Guitar Players Don't Practice, They Rehearse Mistakes.
I'm sure every guitar player has gone through a point in their playing journey where they only play songs, forgetting about the stuff that feels difficult to play, searching for that instant gratification. When learning a song, you ideally should be able to break it up into chunks, such as by having an initial play-through, identifying what would be difficult, and then ensuring you have the easy parts down before moving on to the harder parts. When you do this, it allows you to learn songs a chunk at a time. When you come across your difficult part, you should break it into smaller chunks, focusing on your landing spot, learning the song a chunk at a time.
Now, of course, this varies because some parts may be easier than others so you must be willing to spend time working on your difficult sections longer and practice it slowly till your mechanics understand whats going on without the tab, and slowly increase the BPM, starting at 50% speed, and going up in small increments till you are at 100% BPM.
When you don't do this, and just play by feel or only do half of what you know is possible by walking away with frustration, it limits you playing and forces you into a negative state of mind as you consistently rehearse your own mistakes instead of trying to actively improve.
TLDR: Focus on breaking the song into chunks, work on having the easier stuff down, and then focus on the hard parts and accept this will take longer, and focus on knowing the songs mechanics without the tabs as you focus on increasing your landing spot, and once it's memorized start at a slow BPM and increase till your at 100% speed.
You Don't Need More Exercises. You Need Fewer Done Daily.
Every guru tries to tell you about another lick pack or dozens of essential guitar techniques, and the truth is, you need none of that. You only need creative expression and optimal technique with an understanding of the most basic music theory to be good. Let me break this down into the (X) most imperative things to be done.
The first thing, no matter what, is to warm up your guitar body and mind. The best way to do this is to turn on a metronome for a few minutes and practice your alternate picking, focusing on pick slanting with odd/even numbered picking groups. Then get your blood flowing to the left hand by doing some legato and running up your scales. For a few minutes, spending a little bit of time on this each day will result in incremental gains, allowing you to play harder solos/scales.
From here, you should spend time on a solo that you are working on; this could be 20 minutes of Metallica, or whatever solo you're working on. Look at the solo, and analyze the mechanics and notation, really trying to understand, feel, and interpret the solo.
On a music theory note, spending a little bit of time each day going through triads in a specific spelling, the chords out and finding them on the fretboard will help you with your fretboard fluency. Whatever arpeggio system you use, whether it's SWEEP picking or the CAGED system, you will become a master of your genre.
Altogether, when we pair both of these aspects with each other, you will be able to focus on the phsyical side of the guitar and the mental side of the guitar. When you know you basic music theory, like spelling triads, what a key is (THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT), how intervals work and diatonic chord function you will have been able to simplify music to the point where its easy, and you can hit conistent progress without being overwhelmed by concepts you don't actually need, and focusing on what's most important.
I was stuck in the beginner guitar player box for years.
When I first started guitar at the age of 11, I was a practice Zombie. This is what I would practice for as long as I could until it broke my brain, but it was never effective. I continuously searched for the answers for 'mastery' and fretboard systems so I could learn my favourite songs and impress others. I had good intentions, but never made any progress.
I got stuck in old habits that took years to undo, which resulted in poor technique, inability to play along to my favourite songs, and getting stuck in the beginner guitar trap, playing the same stuff for years, and not having results really took a toll on my confidence as my player. I knew I wanted greatness, but had no possibility of it.
Whether this came from me being so young, information overload, or lack of competency, I have now surpassed that, and I am closer to my goals more than ever.
The best way to get out of the forever beginner trap is to have someone tell you that there's the guitar aspect and the music brain aspect, which both need to work together. Take a moment and slow down, write down your goals and reverse engineer them without any emotion attached, just understand what it takes.
For most people, it will come down to these key aspects.
Having an understanding of your Major scales
Understand what a Key is
Know your 'landmarks' on the guitar fretboard
Consistent daily practice
Learning the proper technique and mechanics of the instrument
Hey everyone! Check out my new video on learning the notes on the fretboard. This is an easy demonstration of an intuitive game to play to make learning the notes easier.
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Guitar Players Don't Practice, They Rehearse Mistakes.
I'm sure every guitar player has gone through a point in their playing journey where they only play songs, forgetting about the stuff that feels difficult to play, searching for that instant gratification. When learning a song, you ideally should be able to break it up into chunks, such as by having an initial play-through, identifying what would be difficult, and then ensuring you have the easy parts down before moving on to the harder parts. When you do this, it allows you to learn songs a chunk at a time. When you come across your difficult part, you should break it into smaller chunks, focusing on your landing spot, learning the song a chunk at a time.
Now, of course, this varies because some parts may be easier than others so you must be willing to spend time working on your difficult sections longer and practice it slowly till your mechanics understand whats going on without the tab, and slowly increase the BPM, starting at 50% speed, and going up in small increments till you are at 100% BPM.
When you don't do this, and just play by feel or only do half of what you know is possible by walking away with frustration, it limits you playing and forces you into a negative state of mind as you consistently rehearse your own mistakes instead of trying to actively improve.
TLDR: Focus on breaking the song into chunks, work on having the easier stuff down, and then focus on the hard parts and accept this will take longer, and focus on knowing the songs mechanics without the tabs as you focus on increasing your landing spot, and once it's memorized start at a slow BPM and increase till your at 100% speed.
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You Don't Need More Exercises. You Need Fewer Done Daily.
Every guru tries to tell you about another lick pack or dozens of essential guitar techniques, and the truth is, you need none of that. You only need creative expression and optimal technique with an understanding of the most basic music theory to be good. Let me break this down into the (X) most imperative things to be done.
The first thing, no matter what, is to warm up your guitar body and mind. The best way to do this is to turn on a metronome for a few minutes and practice your alternate picking, focusing on pick slanting with odd/even numbered picking groups. Then get your blood flowing to the left hand by doing some legato and running up your scales. For a few minutes, spending a little bit of time on this each day will result in incremental gains, allowing you to play harder solos/scales.
From here, you should spend time on a solo that you are working on; this could be 20 minutes of Metallica, or whatever solo you're working on. Look at the solo, and analyze the mechanics and notation, really trying to understand, feel, and interpret the solo.
On a music theory note, spending a little bit of time each day going through triads in a specific spelling, the chords out and finding them on the fretboard will help you with your fretboard fluency. Whatever arpeggio system you use, whether it's SWEEP picking or the CAGED system, you will become a master of your genre.
Altogether, when we pair both of these aspects with each other, you will be able to focus on the phsyical side of the guitar and the mental side of the guitar. When you know you basic music theory, like spelling triads, what a key is (THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT), how intervals work and diatonic chord function you will have been able to simplify music to the point where its easy, and you can hit conistent progress without being overwhelmed by concepts you don't actually need, and focusing on what's most important.
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I was stuck in the beginner guitar player box for years.
When I first started guitar at the age of 11, I was a practice Zombie. This is what I would practice for as long as I could until it broke my brain, but it was never effective. I continuously searched for the answers for 'mastery' and fretboard systems so I could learn my favourite songs and impress others. I had good intentions, but never made any progress.
I got stuck in old habits that took years to undo, which resulted in poor technique, inability to play along to my favourite songs, and getting stuck in the beginner guitar trap, playing the same stuff for years, and not having results really took a toll on my confidence as my player. I knew I wanted greatness, but had no possibility of it.
Whether this came from me being so young, information overload, or lack of competency, I have now surpassed that, and I am closer to my goals more than ever.
The best way to get out of the forever beginner trap is to have someone tell you that there's the guitar aspect and the music brain aspect, which both need to work together. Take a moment and slow down, write down your goals and reverse engineer them without any emotion attached, just understand what it takes.
For most people, it will come down to these key aspects.
Having an understanding of your Major scales
Understand what a Key is
Know your 'landmarks' on the guitar fretboard
Consistent daily practice
Learning the proper technique and mechanics of the instrument
From here, anywhere can be your goal.
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Hardest Technique?
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Checkout my video on learning what notes are in any key!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt81D...
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Are you a self-taught guitarist?
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Whats your preferred style of Metal?
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Hey everyone! Check out my new video. I fixed the pentatonic scales that were out of sync with the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmvgo...
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Hey everyone! Check out my new video on learning the notes on the fretboard. This is an easy demonstration of an intuitive game to play to make learning the notes easier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9_Ja...
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How long do you practice guitar each day?
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