www.jasonricha... From Guitar World March 2019 NO HOLDS BARRED In this first installment of his new column, Jason Richardson shows you his approach to playing arpeggios, specifically in regard to fret-hand technique.
In case anyone didn't know or noticed, the last exercise is at least in part used in his solo in Nasty by Polyphia, in fact the whole solo is made from this kind of arpeggios with slides; this is very important because it means they are not only fancy exercises to build up speed, but also an actual part of a song that you can play, or a phrase that you can use in a composition of your own
I know replying I’m a year late but Marty Friedman is a big proponent for picking the arpeggios fast rather than sweep picking, I think his bizarre picking technique allows him to do so easily ironically enough
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I started doing this naturally because I couldn't bar very well but I was always second guessing myself and trying to force myself to bar. I'm glad I saw this. He shows what not barring can do. Definitely worth the time and effort to master.
most people that use barring on arpeggios have to focus on muting the strings with the right hand as well..i've also had the same thoughts, and even though i've studied classical guitar first and was very familiar with barring, when it came to sweeping on the electric it just didn't cut it!This way is better, takes some work to nail but once you get it, you never go back for sure!
I stumbled onto this as well years ago because barring was impossible to control. Like you I thought it wasn't legitimate. Then I saw Danielle Gottardo demoing this idea years ago, now Jason. It's a legitimate method.
I bought Jason’s lesson “secret of the sweep” less than a month ago and I practiced the way he mentioned. It really works, I’m amazed how fast I developed playing fast while practicing slow. Before this I was avoiding 6 string arpeggios and barre stuff, looked creepy and difficult, well, it isn’t. Thank you Jason
Indeed, same for me, and it's all due to practicing slowly and clean. It also made me play more on the 19+ frets :D, I never thought I'd use the 24th one.
@@snehasishdas8396 www.jasonrichardsonmusic.com/product/lesson-bundle this is Jason's official website, here you can get some pretty cool stuff. I bought this bundle with both sweeping and string skipping, totally worth it!
I love seeing young blood inspire a new generation. Bitter/jealous people will say 'acrobatics' but those that know and are honest with themselves will appreciate these videos and his playing.
Yeah man, I used to love listening to Jason's stuff, even though I find it too "wanky" for my tastes now, the guy is a fucking god, especially seeing him slow it down and actually show his technique, it's phenomenal
I'm musically not interested in his compositions, but his technical skills and physical mastery is something any player can benefit from. Learning how to appreciate something regardless of its personal interest level should be a musician's first ego check.
@8un3zz if you think that he's just shredding over a simple bit, then you're much mistaken. And yeah, almost 90% of Jason's fans are musicians, ad he's a prog guy. Also, his rythem is as solid as his lead playing. You can say that it's not your taste. But please don't talk stupid things out here. He's not just going randomly up and down the scales. That's the kindest reply I can give to you.
@8un3zz That's just a false equivalence to suit your distaste. You're actually arguing that "if he had his dick out during performances, he may think it matters, but it wouldn't affect the sound of his guitar."
At first I was like, "pff, I can play perfectly fine with barring thankyou" but than I saw how damn smooth the descending was on the first chord. Damn, I gotta practice that
in this case you are just checking what else will await you if you keep on playing ! I think you couldn't ask for better motivation than looking up what else is possible - I'd say you are just where you should be :)
i used to play ska-punk. you know when you're barring badly very quickly when playing barre chords with distortion. rolling chords and strings is practically mandatory in that rhythmic style, so i just reused what i learned when learning how to sweep. i can't for the life of me figure out how to do it any other way. i always had more trouble with string-skipping picking patterns than sweeping, but i just end up 2-hand tapping those anyways just for simplicity's sake.
Trying to learn the arpeggios in Infant Annihilator - Ov Sacrament and Sincest really turned me off of barring during sweeps. I forced myself to unlearn barring and I am so much happier for it
It was probably really difficult for him to play those arpeggios at 1/100th speed. Thanks for not melting my face off my skull while I'm learning Jason
Yeah but he's doing it on a long scale instrument in a lower position. Try doing this fingering higher on the neck and you will see why it's pointless, especially on a standard scale 6 string.
A 2,1 approach is a much easier way of arranging arpeggios. There are only three shapes to learn in every scale position and they’re always the same in every key. It also addresses his point about notes not ringing together.
I was almost sure this was going to be for a major arpeggios only. I didn't realize anyone barred on minor arpeggios. It seems way harder to bar minor arpeggios.
did music man made a custom majesty for you, Jason ? that Buckeye Burl shield if fucking awesome !!! Wish I could have one ! Also you're technique is amazing, thanks for sharing with us humans....
I bought his lesson which contained figures 1 and 2 from his website about a month ago which was only a PDF/GP5 file (No video). Even without a video I'm not even mad I paid for it. They have become a part of my daily practice routine.
I bought it too & I'm very mad. I bought 2 tutorials from him. Had NO CLUE they weren't video because it doesn't say that ANYWHERE. All I got was a bunch of words in what of the things I ordered. In the other about 10 pages of tabs with music notes, ( which I don't read. ) Sent a msg saying that both things I purchased are useless to me. He told me NO REFUNDS & stopped replying. In fact that was his ONLY reply. So I'm just out $25 on some stuff that I didn't want or expect. Not to mention you can get it free in about 5 zillion places. I'm pretty bummed cuz I was really looking forward to a new perspective. And on a funny ass note. He tells you to keep practicing all of his, " ideas, " for a couple years to get familiar with it. Wait, WHAT? That's when I knew I'd just been bamboozled. I even asked if there was another way for me to get the info I paid for. He went ghost on me lol. Guess I'll have to call my bank & say I got swindled.
jerson seen it says nothing about videos because there are none. Everything included is blatantly listed in the description. Digital files cannot be returned because once you download it, you have it. You downloaded it, hence not refundable.
Jason is probably the best modern guitar player out there, no doubt about that, so clean, perfection and accuracy, that's godly level, thanks Jason for all your Music, you inspired me to play guitar the way I never thought to play, you inspired me to shred and thanks for your Music and your inspiration, I couldn't thank you enough for that.
i lost everything after fig. 3 though. Before that I was keeping up, and am pretty proud of myself while doing so! This is not your basic beginner lesson!!
Hey, so for everyone who's finished watching this video - you do NOT need to purchase his "Secrets of the Sweep" lesson if you've already watched this video, as the contents of the lesson is IDENTICAL to the contents of this video, including how he tries not to bar anything, how you should alternate pick everything in the beginning, etc.
Jason is one of the few guitarists of our generation that has his absolute own style of playing that is just out of this world. Always been a major fan. Back in the day i heard someone in guitar center talking about how born of osiris sucked. I walked up to him and said "prove it" and just looked at him holding his guitar. That kid learned the difference between "I don't like the band" and "that band sucks" that day.
I've been barring arpeggios for nearly 30 years and got pretty good and clean that way but tried this and in less than a minute felt how much cleaner and in a weird sense more control over the whole sweep as well - I'll definitely incorporate this into my sweeps even if I only do it here and there = great lesson
For the first major arpeggio, you could avoid barring by using the Marty Friedman position. Play the 5th on the G string, skip the B and play the octave on the E string
Jason you're the god and the master of technical metal. incredibly tip and technique. by now i had to learn it and apply very slowly plus is funny to play too. so that's your secret to play sweeps. :DDD
Love the thing about just doing them alternate picking to master the shapes. Thats a little aha moment for me. I usually try to sweep them from the get go and end up pushing it to the point of sloppy execution. Thanks Jason
I’m pretty sure when he was younger he barred. There’s a video of him at 17 where he is playing Jason Becker’s Serrana and he is barring most arpeggios. It’s probably something he developed later on
I practiced along with him, learning each arpeggio along the way and can say that it is an incredibly useful lesson that I am now incorporating into my practice sessions every single time.
We NEED more Jason lessons, he is easily the most technically proficient guitar plays of all time. Easily one of the greatest guitar plays of this generation.
Indeed. In fact, you would know that he's the most technically-proficient player of all time. After all, you flew into a black hole and were able to see every moment in time. :P
Agreed. Yes he is very technically proficient but OF ALL TIME? LOL bc there are a ton of other guys that are right up there with him and beyond.( ie Frank Gambale, Tosin Abasi, Guthrie Govan, Jason Becker, Emil Werstler etc..) Even old-school Paul Gilbert's Partita in D live demo blows people's minds compared to this stuff. And prog metal heads, don't even start comparing him with world-class fusion-jazz players and master flamenco players like Paco De Luca who use ALL ten fingers. Cheers.
JayRoc Emil Werstler and Tosin Abasi I can agree with being in competition with Richardson, but Jason Becker and Paul Gilbert? Not a chance. Fantastic and influential players, but they couldn’t hold a candle to this guy
@@swagmoneyboi69 Someone hasn't listened to old Paul Gilbert. What he does nowadays is nothing compared to those old instructional videos you can find on RU-vid ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xCsLV5jdWzI.html ). I also think Becker's sweeps were cleaner than Jason Richardson, if you listen to the isolated audio in this video and old clinic videos of Jason Becker you'll hear it. If those guys were in their prime today I think they would quite comfortably be able to play Jason Richardsons music.
@@Tarkess I like becker but no have you herd behold, titan or chapter 2 from jason Richardson? He is good no doubt and Als took away a great guitarist but. Different generation also guitar isnt a competition.
Oh wow, it's nice to see someone also doing this. And doing it so well. This is what I've always done and was always told it was ''wrong''. But i can't roll worth a damn so I've always resorted to this. Just, it's nice to see I'm not alone :P
Awesome tip. I find it works best if you still bar the top three, as they are easy to mute, but individually finger the 4th and 5th at the bottom. so you don't have to try and transition two bars
String skipping is a nice solution to “the one exception” to the no barring rule. Both ways will have their benefits so practice either or both I guess 🤔
People who hate on this dude and close doors on technique involving speed and precision will always remain average guitarists. Being underdeveloped and sloppy has nothing to do with having “feel”. Santana and Eric Clapton are incredible songwriters and composers, but their technique and knowledge of the instrument doesn’t hold a candle to Richardson’s. Whether u enjoy this guy’s music or not, it is narrow minded and silly to not learn technique from a guitarist of this caliber, who is giving away knowledge for free. These are the same people that say music theory is for nerds and Jimi Hendrix didn’t know theory. First off, you’re not Hendrix, and secondly, not understanding why things on your instrument sound good is more limiting when it comes time to teach or replicate licks in different ways. It never benefits you to know LESS about something
@@hagggle3727 ooo so basically notes that are in a chord play not combined but by playing each note individually, thus people say it is a liquid chord, like c major chord has C E and G, so if a play notes of c major chords individually any where on the fret board it will be known as an arpeggio. Hopefully u got that lul
What about the upper frets when u cant jam more than 1 finger in the same fret. Seems like alot of work. Just learn to roll ur bar properly.speed isn't everything lol. But I gotta say I already do the same technique he is talking about. Great lesson though.
I am so happy Jason is finally doing lessons/tips/tricks videos. He is such an inspiration and has been a huge up and coming musician with his solo work. Its amazing to get an in depth look at the way he thinks and approaches things. I'm a happy boi!!
