You can definitely tell Chris is classically trained, and hes absolutely amazing. but one thing i always loved about hearing Marty's solos is the speed drops and the slight slides he did, which gave it almost a sitar like sound. But both amazing guitarists, i love them both.

"Hi I'm Chris Broderick and I'm going to kill your dreams of being a guitar player"

Chris is the kind of guitar player that will either make you a better guitar player or just make you wanna set your guitar in the corner a become a coat hanger.

So for simple things...LOL Holy shit.

"Slower," my ass.

look at his fret hand...absolutely flawless technique....all those years of classical training have really paid off man...also Chris is one of the most awesome down to earth people I have ever met...even told my little bro to "Keep on shredding" when we saw him in Houston a couple years back

2:14 "so for SIMPLE things.." then he starts playing s scale with his right hand. dafuq?

I've learned over the years it does not really matter how long one has been playing. What matters is the amount of time they practice and what their talent level is, which basically boils down to how many nerve endings they have in their hands, and these are people I call naturals. I was a natural skier, but am definitely not a natural when it comes to guitar. It took me 5 years to get where people wouldn't walk away when i started trying to play. Hopefully, you are a natural.

I want Chris to make a solo album where he can display his talents in full, better than in Megadeth

I'm still trying to figure out what "playing with your heart" means. Does that mean not knowing any scales or music and just sitting there playing pentatonic scales and bends? Chris Broderick can play and write out anything that comes to his mind, or his "heart" - by the way, your heart just pumps blood, that's all it does.

God bless you Chris, love your playing, what talent!

1:41 How vulnerable do you feel knowing that even god makes mistakes?

I bet he would the most patient, and kind hearted guitar instructor .

Tornado of Souls was in Rust in Peace (1990) The two guitarists were Dave M and Marty Friedman. Bass was Ellefson and drums was Nick Menza.

Been taking lessons for about 8 months, and I'm very satisfied with my personal progress. It's nice to know that there will always be more to learn :) Also, this dude is ridiculously good.

Some of his stuff hell yes.

awesome playing..I luv it.

Even figure 1 played slow is to fast for me...

I really love his fluid two-handed tapping technique

Such an awesome guitarist.

love the guitar its nice

I was decent 20 years ago and recently went and picked up a older Jackson and a amp and started playing again. Its amazing the hundreds of songs I used to know I can't play for shit now and the same thing that plagued me then plagues me now....short fingers lol

Such a talent, chris and jeff loomis need to do something together.

I think he does a great job showing what he does. He slows it all down so you can learn it.

I'm so happy with Megadeth's lineup now. They sound better than ever. They have never lost the edge like Metalica. They've always kept rocking.

Wow. Simply, Wow.

wrong title...this is the way HE shreds,not me...

Anyone notice how the 'Figure 1, Slower...' still makes jaws drop? Oh, and the two that disliked this didn't have jaws anymore.

He is awesome!!

I can play all of the open notes on guitar...

"so, for simple things..." *FUCKING INSANE SPLIT SECOND SCALE SHRED*

Ha, good point man. Seems like a lot of people try to put down great guitarist by saying that they don't play from their heart, bullshit. I do admire some players who aren't as skilled but have good "feel" or "groove," but I also really admire the guys like Chris Broderick who are technical masters. You certainly can't take anything away from a guy just because he is more technically proficient than most people dream of being.

Great lesson! Pick clip--great idea.

I always used my whole arm to pick, but I recently got a dean dean from hell dimebag guitar, and that really helped me use my wrist more than my arm because there wasn't as much body to rest my arm on to pick, so I pretty much had to change the way I picked just because of the shape of the guitar, so whenever I play my Ibanez I notice how much better my picking is compared to before...just my 2 cents.

talent is just a drop in the sea of arduous work. this guy deserves all this skill

great technique, you have just created a new revolution.

"So now I'll show it to you slower" (continues to shred)

Talent is fucking earned. Make it yours!

Many people do not enjoy metal,but the guys who play it are fucking amazingly smart.

man, you rock chris!

I guess he is a magician rather than musician !!!!!!!!!!!!! God bless him

"Chris Broderick This Is How You Get Inspired To Give Up Guitar and Put It Up for Auction on Ebay."

They make musical sense and he didn't arrive at them by accident. So he does manifestly know what he's doing.

He's a badass......and a nice dude

YES.......................

Me,being a Megadeth fan for about 3 years and been drumming for about 1, I recently picked up a guitar and decided to learn a bit. I was lost after clicking this vid and have no idea of what he's talking about... FUCK YEAH CHRIS!

Exactly my thought.

that guitar is awesome! so clean with tapping.

Humble Cat... Much respect for someone who takes his instrument this seriously, has achieved what he has, and yet remains shy and sophomoric... its like he's still practicing in the basement and hasn't figured out he's a rock star... How totally Cool!

His sweeps are perfect ^_^

i fucking love this guy :)

This guy has superb technique for sure, but his musicality and phrasing is out of this world!

i really love the work that this guy did in tornado of soul now is one of the best solos of the history

amazing

good thing he's in Megadeth!

you can find them on chris broderick's website store.

He was still signed with Ibanez here. He signed with Jackson in 2011.

With all do respect to Chris , he just doesn't have that "touch" that Megadeth guitar players need to have. Chris Poland has some crazy chromatic tricks , jazzy licks and crazy bends , Marty is a melodic genius that combines shredding with emotions in a way no other guitarist can , and don't get me started on the fact that Mustaine can sing and play stuff like Take No Prisoners at the same time , including mind-blowing solos like Holy Wars ... and Chris ... he has biceps and can sweep.

@ied109 most guitar stores have them, sometimes they are used for banjo.

To sum up: "Don't try to imitate me, you are going to get mad", by Chris Broderick

It's funny because I've never heard of a 'T major', and yet I don't dare fuckin' question this guy.

Chris's pick clip isn't available as of Jan '12. There's something called a "jam kat" you could check out. Fits on the index finger and flips up and down w/the thumb. About $15 I think. I hope Chris can get his on the market soon.

You can find this on chris broderick's website store.

omg that guitar

great!!!!!!

I believe this was going to be a protatype that Ibanez was working on with Chris. But it failed hit production so Chris went Jackson and they made it happen.

My mind just blew up

How to crush your dreams of guitar stardom with Chris Broderick

yes.........................

I was thinking the same thing? So Funny. Guy is simply insane. So Good.

yeah man

Do what I did, find how you the pick, and glue some all-round to the pick so it holds it roughly the same way. I prefer nylon coated because it sticks better and dampens vibrations so it doesn't come off as easily. It isn't perfect but it should work until the real one is released.

enjoy...................................

I like his classical influence!!!

My god, Chris Broderick is literally a master of all guitar styles.

"What im playing here is a super advanced pentatonic harmonic scale G major arpeggio in open G with sprinkles on top"

Beast

Used to play it. All I can remember now is "My dog has fleas", which is the normal tuning from low to high.

What's weird is I began on a 4-string ukulele when I was 7 (born in Hawaii), then went to a 7-string acoustic that was owned my my teacher, a chinese man name Kin Fan, then eventually went to a 6 string. My bros in high school used to laugh at me when I talked about a 7-string back in the 80s, saying I had done too many shrooms...

Talking about right hand, 'Simple things' runs up the strings faster than I can with my playing hand

great!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Gods gave you two hands and you use them both for your guitar. I can respect that.

There is no effort, the notes just flow out... damn he is GOD

I like how they slow it down a touch like it helps.. You have to learn shit slowly not at speed..

enjoy...........................

Well it's not hard to grasp. It's simple patterns he's just phrased them differently. He states the arpeggiated chords, and gives a slower example of how he's playing it. It's not about people taking patterns from the video, a real shredder would derive phrasings and potential technical extensions of a simple idea.

WOW........................

Amazing bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Genius

im sooooooooo glad i play bass

In the documentary of the big 4 -2010 Shawn say it's because Chris drinks coffee xD

One word: virtuoso

underrated guitarist.....

Lesson or Advert for the Pickclip :) I enjoyed this video Thanks.

great.....................

For simple things...*does an insane right handed only sweep sounding badass scale at like 200bpm

This is the art..... TO SHRED!!! The art of shredding by Pantera. Look it up kid!

well that depends who you talk to. honestly when someone says Marty Friedman I think of Dragon's kiss or the extreme j-pop music he's doing over in Japan. I have always seen Poland as the "go to" guy when it comes to Megadeth's leads.

i wish i was that talented XD

i want his type of pick!