Shred guitar, also known as shredding, is a virtuoso style of playing the electric guitar that involves various advanced and complex techniques such as rapid passages, fast alternate picking, sweep-picked arpeggios, diminished and harmonic scales, finger-tapping, and whammy bar use. It is commonly associated with heavy metal and has been used in other genres like rock and jazz fusion. Shredding essentially means playing the guitar at a very fast pace, often involving a range of techniques performed quickly
. It requires a significant amount of practice and mastery of various guitar techniques such as sweep picking, two-hand tapping, and arpeggios
