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Aug 25 • 🎸 General discussion
To “master” the guitar, you just need 3 things…
The way I see it, everything there is to mastering the guitar really just falls into 3 buckets:
- Technique
- Understanding your instrument
- Musicality
Let me break each one down further:
The first is technique. Literally, just being able to play a riff or chord. Being able to pluck the strings quickly enough/smoothly enough in a picking pattern.
Without the dexterity and coordination to actually play stuff, you’ll never be a great guitarist (duh).
But the mistake most people make is thinking this is the only thing you need.
That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Because even if you can play stuff, you have to be able to play the RIGHT stuff. This is where having an understanding of your instrument comes into play.
Knowing your scales, arpeggios, chords, and having the freedom to choose which of these tools to use in any given situation.
And yet even if you have the tools, you still need to know WHEN to use them, which is where musicality comes into play…
This is understanding the language of music. Chord progressions, melodies, rhythm, how we convey emotion through vibrating particles of air.
So don’t worry, you’ll never become a master–there’s way too much to learn!
But that’s the beauty of it. Music isn’t about competition, or mastery.
It’s about conveying the stuff inside you through to the outside world in the purest form there is. So take the journey with a grain of salt, and don’t forget to stop to smell the flowers.
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To “master” the guitar, you just need 3 things…
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