Are you practicing guitar WRONG?? Do this first!
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- Опубліковано 11 сер 2023
- When you start practicing guitar, what's the first thing you do? You're thinking about playing that song that you really want to play right? So you pull up that tab and you start plucking away, or you just pull up that jam track and you start jamming for an hour rocking out to your favourite tunes…
BUT that is absolutely NOT what you should do. The problem with that is that you're playing the fun stuff first!
Do this FIRST Every Time You Practice Guitar: A good guitar practice routine starts with scales, chords, arpeggios, triad shapes, thirds, sixes, and all those essential skills that we need. When we get good at those things, playing all your songs that you love is much easier.
The secret is this: PLAY THE BORING STUFF FIRST
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This video just helped me tremendously after a year of memorizing scales. I once heard Eric Johnson tell Rick Beato “it’s in the chords”. This explained that to me and now those weird pentatonic shapes make more sense
Great to hear thanks! Lots more lessons like this on the channel and Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver
Hey Blue. Once again a gem. Ive stopped jumping from channel to channel and stuck with you. You have the teaching style that resonates with me😊
Awesome thanks!!! I appreciate your support 🤠
The first minute of this video is so true. I'm my case I can really pick up the guitar maybe 3,4 times a week at best. And I automatically go to things that I already know because it brings me joy. Especially when I know that at any moment life is going to come calling for me to tell me to go somewhere or do something else.
Makes sense 😀 thanks for posting!
I’m guilty of playing the fun stuff, things I already know and comfortable with. Then later on I’m too tired, something else comes up. Thanks for the tip as I need to get out of this bubble.
So many of us do exactly that. Glad I could help 😀
Great lesson and advice. I know to practice the boring stuff but I’ve gotten out of that routine. I need to learn the blues notes in every scale position and the root notes. Thank you.
Cool good timing then. For sure knowing the blue notes in all shapes will help.
Awesome!!!!
Thank you!!
Great stuff, bookmarked under inspiration :)
Cool! Great bookmark category 😀
Amazing as always. Thanks for all you do for all of us!!!
Thanks for watching and for the great feedback 😀
wow!! THANK YOU, AMAZING.
Thank you!! Lots more on the channel and our Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver 👍
Thanks Blue!
Thank you again !!! 😀
Ugg ive been so busy haven’t practiced in 2 weeks!! This video is just what I need to motivate me thanks!
Glad I coukd help 👍🎸
Thanks for the warm up suggestions.
Thanks for watching 👍
That’s a good one ( put the garbage out) it’s so true LOL . I love your show bro !!!
Thanks! Oh yeah that happens haha
Amazing lesson.! Love Saturdays because i learn something new every time.
Thank you! Glad it's helping 😀
so happy to discover you sir, you are truly a Gift of Gem
Thank you!!!
Blue , thanks for the advice!!! Awesome and useful ..Como decía Gustavo Cerati “Gracias totales” !!
Thank you José! Always glad to see you here 😀
Another great lesson, thank you kindly. Have to admit I get stuck on just the fun bits
Thank you! We all do 😀
Oh yes that´s the way I should practice from now on. Thanks for the advises! I usally start practicing with playing a song I like to get in the flow. Than I´m practicing scales, soloing and so on and to end the practice time I just play another song I like. But I think your way will be more efficient, I will definitely try it.😁
Cool thanks for watching 👍
Holy cow Blue! Second time I'm watching this lesson a few weeks later and things just keep getting clearer for me. Especially about laying the scales over the pentatonics. I'm guilty of jumping right to practicing the songs and skipping the stuff I really need (scales and pentatonics) but this guide has really inspired me to learn and study the basics first. You really pack so much great teaching in under 15 minutes! Thank you 🙂
Awesome! Great to hear thank you!!!
Joining Patreon TODAY.....Already purchased Guitar Soloing like a Pro..Finally an instructor who deals in Canadian Funds...Thanks for that......🎸🎵🎶(Trail,BC)
Cool 😎 I'll see you on Patreon. Let me know if you have any questions. You can message me on Patreon
First thing I do is practice picking accuracy!
That's a good for sure! nice work. Patterns on the scales helps for that.
Another lesson that is right up my alley Blue....thank you!! I do start my practice with scales and finding the roots and the 3rds, and then I do go through my chords, but I'm doing the chords wrong. I have been doing the major barre chords all up the neck, one fret at a time, just to try and get good at the up high on the neck. What I should be doing is what you just said, identify and practice the chords in the region of the scale...that's MUCH more useful to me. I also practice the 'up 3 down 1' method of scales and I do practice runs as well. A lot of the songs that I would like to play are just too difficult for me, which is sad, but it's something to keep aiming for, no? I really like your lessons, they're so practical and you book is a 'must have' for anyone who is learning.....
Thank you! Sounds like you a pretty good routine. I like that you're looking for thirds. But yes, seeing how the chords overlap scales and arpeggios would really help too. Nice work!!
Hey Blue!
I've been working on skills first for awhile now (usually once a day). I try to play more than once a day, so I'll try new skills that I've learned (like from a favorite teacher on YT) the next time. It works great! I see progress every day.
In fact, a couple days ago i impressed myself by doing scales faster than i have been. (I don't impress myself easily!)
I've also been learning new stuff quicker, that always comes from practicing skills first. (i noticed that right away, so that's when i started doing skills first.)
During at least one practice (daily), i also try to play short pieces that I've learned that are in a particular style (like ragtime, Bo Diddly, etc) that i want to play flawlessly, so i try to play them every day at least once. I start slow, then work up to speed.
Another thing i do (not every practice, or even every day) is to play a couple of fingersyle songs, just to keep my hands limber and in shape for that.
I need to play more on an electric guitar, cuz i need more practice bending notes to get more notes out of each bend. On my acoustic guitar, which i keep handy, i can only get up to a full step with the B & E strings. For some reason, i have trouble getting a full step on my G string, prolly cuz it's wound.
But, strangely, the D string bends easier!
Anyway, I've noticed i can get several notes of bends on my electric guitar, easy, pretty much anywhere on the neck. I just need to practice more so i can develop better technique.
Keep up the great videos! 👍 👌
BTW, got your book (vol 2?) I think it's on "soloing." I started it, but put it down & forgot it, lol. But i did notice it's got good licks & all kinds of useful stuff in it. I'll get back to it, just been busy!
That sounds like a good practice routine! Nice work! Thanks for getting the book. Lots of ideas for bends on there. Make sure you are using 2-3 fingers to bend español if you're struggling to get it a whole step up
Ya... how many times can I jamb with myself to Smoke On The Water. lol. Thanks for your insight.
Haha thanks 😀👍
Another great lesson. I am getting better switching between boxes but I need help with Triads, Modes, Arpeggios, etc... I saw a video explaining how Gilmour would choose notes from Arpeggios but I just didn't see it... Just trying to not get stuck doing the same riffs over and over again..
Thanks! Everything in music is one step at a time. More videos will be coming here on those subjects 😀
Blue, great lesson, as usual! Do you have any lessons planned on thirds and sixths and how to apply them? Thanx, again for sharing your insight, much appreciated!
Thank you! I'm working on a lesson on that yes. Just have to figure out an angle that works well on YT for it 😀
Great lesson! How did you know to start the #4 pentatonic shape under the A string barre chord?
Thank you! Those shapes always go together. Shape 4 minor pentatonic is 1st finger A string root. Same as that bar chord shape 😀
When I practice pentatonic patterns, I do major and minor at the same time. Going back and forth between the two, fluidly! Half of the exercise starting with upstroke and half starting with down stroke! Doing that sped up my picking speed and improved picking accuracy, dramatically!
Awesome that's a great way to do it!
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Thanks for your guidance!
Guilty as charged.
I pledge before all 26.8K Subscribers I will follow this mantra from now on!
Great reminder lesson of stuff that I kind of know but it's not solidified enough in the muscle memory... Will try better :)
Haha thanks! I like your "pledge." 😀
Up 3 > Back 1 is my jam! I also like it b/c it makes me sound a lot faster than I really am 😅
Nice!! That's a good one too!
I've tried for over two years to follow the "correct" exercises and I can no more play a song than I could at the beginning. My firm belief now is to ignore all that theory. Just dig out the tabs and learn as many songs as you can. What sounds better to an audience? Rattling off a dozen hits or playing the pentatonic shapes perfectly? They won't be interested. And unless you want to write music, I don't think you should be either. I'm done with theory.
Yeah, this is pretty much all I do. Then I try to make it sound good. Unfortunately it never really does. I need to learn some songs too.
That's good you're practicing this type of stuff! But yeah learning songs helps put it together.
I start with tuning my babe 😂
That's also a good way to start 😀
Hey, when is book 2 of Soloing Like a Pro coming out? :)
Thank you! I'm working on it. I'm about half way through. Just need more hours in the week which i don't have lately.
The way I like to practice is that I always like to learn something new each day and then the following day I go through what I learnt new the previous day and of course practice everything else that I like to play. Works for me as I find I'm then continuously increasing my guitar skills. I love learning music theory because with that knowledge I actually now understand what is being played whereas when I started 4-5 years ago I was just trying to remember things etc. I find the guitar is a very magical instrument and the harder you work at it the magic appears! I mean there are only 12 notes on a guitar and it's about understanding the relationship of the notes in any key that makes everything interesting and fun.
Cool! That's a great plan... learn one thing each time you practice... that will add up fast!
She told me to take out the trash once to many times. I practice all I want now.
Haha nice! 😄
Spooky! I was wondering if I should post a comment asking you for a lesson of basic skills practice. Just what I had in mind. Would love if you delved deeper into the mental attitude for successful practice.❤
Thank you! Mental attitude is a good idea. I did one some time ago that might help ua-cam.com/video/0pOFFK7n3DI/v-deo.html but I have some more thoughts on that subject I could do another 🤔
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver yes, I saw that one already, Blue. It’s a fantastic lesson. Made me hungry for more!
Great lesson. I was watching a Robben Ford UA-cam lesson. Well a few lessons. He said that chords are the most important thing to learn. And in one lesson, which was over my head and there weren’t tabs, he said to play funny chords with the blues. Like major 7, minor 7, 9th, 11th, augmented and diminished chords etc. He demonstrated the blues with all of these great jazzy sounding chords. Can you do some lessons on this ? I looked up jazz chords and started to cry when I saw hundreds of them. I’ll never memorize them all. So which ones should we start with ?
Best ones to start with in blues are minor 7 chords (Am7, Dm7 etc) for a minor blues, and dominant 9 chords (A9, D9 etc) for a regular blues. I have a couple videos using the 9 chords: Jazz up your blues ua-cam.com/video/6amC_6id1CU/v-deo.html and Next level blues chords ua-cam.com/video/AZbKHDaSgfo/v-deo.html I plan to do a video like "First jazz chords" maybe I can do that sooner 😉
Scoobydoo4807: I know what you mean about seeing pages & pages of all the chords, wondering how you'll even learn them, lol.
When I started out, I was like that.
But, if you just look learn a few and build on them, it's actually easy.
You'll need to know Major & minor. Once you have them, learn how to add a 6th and a dominant 7th to the Major chords, for instance. With these, you're just moving your pinky finger around. When you start doing 9s and so forth (augmented, diminished, 11s and 13s) you have to actually change shapes. But you'll learn those, too.
The good part is that once you learn a chord shape, you can move it around the neck!
Learn how to utilize the CAGED system, it'll help you learn where chords are, how to find notes all over the neck, and LOTS of other stuff.
Good luck. Just keep practicing!
One day you'll realize how much you actually know, and you'll feel a sense of accomplishment.
Then it just keeps getting better!
@@jeffro. good point. And categorizing chords into groups Major Minor Dominant helps a lots. Within each group they are all interchangeable.
Hi Blue I don't understand why you are starting on the Gnote if Anote is the root?
When we practice scales we should normally start on the root, but sometimes we need to remind ourselves -- or demonstrate to students-- the entire shapes because licks don't always start on root or end on the root.
I tend to get pretty annoyed when my fingers don’t comply with my brain instructions any tips to manage frustration so I dont break the guitar in those instances 😂
That happens. I have a video on dealing with the mental game of learning guitar here, which might help: ua-cam.com/video/0pOFFK7n3DI/v-deo.html
Nerve pill 😮
I practice classical guitar, brutal and soul destroying 😂
I did some of that when I was a kid 😀
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver it shows in your guitar skills, brilliant work, thank you. 🙂
Wash my hands under a warm water tap and massage my fingers to get the bloood circulating, then a couple of windmills likecPete Townsend, loosens you up lovely.
Haha 😄 I love it!
Unfortunately my practice routine is:-
Watch UA-cam lessons
Run out of time to practice.
Hey ho!
Haha I think that's a lot of people 😀