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Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 20 2009, 11:18 PM

Currently Dokkens Tooth and Nail song is taking me away from my practice routine... Got all the riffs down just working on that GL solo..

Wanted to go over some theory and scales but dokken took over today...

what song is taking you away from your practice routine?

Posted by: superize Jan 20 2009, 11:19 PM

Kissing the shadows by Children of bodom.... Have learned all riffs and working on leads.......

I dont like that the song is in D standard....... Hate have to tune down everytime i am going to play it

Posted by: Duncan Jan 20 2009, 11:20 PM

Not so much a song that's taking me away, but I've been having a bit of a bad time lately so have just been playing acoustic guitar the entire time. I haven't touched my electric for over a month. Saying that I'm now a finger picking maestro.

Edited for language - Tony on and for the moderators

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 20 2009, 11:20 PM

yeah thats a big hassle tuning down all the time, thats when you need more guitars for different tunings

Posted by: utak3r Jan 20 2009, 11:31 PM

I'm finishing my Sear Me from My Dying Bride - geez, it requires C# detuning! My strings are yelling at that... plus my own one

But - today finally finished one of the lessons and am in the middle of the next one

Posted by: superize Jan 20 2009, 11:33 PM

I have been wanting another guitar for a while now but i cant afford it.....

That sucks big time

Posted by: Mandos Jan 21 2009, 07:38 AM

Working on Welcome Home (Sanitarium) and Cemetery Gates, but Cemetery Gates is an assignment from my guitar teacher so it isn't really a diversion.

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 21 2009, 01:50 PM

Cemetery gates is your assignment, you have a cool guitar teacher

Posted by: Mandos Jan 21 2009, 02:23 PM

He's very cool. We're going to go to Sweden Rock Festival together as well. He's a friend of one of my brothers. They got to know each other at LAMA (Los Angeles Music Academy) a few years ago.

Posted by: Disturbed21 Jan 22 2009, 01:51 AM

I'm working on Pull Me Under by Dream Theater. It may be a little out of my league but I'm not giving up

EDIT:Also Trying If you Want Peace Prepare for War and Sixpounder both by Children of Bodom.

Posted by: Dreamcatcher Jan 22 2009, 02:48 PM

Lately it has been Pegasus fantasy

Posted by: Fran Jan 22 2009, 05:19 PM

Maiden "Infinite Dreams" & Papa Roach "Last resort" lately

Posted by: purple hayes Jan 22 2009, 05:26 PM

Smoke on the water?

Posted by: ErikEklund Jan 22 2009, 05:28 PM

Guthrie Govan - Wonderful slippery thing, cant stop play and practice that song

Posted by: timono Jan 22 2009, 05:29 PM

I'm currently working on a few vai and satriani songs, they pretty much take a great part of my practice time..

Vai - The crying machine
Vai - For the love of god
Satriani - Love thing
Satriani - Always with me, always with you
Satriani - summer song

and i'm also busy with trond's version of Canon Rock

Edit: Also playing Gary Moore - The loner, but i can do that one already just play it a lot for fun

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 23 2009, 01:47 AM

Im working on tooth and nail solo tonight.... what a killer this is on the pinky

nice solo to learn though

Posted by: The Uncreator Jan 23 2009, 02:04 AM

Evergrey's song "Still Walk Alone".

Got most of the riffs down, But the solo is a a bit tricky, Last 3 or 4 measures are evading my efforts.

EVERGREY - STILL WALK ALONE

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 23 2009, 02:26 AM

I recommend the tooth and nail solo for anyone who needs practice in tapping, and legato... not to mention that last speed picking run for picking...

this solo has it all, excellent for practicing all those techniques
hammer ons, pulloffs, speed picking, tapping and excellent scale movement all over the fretboard, it has opened my eyes to alot of stuff

Posted by: lcsdds Jan 23 2009, 03:08 AM

I love George Lynch's style. Especially his legato!! My problem is that there is always another GMC lesson I want to start before I can play the one I am working on. Guitar is a neverending quest. No matter how good you get you always feel like a beginner. Then, when I start to think I am getting pretty good all I have to do is check out any of the GMC lessons and think about just collecting stamps for a hobby.

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 23 2009, 03:12 AM

his tapping is also insane, he is all over the fretboard

Posted by: lcsdds Jan 23 2009, 03:21 AM

Instead of thinking of "tooth and nail" as taking you away from your practice routine, you should make it part of your practice routine. Learning that solo will teach you tons about guitar. IMO your practice routine should include what I call "tools", such as scales, triads, arpeggios, chords etc and it should also include something like the GL solo. Think of it as studying Lynch's music/style. If you like that kind of playing there is no better way to learn it than from his solo's!! The trick is to organize your practice time so you can cover everything that needs to be covered, depending on your goals as a guitarist. If your goal is to just play your favorite solo's then spend time learning them. If you want to write your own music then you gotta spend time learning the "tools" so you can make your own music. Just my 2 cents.

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 23 2009, 03:36 AM

learning this solo has opened my eyes to alot of stuff... the way he uses the scale is opening my eyes to what seems like a whole new world..

I guess youre right, learning this solo will equip me with many tools to use in my own music


thanks

Posted by: Zephyr Jan 23 2009, 03:44 AM

Ah, this happens to me a lot. I get distracted easily, I guess. Which wouldn't be a bad thing, necessarily, but I then proceed to get distracted by another song so I never finish learning the first.

Anyways, right now, it would have to be Fives, by Señor Govan.

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 23 2009, 03:49 AM

Yeah that happens to me alot too... happened to me with bark at the moon, had the whole song down and most of the solo and for some reason i quit learning it and went on to learn all the battery riffs without the solo.. then some more pantera songs

I decided to learn all of tooth and nail and im glad i did.. just gotta get the solo up to george's speed and ill be done with that song...

his solo has really helped me though

Posted by: lcsdds Jan 23 2009, 03:51 AM

If you break down his solo into individual licks then you can count these as your technique practice for the day. Once you get these licks down pick another solo you have always wanted to learn and break it down into bite size peices until you can play it. Soon you will start to see these types of licks pop up in your own solos. How much time do you have to practice a day?

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 23 2009, 03:54 AM

I usually practice/play guitar about 3 to 4 hours a night... then wake up the next morning saying im going to sleep as soon as i get home, then stay up playing again the next night

but about 3 hours a night

Posted by: lcsdds Jan 23 2009, 04:07 AM

That's awesome!! What is your routine like?

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 24 2009, 12:10 AM

My routine isnt the best... I always start out with this warmup http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/3-minutes-warmup-lesson/

then i work on my fingering with a metronome for about 15 minutes, and work on my speed picking for about 15 minutes

after that i usually learn some new licks and try to play them as fast as i can, then ill go and reward myself and play along with songs til the night ends.. Only problem is my theory practice sucks, i always seem to loose interest fast on that subject, and I need to work on my scale knowledge and arpeggios... I know the pentatonic, pentatonic blues and dorian scale without even thinking about it but other scales im weak in...

I always seem to get sidetracked when it comes to theory learning..

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Jan 31 2009, 11:10 PM

Looks like its metallica's trapped under ice taking me away from normal practice tonight... I only have limited practice time, gotta go to a comedy club in a little bit, but this song is stuck in my head... Been playing with it for the last 20 minutes..

Posted by: BedroomBozo Feb 1 2009, 11:30 PM

Preach on, brother. Even after playing for 15 years, when someone tells me I'm a really good musician, my jaw drops because I still feel like such a newbie. I stay impressed with a new song or riff or technique that I learn for about 5 minutes and then it's on to the next thing.

As for songs that are detracting from practicing technique, I'd say lately I've just been working on GMC lessons mostly. But a couple songs that were taking away from practicing before were Master of Puppets by Metallica, 11th Hour by Lamb of God, Cemetary Gates and I'm Broken by Pantera.

It's funny because my practice routine always involves jazz, shred or blues techniques, but songs I play are almost always good old American thrash

Old habits are hard to break!