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One of my worst things is trying to just gloss over my little mistakes, and of course then that starts to snowball and all. This will probably work with learning something brand new, since I get so impatient and rush ahead, so I'm definitely gonna work on this! Thank you! :)
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...
I GOT IT!! After taking a rest for a few hours since my fingers were gonna fall off, I wanted to give that damn sweep one more go before I start on scales, and it just clicked!! Things feel smooth, things sound smooth!! Might record a very short video to show the progress! It's amazing what a...
So, been grinding away at getting that sweeping right this morning. At first, I got pretty disheartened - No matter what, I just couldn't get it down how I wanted. I tried everything. Eventually, I think it started to click. Time for a break, and then finally gonna work on some scales and see if...
Honestly, I've never even thought of trying something like that out before. Normally I just kinda sit down and have to focus 110% on what I'm playing (And possibly ending up overthinking it?) Definitely got a few shows I planned on watching again, so I think I might just have to give that a go...
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...
So, wasn't planning on posting this today (Or at all, tbh). Originally wanted to do more work on NRtD and cover some sweeping lessons, but had to prioritise this for college..
Just a rough practice attempt at "The Drug In Me Is You", using bar chords. It's not entirely correct in terms of exact...
Thank you! Yeah, I think I'm definitely gonna go back and work on those lessons to really get it down, because I kinda feels like I'm having to force myself to hit those notes rather than it just being one fluid motion as you said.
Thank you! I think I've got the feel of it for the most part, I just gotta sort out my timing! I'll get it somewhere down the line of those 100 odd attempts though :LOL:
AKA "Why you shouldn't slack for nearly 2 months."
Skip to about a minute in for actual guitar, I ramble again.
I know, it's crap. I've been slacking real bad,and it shows - BUT I did learn up to the solo! Turns out, my tiny, slim fingers do actually have some reach to them!
I know the notes...
Finally uploading a new riff - It's Not Ready To Die..again. Alternate title could be, "Why you shouldn't slack for nearly 2 months." Been crazy busy doing all sorts lately, so this is long overdue, and boy does it show. Lesson learnt... again. :P
Thank you all so much for your advice! I've been giving it a good go all day (with a few breaks once I got a bit frustrated and needed time to clear my head and come back fresh) and while it's proving really tough to break out of my old habit, I think I'm making some progress! When I think I got...
So, I'm trying to get this fingerpicking stuff down, but I've kinda hit a wall. My college music teacher has strongly suggested I change my picking hand position so that I don't rest my wrist on the bridge area and instead have it floating, but no matter what I try, I cannot get it into the...
I'm gonna keep going with it! They sound so damn cool and it'll be really fun to experiment with them once I get this piece done, but man are they difficult at first! A lot of weird shapes to learn!
So finally getting back into things today, and I have discovered I hate extended chords. Of course, it just means I need to spend more time practising, working out finger positions, building a bit of strength in some fingers and getting better at barring in places, but right now it's not in my...
Hey! I'm doing doing a lot better at the moment. Now that my new guitar's been fixed, I'm working on a bit of Iron Maiden tonight and then maybe deciding to get on with the music coursework I really should be doing but 🤷♂️ 😂 Once I get some of this out of the way, I'm gonna be really going at...
So what I'm supposed to be doing is working on Extended Chords or Romance De Amour... but my brain's decided we're doing the solo for Tears of a Clown by Iron Maiden instead. Love that song beyond words.
I get ya there, can never find just the right tone XD but funny enough that's the sort of tone I'm always trying to get with mine, it sounds really good!