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re: Guitar playing has hit snag.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 11:50 am to LSU alum wannabe
Posted on 7/3/12 at 11:50 am to LSU alum wannabe
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I SUCK!! Being the snag.
The more frustrated you are, the closer you are to a breakthrough. Just play your way through it and you'll be shredding.
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Posted on 7/3/12 at 1:20 pm to night83
Man, I'm going to preface this by saying this...I pretty much suck....
But there was a time, back in....
Well, anyway.....
The things I did to actually get better, at one time, were these...
AND, if a REAL guitar play dispuse this, listen to the real guitar player.... the best I ever got was being able to half way fake like I could play...
anyway, here goes....
1. play with the stereo behind you...in other words, play what you want to play, but blare the tune you're playing on the stereo. This will do a couple of things. First of all, I found that it'll MAKE you keep your guitar in perfect tune. It'll also hide your mistakes, giving you confidence.
2. Play scales. A guy explained it to me like this.....play your scale, then "find E" again. He's a great guitar player, and per him, that's how you learn to play lead......play the scale, end in E, then find E again up the neck...
3. Play with someone MUCH better than you. I can FOR SURE attest that if the other two things I said don't work, this one does. Any piece of decent guitar work that I can pull was shown to me by someone else, almost without exception.
But there was a time, back in....
Well, anyway.....
The things I did to actually get better, at one time, were these...
AND, if a REAL guitar play dispuse this, listen to the real guitar player.... the best I ever got was being able to half way fake like I could play...
anyway, here goes....
1. play with the stereo behind you...in other words, play what you want to play, but blare the tune you're playing on the stereo. This will do a couple of things. First of all, I found that it'll MAKE you keep your guitar in perfect tune. It'll also hide your mistakes, giving you confidence.
2. Play scales. A guy explained it to me like this.....play your scale, then "find E" again. He's a great guitar player, and per him, that's how you learn to play lead......play the scale, end in E, then find E again up the neck...
3. Play with someone MUCH better than you. I can FOR SURE attest that if the other two things I said don't work, this one does. Any piece of decent guitar work that I can pull was shown to me by someone else, almost without exception.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 4:50 pm to MontanaMax
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MontanaMax
You linked him to an open G tuning
Anyways, what Max linked was pretty much what I was saying but it does the work for you as far as listing the notes out...I find it a better learning process to write it out yourself.
Even if you focus on the lower 3 strings, learning the notes will help you immensely with forming chords and will provide shortcuts later on when you move into scales and if you desire, theory.
Good luck and keep practicing
Posted on 7/3/12 at 6:01 pm to cachemoney
IMO, the best thing I did while learning was play with others that WERE good. It pushed me to learn and practice.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 6:11 pm to cachemoney
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You linked him to an open G tuning
You can change the tuning to cater to what you want to play. Towards the bottom there is a link that will change it to standard tuning. May still be in G since the last time I used it with my dobro but I think it just defaults to that.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 8:41 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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LSU alum wannabe
Do you write songs? You might try that for motivation. At least it works for me: my primary method is to write lyrics first and then create music that works with them. This:
• motivates me to keep practicing and playing
• motivates me to experiment with chords, learn new ones and develop an instinct for creating workable chord progressions
I think it's the element of owning the song—it's my baby so to speak—that makes this a good way to get better at playing. I'm just a chord strummer who can do a bit of flat picking—nothing fancy or slick. And yet I find that even with my modest skills I can create music I enjoy playing. Writing my own stuff, I practice about 2 hours a day. Even a pud like me gets better with that amount of practice. Maybe it could work for you too. Good luck.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 10:50 pm to ChoupiqueSacalait
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Youtube search "Marty Schwartz" and look through all of his videos for whatever skill level you are at. He's got everything from beginner to intermediate to advanced and he explains things really simply and clearly. I've learned alot watching his videos.
Already found him.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 11:18 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
Play with someone MUCH better than you. I can FOR SURE attest that if the other two things I said don't work, this one does. Any piece of decent guitar work that I can pull was shown to me by someone else, almost without exception.
quote:
IMO, the best thing I did while learning was play with others that WERE good. It pushed me to learn and practice
Solid advice as well. I found that when I jammed with someone, I learned exponentially faster than when I just tried to teach myself through videos or books. Patterns and doors opened so much faster
Keep jamming, and don't get frustrated... the music never stops!
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