Playing with a expensive guitar wonīt make you a good player.The only thing
you can do to play better and become a better guitarist and musician is practicing,
practicing and even more practicing
A real good guitar player would make the
cheapest guitar sound great.On this page and on the following pages i will try
to give you some tips on really effective practicing,so you can progress really fast.
What should we practice ? Well we should practice things we like.
Things that inspires you.Things you would like to improve.
We should always practice slowly enought to play without any mistakes.To play
something properly each hand must be capable of playing their part without any
help from the other hand.Basically you got to concentrate on playing each part
separated.With the picking hand you must practice down and up strokes.And with
the fret hand you should practice hammer onīs and pull offīs.
A hammer on is a
note prodused by hammering Pull off is the opposite of hammer on,pull off one of
your fingers from any fret and there you have it.
If you got a metronome use it!If you donīt have one buy one.
It is something that will help you on your way to rockīnīroll fame!
Practice up and down one your guitar,create variations.Let your ears
be your guide.Try to be as Creative as possible,play something new.
Use clean sound when you practice.That way you can hear exactly what you are playing.
Fasterplaying part 1.
Want to play speed licks on your guitar?Well if you do here is how to do it.
Take just a small piece of the music,say 2 - 4 beats memorize it.Play it 4-8
times using the metronome,if you still haveīnt bought one
use you watch for now
(playing 2,4,8 notes per click),and have the metronome ready next time.with the
metronome start slow,say about 60 - 70 bpm.Then increase the speed by playing
2 notes more per click.Then create variations (trow in some bends,hammer onīs,
pull offīs,sweeps,slides.etc..)Change position and/or strings playing the same lick.
Increase the tempo with 5 bpm,playing the same thing without the 2 extra notes.
Then trow the 2 extra notes in.Again create variations (use other strings ,hammer
onīs,bends,sweeps) Allso practice the lick without any help from the right hand.
Increase the tempo with 5 bpm and repeat step 2.Playing it until you got it perfect.
Repeat step 2 again and again until your hands begins to tense up and you feel you
canīt push up the speed anymore without playing any mistakes.
When you reach a
point where you make mistakes STOP!!!Go back to step 1 playing 10 bpm more than
the last time you were here.
If you follow these steps 10 times you will reach 160 bpm at step 1 .Remember you
will only reach +160 if you use your time,playing slow at first and then speed it up
5 bpm at the time.
Remember no on becomes a great guitar player and a fast
soloist over night,be patient.Take your time and practice well.Good luck! Fasterplaying part 2.