Setting Yourself Apart

Scales? Yeah sure they're great to practice and all, but playing them over and over till you can play them fast enough to convince yourself you deserve a little self esteem is a tad...Tragic, in all honesty.
Not going to lie, this was me, about 2 years ago or so. I was convinced I wanted to be the fastest, most theoretically aware, flashiest...Did I mention fastest? Player in the world. Oh how deluded I was, sitting in my room for 7+ hours a day mindlessly running through scales and sweeps, hoping I would somehow create some new, exciting music that people would want to listen to.
The big awakening I had was when I started listening to this little band you may have heard of, 'The Dillinger Escape Plan'? Yeah so as I sat there listening to the utter chaos that was drilling into my eardrums, scrambling my brain and confusing the hell out of me, I realized, 'Hey, this is really, really amazing, unique, exciting, and quite frankly, a little scary.
So since that fateful day, I decided, instead of trying to fight my ADHD that I've struggled with since I was a child, why not just channel all these racing thoughts and 'hundred mile an hour' ideas onto the fretboard? I couldn't give less of a $h1t about the Hendrix, blues, BB king wanna-be's out there who'd criticize it and say 'it's not music' and crap like that. It excites me, and a number of other people for that matter.
Labels like 'Extreme Metal' 'Mathcore' 'Grindcore' are just sort of guidelines to the sort of thing I'm talking about, but think crazier, more individual, more adrenaline pumping. That's what I strive for, and I just want to get the message out to some younger players and aspiring beginners out there that, you don't need to be an amazing mind or fretboard wizard to make fun, exciting and erratic music that people secretly love to listen to. It feeds a part of our human instinct, Impulsitivity.
If you're not interested in making music that's never been heard before, and have yet to have the epiphany of 'Oh my God, why am I trying to play all this cliched bull$h1t?' Then feel free to umm...Leave some abusive comments on how dumb I am and stuff? Yeah? Cool, can't wait.
Below is a tab of a song I wrote the other day to sort of give an example of the style/idea I'm trying to convey. It's just a little demo I composed in like 5 mins to give you an idea, you know? Haha.

So Much Worse On The Way Back Down.

                              /1\                                       
     E  E  E  S  E  E  E   E  S      S E    E  E   E    E   E  E    S   
E||--------0----------------------|--------------------------------20s-|
B||--------4----------------------|----------------------------9h------|
G||--------3--------5-------------|------------------------------------|
D||--------4--------3-------------|------------------------------------|
A||--------3--------5--3~---------|------------0h--9h--12p--8----------|
D||--0--1-----0h-1---------1--0---|--L-1s--11--------------------------|
 
 
             NH                                         
  S E   E    Q    E  Q    S    S. S Q    Q    E  E  S.  
--L----10-------------------|--------------------------|
----9------<>5-------7----7-|--7--7-6------------------|
-----------<>5-------5------|-------5------------------|
-----------<>5-------6------|-------6------------------|
-----------<>5-------5------|-------5------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------x--x--x--|
 
 
                           /1\                                
  T E  Q      E   E   Q    S.     S. E  E  S  E  E  E  E  S.  
---------------------------8h--|--L--L--L--7h-8--0--------0--|
-------------------------------|-----------------0--0--0--0--|
----------------------9--------|-----------------8--8--8--8--|
---------------------10--------|-----------------7--7--7--7--|
----------------------9--------|-----------------8--8--8--8--|
--L-x--0h----13p--0--10--------|-----------------7--7--7--7--|
 
 
  T H        Q    E  S T    Q    S  S  S  S E   E  E   E   
-------------------------|------------------1s--2--1s--3--|
-------------------------|--------------------------------|
--L----------4-------4-2-|--3-----------------------------|
--L----------3-------3-1-|--4-----------------------------|
--L----------4-------4-2-|--3-----------------------------|
--x-x--------3----x--3-1-|-------1h-2p-1h-2---------------|
 
 
                                                          \5/               
  S  S  S  S  S   S   S  S   S  E.   E    E     E    E.   E   S  H          
--6h-7p-6h-7p-6s-18p-17-18p-17------21s--24--|------------------22---------|
-------------------------------20------------|------------------22s--------|
---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|--1s--16p---0~---------------|
 
 
                \4 \6/                                      
  E.   T Q      E  Q.     T    Q    S. T S. E.  T Q    T T  
--0s-----5------------------|------------------------------|
--0------5----<>3-----------|------------------------------|
--------------<>3-----------|------------------------------|
--------------<>3--0------L-|--L----L----------------------|
--------------<>3--0------L-|--L----L----------------------|
-------------------1------L-|--L----L----------------------|

Yeah mad stuff. So if you're skeptical of my ideas and vision, or interested and want to hear more about it, just leave a comment or whatever, Love, hate, it's all good, seriously. So this was a very, very stripped down version of what I'm trying to say/convey. Hopefully I can share some more of this stuff with people, depending on if this is received well, because to be honest, I've never seen any lesson like this on UG. Ok so yeah, let me know guys, hope you like it.

Setting Yourself Apart. Part 2

Okay, so in the first part of this lesson, judging from what people have said to me, there was a lot left to be desired, for this I apologize. This time around, I hope to articulate myself better.
I'm going to be using my own songs I've written as a sort of tool, to demonstrate certain techniques and sounds that can be useful for this style, by breaking down little parts of them and explaining why they're there (etc).
NosleepDigA-hole.
Ty Lowry.

     E  E  E  E  E  E     H        Q       Q    H           H.            
E||--------------------|--2--------3----|----------------|--2------------|
B||--------0--------0--|--L--------3----|--L----5--------|---------------|
G||--------------------|----------------|-------7--------|--4------------|
D||-----4--------4-----|----------------|-------7--------|---------------|
A||--2--------0--------|-----------5----|--L----5--------|---------------|
E||--------------------|--0-------------|----------------|---------------|
 
  Q    E  E  E  E     H.              Q    Q    E  E     Q    E  E  E  E   
--L----------------|--2------------|--L---------------|-------------------|
----------------3--|---------------|------------------|--3----------------|
-------------0-----|---------------|------------------|-------------7-----|
--L-------2--------|---------------|---------------2--|----------5--------|
--L----3-----------|--3------------|--L---------3-----|-------------------|
-------------------|---------------|------------------|-------3--------8--|
 
  E  E  Q    Q       H        E   E     Q     E   E   E    E    
--------2----L----|-----------7h--8--|--L------------15h--17s--|
-----0-------3----|--3---------------|--0h----3h--5------------|
-----7------------|-----------7---7--|--L----------------------|
-------------5----|--5---------------|-------------------------|
--7-----3---------|------------------|--3----------------------|
-------------L----|------------------|-------------------------|
 
                NH             NH                                       
  E   Q.        Q       Q      E  E   Q        E    E   E   E    Q      
--3----------<>12----|--L------------17----|--17h--22------------------|
-----15--------12----|--L----<>5-----------|-----------12s--7h--15~----|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
 
  H.             
---------------||
--L------------||
---------------||
---------------||
---------------||
---------------||

So as you can see, that is basically just a pretty melodic sounding piece that's Finger Picked, or Hybrid Picked, played on Acoustic/Clean Tone, and in the original version of it, I used a capo on the 4th fret, made for a richer harmony. The purpose of this piece in the context I've been discussing, is to not only create a false sense of security/tranquility within the listener, before blasting them with an onslaught of maniacal riffing and sliding. I will now provide you with an example of the aforementioned 'Maniacal riffing and sliding'
Thunderwall punching cyborg NOT thunderborg, Jenson.

             NH                                      
     E  E    Q    H           H        E  E  E   E   
E||---------------3--------|--L---------------------|
B||--------<>1----1--------|--L---------------------|
G||--------<>3----3--------|--L--------------0------|
D||--------<>3----3--------|--L--------------5------|
A||--1---------------------|--------------3-----10--|
D||-----1------------------|-----------1------------|
 
   E    E  E  E   E   E   E  E      E  E   E  E   E   E    E   E   
---------------------14\---------|-------------------17s--19~--L--|
--12s--15------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------------------|------------2s--9---------------|
---------------------------------|-----4s--9----------------------|
-----------------------------4s--|--7-----------------------------|
-----------0--2h--6--------------|--------------------------------|
 
  E   E   E   E   E   E   E  S S    E.  S E   E  E   E   E  E   
--L----------13----------------1-|--L---L-L--------------------|
-----11----------15------------3-|--L--------10----------------|
---------11----------10--12--L-3-|--L------------9--10--15-----|
-------------------------------1-|-----------------------------|
-------------------------------3-|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
  S S S S S S E  E    E  E   E     E  E  E.  S E  E  E  E   
--1-3-6-1-3-6-------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------3--------|
-----------------8s--17---------|------------2-L-----------|
--------------8-----------------|--------0--------------4--|
--------------------------------|--3-----------------------|
-------------------------0h--1--|-----1--------------x-----|
 
  S S E  E  S S S S S S E  E      E  S  S E  E   E  S S  S S S S   
------------1-2-3--------------|-------------4s--7--L-------------|
---------4---------------------|-------------------------------2s-|
----2-L------------------------|----------------------------------|
--L-----------L---1-2-3--------|----------------------3s-L-6-L----|
------------------------4------|----------------------------------|
---------------------------7s--|--4--4s-L-7-----------------------|
 
  S E  S  S  S S  S  E  E  S  S  S  S  
-------7s-L-19-L----------------------|
--L-5------------22s-L--8--L-10s-L-19-|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
 
  E.  S  S S S S  S S S  S  S  S T  S  T  
------3h-L-5-L---------------------------|
--L------------5h-L-7-L-12-11-14-L-12-11-|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
 
  T  E  T T T T  E    E    E    S. T  S. T  S. 
----------------17p--16h--17p--16h-L-17h-L----|
--L-14--L-L-L-L----------------------------12-|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
 
  T  S  S  S. S  E.  S S S S S  S S T T  
-----------------------------9p-5-------|
--L----------17-20---------7------7-----|
----------12-------------6----------6---|
-------14--------------7--------------9-|
----15---------------9------------------|
----------------------------------------|
 
  T  S  S  S  S  S  E   E   E   T S.  T  E    
----------------13-----17------17-L---------|
-------------15----15------15---------------|
----------14-------------------------18~-L--|
--L----15-----------------------------------|
----17--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
 
--------2---------------------12--|
--------0---------------------14--|
--L-L--------9------8--L-L--------|
-------------7------7--L-L--------|
--------7----8------8--L-L--------|
-------------7------7--L-L--------|
 
--12--12------------2--L-L----------|
--14--14--------------------3-L-----|
-----------<>5-------------------4~-|
-----------<>5----------------------|
-----------<>5------3--L-L----------|
------------------------------------|
 
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
--L------L--7----L--L-L--L---|
-----------------------------|
------------7----L--L-L--L---|
-----------------0h-L-L--L-9-|
 
  S E.   E  E  E  E  E  E     E  H        E  E   E    
---------------------------|-----0--------L--L--14--|
---------------------------|--3---------------------|
----L----L--------------4--|---------------------9--|
--------12-----------2-----|------------------------|
----9----L--9-----0--------|------------------------|
--L------------0-----------|-----2--------L--L------|
 
--L--L--L----15----------|
-------------12----12----|
--L----------------------|
-------------------------|
-------------------10----|
-------------------------|
 
-------------2--------|---------------------|
--L--L--0-------------|--3------------------|
--------7----L--------|--L--------4s--------|
--------5----L--------|--L------------------|
--L--L--3----L--------|--L------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|
 
--------------------|E
--------------------|B
--9~----------------|G

....*Wipes sweat of forehead* PHEWW!! that was a real toughie, I had to copy and paste every line of these tabs from my notepad file, individually, line by agonizing line.Hopefully most of you will agree with me when I say that, a majority of that stuff was pretty Straight-Forward, yeah? With the exception of the sweeps, I know those shapes are a bit difficult to get under your fingers, but yeah, all I can say is, keep practicing them until you have them comfortable enough to tackle the 'Economy-Picking-esque' Little lines that I threw in there too.
So, lets recap, starting from around the second bar, you'll notice is where the sliding starts to introduce itself, some of these are very long position shifts, but are well worth it, for the unique sound they produce. You may have also noticed the little erratically random 16th note, chromatic runs that pop up a couple of times, I do these to add tension and 'hostility' to the lines, combined with string skipping and other scale shapes, I think it works to accentuate a dazzling effect.
I have much more to cover in further parts to this...series? I guess you could call it, I hope this was an improvement on the first part and I really hope you guys like it. Cheers, Ty Lowry.