Technique Lessons
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3 Tricks For Fingerstyle Guitar
Start using these 3 tips to instantly improve your fingerstyle playing.
Improvisation Tip – Targeting 3’s & 7’s
Use this improvisation technique to build great phrases by targeting the “color tones’ within the chords.
It will make your phrases and licks much more unique and sophisticated, and it’s really easy to do!
How Do You Play Licks In Between Chords?
Every guitarist needs to learn how to fill in chord progressions with licks.
And yes, there actually is a strategy to doing this! Follow this step-by-step guide to learning how to start improvising licks in your chord proegressions today!
Finger Strength Through Fast-Twitch Muscles
Building fast-twitch muscle fiber is critical to playing easily, relaxed and with speed & power.
Use this exercise daily, without even needing a guitar, to build fast-twitch muscles and finger strength!
Improvisation Tip – Articulation
Adding articulation to your licks is a sure-fire way to improve your phrasing and make your improvisations sound meaningful and complete.
It’s not just about note choice, but it’s about how you execute those notes.
Improvisation Tip – Use Enclosure!
Stop searching and fumbling through your solos when you improvise. Instead, know exactly what note you want and more importantly, how to target that note.
By using the concept of “enclosure” you’ll immediately feel more confident and have a more phrase-like approach to running through any scale you choose. This one tip will save your solos from sounding dull and boring!
Play The Backbeat
If you want to really become a solid player, timing and rhythm is the most important thing you can master. A lot of people can play cool licks, but without them being completely in “the pocket” the licks just don’t matter.
With this one challenging drill, you can quickly take your playing to the next level by learning to tap your foot on the backbeat and feel the rhythm in a way you never have before.
Percussive Fingerstyle Playing
Do you want a tighter pocket and more groove while playing fingerstyle guitar? If so, then learning how to slap while finger picking is one of the greatest tools you can use.
By incorporating this percussive element into your playing you’ll instantly transform every song you play!
