I am mostly into heavy metal and classic rock.
2006-12-05 06:05:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Practice at least an hour a day, it sounds hard, but if you want it bad enough, you'll find the time. Take lessons, find a good teacher, they will show you what you are doing right and wrong. Study music theory, find out why things sound good together, this will also help you write music. Learn other styles, there is a lot you can borrow from other genres like Jazz, Blues, etc. Learn you scales. Play with musicians who are better than you, sounds silly, but it really makes you push yourself. Never stop playing, you can be in a band that you hate, but the more experience you get the better.
2006-12-05 06:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone says practice, but they're not telling you the crucial part: What to practice.
Learn music theory, like scales and harmonizing them with chords. Practice composing music in scales, that'll help you become a better player by leaps and bounds. For one thing, it teaches you how to play lead guitar -- you'll be a better lead player if you know scales. Plus it'll teach you an easy way of writing songs (seriously, it's much easier to write good songs with scales than without them) and improvising. Not to mention, mastering your ability to play scales will make you a better guitarist as far as how to play faster with more accuracy.
If you haven't done so already, learn the pentatonic and blues scales by heart. Those are the scales that are used in many metal solos and basically every classic rock solo. The minor scales are used in metal also. I guarantee if you practice them enough, you'll be a better player in no time.
2006-12-05 11:09:20 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Rock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if anything, it will make you a worse guitar player! the key to becoming a better guitarist and musician is practice, practice, practice!! I know it sounds boring, but if you find more intriguing ways to practice, it's not as bad. Find another guitar player (preferably someone who can teach you a few things) and try to jam with them. either you play some chord progressions and the other guitarists messes with some scales and improv, or the other way around. nothing, to me, seems better than to just pick up the old six string and pluck out some notes that sound good together. not only will it help you with switching from note to note, it will also help you train your ears to hearing good chord progressions and not so good ones. above all, practice!
2016-05-22 21:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are into heavy metal and classical...learn your scales, knowing how to maneuver around the fretboard can help you become better. Also, practice with a metronome (you can find them cheap) and START SLOW then work you way up when you master the slow speed.
2006-12-07 17:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squize a stress ball to make your fingers better you go across the fret board.
Tune your guitar everyday until you know exsactly what to tune it to without a electric tuner.
Go in a quiet place and practice note.
Buy a beginner book from somewhere.
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2006-12-05 06:15:18 · answer #5 · answered by Veronica ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Practice drills for speed and precision. Megadeth music can help, learn it practice it.
2006-12-05 06:08:08 · answer #6 · answered by krystal c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
practice practice practice. Lessons wouldnt hurt either.
2006-12-05 06:06:56 · answer #7 · answered by //// 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play drums instead!
2006-12-05 08:04:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
practice practice practice. most people suck for the first year or two
2006-12-05 06:07:01 · answer #9 · answered by Alex F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
practice more and try to ply metallicas songs
2006-12-05 06:08:29 · answer #10 · answered by Mavrik 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋