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Jul 25 2011, 03:10 PM
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It would be good if you had some idea on what particular area of lead playing you want to upgrade, this would make the learning process more efficient.
In order for us to recommend some specific techniques or scales to practice, first let us know what style you're after, what type of music, what do you enjoy playing the most? In general, everybody benefit from pentatonic scale one way or another, so if you haven't learned all 5 boxes equally well, you can start from there right away. Next to that, post some samples of your playing so we can notice the weak spots, and let us know about your musical preferences like asked. This will help us develop a customized practice plan for your limited time. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Jul 25 2011, 04:31 PM
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QUOTE (Mike RR24 @ Jul 25 2011, 04:03 PM)  Awesome thanks. Hey mate, for more info check Ivan's Pentatonic Workshop: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...ming-exercises/ -------------------- QUOTE It's a proven fact that guitar faces have a bigger impact on tone than wood does.   |
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Jul 25 2011, 04:37 PM
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You can check out my Pentatonic Workshop Series, a GMC "oldie & classic" lesson
 https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...ming-exercises/ -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Jul 25 2011, 07:18 PM
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it will be nice to se your playing, maybe could you record a video to show us?
at least the metallica solos are around pentatonic scales, so that's a great advice, you have to learn em or not really, but the fastest way is to learn them. --------------------  Check my Instructor Profile Rockers! Got a Blog too!, www.adriantracks.com Follow me on facebook and youtube! -Youtube   |
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Jul 25 2011, 08:20 PM
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It doesn't really matter how long your've played but more how much your practiced (and by practice, means also correcting any bad habits). It's the bad habits which slow you down and get you stuck, half the time you don't even know you have them.
I would suggest, focusing on one hand at a time, there's already quite a bit going on, so break it down. Make sure you however sync both hands up, as this is the most important to get clean timed playing, else your'll just become a sloppy player (one hand is normally a lot faster than the other, keeping them at the same level but still improving both is the challenge). Slow down there and practice miniumizing the movement with both hands specially the picking. You want less distance = more speed with control, rather than trying to pick as fast as possible and have the pick fly across the room or it sounding like a mess. Work on the angle of attack, using just the tip of the pick, etc. Box scales are great to learn, remember a couple, get them down, then play backwards and forwards in patterns across a few strings or more staying in those scales, then add some more scales and extend the scales to escape the box! You can make your own solos around them and find that everything you play is pretty much based around the same. This makes playing actual solos so much quicker to pick up and jam. Remember your still focusing on also miniumizing the distance, if the fingers are flicking away too much you much control it before it happens (afterwards is too late). Work on finger independency exercises helps out here and your hammer-on / pull-offs. Practice, practice, practice, also mix it up - don't stay with the same stuff! Get something down nicely, move on (don't stick just with things you already know else you won't improve). Stuck on something for a while? also move on (practice something else like it, even if it's harder and then come back, your'll find it might help a lot). Keep on moving, most of all enjoy it! Playing the guitar is spos to be playing don't suck all the fun out. This post has been edited by Azzaboi: Jul 25 2011, 08:23 PM --------------------  Play Games Arcade Take a break, Play Games! Play the best free online flash games at Aaron's Game Zone like Bloons Tower Defense 4! |
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Jul 26 2011, 05:57 AM
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You already received some amazing feedback here. I would like to add that you could make a list of the techniques that you need to work to play the music/songs that you want to play. Then group some exercises or guitar lesson for every tehcnique and create your own guitar routine. Practice it every day the same amount of time and you'll see a great improvement soon.
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Jul 26 2011, 09:49 AM
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Of course, even if it looks like the shameless plug we all have been laughing at from time to time
you could take the advice above, put it into practice and note your progress using what you'll find in the following link  hope it's helpfulhttps://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=39506 |
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Jul 26 2011, 07:56 PM
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QUOTE My fingers feel way too slow, way too unsynchronized to do anything good. I look at them and say "Come on!! You can do it", but then they tie into a knot. Your just answered the question yourself, you know where your stuck so your well on your way Now is that the fretboard hand or the picking hand or both? "tie into a knot" - you need to work of Finger Independency - this is practicing to 'unglue' each finger from the others and will give your fingers more confidents nailing those notes even if a finger twister and in turn way more speed in your fretboard hand. To do this you must practice keeping each finger in position at all times hovering just over the corresponding fret, when they come down get it to land just behind the metal fret (rather than anywhere) and play on your finger tips (most of the time) as this builds accurracy, when they come up ensure none of the fingers flick away or get to far from the fretboard (keep them as close as possible comfortably). Remember most important to keep the hands relaxed, minimise distance and pressure. The fretboard wood doesn't actually need to be touched to sound a clean note, it's just a comfort. Make sure your applying just enough pressure, but no more, the finger can touch the wood if you like, but don't force into it. Make sure your fretboard thumb stays in position too - theres' thumb in the middle of the fretboard for speed and stretchs (practice here) and also the thumb hooked just over the top (for extra support when bending, vibratos, etc). However, don't rely on your thumb for support, it will slow you down, it's just there, apply no pressure to the back of the neck. Todds trick to remove the thumb completely helps after a while if you find this is slowing you down. My thumb always use to love creeping up the back of the neck to the top and I was applying lots of unnecessary pressure to both the fingers and the thumb. Use scales or looped licks, and mix up different patterns for the fingering. Practice forwards and backwards, ensure all fingers are used, even leave a finger out, stretchs, practice hammer-ons and pull-offs, etc. The fingers are subborn but can be retrained with practice, practice slowly and cleanly, on a clean tone so you can really hear out each note. Do lots of different exercises across the strings as well as up and down them (till at least the 15th fret as the fingering changes position and some areas of the fretboard might be harder to play than others). This post has been edited by Azzaboi: Jul 26 2011, 08:05 PM -------------------- Play Games Arcade Take a break, Play Games! Play the best free online flash games at Aaron's Game Zone like Bloons Tower Defense 4! |
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Jul 26 2011, 08:15 PM
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You are in the right place
I'm Todd and I do a Video Chat Lesson each Saturday @ 5PM EST and we focus quite a bit on speed, precision, shredding, endurance, lead playing etc. We usually work up some semi crazy chops and then play them as a lead to a backing track. All in under two hours So if you can, stop by! I'm a bit of a ShredNChunk Nut Myself! Doodle doodle, chunk chunk, fast doodle, chunk chunk, pinch harmonic. That about covers it.Here are the solo/chops we worked on last time with the backing track. http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/s...itarmasterclass And here are the notes for that day. More to come https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...st&p=534649 |
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