mniel8195
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Hey guys I have had allot of I interest in going back to the basics. What's a good book I can get that will walk me through everything? My playi g has become boring and I know it's because I didn't build a good foundation.
Oblivion DC
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The Guitarist's Music Theory Book is a good place to start.
http://www.freeguitarvideos.com/books/M ... ?source=MY
http://www.freeguitarvideos.com/books/M ... ?source=MY
Ventura
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Some great advice/intel on this fourm's Music Theory and Technique section too.
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PatF
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mdc1mdc11
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If I were in your shoes I would look at my light and right hand techniques in terms of wrist, elbow motion muting both hands, etc. In other words control...that seems to be the hardest part, avoiding sloppy playing and playing above your level. I would also learn some of that Travis, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins stuff....mind boggling and very difficult.
The theory stuff is interesting but you need to be musical and theory is only a tool, you can miss nails with a hammer.
The theory stuff is interesting but you need to be musical and theory is only a tool, you can miss nails with a hammer.
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pinbridge
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Hello,
A forum member recommended the book Intervallic Fretboard, earlier. Thanks for that! I'm actually the co-author of that book. Please note that it is for intermediate and advanced players and deals with an intervallic approach to the fretboard. It takes some patience for the concepts to get a foothold.
As far as technique, I wrote another book titled Guitar Fingers: Essential Technique in Pictures. It takes a detailed look at technique, with hundreds of short exercises and pictures. Perhaps that might be helpful in your resolve to going back to basics. There are excerpts at http://www.pelemeleworks.com. Feel free to contact me there if you have any questions about the book.
Cheers.
A forum member recommended the book Intervallic Fretboard, earlier. Thanks for that! I'm actually the co-author of that book. Please note that it is for intermediate and advanced players and deals with an intervallic approach to the fretboard. It takes some patience for the concepts to get a foothold.
As far as technique, I wrote another book titled Guitar Fingers: Essential Technique in Pictures. It takes a detailed look at technique, with hundreds of short exercises and pictures. Perhaps that might be helpful in your resolve to going back to basics. There are excerpts at http://www.pelemeleworks.com. Feel free to contact me there if you have any questions about the book.
Cheers.
Loudness250
New member
The Heavy Guitar Bible is a cool book for going back to basics.
Ventura
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Thanks for your input and some great publications - please stick aroundpinbridge":z3ft9a2u said:
anomaly
Well-known member
Just learn some new songs. That's how all my chops came together, slowly over time by learning new material and figuring how to apply it to my own material.
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Anonymous
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All I can say that worked/still works for me is improvising.
Besides modal backing tracks, I also use lots of 12 bar blues backing tracks.
Improvising over a 12 bar blues imo is Huge in getting your all around playing in great shape.
Yes, it can be modal in its approach, but even to utilize just pentatonic scales major/minor, its use of timing and space, is unparalelled to anything else imo.
Ever since I heard Randy Rhoads stress it in his private lesson tapes that are floating around online, it has really been something I've tried to always incorporate.
I've relearned my use of space and how to manipulate it to work within a piece and the tension it can create to resolve.
There are endless backing tracks on YT. Different keys, modes, time sigs.
You end up controlling the piece rather than it intimidating you. You have your scale arsenal ready to unload and you get better and better knowing what scales sound better over the I IV and V chords.
Besides modal backing tracks, I also use lots of 12 bar blues backing tracks.
Improvising over a 12 bar blues imo is Huge in getting your all around playing in great shape.
Yes, it can be modal in its approach, but even to utilize just pentatonic scales major/minor, its use of timing and space, is unparalelled to anything else imo.
Ever since I heard Randy Rhoads stress it in his private lesson tapes that are floating around online, it has really been something I've tried to always incorporate.
I've relearned my use of space and how to manipulate it to work within a piece and the tension it can create to resolve.
There are endless backing tracks on YT. Different keys, modes, time sigs.
You end up controlling the piece rather than it intimidating you. You have your scale arsenal ready to unload and you get better and better knowing what scales sound better over the I IV and V chords.
