How do I push my guitar playing to the next level?
I’ve been playing chords for a long time!!! I seem to be stuck in the blues scale/pentatonic!!! How can I gravitate to more classical type scales without digressing back to my old habits?
My first suggestion is to learn to read and write music notation. Your ear may be great in duplicating certain songs coming your way, but buying the sheet music to varied songs and styles and playing them is a sure way to progress.
Tablature works great in exact fret positioning that a composer recommends, but music notation will pull you toward ultimate advancement.
Learning the varied scales is a great way to improve your playability, but scales aren’t the end-all to music finesse. Buying old and current songs you enjoy, learning the basic melody and chords via the sheet music, and then improvising to suit your individual tastes, will get you to the next level.
Once you’ve learned music theory try writing your own songs, measure by measure.
This method worked for me; it could work for you.
Find a coach or teacher.
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Jam w/another person.
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Practice, practice, practice! And find a teacher who specializes in your area of interest.
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Experience…
Whatever type of music you want to play, you must listen to as much of it as you can. Then try playing along with it. In due time you will be very good at what you are doing. Experiment with different styles, this also helps build a greater repertoire.
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My first suggestion is to learn to read and write music notation. Your ear may be great in duplicating certain songs coming your way, but buying the sheet music to varied songs and styles and playing them is a sure way to progress.
Tablature works great in exact fret positioning that a composer recommends, but music notation will pull you toward ultimate advancement.
Learning the varied scales is a great way to improve your playability, but scales aren’t the end-all to music finesse. Buying old and current songs you enjoy, learning the basic melody and chords via the sheet music, and then improvising to suit your individual tastes, will get you to the next level.
Once you’ve learned music theory try writing your own songs, measure by measure.
This method worked for me; it could work for you.
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Fifty years of playing and performing with the guitar.