It's Easy to Play Fast | 10 Speedy but Simple Licks | Guitar Lesson 

After messing with the first.two liks. Something clicked. And I started ripping.some pretty cool sounding.solos. Thanks

I like how the strings against the Tele's black pick guard match your shirt.

Having taught piano, I know the power of SLOW practise. Playing extremely slowly with a metronome is not as easy as people assume and imho it's possibly the most powerful practise method - start slow and the speed will come naturally. Don't practise mistakes - play slowly and don't increase speed until you stop making mistakes. Excellent video - anyone *can* play anything if they're determined and stick with it.

It's a long video, you're all gonna need these. You're welcome. 2:38 Lick #1 8:33 Lick #2 10:16 Lick #3 12:08 Lick #4 13:56 Lick #5 15:19 Lick #6 16:35 Lick #7 18:36 Lick #8 20:05 Lick #9 21:49 Lick #10

1. lick 3:51 2. lick 8:33 3. lick 10:14 4. lick 12:07 5. lick 13:55 6. lick 15:18 7. lick 16:32 8. lick 18:33 9. lick 20:03 10. lick 21:47

I would have to say that this is definitely one of the better lessons I've seen. No unnecessary unexplained wanking going on here, only demonstrations of what was explained in detail. Straight to the point. I didn't need to go back and watch it at half speed, I wrote it all down, started practicing it, and walked away hopeful and not discouraged.

Lick 1: 3:54 lick 2: 8:33 lick 3: 10:15 lick 4: 12:09 lick 5: 13:55 lick 6: 15:20 lick 7: 16:35 lick 8: 18:36 lick 9: 20:06 lick 10: 21:40

Me looking at my guitar.. My Guitar meanwhile : Don't even think of doing that to me

Muscle memory is so evident by the way his left hand holds/rests on the neck in always the same shape

Where’s the much needed timestamp guy when you need him?! 🤣🤣👌 Gr8 lesson btw!

Haven't learned many guitar tricks that have truly made me smile. This is super! Thank you

Hi Adrian, came back for a refresher after watching about 5 months ago. Wasn’t really using many hammer ons and pull offs in my playing, mainly picking every note. Found these licks quite difficult to begin with but just kept plugging away until the speed just naturally increased. I found that once I could get one of these licks up to speed any subsequent patterns were fairly easy to master. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and techniques it has been of great benefit to me.

I think some neglect the fact that in order to play the most iconic solos (Stairway, Hotel California, Comfortably Numb) a person needs more speed than one might think. Not that those are particularly fast. They're not. But they do have a few semi-fast licks which you don't want to be completely maxed out on. They can't be played well if they are at the absolute top of your ability. So in order to play them comfortably, and with ease, your actual max ability has to be significantly above that level. Not just barely above that level. I guess at the very least a person should be able to play Sixteenth Note Triplets at 120bpm. That's not tremolo picking sextuplets at 220, but it does require more speed than I think some may realize. So speed doesn't equal shred. It equals proficiency.

You continue to impress me with your playing and humility! You're one of the best YT'ers out there! Keep up the great work!

I never put much stock into playing fast, but always wanted to be smoother w/ swift licks. It's nice to mix it up and throw in some energy into your voicing's. Everything is achievable with patience. Some may find it amusing that it took me up to a month to learn Tom Petty's pull-offs at the end of American Girl (y'know climbing the high E?), but at this point it feels natural, and it's the end result that matters. Fellow slow-hand's - don't get discouraged. Everything that is new is hard at first, but through persistence it's always worth it. You're not just learning these licks, you're improving your all-around abilities as a player! Learning this "simple" exercise will open so many doorway's that you'll surprise yourself. :)

I really appreciate any guitar player taking time out of his day to share. Thanks m8!

Adrian.this is one of the best tutorials in history This is the difinition of sharing the magic Thank you very much P.S. You are an amazing guitar player

While I absolutely agree with your opening statements about most shred guitar, that lick at the beginning had lots of soul. Don't know how this is the first time I've had one of your vids show up in my recommended list but your personality got you a sub before the lesson even started.

Thanks for demonstrating the starting and ending pick positions. Too many lessons omit this critical piece of the puzzle . They focus on everything left hand and make very little mention of picking patterns. I know this can be somewhat subjective. But it’s nice to have a common starting point or reference. Update: the reason I mention the picking patterns is because it’s my Achilles heal. I play with a reverse attack . So I naturally start everything with an upstroke. For example, playing lick#1 is simple for me up to speed using inside picking. But when I play it the way it’s instructed( downstroke first) it’s like I just picked up the guitar as a beginner. So why don’t I just play it fast using my technique? Well, because most solos are written by guitarists that have a “normal” attack and hold the pick “normally”. While I can play this piece up to speed with no problem, transitioning to the next lick will create a speed bump in my flow. Of course I can dissect the next movement or lick and make it work with my awkward picking attack. But it will never be seamless until I change my pick attack and the way I hold my pick. A tough thing to do after years of being an oddball guitarist. When I write my own music, it’s not an issue at all. But learning other people’s music it has always been a slow and dreadful process. Mainly because most instructors don’t include right hand (or picking hand) mechanics. This has been a real eye opening experience for me. I have now identified my biggest issue. But being an old guy now, it’s a challenge that’s gonna be tough to overcome. Not impossible by any stretch. Just a real pain in the ass as it is very time consuming. But I think once I’ve mastered it, I’ll be pretty damn good🤘🏻

Thank you so much for this vidéo, Every time, I didnt know what to do with my penta and this help me so much to move my finger easily on my guitar with my penta !

Thought your stuff with Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington was hilarious, never would’ve expected you to be a decent guitar instructor too, fair play

Good teacher and concepts. His advice to start low and be precise and accurate and build into the speed is spot on. Drummers work on rudiments the same way slowly building speed accuracy. Then once you have it you can then use or adapt the lick as you see fit so it just becomes part.of your skill set. The same licks can be played slowly and tastefully.

"Million upon millions of soulless notes" 😇👍 well said.

Adrian thanks for taking the time and effort, I've learnt loads of stuff from you...PS I can play "this charming man" in a fashion good enough to make people think I'm a decent guitar player...im nowhere like your level...but your lessons are brilliant .....Thanks I'm improving all the time , great technique and advice on how to play strumming and stuff...I've wasted loads of money on lessons which basically learn you scales but dont shown you how to apply them.....

Where have you been all my life? Adrian you’re perfect

Love this guy and his way of teaching. Rock on man. I am practicing these now because your videos are awesome!

Great gift for enthusiastic beginners like me!!!! Thanks so much

Man, these are simple licks but actually creating speed and accuracy is quite a journey lol

As a novice player two decades ago that decided to but a Tele and pick the last part of my life away, I appreciate the direct instruction

Love ur technics and talent. Great personality.

I came here to see your shredding (shuddering) technique, I stayed to listen to your speaking style (which alas cannot be learned...nice lesson, beautiful Tele!!!

Adrian, dude! you said this will be easy! These licks are freaking impossible! :)

Good lesson i always called that technique pivots ..thanks for sharing

You are a good teacher thank you very much for your service

Wanting to thank you for a while. Now working on 10 speedy locks.a wonderful teacher,i,ve always work on the theory slow is fast.the best. Paul

I feel as though I’m realizing actual improvement; thanks so much.

i love the tele, you can tell it gets loved.

Well this is a way of exposing Kirk Hammett 🤣

Been doing this stuff since the 70s. Never gets old. Glorious!

HI ADRIAN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, REALLY HELP ME, GREETING FROM COLOMBIA

Been playing for about four years. Nothing is easy. Like your channel.

Some great licks bro! Thank you much... Very catchy, Jimmy Page style!

Thanks for this, I'm just getting into some fast licks, and I appreciate the additional focus on the picking and the metronome suggestion. Not saying others don't focus on the picking, but so far most of the songs and ez leads that I've been learning online have just been focusing on the fretboard, so thanks again for this, super helpful!

I will have to try thjese exercises. I have a hard time with picking and accurancy These should help. Thanks

You are a very good teacher sir

When I first heard these licks, they sounded like they would be easier than the Face to Black outro. But in trying them out, they were actually more difficult than the Fade to Black outro lick, meaning that if you are looking for easy fast licks: Fade to Black outro lick.

This really helped me find licks to practice my accuracy while playing fast, thx

Very smart intelligence right on track. Thanks

I wish I'd had a teacher like you. I've learned more from your videos than from the years of lessons paid for by my parents. My teachers were fantastic players, but either couldn't or just weren't interested in teaching well.

You're very humble and gifted teacher

Thank you for taking the time doing this!

Great lesson,this also teaches a great way to break out of the ONE measure lick mode into spreading the lick over TWO or MORE measures to give the listener more,but in a way, making YOU play less licks in the long run....so to speak. After all, with a few of these under your belt,you'll have something left to play in that SECOND song of the set!

Nice instruction. That picking on the first seemed illogical but I see what you mean once you get it going. Up to 105bpm now which surprises me.

Probably the most helpful guitar lick video I've ever seen

i cant tell you how much i appreciate you making this video

8:26 going so fast the cc registers it as [applause]

It’s the full shred on the Tele for me. Very proper.

Oh man. Another video to save off and practice for the next month or so. Thanks for posting.

My guitar teacher said it best “Learning a new lick is getting a piece of candy!”.Licks are awesome and the guitar is the coolest instrument ever.

These are really good speed developers. Thanx 👍

This video is PERFECT!!! I was looking for something like that. Is perfect to start soloing. THANKS

Excellent.. Must give this a try later after work. Thanks

Thank you! Really love watching from central Texas! 👍👍👍🎉

Adrian, you're rad! I appreciate your perspective, high quality instruction, musical taste... thank you for your channel and all the time you put into it. Cheers

Awesome Lesson, really liked your patience and showing slow and fast and especially the picking , this really helped me, thank you

I wasn't initially too excited about this topic, largely because I'm really slow and so speedy playing seems out of reach, but watching the video I realize that these exercises with a metronome might really do some good.

been practicing this while watching anime for the last 9 days about 9 hours in. i’m feeling the power. thanks man great vid

I really like your style of teaching. very methodical very clear. appreciate this this will be helpful

Still one of the best guitar lessons in youtube

Excellent my friend..thanks

1st Lick 3:53 2nd Lick 8:32 3rd Lick 10:14 4th Lick 12:07 5th Lick 13:54 6th Lick 15:18 7th Lick 16:33 8th Lick 18:35 9th Lick 20:04 10th Lick 21:48 You're welcome 😁👍

3:55 Lick 1 8:34 Lick 2 10:16 Lick 3 12:09 Lick 4 13:56 Lick 5 15:20 Lick 6 16:35 Lick 7 18:36 Lick 8 20:06 Lick 9 21:49 Lick 10

3:54, 8:34, 10:15, 12:09, 13:55, 15:19, 16:35, 18:36, 20:09, 21:49

I wouldn't have thought of playing this down, down, up. My istinct is alternating. But DDU works.

this was actually a very good video. you are a good teacher and better guitarist then you give yourself credit for. thank you

Thanks for the great lesson. I've been trying to get this down for a long time but this video finally helped me nail it down. Really love the lessons so keep up the great playing!

I love to see a video with a guy with the same guitar as me, cheers

Should i thank you and like you channel for your great terms and clear explanation! Yes surely, you just have a great knowledge of what learners really want to know. Thanks boss

You make it look so easy lol. Practice practice is what it takes

Love you, dude! Quality content and great teaching.

This was just the lesson I was looking for , so have subscribed and will put this lesson into practice , love your unrushed accurate and humble style . 🙏

Couldn't find a metro gnome. Had to use a garden gnome..

Top Notch !!! Extremely well explained and it works 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you 🙏

"Speed just seems to come when you are practicing in the right kind of way.."

Lick 1 03:54 Lick 2 08:34 Lick 3 10:16 Lick 4 12:09 Lick 5 13:57 Lick 6 15:21 Lick 7 16:35 Lick 8 18:37 Lick 9 20:06 Lick 10 21:50 You're welcome!

I love what you do, I'm a big fan. I learn a lot from you. Bob from the US

Nice brother. I will try to practice like that. Thanks to your video.

Literally one of the best teachers on RU-vid 👍 cheers for the lessons Adrian you do stellar work mate

Your opening passage smoked! Fast but still feeling for lack of a better word alternative and not mainstream.

Great resources!!!! Once a while to throw some fast licks sweeten your playing. Thanks mate !!!

I am fascinated. I never thought it would sound great with just 4 notes.

Thanks! I’m shredding. 🤙🤙

Adrian u r a too nice a guy n hack teacher like Andrew wason...... I really appreciate ur pomp n showless tutorials..... god bless u both

🚩Thanks So much for the Locks and The Actual Notes! That was very nice of you. Not many do that!

Very cool of you to break it down like this. Thank you!

Good pointers. Especially the pointer on playing clean. Many youngsters these days play with heavy distortion which camouflages mistakes, just makes a lot of sound and not music.

Big big up for this amazing video that will do my week end...and more ! Thanks a lot from🇫🇷👍🏼🍒

Great video. Problem for me is that I always use my pinky when I solo in the lower frets to cover three frets (classic guitar approach). It's easy to use middle and ring finger from the 12th fret on to reach the third fret and get faster but I never reach that speed (so far) with the pinky....

freebird solo licks!

without using a pick (playing using a classical finger picking) is easy too. instead of having a pull off, you can use the other finger to pick it while another finger is already on picking in the next note