Originally Posted by: ahmad.atieh1I'd say it depends on the mood. I fell in love with rock and roll and metal music close to 12 years ago and decided on learning guitar. I still very much prefer playing the same genre (maiden, black sabbath, guns n roses, and the list goes on). This would definitely be my favorite guitar genre/style. More on the technical side as adrian smith plays. BUT! iv been trying to get into more genres that are just as interesting. I LOVE ERIC CLAPTON's tone and style. How did you guys branch out into different genres and what was the one you started from? any tips are appreciated!
If you have enough playing skill, learn songs as your means of branching out. While Guitar Tricks has modules for some style of music (eg - Blues/Rock), you can engages those modules to get a good rounded knowledge of the genre but also spend time learnings songs by artists you want to explore.
I find that learning songs or song sections best helps me get inside where an artists is coming from.
Recently I've sort of been taking a 'you know, I've always loved that lick' approach. There's songs and parts of songs that ring true with me and I've long skipped digging in to whole songs and still don't always learn a full song when really I'm seeking once part of that song. I don't recommend skipping a whole song in search of a lick but it does let you know that with guitar playing, sometimes it helps to pick up some quick things to add to your abilities.