It's funny how when you are first learning guitar you have to try so hard to stop from muting certain strings and then when you reach a certain level of proficiency you then have to learn how to mute strings.
Small movements!! The thing that helped me the most is to make sure my picking hand stays in one place and moves very little. Videoing myself playing helps tremendously. I didn't even know my right hand was moving so much. I notice that great players move their picking hand very little.
As a complete beginner, it's infuriating how most people just say to keep practicing to fix certain problems. Most of the time it's true, but dammit I'm already practicing. It's good to see that some folks like you out there actually offer sound advice. I'm under the impression that mastering the guitar is like trying to climb the Everest but without even knowing how to walk properly. It's such an overwhelming task. The thing is that I'm ambitious with my goals and I'd like to become advanced in the next 365 days. By advanced I mean being able to play my favourite songs (mostly hard rock and metal). Each time I make progress I feel like there's a new issue to fix (like plucking the wrong strings when doing exercises lol). I have no idea if my goal is feasible at this point. I practice consistently but progress comes slowly. Any ideas to speed up the learning process and minimize mistakes?
How'd you go? I'm in the same boat except I've played poorly fir 6 years and only just started taking it seriously in the last month. Everyone says practise perfectly but I pretty much can't lol. Sometimes I play exercises cleanly but it's still always with mistakes.
@@shamicentertainment1262 I didn't get the notifications for all the replies, my bad. I quit after a couple of months. The guitar and amp are still with me, but I chose to prioritize other things. Wish you all the best!
I got myself in a bad habit of not using a pick to not play too loud at night. Im having a hard time using it now because my fingers are use to feeling where im at . I have a toddler so now Im kind of trapped between wanting to play clear but quiet. Lol . Thanks for the video.
How long does it usually take for this to no longer be an issue? I’ve been playing about 2 years and still often hit the wrong string when going from strumming to picking
Such a helpful video on picking, thanks Sean. A tip that works for me is playing and watching myself in a mirror, so I can see for better fretting accuracy without looking while getting a feel for the right positioning, The Everest climbing before you know how to walk is a great analogy! I can't believe how anyone had the patience to invent the guitar and how to play it, lol. Must've taken a lifetime.
holy fuck. received the email that I got a reply from a video I commented over 3 years ago. If I rated myself from 1 to beginner to 10 being Jimi Hendrix. I’d say I’m around a 6. I’ve started gigging now with a few groups and overall am comfortable with my playing. Ofc I still got a ways to go.
Fretting isn’t my issue anymore. But I get scatterbrained when I focus on my fretting I feel myself getting lost between strings cause I never have time to look at my right hand to see where exactly I am. I’ll jump to G from D then hit E then when I want to go back to G I’ll end up hitting D and when I want to hit the right note I’m STILL hitting D like ugh. I drag myself through the dirt because of these mistakes.
Very important lesson Dano, I mute strings all the time without even realizing it out of the necessity for not being able to reach the full god damn chord in its full glory but it sounds great. I can sing the missing note. BUT shite its a useful thing to subconsciously incorporate. Great to see confirmation on this type of playing. Rock on dude W
Another observation Sean. You have 2 reference points going. One is your wrist locked and the other is your fingers are on the body of the guitar. So for bottom strings you appear to be using your fingers, and for top strings you use your wrist for referencing where the strings are.
you are a clean player ,that thing with the thumb, that u have to practice lots and lots. i appreciate ur energy and the way u explain and dont waste time. good job man keep it up
The good thing about only having one guitar is that hitting the right strings become second nature because you only play one guitar. The downside is that when I borrowed my friends acoustic to play something, I hit a ton of strings that I shouldn't. The body difference between an acoustic and electric sure does make a difference.
As you progress through your guitar journey, you figure out which search terms to employ, and you learn stuff you didn't even know you needed learning. But you did. #subbed
This was super helpful in cleaning up technique on my picking hand. The thing that I really have trouble with is being able to see a chord shape in a scale. So for example I can play scales and I can see them pretty quickly, but I can't just look at a note, and go, that's the third in a four chord in the key of B major. I wish I could figure out a way to connect the scale patterns on the fretboard with chord shapes in all the keys. Thanks for the video!
My man Joey! I totally forgot if I ever mentioned thanking you for the gift!!! I have no recollection of ever doing so, but things just get so busy! So if I did say thank you already, thank you again, and if I haven't, thanks so much from me and Andrea :)
You guys mean the world to me man. Without you, how would I ever know how to impress a girl by playing an F major seven chord? Haha Well, I guess I have more to do in life than play a single chord for you, so I hope one day I can show you a new musical concept in return for the teachings you have given me. Just so you know, I think you and Andrea are super awesome and welcome in California anytime you want. BTW I love your originals.
Perhaps because I'm left handed and my only choice was to learn on a right handed guitar my picking problem is as follows. Picking out lead type notes isn't much of a problem, my right hand seems to know where to go when a left hand finger touches the string/ note, but when I make a chord and my left hand stays in place I don't have the consistent accuracy I desire. Anyway I shall not give up!
great advice Sean. Also its okay to look at your picking hand, especially if its something new. I still do when i am learning a new finger picking song and pattern until i get it down. An amazing exercise to get better at muting strings is to play the pentatonic scale but muting all strings except the note you are playing and going up and down the scale. It is really difficult at first but if you take it slow and start with just the low E and A string then steadily go down the scale more and more, then you will get better and your string muting will be pretty solid.
I think if someone wants to learn the guitar by ear and hand they should practice the guitar with a blindfold on or in the pitch dark. So it stops their eyes diverting back to the fretboard. I think this way of practice will be build confidence quicker and relax them more as well.
Great video !!. When I first saw the acoustic version of "Something like Olivia" on RUclips, it just blew my mind away. He (Mr. Mayer) wasn't just hitting the strings but he was moving his wrist in a manner you would move while strumming, i.e. with full force and power. He produces a really powerful music in that song by a combination of strumming, soloing and muting. I would consider myself lucky if I could do it some day :)
How am I supposed to believe someone who doesn't have a tuner or capo dangling from their headstock? Seriously, thanks for addressing this. It's one of my (many) stumbling blocks.
Be sure and hang stuff off the headstock during your GuitCon collab with Beato - tuners, capos, fishing lures, Christmas tree ornaments. Or even better, make him do it.
This. This right here is what I was looking for. Now it's just a matter of application. Yea I know, it's called practice. It's hard to concentrate on learning and practice on one thing at a time but this aspect I think will bring greater rewards faster before moving on to the next problem area.
The one area that still frustrates me. Have been playing for years now and am not too bad but I still have occasional issues with hitting the wrong string with my picking hand. And getting in enough time to practice.
The problem is that when i´m trying to learn something with the guitar, i feel like an illiterate man trying to learn how to read... while having been born blind.
It’s hard to play D/chord without hitting the top two strings without looking. I just started learning chords. I can play the Sublime “Santeria” solo without looking and standing up?? But I just started chords and playing chords where I can’t mute strings it’s hard to hit certain chords
I've been playing for 30 years, and I still have issues strumming single strings. My pick either gets stuck, or I just hit the wrong string. I try to tilt my pick, so it's parallel to the string (since our guitars tend to be at an angle when strapped up). I play an Ampeg Dan Armstrong plexi, so the neck is tighter. But I have the same issue when I play my Fender Strat, so I guess it doesn't matter. Anyway, this has been my Achilles Heel for many years. I still haven't solved this issue.
I do the same thing! I don't think it's a bad habit. It's about what works for you! I've actually seen other teachers suggest that as a way of having an anchor postion. Whatever works!👍😎🎸🎶
@@davidofthenorth7163 yep...that's great! I was watching a video and the guy showed how he anchored his hand by using his pinky. I thought...I've been doing that for years, without even thinking about it!👍😎
THATS SO SCARY I PLAYED THE EXACT SAME NOTE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING AT 6:08’while not watching the video and I FREAKED OUT HAHA I PLAYED IT AT THE SAME TIME😂😱
I have really small hands so when I go to pick any of the bottom strings I move my hand down to pick the bottom strings better and it works for me because I practise a lot so I know where all the strings are
I struggle with hitting the right strings alot,but i recently started to learn to play with a pick ,while since now i always played with my fingers so i guess thats okay for the moment ,eh Sean? :P
Sean, your lessons are great! If you take requests, I would like to see something on natural harmonics and how they can be used with other notes for soloing and chords, etc. Is it possible for the natural harmonics to represent notes in any way?
Sean, any advice (or maybe a video?) on how to best avoid screeching noises caused by the fretting hand? I just can't seem to get rid of them when I'm sliding from one fret to another. I've tried adjusting pressure and angle, but nothing's worked so far
Recently started trying the boom chuckka Folsom Prison Blues, Ghost Riders stuff. Aiming at the right strings on a whole new level. Progress is slow. Any recommendations for that style of playing? The people who do it right make it look easy! .
Tip, when you hit a wrong note repeat it & people will think it is supposed to sound that way. That advice comes from Keith Richard & he has hit a few wrong notes. I call it Guitar Deception. :)
Yup! 24.75. There are definitely similarities there, but much lighter. Neck is a lot different, too. I'm not a super experience LP player, but I feel like a Les Paul lets you dig into the neck a little more, whereas I kind of feel like a glide a little more on this one for lack of a better word.
Sean Daniel It certainly is something to look at. Good to know it plays well, too. I always appreciate the feedback you give on the guitars you play. You use instruments I wouldn’t necessarily have thought of, like Ernie Ball. It’s nice to get some perspective on brands outside the Gibson/Fender dichotomy.
Hey, Sean. I've never jammed with anyone, and I've never played over backing tracks. I mostly just noodle around meaninglessly. Anyway, I decided to record a backing track, nothing too fancy, just a I-IV-V, and play over that. It was terrible. I couldn't keep track of the changes, and I didn't know what to play over it. Aside from "Practice, practice, practice", what advice do you have to get better at it?
If you use the minor Penitonic scale from the Root cord, you can use it for all the cords. You don't have to change. Just target the IV note or V note when the cords change. The timing could come from counting or just feeling over time. I am no teacher so I am probably saying poorly. That is a start and you will soon want to move on from that.
You could just do a backing track with two chords...and give yourself space to play in each chord. Also pick chords where you can just play over your favorite minor pentatonic to give you a scale that always sounds good...then you can work in some notes from the full scale of each chord...focus on the triad notes there...
Great advice. Definitely just try looping a backing track with one chord, then maybe step it up to 2, but give yourself a good amount of time between changes and keep upping the game accordingly!
I can play the right strings like 98% of the time. Learned scar tissue by rhcp and can play it pretty good. Just can’t play under the bridge by rhcp without raging
My advice is to practice alone so nobody else hears you. It can make you self conscious and less loose. Embrace your errors and missed notes. Every time you miss you learn. In fact that is the only time you really learn. You aren't pushing yourself if you are mistake free. Learn and practice until you can play something well and groove with it to get comfortable - then get uncomfortable by moving on to something you make mistakes doing. But do it alone or with another player who gets it.
A family friend showed me his arm after playing for a bit, and it had 6 stripes on it. He then told me " I feel on wich string i am" But he's been playing for ages hahaha Edit: how I play guitar : 4,3 Basically 4th fret 3rd string 😭😭 Is that a bad thing to do?
It's funny how when you are first learning guitar you have to try so hard to stop from muting certain strings and then when you reach a certain level of proficiency you then have to learn how to mute strings.
the irony of life
Beginners don't mute their strings. The two things have to independently be developed
@@BrunoNeureiter they do just not intentionally
@TwoDot of course I wasn't talking about accidental muting.
Hard to focus on the lesson when faced with such a beautiful guitar.
I hear ya!
Keep it in your pants! T-Bone!
@@seandaniel23 hi sorry I'm a bit late but what model is it? it's beautiful
Small movements!! The thing that helped me the most is to make sure my picking hand stays in one place and moves very little. Videoing myself playing helps tremendously. I didn't even know my right hand was moving so much. I notice that great players move their picking hand very little.
That's actually a great tip on taking video of your technique.
Thanks. Helps me a lot. I also noticed in a recent video that I lift my fretting fingers too high. Trying to shorten all movements.
As a complete beginner, it's infuriating how most people just say to keep practicing to fix certain problems. Most of the time it's true, but dammit I'm already practicing. It's good to see that some folks like you out there actually offer sound advice.
I'm under the impression that mastering the guitar is like trying to climb the Everest but without even knowing how to walk properly. It's such an overwhelming task. The thing is that I'm ambitious with my goals and I'd like to become advanced in the next 365 days. By advanced I mean being able to play my favourite songs (mostly hard rock and metal). Each time I make progress I feel like there's a new issue to fix (like plucking the wrong strings when doing exercises lol). I have no idea if my goal is feasible at this point. I practice consistently but progress comes slowly.
Any ideas to speed up the learning process and minimize mistakes?
practice
How'd you go? I'm in the same boat except I've played poorly fir 6 years and only just started taking it seriously in the last month. Everyone says practise perfectly but I pretty much can't lol. Sometimes I play exercises cleanly but it's still always with mistakes.
its been one year, how are you mate?
Identify your weaknesses and work on those things
@@shamicentertainment1262 I didn't get the notifications for all the replies, my bad. I quit after a couple of months. The guitar and amp are still with me, but I chose to prioritize other things. Wish you all the best!
I got myself in a bad habit of not using a pick to not play too loud at night. Im having a hard time using it now because my fingers are use to feeling where im at . I have a toddler so now Im kind of trapped between wanting to play clear but quiet. Lol . Thanks for the video.
I'm EXTREMELY frustrated because I keep missing and plucking the wrong string over and over grr!
Over and over
Over and over.
Over and over
Over and over
Over and under
I used a blind fold to train the ear and muscle memory in both hands. Recommended
Or, or, or, hear me out, just close your eyes.
JohnnyMartini Too easy natural instinct is to open them and look so blindfold prevents that.
Play in the dark. If one is prone to cheating...
I love how PewDiePie teaches the guitar
LMAO
Love how they’re not similar at all.😂
Kkkkkkkkk
How long does it usually take for this to no longer be an issue? I’ve been playing about 2 years and still often hit the wrong string when going from strumming to picking
Such a helpful video on picking, thanks Sean.
A tip that works for me is playing and watching myself in a mirror, so I can see for better fretting accuracy without looking while getting a feel for the right positioning, The Everest climbing before you know how to walk is a great analogy!
I can't believe how anyone had the patience to invent the guitar and how to play it, lol. Must've taken a lifetime.
i love these! i’m learning guitar slowly but surely and these techniques work! keep it up sean!
Happy to help!
How are you at playing today?
holy fuck. received the email that I got a reply from a video I commented over 3 years ago. If I rated myself from 1 to beginner to 10 being Jimi Hendrix. I’d say I’m around a 6. I’ve started gigging now with a few groups and overall am comfortable with my playing. Ofc I still got a ways to go.
Thanks for the video! I'm transitioning from bass to standard guitar,so this helps. That's a sweet D'angelico,great feeling and great playing guitars.
Thanks so much! Really love that Atlantic.
Fretting isn’t my issue anymore. But I get scatterbrained when I focus on my fretting I feel myself getting lost between strings cause I never have time to look at my right hand to see where exactly I am. I’ll jump to G from D then hit E then when I want to go back to G I’ll end up hitting D and when I want to hit the right note I’m STILL hitting D like ugh. I drag myself through the dirt because of these mistakes.
that guitar is one of the most cool looking guitar i’ve ever seen
So what you're saying is... Practice?
Isn't that the only way to establish muscle memory? He said do what works best for you...duh!
Practice, but with a plan that works for you.
Kind of the same reaction I had. If I knew what plan was best for me I wouldn’t me watching a video on how to do it.
Who has time to practice!?
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Very important lesson Dano, I mute strings all the time without even realizing it out of the necessity for not being able to reach the full god damn chord in its full glory but it sounds great. I can sing the missing note. BUT shite its a useful thing to subconsciously incorporate. Great to see confirmation on this type of playing. Rock on dude W
Thanks so much my man!
This is the exact video I'm looking for right now. You are awesome. Great video man ❤️
So happy to help!
OMG! Such valuable information in such a comprehensible way, I should have known that 20 years ago! Thank You!
Another observation Sean. You have 2 reference points going. One is your wrist locked and the other is your fingers are on the body of the guitar. So for bottom strings you appear to be using your fingers, and for top strings you use your wrist for referencing where the strings are.
you are a clean player ,that thing with the thumb, that u have to practice lots and lots. i appreciate ur energy and the way u explain and dont waste time. good job man keep it up
The good thing about only having one guitar is that hitting the right strings become second nature because you only play one guitar. The downside is that when I borrowed my friends acoustic to play something, I hit a ton of strings that I shouldn't.
The body difference between an acoustic and electric sure does make a difference.
Definitely true that you get used to one string set over time.
As you progress through your guitar journey, you figure out which search terms to employ, and you learn stuff you didn't even know you needed learning. But you did. #subbed
This was super helpful in cleaning up technique on my picking hand. The thing that I really have trouble with is being able to see a chord shape in a scale. So for example I can play scales and I can see them pretty quickly, but I can't just look at a note, and go, that's the third in a four chord in the key of B major. I wish I could figure out a way to connect the scale patterns on the fretboard with chord shapes in all the keys. Thanks for the video!
My man Joey! I totally forgot if I ever mentioned thanking you for the gift!!! I have no recollection of ever doing so, but things just get so busy! So if I did say thank you already, thank you again, and if I haven't, thanks so much from me and Andrea :)
You guys mean the world to me man. Without you, how would I ever know how to impress a girl by playing an F major seven chord? Haha Well, I guess I have more to do in life than play a single chord for you, so I hope one day I can show you a new musical concept in return for the teachings you have given me. Just so you know, I think you and Andrea are super awesome and welcome in California anytime you want. BTW I love your originals.
Any time you guys are the best!
Thanks for the advice. Certainly something I need to start practicing in my playing
I need to catch up on some of these vids. Best free teacher ever!!! Plus the guys funny. BAAAAAM
Thanks so much!
What a wonderful guitar!!! 😍👍
Thanks so much!
Another great video! Thanks Sean!
Thanks as always Dan!
I use a thumb pick as it seems I have more control over a normal pick .great informed video
Thanks so much for watching! Thumb picks are great.
Just the video I was looking for and best explanation yet! Thanks Sean!
wow the intro was so random but I appreciate that you mentioned bts^^ and thanks for the tips. They are rlly helpful👌🏼
Another great one Sean!
Thanks
Thanks so much!
"Now that I can kind of do it! - Oh, the humility!!
Great video man, really helped with technique but also provided some info too
Thanks for saying so!
I've been watching your channel for a little while now and your terrible jokes at the beginning of your video make my practice sessions awesome haha
god fucking damn I love your videos
easy to follow tutorials
really useful stuff
and a charismatic guy to boot
keep doing your shit, dude.
Man.... That's a beautiful guitar you have... Nice tips... I need it
Perhaps because I'm left handed and my only choice was to learn on a right handed guitar my picking problem is as follows. Picking out lead type notes isn't much of a problem, my right hand seems to know where to go when a left hand finger touches the string/ note, but when I make a chord and my left hand stays in place I don't have the consistent accuracy I desire. Anyway I shall not give up!
great advice Sean. Also its okay to look at your picking hand, especially if its something new. I still do when i am learning a new finger picking song and pattern until i get it down. An amazing exercise to get better at muting strings is to play the pentatonic scale but muting all strings except the note you are playing and going up and down the scale. It is really difficult at first but if you take it slow and start with just the low E and A string then steadily go down the scale more and more, then you will get better and your string muting will be pretty solid.
Great advice!
Excellent lesson!
Thanks as always!
I think if someone wants to learn the guitar by ear and hand they should practice the guitar with a blindfold on or in the pitch dark. So it stops their eyes diverting back to the fretboard. I think this way of practice will be build confidence quicker and relax them more as well.
2:41 “said I wouldn’t drink, but I did same day”
That guitar is lovely!
Thanks! It's a looker.
Great video !!. When I first saw the acoustic version of "Something like Olivia" on RUclips, it just blew my mind away. He (Mr. Mayer) wasn't just hitting the strings but he was moving his wrist in a manner you would move while strumming, i.e. with full force and power. He produces a really powerful music in that song by a combination of strumming, soloing and muting. I would consider myself lucky if I could do it some day :)
Right?! That's such a cool video. Great song too.
Great 'check in' lesson at this point for me: thanks for posting.
How am I supposed to believe someone who doesn't have a tuner or capo dangling from their headstock?
Seriously, thanks for addressing this. It's one of my (many) stumbling blocks.
Fair enough Kevin! I'll work on adding the tuner next time :)
Be sure and hang stuff off the headstock during your GuitCon collab with Beato - tuners, capos, fishing lures, Christmas tree ornaments. Or even better, make him do it.
Great video man. I appreciate you and your videos. They help a lot.
Thanks for watching Koty!
Thats a really cool guitar shape!
Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
Happy to help Lee!
I think you just explained how to fix my problem! Thank you!
Make a video.
Plz tell me how i can hit the exact strings without picking and using only my thumb
PRACTICE!
🖤🌹. Bro can you please make a video on making melodies with scales and building up speed.
Great idea!
I love this Guitar👍👍👍
Same :)
This. This right here is what I was looking for. Now it's just a matter of application. Yea I know, it's called practice. It's hard to concentrate on learning and practice on one thing at a time but this aspect I think will bring greater rewards faster before moving on to the next problem area.
You know it!
The one area that still frustrates me. Have been playing for years now and am not too bad but I still have occasional issues with hitting the wrong string with my picking hand. And getting in enough time to practice.
Very helpful THANK YOU!
Thanks Sean. 🤘
Happy to help!
I like the way you teach 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks so much Kenneth! I'll keep em coming!
Finally, this was the guitar lesson i was searching for.
Having said that, this doesn´t help me at all... :(
But thank you for trying.
At least you found it!
The problem is that when i´m trying to learn something with the guitar, i feel like an illiterate man trying to learn how to read... while having been born blind.
@@mindtraveller100 Ooh self burn, those are rare
THE BTS REFERENCE🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
The kings!
Good lesson thanks 👍
It’s hard to play D/chord without hitting the top two strings without looking. I just started learning chords. I can play the Sublime “Santeria” solo without looking and standing up?? But I just started chords and playing chords where I can’t mute strings it’s hard to hit certain chords
beautiful guitar!
My only issue is downpicking powerchords with a dead string between with one down stroke rather than twoz because While I can do it, it needs practice
Great lesson Sean. Have you talked about pick attack angle?
I haven't actually! Good idea!
That guitar is nice😍
Love that thing.
I've been playing for 30 years, and I still have issues strumming single strings. My pick either gets stuck, or I just hit the wrong string. I try to tilt my pick, so it's parallel to the string (since our guitars tend to be at an angle when strapped up). I play an Ampeg Dan Armstrong plexi, so the neck is tighter. But I have the same issue when I play my Fender Strat, so I guess it doesn't matter. Anyway, this has been my Achilles Heel for many years. I still haven't solved this issue.
U r a great teachr
Thanks so much :)
thank you !
Always happy to help!
Just realised lately that I anchor my picking hand on the guitar just below the strings with my little finger. Its a pretty bad habit to get out of.
I do the same thing! I don't think it's a bad habit. It's about what works for you! I've actually seen other teachers suggest that as a way of having an anchor postion. Whatever works!👍😎🎸🎶
That's great... I'm a natural who new. :-)
@@davidofthenorth7163 yep...that's great! I was watching a video and the guy showed how he anchored his hand by using his pinky. I thought...I've been doing that for years, without even thinking about it!👍😎
I don't see that as a bad habit at all. I see Matt Bellamy do that and he's pretty much the boss.
cOOL.
What a gorgeous guitar, what is the make and model again? Didn’t quite catch it in the video.
Thanks! D'angelico Deluxe Atlantic :)
thnx brah!
Happy to help!
THATS SO SCARY I PLAYED THE EXACT SAME NOTE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING AT 6:08’while not watching the video and I FREAKED OUT HAHA I PLAYED IT AT THE SAME TIME😂😱
Good lesson Sean. I always have a hard time hitting the right string
I have really small hands so when I go to pick any of the bottom strings I move my hand down to pick the bottom strings better and it works for me because I practise a lot so I know where all the strings are
I struggle with hitting the right strings alot,but i recently started to learn to play with a pick ,while since now i always played with my fingers so i guess thats okay for the moment ,eh Sean? :P
That's for sure ok, kind of the same techniques apply.
Sean, your lessons are great! If you take requests, I would like to see something on natural harmonics and how they can be used with other notes for soloing and chords, etc. Is it possible for the natural harmonics to represent notes in any way?
Great idea!
Need this to play cant stop by rhcp
Gentle wrist movements🤔... the vigorous wrist movements engrained in my muscle memory since my teens must why my playings a bit sloppy😅
Start slowin it down Nick ;)
May also be a reason some people play fast music all the time in short spurts
Thanks
Happy to help!
Sean, any advice (or maybe a video?) on how to best avoid screeching noises caused by the fretting hand? I just can't seem to get rid of them when I'm sliding from one fret to another. I've tried adjusting pressure and angle, but nothing's worked so far
Acoustic or electric?
@@seandaniel23 Acoustic
Recently started trying the boom chuckka Folsom Prison Blues, Ghost Riders stuff. Aiming at the right strings on a whole new level. Progress is slow. Any recommendations for that style of playing? The people who do it right make it look easy!
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Honestly it's a lot of what is talked about in this vid. Just aiming for one part and then hitting the rest of the chord.
Tip, when you hit a wrong note repeat it & people will think it is supposed to sound that way. That advice comes from Keith Richard & he has hit a few wrong notes. I call it Guitar Deception. :)
Beautiful guitar, Sean. Is it the same scale length as the Gibson? Thoughts?
Yup! 24.75. There are definitely similarities there, but much lighter. Neck is a lot different, too. I'm not a super experience LP player, but I feel like a Les Paul lets you dig into the neck a little more, whereas I kind of feel like a glide a little more on this one for lack of a better word.
Sean Daniel It certainly is something to look at. Good to know it plays well, too. I always appreciate the feedback you give on the guitars you play. You use instruments I wouldn’t necessarily have thought of, like Ernie Ball. It’s nice to get some perspective on brands outside the Gibson/Fender dichotomy.
Hey, Sean. I've never jammed with anyone, and I've never played over backing tracks. I mostly just noodle around meaninglessly. Anyway, I decided to record a backing track, nothing too fancy, just a I-IV-V, and play over that. It was terrible. I couldn't keep track of the changes, and I didn't know what to play over it. Aside from "Practice, practice, practice", what advice do you have to get better at it?
If you use the minor Penitonic scale from the Root cord, you can use it for all the cords. You don't have to change. Just target the IV note or V note when the cords change. The timing could come from counting or just feeling over time. I am no teacher so I am probably saying poorly. That is a start and you will soon want to move on from that.
You could just do a backing track with two chords...and give yourself space to play in each chord. Also pick chords where you can just play over your favorite minor pentatonic to give you a scale that always sounds good...then you can work in some notes from the full scale of each chord...focus on the triad notes there...
Great advice. Definitely just try looping a backing track with one chord, then maybe step it up to 2, but give yourself a good amount of time between changes and keep upping the game accordingly!
Great advice 👍🏻😎
mine is that the upper part of my finger hits the string pleas help
that guitar is beautiful.
The neck of your guitar is really wide so the strings are very far apart. What about a thin neck guitar?
I can play the right strings like 98% of the time. Learned scar tissue by rhcp and can play it pretty good. Just can’t play under the bridge by rhcp without raging
Woah! What guitar are you using?
Pontus Trolle Listen to the beginning
D'angelico Deluxe Atlantic :)
Good video my friend! Super like 👍
Thanks so much!
My advice is to practice alone so nobody else hears you. It can make you self conscious and less loose. Embrace your errors and missed notes. Every time you miss you learn. In fact that is the only time you really learn. You aren't pushing yourself if you are mistake free. Learn and practice until you can play something well and groove with it to get comfortable - then get uncomfortable by moving on to something you make mistakes doing. But do it alone or with another player who gets it.
Talk about young talented artists all ya want, but no one has musical genius like Lil Xan.
Lil Xan gets it in.
dope vid, bruh. made me laugh. ty for sharing.
It's very hard for me to jump from a small riff to a chord!
Try learning ‘ come as you are’ it goes from riff to chords and and back to riff
1st...✌️✌️✌️
Champion!
A family friend showed me his arm after playing for a bit, and it had 6 stripes on it. He then told me " I feel on wich string i am"
But he's been playing for ages hahaha
Edit: how I play guitar : 4,3
Basically 4th fret 3rd string 😭😭
Is that a bad thing to do?
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Practice practice practice
The ultimate secret.