Originally Posted by: boaber22@Carl, thanks very much for the reply. I actually didnt know you could book 1 on 1 lessons I will definitley look into that! Thanks so much!
@Jeff, haha I'm far from acdemic that was just an example practise schedule to see if its within the realms of "normal" or whether applying varierty in what I'm practising on a day to day basis is beneficial to progress. Maybe that schedule was slightly over the top.
I do indeed learn songs and have tackled a good few on Guitar Tricks already. Perhaps diving straight into "reelin' in the years" wasnt the best place to start mind you hehe. I love learning songs however I feel like although Im more than capable of playing some, I'll never 100% nail a song in one take which leads to frustration and questioning my ability.
I had a read at your post on the pentatonic and I must say its excellent, I will most definitley experiemt with that and try and get better at improvising with this. When I'm noodling with the pentatonic I find myself always playing the same lick as it feels comfortable so I'm sure this will help expand that.
Thank you for the advice and referral to your pentatonic post.
You're absolutely right on the enjoyment. I find myself at times seeing the guitar as something to achieve or "complete" and need to remember to most important thing is to enjoy!
Best Regards
Good to know. I've seen so many players over the years burn themselves out on being overly focused on theory and fundementals. Those are very important and I can tell you from experience that skipping that stuff is a bad idea. I did the opposite and learned to play with no theory and at some point that becomes very evident. It took a lot of time trying to understand what I was playing (I could play it but couldn't explain why...). So, good that you aren't being overly academic.
Reelin' in the Years....you took on Steely Dan right off the bat, that was a big bite to take! But, when I started playing in the early 80's, my first two songs were Rush-Fly by Night and Led Zep-Black Dog. Way not the songs I should have started with but I did ok. So Steely Dan? Why not?
Noodling on the Pentatonics. Learn other people's solos and I'd suggest starting with southern rock like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman's, Molly Hatchet and so on. Particularly their lead work. You learn there is a definate rock lick vocabulary common in rock songs. Like speaking, you learn vocabularly by listening to others. Southern rock is like a dictionary of that stuff. Also, GT instructor Chris has a module on lick too which is helpful.
Ok, I'll leave you alone now 