Completely New, I just started and wanted to ask some questions not covered in lessons |
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position ( f.e. index finger from fret 1 to 7 ) or at a position you don't feel confident. But as long as possible you should try not to look at the fretboard. Looking at the picking hand I'd never do, after a short while played, it will ( no joke here! ) work better without looking at the picking hand, and when looking at it, you'll get confused... so don't habitude to look here.|
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Aug 12 2007, 03:48 AM
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QUOTE (Jared @ Aug 11 2007, 10:18 PM)  Hey, first off, this site kicks ass. Second, I'm completely new so I want to make sure I don't develop any bad habits. I'm trying to make sure not to palm the neck and come straight down with my fingers but I'm still getting use to it. When I play, I tend to always look at the strings I'm picking. Is this good or bad? Should I not look at anything or at fingering the notes? When I look at the notes I need to play it seems to slow me down. If I don't look at the strings I miss them sometimes. Will I start getting muscle memory on where the strings are? I'm working on the scales right now. I'm still kinda confused on how to incoporate those into the tabs an such but I JUST started playing electric like 2 days ago and played a little acoustic with no formal training before that. I figure I'll just get it to where I can run up and down the scales real well without making almost any mistakes then I can start messing with them. It's the mechanical way, I know, but you can't improvise stuff you don't know. Thanks for the help and I hope I have this in the right place. this should be in the introduce yourself part but kris or andrew will probaly move it 1) i still look at the strings sometimes too. when you first start its natural and then later on you get more comfortable. youve only been playing for 2 days (i think correct me if im wrong) so its okay 2) well when you look at the notes it slows you down if you not used to it. for example when i practice something new start of slowly so when you know it you can play it fast and still look at the notes. 3) well a scale put into tabs would be: for example A minor pentatonic ----------------------------5-8--------------- -----------------------5-8-------------------- ------------------5-7------------------------- -------------5-7------------------------------ --------5-7----------------------------------- --5-8----------------------------------------- and you use scales to improvise write solos. its good that your learning scales early its helpful later on. check out andrews theory lessons here Also maybe check out the beginner lessons here GOOD LUCK! 
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