![]() ![]() Not only for techniques, but for speed as well. Just like you wouldn't cram running or weightlifting into one day a week, the same thing goes for guitar. Whether it be fingerpicking or any other technique (sweep picking, economy picking, hammer ons) it's important to practice that technique every day to make sure you're making progress. While traveling recently my Lyft driver mentioned how he was trying to learn fingerpicking. If you recorded yourself practicing a legato riff 6 months ago, and you find yourself recording a new legato riff today, you can see how much you've improved, and what needs work. The other thing recording yourself via video accomplishes is that you can see how far you've come on the guitar. First, you have a video version of the riff you recorded, so it'll be easier to see where you had your hands on the guitar neck, and this will also help you when you're trying to remember riffs. One other component you should add to your lick library is recording yourself via video. Whether that be by writing your riffs down, or recording them, it's a really beneficial thing to have when you're writing songs. I always talk about creating a lick library. Practice this a little bit every day, and you'll also develop finger strength in the meantime. It's a beautiful thing to be able to bend accurately. If you're bending with your ring or pinky finger, try and use your middle or index finger to give those weaker fingers a little support. You should be able to get pretty close after a few tries. The easiest way to do this is to play your starting note, then play your target note, and then go back to your starting note and try to bend it up to the target note you just heard. Have you ever really listened to when you bend a guitar string? If you're trying to get a whole step bend, are you making it all the way? Sit down and practice, quarter, whole, whole and a half, and other bends. ![]()
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