Shred-Machine Beginner Program

Start shredding by choosing an electric guitar with low action and trimming fingernails, keeping your thumb in the middle of back of the neck. Practice economy picking and finger exercises.

Learn the E minor pentatonic box five, an arpeggio sweep, and the E natural minor speed scale, while mastering economy picking and hammer-ons and pull-offs for shredding.

Practice soloing in week 3 using pentatonic box 1, speed scale shape 3, and an easy arpeggio, while learning string bending and tapping lick for future lessons.

Sharpen your guitar technique this week by mastering pentatonic box 3 and speed scale shape 1 in E minor, practicing slides, vibrato, and an E minor arpeggio with economy picking.

Practice improvisation with pentatonic box four and speed scale shape two in e minor, using economy picking. Explore harmonics and an easy arpeggio to expand technique.

Jam along the backing track to master pentatonic box 2 and the final pentatonic shape, while practicing speed scale shape 5 and diatonic major patterns across the neck.

In week seven of the shred machine beginner program, practice speed scale shapes 7, learn to use a metronome, and explore a new arpeggio with pull-offs.

In week 8 of the Shred-Machine beginner program, learn the final speed scale shape, complete the pentatonic shapes, and jam through an extended solo with arpeggios and key notes.