hey! can anybody out there thats on this site do sweeps on guitar? I've been working at it for the past few weeks and am almost there but its like i can't speed it up any. This thread is just a result of my frustration. But while I'm here, any tips?

well its like any technique on guitar, like me im learning to alternate pick at the moment and its going at an alright speed but its still pretty slow, but i can garuntee if you keep at it you will improve your speed

ps. if your fustrated... spark up a jay =]

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alternate picking is a bitch.

Just Start Slow. You Wont Learn It In A Day.

I've found that My improvement comes in spurts...Then I'll plateau for a few months and then Bam, I can shred something new....It's a slow process but hey man if it was easy, women wouldn't get all squirmy and throw their panties at you!!!!

I know what you mean, ill play a really hard part and not get it and a day later as soon as i play it , i get it right and it feels simple as shit.

my plateaus take months for me to advance any. but I guess its easiest to notice a change in ability when youre first starting anyways.

I can do it on guitar hero! lol

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its a fun game but kids take it too seriously like i see them walking down the street with their plastic guitar controlers over their back. like wtf, like they play the game and it gives them a false sense of being actually able to play guitar thats why it sells, same with UFC its all the rage and everyone thinks they are the best fighters ever and that they can learn how to fight by watching it on a saturday night lying down smoking a joint and having a beer, they are pretty good, but they do it for sport, like if it was a real fight you wouldnt want to put a person into a submission the start of the fight should be when someone aproaches you, the middle should be when you put your guard up and the end should be when you first make contact, this is what separates true martial artists from sport fighters. wow i got off topic lol

o btw hope to see you at the march! im gonna pick up a nice 1/2 ounce peice of hash

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one word..metronome..its a bad word for some guitar players. People try to say it makes your playing sound mechanical or something. Trust me and get a metronome or go to metronomeonline.com if you practice by your computer. Anything new you learn on guitar, start by timing it very slowly to the metronome. It seems kinda boring at first cause you dont feel like your doig much, but you will get the most from your practice time. Dude I did that when i was practicing alternate picking and scales. In a month I was fuckin blazing around the fretboard like I never had in the past 4 years to that point. I use it with difficult chord changes now to. Its a thing of beauty.