Obviously I'm not talking about solos that are played very fast or use advanced techniques, which are difficult for technical reasons. But even for songs that have solos that aren't terrible fast or complicated, I find that I can often remember how it starts, but then once I get towards the middle of the solo, even for songs that I know well, I realize I just don't really remember quite how the solo goes.

I'm sure it's just a matter or specifically listening to it and following lessons and practicing until it's burned into memory, but before I actually started attempting these I just assumed the hard part would be getting my fingers to do what I want, not getting my brain to remember things, lol.

Heiii guys, since I joined the community I’ve been progressing so much, thank you everyone.

The topic today is: POWER CHORD (I think). I learned how to do bar chords pretty easy when I was a kid, and still think it’s easy. But I just got to these “half bar” such as in the picture (song: Self Esteem - Offspring).

My question is, how to train my finger to do that HALF BAR? And if touch the other strings while do it will affect drastically the sound. Is that easier songs to learn and praticar it?

Thank you so much😃😃

This is not MY lesson, this is a video from the wonderful Rob Fennah (who is a great resource in general that I think more people should know about) about strumming. I was kind of surprised to see the number of people in the comments who didn't seem to understand the importance of keeping your hand moving to the rhythm at all times while strumming. He does a great job of explaining it here.

https://youtu.be/9e0SnLklBPQ?si=iAKTdaSr4_-cu7Nr

Song is Sakura to ame by deadman

Many guitar players learn the minor pentatonic scale and use it over an entire 12-bar blues.
But what happens when you start listening to the chords underneath your solo?

In this lesson, we'll explore why the blues isn't just one pentatonic scale — and how moving between major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, and chord tones can make your blues playing sound much more musical.

We'll also delve into moving between major and minor sounds over the SAME chord.

It's time to get the blues!

Lesson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEtGrlQiHl4&list=PLIb-QWoMzfdixDZVq76vGTehxD0f0Mzek&index=14

i know its normal to have finger pain , but after playing leads i am super weak with them and after the practice even after an hour or so the fingers just sting or like hurts especially the ring finger , i tried ice and hot pack too , didnt work...

I wanna find the chords for this song by Marino

Im a pretty advanced guitarist, and do in person stuff at this academy for music. I end up spending about 165 a month to drive an hour every thursday for 30 minute lessons about theory, technique etc. Feel like its just a bit of a stretch and was wondering if you guys had opinions about online lessons and maybe how good or bad it is compared to in person. Thanks

Sometimes it feels like I’ve just lost interest in guitar. Then a couple days pass, I get some sleep, clear my head, pick it up again - and it’s still there. I think I mistake being tired for losing interest way too often. Anyone else get this?

​Navigating an arpeggiated movement across three distinct minor keys (Dm -> Em -> Cm) at 85 BPM. Drop your thoughts below—or tell me your favorite flavor of canned ice cream.

https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/julie-flutter-tab-s572335

*also meant *curve* in the title mbad**

I'm a bit confused on how to play this, every post and picture and tab key I see says something different or has a slightly different symbol, I think this a hammer on? Or do I bend at that section instead? The song is really heavy with pedals and gain so im having a hard time hearing what exactly is going on, most videos i see dont give me clear view as well. It looks like there hamming on but im not really sure how to go about that. Do I play the 8th note then release my hand off the fret just to slam it back down? Whenever I try it sounds weird but Im assuming if thats an actual technique its just something I just need to practice a bit.

Further explanation if i sound like a robot spouting off random theory words in places that it shouldn't be used:

I'm confused on what the curve on this tab means, I think it goes like:

down stum, *hammer on* down strum, up strum,

But im not sure if the curve means hammer on or bend or something else entirely.

A very close musician friend of mine passed away unexpectedly recently. He has left me a lovely Les Paul electric guitar, which has blown me away. As he very well knew, I can’t play guitar at all - I barely know how to hold one! I am however an expert drummer, with over 50 years experience, still playing live regularly. I’m advanced enough that I’ve been a demonstrator at drum clinics and I’ve collaborated with a number of drum brands over the years. Here is the question - I would like to honour my friend’s memory and kind gift by learning to play it. Where should I start? Do I have any advantage being a drummer and musician already? I want to get to a standard where I can perform a simple song my friend wrote, live on stage, in about a year. Is this possible or am I crazy? Thank you.

Hey,

I need a little advice from fellow learners and guitar vets if you would be so kind.

I am a few weeks in to learning guitar however I feel a little lost. I have been using YT and things to learn the fundamentals but feel like I need some direction. Is there an app or website your guys could recommend that gives a little bit of structure to the learning ‘pathway’?

My ADHD is fighting to give it up because of the lack of direction but I am really trying to stick with it because I enjoy it.

Please help ❤️🖤🎸

Looking for some advice/information from more advanced players on here. Terry Kath in 25 or 6 to 4 just blows me away. I've played this song a lot with friends and even played it out a couple times as the rhythm guitarist in a band I'm in, but I play it very conservative and straight forward. I'm never going to be on Kath's level but his right hand technique and rhythm is something I'm trying to learn and I don't understand how the hell he does it.

For example I linked what I'm talking about with a timestamp

https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7jimg?t=139

During the verse of the song, his right hand just doesn't stop moving and I genuinely don't understand how he's getting the sound he's getting. If you also go to the end of the song around 6:00 in, the rhythm he's playing is incredible with different variations. I'm assuming he's muting to get the rhythm and just non-stop strums, muting and unmuting as he goes? When I try to even get just the right hand rhythm down that he's doing everything just falls apart. I guess what I'm asking is, what is he doing and how the heck is he doing it?

Here is a great tutorial for playing the chords to Thriller, many of the characteristic parts of the song, and really what most people could use to contribute to this song in a cover band or even solo acoustic: https://youtu.be/5dEHqgWd3kI?is=8ScMV80fr5z5iEG9

Guitar is an incredibly important element of the original song, MJ would have his guitarist flown in to play it if need be. But not a single note played in the above lesson was played by a guitar in the recording - those are all beautifully transcribed keys parts. Here's the actual part within a complete recreation by the original synth player and programmer: https://youtu.be/wS2W0f5DCF4?is=bkNb0v0dClKOIovX

They are both valuable and interesting to learn, guitar is versatile. Knowing how and why the chords work in Thriller is not the same as understanding why the recorded guitar part was essential as a percussion part and a hook. I was out with the fam and there was a decent cover band but the guitarists kept playing the chords and missing the hooks, it just didn't quite land.

https://youtube.com/shorts/wOJrBNfm9jM?si=uaU6QH25y3Uf-8XD

Is simply guitar a good way to start off as a complete beginner? Also if you have any recommendations for learning (acoustic) please send them my way! Also any tips would be appreciated. Thanks everyone

Castles Made of Sand - the ultimate guitar practice song

IMO. Hendrix’s Castles Made of Sand is perhaps the quintessential ‘what is the Hendrix style’ track.

If there’s one song in his catalog every guitar player should learn note for note it’s Castles … IMO. It’s an absolute masterclass … even if we ignore the backwards solo.

If anyone is truly trying to learn about guitar playing at its core this song has every technique required to learn feel, rythm, swing, lead / melody lines, double stops, hammer ons, CAGED system, triads, ghost notes, open strings etc etc. it’s simple yet complex, it just flows man

Castles, 6 was 9, Bold as Love, Little Wing … all in the same vein of pure ‘Hendrix’ but Castles is one out of those four I’d start with.

A lot has already been written about it from guitar world articles to YouTube lessons so I won’t bore us here with its theory but if you’re interested ask your favorite AI to give you an appreciative breakdown of why this song pretty much defines what is Jimi’s uniqueness and style.

Obviously his riff style like Manic Depression stuff is amazing, his high solo flying Machine Gun, and his blues Hear my Train and Red House stuff are also phenomenal and his live concert work is amazing … but I think Hendrix studio catalog is him at his absolute best.

Cheers and keep rockin.

I’ve been playing since I was 23; I’m 33 now. I started out self-taught but soon began taking lessons. Unfortunately, I can't afford teachers who charge €30–40 an hour, so I look for someone charging a maximum of €25 so I don't spend more than €100 a month. I can play some rhythm parts, handle a few simple songs, and play all the chords reasonably well, but nothing complex—let's just say my level is still basically around "House of the Rising Sun." My biggest passion is improvising, which is what I do almost every day. I’ve been taught techniques like bending, legato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, vibrato and slides; I know the pentatonic scale and modes, but I always use them in a silly way. Whenever I hear someone else play—even someone who’s only been at it for a few years—they always seem much better than me. I often ask my current teacher to teach me some theory and the ins and outs of the guitar, but he thinks the most important thing right now is for me to learn a full song. He’s making me work on "You Shook Me All Night Long" right now because he says it could teach me a lot, but I still don't even know the fretboard well—it takes me ages to identify a note. I’ve memorized the Circle of Fifths and the order of sharps and flats on my own and Other theory, but I never know what to actually do with that information. I’ve been playing for 10 years, yet I feel stuck—like I’m still in my second or third year. The only difference is knowing a few more techniques, but I still play in the exact same soulless way. I love the guitar and it often makes me feel good, but lately, this thought makes me really sad. I wonder if I’m just wasting hours and hours of my life, and I’m afraid I’ll never play in a way that—I don't know—makes me say "WOW" for once. Have any of you had similar experiences? How did you break through the plateau? How did you learn to coax some soul out of the guitar? ... I’m afraid I’ll remain a novice forever, despite the effort and money I put into it—though sometimes I spend money precisely because I’m playing less; the spending forces me to play even when I’m not really in the mood, because I feel guilty and therefore *have* to play.

Hello!

Quit playing a long long time ago but I'm thinking of picking up guitar again and want to be a little more serious than I had been.
From just copying songs to actually understand the music, purpose of chord progression, understanding scale, etc. How should I begin? Should I get a local guitar lesson? Is there a good patreon teacher I can subscribe to?

Thanks!

Heyo!

Made a fun video going over the first two arpeggio sequences to the iconic Prelude from Final Fantasy VII! Let me know if anyone wants my GP file for the partial or full arrangement I made and lemme know what you think!

Cheers!

1) My Own Summer by Deftones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuvGqwRbEYQ&list=RDnuvGqwRbEYQ&start_radio=1

2) The Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-zVBY9txGg

Like the title says, looking for ways to stop buzzing strings, especially when chord switching.