My Learning Path

Hello,

So I seem to be a lifelong late beginner who has struggled to get over the hump for the past few years and move into intermediate territory.

I’ve tried it all with a multitude of learning methods from YouTube to other sites and nothing works. I have always found though that Guitar Tricks has the best structure and covers what I want to learn. So my question is, how do I go about working up a learning path?

I want to play rock/hard rock/metal and I have narrowed down what I want to focus on for the next year:

1. Pick six songs with the goal of learning them in a year


2. Seeing that the Rock Level 1 & 2 Courses are solid broad brushstrokes, perhaps I focus on those for a year


3. Or, pursue all the new Metal courses that Mike O. has done in this past year.

I don’t want to get overwhelmed and burned out, and stay stuck. So I thought one of those areas of study would be plenty while still seemingly making me a better player.

Your feedback is appreciated.

Thanks,

George

Hey, George.

All of those options can make a good plan.  Here are some ideas for streamlining them so you don't get burned out or discouraged.

Learning 6 songs is a great idea.  Playing songs is the end goal of learning guitar of course.  But songs can also show you which skills and ideas you need to focus on.  Pick songs that you like but also have parts that are relatively close to your skill level.  If you encounter parts that are way too hard to do now (solos, or complex parts), then set them aside and find a way to get through the whole song by simplifying it.  Or just play the rhythm until you get better at lead, for example.

With that in mind this link is a list of GT songs sorted by difficulty.

https://www.guitartricks.com/songs/rock?difficulty=beginner

https://www.guitartricks.com/songs/metal?difficulty=beginner

While you are learning those songs, you will also benefit from working through either the rock course or the metal style page tutorials.  Those curriculum will show you the basic skills & idea you'll need to build & understand to learn songs.  Which one you do depends on which style motivates you more to practice.

https://www.guitartricks.com/course/rock1

https://www.guitartricks.com/styles/metal

I would pick one & stick with it for a while to see how much you enjoy it.   Hope that helps!

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Hi Christopher,

Yeah for sure, great information that you shared…how about if I wanted to pursue the acoustic entirely?

Thanks, George

That's a different skill set.  There is not a lot of overlap in the physical technique required in most acoustic playing versus hard rock/metal.  The ideas are the same:  notes, chords, scales, all the same.  But how you apply them is very different in those different styles.  A student can learn both, of course!  But each path will take it's own considerable time & effort to develop.

If you decide you'd rather focus on acoustic, then I recommend the acoustic courses.

https://www.guitartricks.com/course/acoustic1

https://www.guitartricks.com/course/acoustic2

Think about which songs you want to play and why.  That will help you decide which path to work on.

Hope that helps!

Hi Christopher,

Thanks for responding back so quickly…I do recognize that my question was kinda vague and that I will have to be mindful of the songs that I want to play…but definitely, I will pursue the Acoustic Level One and Level Two Courses.

Thanks, George

Good deal.  Best of success!