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Techniques most frequently utilized by Schuldiner included his extremely fast and accurate alternate picking technique and his somewhat off-the-wall legato style. Schuldiner did occasionally utilize techniques such as sweep picking and string skipping as well, and he was an accomplished two hand tapper (as evidenced by the tap intro to "The Philosopher"). He also utilized vibratos a lot later in his career.
Schuldiner was not well schooled in musical theory, and found "playing by ear" to be a more effective and advisable method for himself. Schuldiner "made up" his own scales and modes (many of which ended up being real scales, such as [[harmonic minor]], [[melodic minor]], and phrygian) which Schuldiner frequently utilized in his solos. This also led him to create his odd fingering positions which very much defined his style.
Schuldiner's bandmates, including [[James Murphy]], [[Paul Masvidal]], [[Andy LaRocque]], Bobby Koelbe and [[Shannon Hamm]], tended to have more formal training. Their styles contrasted his more unconventional technique.
At one point, Schuldiner played lead, rhythm and bass guitars on recording sessions, and according to [[Gene Hoglan]], Schuldiner "was a killer drum programmer too!", as stated on the re-release of 1995's [[Symbolic (Death album)|Symbolic]].
He was also, as quoted by Hoglan on the [[Individual Thought Patterns]] album, "Best chef in all Death Metal".
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