Comments on: 10 Tips to Becoming a Better Guitar Player

By: THIBAUD GEORGES

THIBAUD GEORGES — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 05:41:54 +0000

The Most Beautiful guitar solo’s and extraordinary playing and arrangement is the SULTAN OF SWING’S

By: Craig Richards-Andersen

Craig Richards-Andersen — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 17:00:07 +0000

I found that walking around distracted riffing put me light years ahead! The comment about not playing is right on. Listen to David Gilmour’s intro and outro on “”Comfortably Numb” and you will see what I mean.

By: Corky Douthitt

Corky Douthitt — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:26:48 +0000

“Amen” to listen. Play for the music! I’m too old and slow for solo’s(drums) I think a solo is a 2 bar fill! but do what supports the music and listen – to the music- to your instrument and follow the leader!

By: Gordon Kaswell

Gordon Kaswell — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:28:09 +0000

Years back, I played keyboards for a reggae band. It was a genre I knew almost nothing about, so I did a lot of listening, and learned a lot. The most important thing I took away from the experience was the concept of the “drum circle.” The idea is that every instrument is thought of as a percussion instrument. In other words, what you play must make sense and be interesting melodically, harmonically, and RHYTHMICALLY. This is another way of saying “Pay attention to your phrasing!” And if you think about it, some of the best guitarists around are brilliant with their phrasing, even if they’re not unusually gifted, technically. (Eric Clapton and David Gilmour are two obvious examples, and there are plenty more.)