Old Intermediate Player - How To Progress

Hi. Been playing over 45 years, know basic first position and barre chords, pretty good at arpeggio and strumming, but never progressed beyond intermediate level. Grew up loving Roy Clark, I absolutely admire Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and my jaw drops with Al Di Meola. I've completed the GT two-part begginner series, but now I'm struggling with where to go from there. I'd really like to become proficient at soloing with a basic understanding of music theory. Can you give me some advice? Thank you.

Hey & welcome to GT! Thanks for the background info.

Originally Posted by: mdale5445I'd really like to become proficient at soloing with a basic understanding of music theory. Can you give me some advice? Thank you.

I'd encourage you to work through the Blues and Rock Style courses. Those will give you a step by step cirriculum to work through in order to gain the knowledge & physical playing skills required to play the styles you expressed interest in.

If your skills are already beyond those, then you might enjoy these collections that are a deeper dive into those specific topics.

Learning To Improvise

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/learning-to-improvise

Basic Blues Licks

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/Bread-and-Butter-Butter-Blues-Licks

Music Theory

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/music-theory

And don't neglect songs! Pick a few songs to start working on. That's why we learn all those ideas & skills, to play music!

Hope that helps! Please ask more if necessary & best of success!

Thank you, Christopher. Your help is much appreciated.

Originally Posted by: mdale5445

Thank you, Christopher. Your help is much appreciated.

You're welcome!