How to be a good guitar player? / myLot

Naga City, Philippines

February 3, 2021 4:16pm CST

It's been couple of years since the day I started playing guitar. And currently still not able to play a fast lick over the fretboard. I tried watching multiple videos but still my finger moves the way it was before.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (341752)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Feb 21

Keep practising. Practise a lick every day over and over and gradually push yourself to go a bit faster.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (220089)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Feb 21

Yep, that is very true.

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Romar _B

@Dhabie04 (46)

• Naga City, Philippines

4 Feb 21

@JudyEv, thanks for that advice. I actually do daily practice holding my electric guitar while watching tutorials online. By the way, I hope you and your sister will definitely see each other soon.

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Romar _B

@Dhabie04 (46)

• Naga City, Philippines

4 Feb 21

@TheHorse Thanks

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (71540)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

3 Feb 21

Just take your time and keep at it. You'll get it when you're ready.

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Romar _B

@Dhabie04 (46)

• Naga City, Philippines

3 Feb 21

@Kayla, thanks for that advice. Do you play guitar?

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rakski

@rakski (125769)

• Philippines

3 Feb 21

Hello kabayan! Welcome to mylot! Sorry I cannot help you with that as I do not know how to play guitar. But the only thing you can do is practice and practice and I am sure eventually, you will get there

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rakski

@rakski (125769)

• Philippines

4 Feb 21

@Dhabie04 NO. NO. NO. I have no talents for the arts I think. Ahaha I bake, cook, read, do cross stitch. I like to dance and sing but the songs does not like me one bit and I am maybe two to three seconds delayed with the song choreography

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Romar _B

@Dhabie04 (46)

• Naga City, Philippines

4 Feb 21

@raksi, hi there, too. No worries, everyone seems to try playing any of the instruments even singing or dancing. Do you sing or dance?

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Romar _B

@Dhabie04 (46)

• Naga City, Philippines

4 Feb 21

@rakski That's fine. We are all born with unique talents and preference. Maybe you have talent in cooking or baking since those are your common/daily routine.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (220089)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Feb 21

I teach my guitar students to practice scales. I am a professional, but I am not a particularly "fast" player. I prefer "tasty."

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Romar _B

@Dhabie04 (46)

• Naga City, Philippines

4 Feb 21

@TheHorse, that's cool. I wish I could go to your place so that we can play together and at the same time teaching me with all your mastery about playing guitar.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (220089)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Feb 21

@Dhabie04 Can you work on the essential chords, like D, G, C, and A? And then learn some of the essential scales, like G, and C. Once you have those, you can play many of the songs that exist if the Filipino, American, and (etc.) musical lexicon.

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Romar _B

@Dhabie04 (46)

• Naga City, Philippines

4 Feb 21

@TheHorse I'm gonna do that later. I have an idea with those scale but I don't know how to apply it to any composition that I have.

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