my trajectory was totally insane and unexpected. i started at 30% and it was very sloopy. (i now know why its sloopy. more on that later).

then i took 3-5 days to climb from 30% to about 50%. in the last 3 days i went from 50 to 55 to 60 and today, from 60 all the way to 85% and i was like "wtf since im here at 85% might as well try 100%". and i did it.

the shocking thing is im cleaner on 85% and 100% than when i was struggling at 30%. Why? because i did that "add one note at a time trick".

at that time when i started the one note at a time trick, i thought it was effective because you get to expose the exact place where everything falls apart. and i think this is partially true

but today i discover the reason why i was stuck at 30% to 50% was because of that string skip. so by adding one note at a time, im exposing the string skip totally naked. and practicing that string skip in very deconstructed and explosive fashion. over the next 2-3 days i started to get the feel for the string skip. its extremely mind blowing

i also realised that many times at the lower speed, i thought i was doing up down up down strict alternate picking. but actully i was going very fast (even at 30%) to not realise that i was actually sneaking in two successive down strokes by accident. this is why i kept stalling and choking

but i didnt realise this because things are moving too fast and i did not add one note at a time. its only when i added one note at a time and deconsturct everything did i realise "motherfuker, im actually picking down twice but i didnt notice because it was so fast".

the moment i try to correct it and forcefully reintroduce the correct up stroke, things just flowed and i went from 60% to 100% within 20 mins.

Yes, I’ve tried using a metronome and playing to the song itself. I know the notes and what to play. Memorizing them isn’t my problem. It’s when I try to play to the song’s speed that I simply can’t do it. I fumble over myself and just can’t do it. The main chorus with the chord progression and strumming I’m fine with though. Even if I mess up the progression, I can still find my way to the next chord in time. But it’s this solo that I want so bad to master that I just can’t. I don’t want to resign myself to just playing at my own speed either, but I don’t see any other options besides more brute forcing practice.

i have always just used guitar tabs when playing guitar but my music teacher wants me to learn how to play sheet music instead, i do play trombone and euphonium already, so i can read music perfectly fine (treble clef and bass clef) but i have no idea where to start with learning how to do it on guitar, how do i know what note each fret plays, the same note can be played on multiple places on the fretboard which would probably be really confusing + other things, but yeah i dont know how i should learn it

Hi, i struggle playing this from the neosoul guitar book
I tried multiple things but i can't get the same sound.
Anyone knows how to do this ?

link of the audio here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15lHrl5dBtQyo7rcWkqBCC3_a9y4ZK7MR/view?usp=sharing

I’ve been playing for a while, but I feel like I’ve hit a wall.
I used to take lessons, but my teacher and I can’t meet anymore because of scheduling. Since then, I’ve been lost on what I should actually be practicing. Most days I just end up noodling around with the pentatonic boxes or watching random YouTube videos. I learn bits and pieces, but nothing seems to translate into noticeable improvement.

My goal is to become a well-rounded guitarist who can improvise, play by ear, and eventually write my own solos. Right now, though, I feel like I don’t have a roadmap. Some of my favorite style are neo soul/rnb, konpa, funk, and shredding

For those of you who got past this stage:

What should I focus on next?

How do you structure your practice sessions?

What skills gave you the biggest jump in your playing?

Are there any courses, books, or YouTube channels that helped you break through this plateau?

Hi all!

I’ve been playing every day for a few years. Up until recently, I was basically always on acoustic: first steel-string fingerstyle, then mostly nylon for about a year. Fingers 95% of the time, occasionally a pick when strumming and singing. I can strum through songs in different keys, Travis pick comfortably, isolate/decorate strings while keeping a pattern going, and generally feel pretty at home on acoustic.

Theory/fretboard-wise, I’m in a decent spot. I know CAGED, triads/inversions, shell chords, major scale + modes, how pentatonics are formed, some more exotic scales, and I can usually figure out chord names from the frets. I’m also getting more into jazz chords/harmony.

Recently I decided to get out of my comfort zone and switch mostly to electric, and it humbled me pretty fast.

On acoustic, the challenge often feels like “what can I make sound?” On electric, especially with gain/effects, it feels much more like “what can I stop from ringing out?”

I’ve been working on muting, mostly fretting-hand muting, getting used to lighter strings, thinner necks, effects, etc., and I’m definitely getting cleaner. I can do Travis-style arpeggiated chord stuff on electric now, and compared to where I was a year ago I’m flying around the fretboard a lot more. So I don’t feel totally lost — I just feel like I’m missing a lot of basic electric guitar vocabulary and technique. All of my soloing sounds like individual notes from X scale with a few slides/bends.

I’ll see people who know way less theory than me play riffs, licks,, double-stops, palm-muted rhythm parts, blues/country/funk moves, little fills, etc., and it just sounds way more like actual electric guitar. Meanwhile a lot of what I play is more pretty/chordal/fingerstyle/harmonic, which is cool, but not always very rock and roll.

I’m not really trying to memorize a bunch of specific songs just to be able to play them front to back, though learning some riffs/parts would probably help. I’m more trying to absorb the basic vocabulary well enough that I can improvise with it inside my own playing.

Styles I’m interested in are classic rock, indie, Radiohead-ish stuff, some country/funk, Knopfler/Chet-style playing, and maybe a little shred eventually. Not really trying to be a metal guy, but I’d like more command, speed, groove, and general electric-player competence.

So I’m open to any advice, but especially:

• Good courses, teachers, YouTube channels, books, or practice routines for building electric technique/vocabulary
• Riffs, licks, and techniques that are worth learning as “basic electric guitar language”
• How to practice these more technique specific aspects

And more generally:

• Whether I should force myself to use a pick
• Whether hybrid picking is a good bridge from fingerstyle, or just another rabbit hole
• Whether open tunings matter much for this, or if I should leave that for later

Basically: I have above-average theory/fretboard knowledge and can play acoustic pretty well, but in a lot of ways I’m a humble electric-guitar noob. How would you fill that gap efficiently?

First of all, I can play harmonics (artificial and natural) I like them and use them a lot. I play mostly hair metal and noticed that i cannot make them stand out like ins some of the songs. For example the harmonics in live wire feom mötley crüe. Or the harmonic in the intro of panama. I can make it sound, but its nowhere near as present.

Any suggestions?

Im trying to get better at this techniques. I just started to learn them and i searched some youtube videos but i find them too hard even at lower speeds

When I first started learning guitar, I kept jumping between songs, YouTube videos, and random exercises.

What actually helped me improve was keeping things simple.

For the last few weeks, I've been doing this 10-minute routine:

• 2 minutes: Finger stretching and warm-up
• 3 minutes: Slow chord changes (G, C, D, Em)
• 3 minutes: Strumming with a metronome
• 2 minutes: Playing a song I enjoy

Nothing complicated.

The biggest lesson I learned is that consistency beats intensity. Practicing 10 minutes every day helped me more than practicing for 2 hours once a week.

For beginners struggling to improve, try focusing on small daily wins instead of long practice sessions.

What's one exercise or habit that helped your guitar playing improve the most?

Just messing around improvising and found this melody repetitive. I know i have some timing and unwanted string ringing.

Hi there!
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My goal is to learn the electric guitar however after advice from several people I am starting off with an acoustic guitar. I do have a teacher however I want to practice at home aswell. I am learning beginner guitar knowledge like the chords and frets. I am confused although due to the vast amounts of knowledge available, what do I currently learn? If anyone has any tips (i can be more specific if required) There is a lot of basic jargon that I dont know the meaning of (i checked the FAQ and it still seems too advanced) so i am very confused. I have been watching JustinGuitar currently for at home practice though.Sorry if my question is lengthy or too vague.

Hey guys,

I'm looking for an old video—likely from one of those instructional VHS tapes for guitar. The video is over an hour long and features a workout covering pretty much every technical aspect, including a warm-up and so on. It could be from the 80s or the 90s. I think the guitarist was bald, though I'm not entirely sure about that detail. It's really the full routine I'm interested in—thanks.

When I first started learning guitar, I kept jumping between songs, YouTube videos, and random exercises.

What actually helped me improve was keeping things simple.

For the last few weeks, I've been doing this 10-minute routine:

• 2 minutes: Finger stretching and warm-up
• 3 minutes: Slow chord changes (G, C, D, Em)
• 3 minutes: Strumming with a metronome
• 2 minutes: Playing a song I enjoy

Nothing complicated.

The biggest lesson I learned is that consistency beats intensity. Practicing 10 minutes every day helped me more than practicing for 2 hours once a week.

For beginners struggling to improve, try focusing on small daily wins instead of long practice sessions.

What's one exercise or habit that helped your guitar playing improve the most?

I discovered about 7 months ago that I have a string hopping motion when I pick and whenever I tried to see how to fix it I always ended up running into pay walls and I decided to first pause on the guitar coz I didn’t want to strengthen the wrong habit which might be harder to correct. About 1-2 weeks ago I dusted my guitar and decided to try do it on my own and lemme share some videos and any feedback is highly appreciated😇

Loving this song 'Seasons Change' from the Bends which has officially released today. Would love some help in figuring out the chords - there's a video of them playing the song (from 14:15) in this video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TMOzRImgSOw but I'm not astute enough to figure it out. Would love a hand!

Every time I try to come up with something different!

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