Somehow.. i feel that there's no improvement.

[Hei]

Hi guys, me again.

couple of weeks back ago i posted a topic regarding as to how to improve playing in terms of speed, accuracy and flow. Well i guessed that the tips did helped me in having more patience with regards to getting it right, however somehow i feel that my guitar playing skills is stuck at a level.

However first off i must say that i am not expert in playing at all, i have been playing more than a year, less than 2 years, and its not like that i've hit the peak of guitar playing where i can play at crazy speeds and have fast moving fingers, i barely can do those triplets where you pick the note and then proceed to hammer the next 2, and then proceed to the next string, pardon me if there's a musical term for it, i'm not that good at my theory either.

That being said, i practice on a daily basis, or every two days when i'm busy.. however i feel there are things where i want to play and regardless of how long i practice on them i don't seem to be able to get it..

 

[faekildare]

U need to practice with the metronome. Start slow. Hear the timing. If your are doing a triplet, then listen to the timing. Every beat of the metronome is a triplet. Hear the triplet and follow. Play according and slowly increase in speed. You have to understand the idea of timing very well.

 

[Likui]

count 1,2, 3 and play together, with an accent on the 1, u play at the speed u count

 

[an2]

For the triplet if the notes don't ring out then consider an overdrive pedal mate

 

[lester_music]

just keep trying...

sometimes results will not come overnight....thats the thing about playing guitar or as doing other things as well......and everyone's also not the same...

not saying u r slow...cause some techniques really take years..& its a gradual process which sometimes u may not even not even realise it

its not that u are stuck...just takes time

your mind may learn fast, but its your muscle memory of your physical attribute that's slow...

the trick is do slowly...learn like a tortoise & you will improve like a hare....trust me...less than 2 years is relatively short period of playing guitar.....most learner can't get the feel within this period in general.....

keep trying!!!!

 

[SotAnLite]

Hey man,

Practice, patience and perseverance go together.

If you're tired, just take a break. Put down your guitar, go and do other stuff, take a walk or something. Then try again when you feel more refreshed.

Practice something you enjoy, such as a specific piece you've always wanted to play, or a specific riff you've always wanted to learn. This will be more fun. Have a goal. Focus, and work towards it.

Have a great day!

Low Han Yew Peter
www.lowhanyew.com

 

[CaboWabo]

Idk if this helps but for me what i realized is that whenever i dont progress much i just stop playing for awhile and when i start playing again im actually able to do things that i wasnt able to do previously

 

[Hei]

ah... trying to play this part of the song where by there are sixteenth notes triplets at 120bpm... T_T so fast i can only play at half the speed of it.

 

[Likui]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jukCT44uMNM
use this method, very good, I used it and it worked.