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The ring and middle fingers of my left hand fall asleep when I play this song standing up...I must be getting old 😂

This is why I wanted to play guitar, but never tried because it was too hard and above my skill level. Thanks to @[5:@Jak Angelescu] for basically just saying “go for it !!!” I’ve not been this excited in the entire time I’ve been learning and playing. So guys, if you have that “Holy Grail” song,solo, riff, etc that you have been too afraid to try.....join me and let’s all just fucking go for it !!!!!!! ❤️

After doing another CJ's 2 Cents(https://syngates.com/media/cjs-2-cents-lesson-59-overview-of-the-modes.3562/) I had to improv to this.@Jak Angelescu

First proper attempt at an improv solo jam thing! I took the advice of writing my own licks and adding sweeps in, but obviously I needed to take a step back to the basics of learning scales and what notes I can use to write my licks first! So, once I learned this scale, I decided to quickly try jamming it out! After several horrible videos, I finally wrapped my head around what notes sound good with each other. It's not perfect, there's still a few dodgy notes here and there, but given this was complete improv, I think it sounded pretty good! Tomorrow, I'm gonna focus on writing a simple lick to play over this track, then I'll move onto the next position! Very excited!!

Me attempting to use what I learned in Lesson 29 a second time. I made a backing track going back and forth from D to C. I can use two pentatonic scales but have to stay within one position. That was pretty hard and a lot to focus on. Hope it sounds decent at least. Also standing up for @[5:@Jak Angelescu] :P

Learn how to play that cool guitar part in "Higher" that comes after the final chorus. Let me know if this was helpful and what other Avenged Sevenfold tutorials you would like to see.

Learn how to play that cool guitar part in "Higher" that comes after the final chorus. Let me know if this was helpful and what other Avenged Sevenfold tutorials you would like to see.

I tweaked some parts a lite bit but I think it's about 90% correct.

Been working on this for awhile. Watch PG’s fingerpicking video awhile back to help with it. It’s simple tune but it’s so hard for me to multitask lol but I think I’m getting a wee bit better at it. Also, if you make it through my screeching or just wanna skip ahead, I ask a question at the end. 🙃

I never posted day 3 of learning this...oh well...this is my 4th day and I completed it so that was the kinda learning process I normally go through. Some are a lot more difficult than others...this was a pretty easy one tho!

This bends are hella tricky because there are so many 😱 I also kinda bluffed my way through some parts in PGs solo because I lost track a little bit 😅

Another song from the "Directile Dysfunction" EP

This is my first take on lessons 29 and it's cringe. You've been warned

I know, /another one/. Nice short vid for once. No commentary on this one, so here's my thoughts: I think I've finally got it! When I was playing, it certainly felt smoother. Now, I'm not sure whether I'm nitpicking, not holding the pick right, playing slow initially, or whether I still haven't quite got it, but watching the video back, my hand still looks a little bumpy and not as smooth as I initially thought. My left hand made a fair few mistakes - Watching Ben's video on how Syn sweeps, I picked up on a slight change I needed to make to my pattern, right at the bottom of the sweep, so most mistakes are here where I try and correct that (Downstroke on 5th string instead of upstroke). But I'm happy with my progress overall. Now, I'm gonna go work on some scales!

Split video and audio recording to try and improve both. Also took in Calvin's suggestions for the rhythm and tail of the it.

Who needs to go to the gym for an arm workout when you can play James Hetfield riffs? Great downpicking exercise.

Some stretches and tips for increasing your finger reach and span on guitar.

I think this is going to be what I practice daily now. I did basically this yesterday but a lot at once and got a bit frustrated at times. So today, I’ve done this several times in short increments. I practiced a few times before work, and now after. I’m thinking Multiple short practice sessions Are better for me than one really long one. I also wanted to get a better shot of my fretting hand to make sure I was alternate picking correctly. Let me know what you guys think.

Check the second EP "Directile Dysfunction"

Jumping in on the update thingy @[4668:@Alicia Willis] and @[34751:@Christian J.S. Schulze Aguiar] already did! God I still hate talking to the camera!

Another long vid. Here, I try and sort out my sweeping motions. My commentary isn't exactly the greatest, and looking over the vid, I'm actually kinda doubting whether I got it down and if I'm being too critical of myself. I attempted to take what I learned from the first sweep picking lesson, but I really think I need to keep working to get it right. I'm not happy with my pick placement, and I'm not actually sure if I'm tilting right and getting that fluid motion. It felt more compared to previously? Honestly, I don't know. Any comments, suggestions, ideas, etc are appreciated, because I'm unsure.

Thanks again @[4668:@Alicia Willis] for starting this series agian. Imma just tag @[5:@Jak Angelescu] so she knows this is a thing XD. Can't wait to see what ya'll are up to. Also I wanted to use this opportunity to practice a little bit of my editing skills (nothing too fancy).

Here is my own "All around the World" Lick I showed once before. Only this time I play the extended version and I got my speed up to 200 Bpm.

Changed some patterns. Tell me if that suits or should I look for for another variation?