Academy Of Tone 301: Speed Picking: The Secret t Playing Fast

00:00 Hotel California Shred 03:41 Welcome to Episode 301 04:49 Speed Picking and the influence of Tim Pierce 06:27 Interview with Tim Pierce 08:47 Growing masterclasses and online learning 09:42 Analyzing the Hotel California performance 10:29 Even Blues legends can shred: BB King example 12:52 Overcoming the fear of playing fast 14:34 Choosing the right plectrum for speed 15:33 Comparing different pick shapes and thickness 17:40 Introduction to Economy Picking 18:33 Hand positioning and efficient wrist movement 19:55 Getting "in the zone": The Autobahn analogy 21:46 Speed picking vs. Legato technique 22:29 The "Propeller" concept for right-hand speed 23:06 Gary Moore's influence and fast hammer-ons 25:53 Analyzing Gary Moore's "Propeller" technique 28:07 Mixing up-and-down strokes with percussion 30:00 Muscle memory and synchronization 31:22 Building speed like running a race 32:52 Exercise: Alternate picking with triplets 34:52 Building the "Shred House": Practice patterns 36:05 Ritchie Blackmore and "Highway Star" 38:04 The importance of a comfortable playing position 40:00 Focusing on accents and the "first note" 41:29 Reducing thoughts to avoid mental congestion 44:26 Thinking in chunks of notes 46:17 Practicing the six-note pattern 48:49 Hand synchronization exercise 52:06 Using accents to stay in the groove 54:07 Lick 1: Descending chord-based line 57:17 Lick 2: The art of "cheating" with string skipping 1:03:20 Incorporating open strings and half-step tuning 1:08:56 How to play a C Major scale fast 1:13:01 Lick 3: The "Tim Pierce Lick" breakdown 1:18:59 Music theory: Explaining modes with "Alle meine Entchen" 1:26:14 Comparing Speed Picking to Satriani’s Legato 1:29:18 Final thoughts on simplifying information 1:32:56 Bye, bye