madagascar Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Ok, so I'm a guitarist, just want to know if anyone has any advice to help me improve. I mainly play metal stuff, i'm a pretty able guitarist, can do a lot of that shred malarky so my overall technique is quite advanced and I know a bit of theory, know pretty much to write a decent enough metal song. It's the more theory side of things I want to get better at, my improvising isnt too great, I limit my soloing to the minor scale and minor pentatonic with the odd harmonic minor. I know all my major scale positions and minor pent positions but not fluent enough with them to just improvise anywere on the fretboard. I only know the one position for the minor scale. I really really want to grasp modes properly as I feel it will definately branch out my playing more but I just cant seem to understand them properly. I also have trouble memorising all the chord formulas and stuff, my memory isnt the best either. After doing all that I might try branching out more to learn different styles such as jazz and classical etc... Any advice from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Well, I can basically improvise anywhere on the board, and I've never taken a lesson. If you play enough, you eventually know so much about how each note sounds, that you don't need to "know scales" but you will be able to play them. I would say, just experiment with all you can with the 2 scales you know (same ones I started on) and fill in notes as you see fit. I basically looked at the blues scale as a foundation and filled in noted where I thought they may be able to go...NOW I FUCKING RULE!!!! Take a few months off of "getting laid" or "leaving the house" and play guitar. Sacrificing one may seem hard, but it leads to more of it later......yea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadlaser Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 totally agree with axlisold here, solid advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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