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Hi, new here. I've had the Sonata acoustic for about 6 months. Have an electric Cort for about a year. I'm hooked on the acoustic. In fact I've only picked up the Cort a few times since I got the Sonata.

 

Maybe there's help for me. After a year I'm still very green at all this. Completely self taught, and I must say, I'm not a very good teacher. I work full-time and spend pretty much all weekend at the beach, so I really only pick up the guitar about an hour each night during the week.

 

I've mastered Mary Had A Little Lamb(in several different genre's I might add), the few chords that make up Louie Louie and I'm starting on KWS's Blue on Black. Now I really have the feel for that one, and I know it's not all that fast paced, I just cant make my fingers move fast enough.

 

Any suggestions for the best techniques or information resources on this sort of problem...what ever you call it.

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Just play. Play and play and play and get yourself in a band as soon as possible, kind of a trial by fire thing. Also, stick with original versions. You say you can play Mary Had a Little Lamb. Have you even heard the original or only SRV's (or do you mean the nursery rhyme?)?

As for Blue on Black and Kenny Wayne Shepard, you could do a lot worse than to never listen to him again! That's just my opinion. Everyone's entitled to their own, and that's mine.:)

As far as techniques go, just play and it will all come. I'm also self taught, been playing 7 years. When I start finding theory boring, which is usually, I pop on a record and jam to it. You can pick up a lot just by playing along with someone who is better than you. Which brings me to another point: Never turn down the opportunity to play with people who are better than you.

For anyone to burden you with techniques and suggestions is ridiculous because you're not ready. Just play and it'll all come with time. I know it sucks having to wait and knowing that you want to be able to play something but can't. Just keep plugging away. It pays off in the end.

Good Luck

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Practicing the guitar sounds like a "no-brainer", but actually most people don't ever learn how to do it right! If you practice the guitar incorrectly, it will take you twice as long to improve.


Here are some general rules to follow:


1. Set aside a certain amount of guitar practice time 5-7 days a week and stick to it. The better routine you make, the more quality practice time you will get and the more fun you will have doing it.
2. Try to practice 5-7 days a week.
3. Figure out what times you are more alert and hyped for practicing.
4. Choose 2,3, or 4 things you will practice per week
5. The Metronome - You will need to make friends with this!
This is a device which makes a clicking sound at a regular speed. You can set the speed lower or higher depending on how fast you want to play. The speed is measured in beats per minute from 40 to around 200. The best kind of metronome to buy is a digital metronome($15 to $30). They are compact, easy to use, and reliable. Try to get one that clicks loudly so that you can hear it while you are playing.

Playing with the metronome can be a frustrating task. Here are some rules to follow to make it easier:

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