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FlyingJbird
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FlyingJbird
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03/05/2010 5:45 am
I agree, you won't really find a list. There are literally millions of different techniques...

But if you're wanting to learn new techniques, then what you'll want to do is to learn from as many different guitarists as possible. Get jam sessions with other musicians that you know. Listen to different solos and rhythm tracks, and when you find one with an interesting sound, learn that solo or song. If you have a specific playing style in mind, then search all the music by musicians who play that style of music, and all music that's even remotely related.

That should point you in the right direction.

Oh, and another big, big tip: set aside some time to just mess around on guitar. A half hour, or maybe an hour - no drills, no exercises. Just play around on the guitar. Mess with it. Try different stuff. Randomly hit notes if you have too. At some point, a melody, or a new technique idea, will start to form under your fingers. Then you take that melody, or technique idea, and mess with it some more. Play around with it. Try different ways of doing it. You don't need a "list." All you need are a guitar, fingers, and an ear.