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{{dablink|This article is about the musical [[technique]]. For other uses of the word, see [[Shred]]}} |
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'''Shredding''' refers to a [[guitar]] playing style where technical proficiency is the major goal. |
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It is a term that is most often connected to the music style of [[Neoclassical Rock]]. |
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[[Tony MacAlpine]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], [[Paul Gilbert]], [[Rusty Cooley]] and [[Michael Angelo Batio|Michael Angelo]] are considered to be examples of the finest shredders in this genre. [[Al Di Meola]] can be seen as a pioneering shredder player with his jazz-rock recordings with [[Return to Forever]] and solo albums released in mid-[[1970s]]. This playing style has become popular in other music styles as well. |
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[[Progressive Rock]], [[Progressive Metal]], and [[Jazz rock]] have adapted the style successfully. [[Greg Howe]] and [[Randy Rhoads]] are two examples of famous shredding players that became popular in [[1980s]]. [[John Petrucci]] is the foremost Progressive Metal shredder. [[Ed Van Halen]] and [[Joe Satriani]] are two prime examples of shredding blues rock players. Greg Howe is able to use guitar techniques that few others, to this day, have been able to copy. [[Allan Holdsworth]] (originally a member of [[Soft Machine]]) could be considered as another example of an outstanding shredder. Yngwie Malmsteen pioneered and laid down the basis of neoclassical shred guitar. |
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Occasionally, the term "shredding" is used with a negative connotation; in this context, it refers to playing with blind speed and technicality at the sacrifice of feeling or musicality. |
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When guitarists such as Di Meola and Holdsworth played technically difficult pieces during the [[1970s]], the term "shredding" had not been invented. However virtuoso playing from that era is also dubbed "shredding". Therefore, one could say that "shredding" was invented long before the specific term for it arose. |
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Guitar playing techniques commonly involved in shredding are: |
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*[[Alternate-Picking]] |
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*[[Tapping]] |
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*[[Legato]] |
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*[[Sweep-picking]] |
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[[fi:Tilutus]] |
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[[Category:Musical techniques]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:05, 19 February 2006
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