@debabratasikder9448]

Please tell us about your sound setup: Guitar model and pedals

[@robertturner1550]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@muffelmeierheinrich]

Hmmm, that melody,... Incredible Hulk ending theme music (Lonely man)

[@shanewalton8888]

What do you think of the latest Yngwie album?

[@masterj6654]

Here’s a thought… if the 16th fret is dying, then change the key?

[@kurglekreutzer6344]

Great stuff! Ynqwie would like this, at least I think he would! Cheers!

[@Carlvincent100]

Refret that bad boy !!! EVO Gold or Oscar Stainless Steel

[@TheGuitarFretZone]

great video!!!!!! big fan of your channel

[@265308]

Nice lesson btw the ending improve lick think the song ur thinking is that pop song that think it called "your beautiful" which Weird Al later made into "ur pitiful" hahahha that sounds I heard.....makes me wonder if those cats ripped of Yngwie the way justin Beiber ripped of "baby" with Van Halen "dance the night away" harmonies.

[@picksalot1]

Yngwie does seem to use a lot of even note patterns - makes picking and string changes easier. Do you know how many springs he uses on his Tremolo, and how they are arranged?

[@Nghilifa]

He uses 3, one in the center and the other two as far out as possible angling inwards towards the claw. His bridge is also floating just a bit, it's not flush with the body.

[@JheridanSoe]

There's definitely a bit of Celine Dion and the theme to The Incredible Hulk TV show in there😂

[@SwainBjornstrandt]

really cool strat!!!

[@markinthemix6055]

I think of Yngwie ‘s playing to be SO full of sequences and patterns that l know he’s played possibly a few millions of times at this point. I think a big “BIG” book of sequences with audio examples would be great 😊. Why don’t YOU do another video concentrating on and pinpointing and clarifying sequences and show examples on turning any lick into a sequence. You kinda…. did it here but this really opens the fretboard up to us practicing wankers.

[@thseed7]

#EndItShreddy cool look at Yngwie technique. Always awesome content 🤘🎸

[@cletussea-ray944]

More is more!

[@Joshua-uc4ow]

hey i have a question what is the name of your guitar exactly

[@davidvashum3572]

Love the content bro...

[@pauljams6565]

You're Awesome Robert🎉🎶✨👍. . .

[@shrednoob5233]

9:39 and 9:56 The song you're thinking is "You're beautiful" by James Blunt😅 #enditshreddy

[@toddkoenig426]

Thanks! Check out Asia's song Time Again! You may like the opening sequence... Rock on! #EndItShreddy

[@Forest_Fifer]

9:55 isn't that the closing music from the incredible hulk? 😄

[@russk1971]

Awesome ideas thanks

[@postie64]

No way - Ing - Vay! 🤟🎸

[@scottdalrymple1716]

That was a cool lesson.

[@Mr-Foad]

9:55 the melody thats in there sounds like the jurassic park theme

[@dmitch1983]

That melody is also similar to the Jurassic park theme

[@frenchiesfrankieandhenry]

If the note you needed for the example was fretting out why didn't you just use another guitar?

[@MashaT22]

Maybe you’d be a shredder if you didn’t use a Strat? 🤔😉😂 I also see a re-fret in your future! 🎸🔮🥠 Amazing job working around that wonky 16th fret!

[@mikecooper8465]

His right hand picking technic.lets discuss that.its brilliant...

[@JohnJones-ep7of]

After listening to this I immediately threw out my guitar ,I think I might turn it into a coffee table because I cant play like that but I like the way he uses his middle initial J. so you dont confuse him with all the other Yngwie Malmsteens !

[@Trex100]

Sounds killer

[@thedanksavatron7782]

Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻 🍩🍩Love some Yngwie!🍩🍩

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

Robert: “I’m not much of a shredder”. Proceeds to shred like nobody’s business. #enditshreddy

[@_johnnyguitarf3549]

What's that sound like? Immediately thought of Jurassic park. 🤣👍

[@WildChildMcCloud]

Is that a 7.5" radius?

[@NenadZorman]

The melody is from the movie Jurassic Park :D

[@chrisggoodwin777]

I pick circles around Yngwie, at least until I wake up from the dream, then I'm pretty darn slow... 😂😂😂#enditshreddy

[@Nghilifa]

Me too! I also was a billionaire for quite a while, until I woke up. Such a bummer 🤣

[@chrisggoodwin777]

@@Nghilifa stupid dreams.... Lol

[@seanwinter007]

#endItShreddy Awesome stuff as always, Robert. Thank man!

[@ScatZacc]

Robert. Next time you do an yngwie video you should try using a guitar that works and 😆 🤣 😂

[@weedian710]

Hell yeah! Earwig Malcolmhammer!

[@budderutter]

What the hell

[@weedian710]

@@budderutter I was watching a video about when Yngwie's Rising Force first hit the states. Apparently people would go into music stores asking for "Earwig Malcolmhammer" and other outlandish names, because the radio DJ's at the time didn't know how to pronounce his name, so folks would just do their best from memory.

[@fosterhexxx6657]

@@weedian710 😂

[@patrickian8843]

Check out “Anthem” by Igor Paspalj

[@MattorsomethingMattoraomething]

ow me fingers me boy