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need some guitar stuff to practice

17 May 02 - 02:37 PM (#712474)
Subject: need some guitar stuff to practice
From: GUEST,jacob

Hi,

i play old time sound stuff and am a bit accomplished with fingerpicking but am looking for something powerful to practice.

at a tempory loss lately,

thanks


17 May 02 - 02:55 PM (#712487)
Subject: RE: need some guitar stuff to practice
From: Fortunato

There is nothing more powerful for Old Time guitar than playing scales. Practice your G scale and C scale. Slowly until they are perfectly clean backwards and forwards. Only then slowly increase speed. Don't try to watch your fingers after you know the scale. You needn't close your eyes, just look out a point of reference. Play them every time you pick up the guitar. Cheers, Chance


17 May 02 - 09:18 PM (#712646)
Subject: RE: need some guitar stuff to practice
From: 53

Play all of your major scales.


17 May 02 - 10:05 PM (#712666)
Subject: RE: need some guitar stuff to practice
From: RichM

Regretfully, I have to disagree.
Practicing scales teaches you how to be good at -- scales... You need to do some music too.Find some good examples of songs or tunes in the kind of music you like; and try to find some related learning materials-tab or notation, whichever is easier for you, and practice the examples they give.


17 May 02 - 10:45 PM (#712689)
Subject: RE: need some guitar stuff to practice
From: Ebbie

Talk with JustaPicker. He knows some tunes that will keep you going -and learning- a long while.