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SECRETS OF SHRED GUITAR by Dave Celentano

Example 1 Micro exercises and speed bursts Am simile

H P

T A B

P P

10 12 10 10 12 13

P P

13 12 10 13 12 10

12

9

10 12 12 10 10

P

9

10

7

9

10 10

9

P

7

9

 3

3

3

H

3

10 10 12

3

H

12

13

13

12 12

3

H

H

P

13

16

13

3

P

12

13 15

H

3

P

15 13

12

7

9

 3

3

P

6

H

H

12 13

15

P P

7

6

3

H H 7 7

9 10 10

9 10

3

3

3

Example 2

9 10 12 9 10 12

3

H

H

T T

12 13

16

19 22 19 16 13 12

3

P P P P H

3

P P

0 1 2 2 0

G

3

3

 3

3

3

12 13

3

14

3

0 1 2 2 0

Am

0 3 1 2 2 0

0 3 1 2 2 0

0 3 1 2 2 0

C

0 1 2 2 0

0 1 2 2 0

0 1 2 2 0

E7

A

0 3 1 2 2 0

0 2 2 2 0

B dim

F

Dm

0 2 2 2 0

0 2 2 2 0

1 3 2 0

E7

1 3 2 0

Am

7 

3 3 0 0 2 3

3 3 0 0 2 3

3 3 0 0 2 3

3

H

15 13 12 14

3

E7

0 1 2 2 0

3

Classical chord progression

Am

T A B

3

10 12 13

9 10 12

14

 3

H H

H H

0 1 0 2 3

0 1 0 2 3

0 1 0 2 3

1 1 2 3

1 1 2 3

1 1 2 3

3 1 3 2

3 1 3 2

3 1 3 2

0 3 1 2 2 0

0 3 1 2 2 0

0 3 1 2 2 0

0 1 2 2 0

1 3 2 0

Example 3

Alternate picking

Am

E7 simile

Am

E7

8

T A B

10 10 9

12 12

9

9

9

8

Am

10 10

12 12 17 17

10 10 9

9

9

10 10

12 12

12 12

9

9

13 13

9

9

9

14 14

10 10

12 12

E7

Am

E7

Dm

A

6 

19 19 16 16

17 17 20 20 17 17

22 22 19 19 16 16

17 17

17 17 19 19

G

13 13

17 17

14 14 17 17

17 17

15 15 10 10 14 14

C

F

B dim

10 10

E7

Am

11

15 15

12 12 12 12 15 15

13 13 12 12

9

8

13 13

8

7 10 10 13 13

9

9 10 10

7

9

6

7

10 10

6

9

9 1 2 12

7

10 9

9

Example 4 Legato style Am PH H PP 8 5 7 8 7 5 8

T A B

E7 simile

5 7 8 7 5

Am

7 4 5 7 5 4 7

4 5 7 5 4

1.

8 5 7 8 7 5 8 5 7

8 7 5

2.

E7

7 4 5 7 5 4

3

3

3

 3

A

3

3

 3

3

3

3

 3

3

 3

3

3

12 8 10 12 10 8 12 8 10 12 10 8 12 8 10 12 10 8 12 8 10 12 10 8

3

 3

3

3

3

 3

3

B dim

F

10 10

6

 3

8

10

8

3

6

10

6

3

8

10

3

C

13 10 12 13 12 10 13 10 12 13 12 10

 3

9

3

G

Dm

14 10 12 14 12 10 14 10 12 14 12 10

10

E7

10 7 8 10 8 7 5

 3 6 

P H H P P

8

3

7

3

8

10

8

7

10

7

8

10

8

6

 3

3

3

3

3

3

A

7 9

 3

3

E7 5

 3

7

9

7

3

5

9

5

3

7

9

7

3

5

10

3