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Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:04 pm
by Scruffie
Trying to get better at playing, i've been at a wall for far too long now and other than finding a band to play in (Difficult at the moment) I need some GOOD learning material.
Obviously the internet is full of resources but i've not found anything that is really... comprehensive without being too bogged down or for utter begginers.
I'd quite like to a) Get back to my scales, modes etc. b) Learn some Jazz, Classical & Mariachi Style Guitar and c) Get a fine grasp of the theory that accompanies these things without getting bored halfway through a senten...
Any decent suggestions?
Additionally, I find learning from someone else playing on videos hard, my brain translates it upside down so it takes me a while to work out what they're doing without tablature atleast.
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:08 pm
by 01010111

This is what I use, it's pretty in depth and extremely centered on theory. I've been slowly making my way through it for a year now.
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:10 pm
by Scruffie
Yeah... slow is bad for me, I was self taught so I wouldn't say I lack discipline but... I need to go at a decent pace.
If I can find it in pdf i'll read it over though, can't afford bookz at the moment

Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:31 pm
by 01010111
Mostly I'm going slow because that's the way I read everything. I try to memorize everything, well, most things, before moving on, and that takes a while. And I'm just a slow reader. It took me a year to get through In Cold Blood

Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:04 pm
by bubstance
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Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:09 pm
by Scruffie
His beard holds all his power and we know it... So what you're saying is grow that beard, got ya!
Keep 'em coming guys!
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:36 pm
by smile_man
only listen to derek bailey/trout mask replica for like two weeks.
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:37 pm
by tuffteef
apply yo self fool
and you can be a tacky session guitarist too
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:55 am
by The4455
1.Get guitar lessons
2.Listen to new music to inspire you to play a new style
3.Join a new group in which you have to learn a new style
Any of these would be fine, I usually warm up with alternative major minor arpegios, so G maj., A min., B maj., ECT. You should try it (It sounds really cool to or too)
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:22 pm
by Gearmond
smile_man wrote:only listen to derek bailey/naked city/shockabilly for like two weeks.
fix'd
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:32 pm
by Scruffie
The4455 wrote:1.Get guitar lessons
2.Listen to new music to inspire you to play a new style
3.Join a new group in which you have to learn a new style
Any of these would be fine, I usually warm up with alternative major minor arpegios, so G maj., A min., B maj., ECT. You should try it (It sounds really cool to or too)
1. Can't afford them hence the request for free resources
2. Do that anyway
3. Stated that's not possible at present
Obviously a band would be best but not being able to do it right now, I need some stuff so to learn so that I don't waste the time and when I do find one, i'm good and ready.
Yeah I already warm up with lots of arpeggios and runs, getting a bit boring doing the same thing though, the guitar styles I requested are to get me into new thought patterns on the guitars neck and to get some strange picking and string jumps going that my hands are not used to.
Listened to some of that Derek Bailey, crazy shit.
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:38 pm
by smile_man
also only listen to this band
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9dAYQ6313Y[/youtube]
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:13 pm
by jfrey
This is a post I put on UG when someone else was asking for resources, and I kind of just kept adding to it. It has a lot of stuff that I'm sure will be helpful.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/sh ... st23769901
Re: Give me some Resources for Increasing my Guitar Skillz
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:21 pm
by tuffteef
nah on a serious note
train your ears instead for perfect pitch