12 BEST Guitar tips (I wish I had)

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@Indigo-lucky]

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[@Vzo44]

Don’t test yourself is brilliant advice that I needed to hear! It belies a connection between self-esteem and ability. Having ability doesn’t make a person worthy, that is just an external validation that feels ultimately hollow and chasing that dopamine inducing unsatisfactory feeling increases neuroticism. Must separate self worth from external sources so that it comes from within. Music is beautiful, ego mania is not! Thanks for these videos.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@pascalschneider661]

„Connect to the emotional.“ Man! This describes perfectly what I was always unconsciously doing. When I feel sad or unmotivated I listen & watch to my guitar hero Mr. John Frusciante and after a fraction of a second i am totally connected! ❤

[@yampierstefanomezaaliaga5334]

No sé mucho inglés y por lo poco que entiendo se me hace uno de los mejores KZbinrs sobre música, gracias por ser el mejor y enseñar tanto.

[@mhowden]

You are kinda killing it lately. Keep it up!

[@hencevolcano]

#7 had the most impact for me. All great I deas. Singing the melody over chords or sounds is the closest to the songwriting process for me. Trust your ear even if it leads you to something you have never played. Your ear almost always tells you what the song needs at any specific place in the tune even if it’s just the difference in the rhythm as well as the melody. Even further lyrics start to fall in to place over these new ideas. #7!!!

[@MasterinGuitars]

Your content is so so so so so good! Thank you for the amount of work you put in to it and the way you share your knowledge in a story-telling fashion it's amazing! Have an amazing day!

[@matt_greene]

We get good at what we do. Nice. This applies to life!

[@simonduncan3738]

I like the sing it suggestion no. 7. I'm gonna do that because I find it difficult but it might just be what I'm missing to find the sound that I want.

[@Erendislevrai]

The perfect conman

[@gtrplyrgrl512]

The inner game books have been a huge mind shift for me! I highly recommend The Inner Game of Music. I also hear concepts of NLP… Neurolinguistic Programming… in your tips… connecting (programming) language (singing) to the brain’s understanding; connecting new knowledge to existing knowledge to confirm your ability to repeat a practice that worked.

[@zlucoblij]

Putting a new thing in context of something familiar is something I just should have started doing a long time ago. It's definitely been a missing piece in what I do. Thanks a lot for the video!

[@zlucoblij]

Also actively figuring out what kind of feelings I can produce with things I can play is a huge thing for me.

[@vjimmers1]

A few more. Non sequential chromatic exercises pat martino style. Also 7 diatonic, 7 harmonic minor and 7 melodic minor modes all 21 modes from the same root note in order of minors, majors, dominant and flat fives . Also half step below, scale step above then root for the most used modal arpeggios.

[@joetoe9207]

I’m struggling to pick a single ‘best’ piece of advice from your suggestions. All valuable to me. Thank you for doing this!

[@MecPex]

What a beautiful guitar ! What is the brand ? Thank you

[@alanosborn4060]

the Inner Game of Tennis! my two loves in the same video (guitar & tennis). Thanks Rotem!

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@JeffCloutier]

In high school I learned some basic rock stuff and majored in music for my first year of college. I still test myself and feel guilty for "playing" because of curriculum led practice requirements. "You can't move on from Blue Bossa until you play it like this." I just wrote 3 pieces based on inspiration from that minor 7th sound. Yeah, to me that's what it's all about, inspiration. You sir, are an inspiration!

[@manvendrarawat1758]

Thanks a lot , that last tip was gold.

[@anamariadocarmo4948]

In my dark moments I listen to Pat Metheny and everything is fine

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Yas

[@goetzgerhardt9466]

Not a minute to early for me, this one. Sometimes practice becomes a intellectual exercise (or exorcism?) for me, and the emotional connection to The Sound takes the backseat. Thanks for sharing (and the reminder)!

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@user-sn3cs2hd8r]

Don’t underestimate playing with others - playing standing up vs sitting down - connecting what you learn to what you know was the best point

[@nelsonlabrada]

Very good advice, very good video. 🤙🏻

[@joec942]

Hi Rotem. I just discovered your channel and love your approach to teaching...very relaxing and soothing...you're the Bob Ross of guitar teachers 😆 keep up the good work my friend...Subscribed! 👍

[@tesanh]

Great advice and channel. Wish you all the best.

[@michaelpurkerson4414]

Thank you for this information. So many of the suggestions here follow my instructor and his advice to me. I really enjoy your videos.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@homeguitarplayer9482]

I am struggling with making excercises musical. I'm only just glimpsing the emotional connection as I'm working with theory fundamentals. When you said in high school you realised that scales and excercises were not cool to play for others. Yes, I am right there. Now I am finding cord progressions and working with triads. I have a ditto looper and have been making loops to play along with in order to use the scales and arpeggios I'm learning. I'm working on thinking about the notes and intervals instead of shapes and patterns. Trying to connect with the music instead of just trying to keep up.

[@martinheath5947]

Try to connect with other people and play live

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@kondorram9073]

That’s sound advice (pun intended 😊). Thank you

[@lebeelouis1938]

Crutial topic ! My practicing creed which I’ve stollen to a classical piano teacher « divide and conquer » ! Everything starts with a plan . I have a book in which I have be been keeping track of my progression for four years now. I Divide me time as following : Technique / repertoire / transcription / sight reading / listening / Most of all being Focused while practicing has really my routine so much more effective !

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@NundeeGuitar]

I think I ' ll avoid singing for the sake of my neighbors ,but thanks for the others tips !!

[@horstlippitsch]

Great master! Which kind of pick do you use? Dunlop Jazz3?

[@SaSmubob]

Thank you for these videos you remind me every time that listening is at the core of what us musicians should be doing

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@vinceconlan8328]

What pedals do you use for that clarion bell beautiful sound?

[@NickGranville]

Thats great advice man! Thanks for posting this, more people need to hear this - way to make music practise. Number 4 is on the money. Clear goals is it. Many people noodle (myself included) when they should trying to improve via practise.

[@douglaspiper7804]

Good point! 👍🏻 I myself noodle too much, I know this. Sometimes, I'm not sure how, or what exercises I should be doing, rather than just noodling. Thank you Rotem for your time and sharing your knowledge. Respect to all, Doug Piper. P.S. I honor the memory of my daughter Dawn Marie with her picture for my profile. We lost her in 2006, in a car accident. Dawn was 14 yrs old. She was starting to articulate better with the guitar. She loved to learn. I dream of what she could have taught me with my playing together with her. Peace to all.

[@blackblur3594]

Rotem thank you! You are a treasure!

[@TheFeelButton]

I wish my early teachers would have shown me theory on a keyboard instead of confusing it in with the physical challenges of making strings ring. Cheers Rotem!

[@erikluo]

Great video man! Letting go is what I need to work on now. Too much thinking and trying to play what I practiced I end up sounding less musical. Need to let go more.

[@Indigo-lucky]

Great advice, especially about testing vs learning or practicing. Also, did you just sing “do-diez”? :)

[@marktrentecosta]

Great lesson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TECH3_]

that guitar looks beautiful , is that custom build ?

[@VitalBigras]

Really helpful and so inspiring ! 🙂

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Thanks man!!!

[@Sevetamryn]

Number 8 is super important, and hard to get in for overly analytical persons.

[@GRUNGETIME1]

what are these beautiful chords at the beginning? ( I think (just) 6th intervals? Am i correct ?)

[@ulfsvensson9710]

Twelve tums up!

[@1mann1chor]

Good advice, beautifully presented! After all, playing is the part that communicates. Say something with your instrument, make a statement, tell a story. That's even possible with poor technical skills... But practising technique and playability at once, keeping your mind on progress in both fields - that's probably the ideal way.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@fran6b]

Number 12 : Interesting. Are we enter here in the philosophy of playfulness and practiceness? Those are subjectively defined for a musician, but to me, it's seem that lies in the will to impress ourself a certain essence of playfulness. On an other hand, my practiceness sense is my biggest flaw. Or was. I'm getting better and better understanding it. Thank to guys like you!

[@matthewauster608]

Hi, new fan! What guitar are you playing in this vid? Very cool and sounds incredible

[@josetomasserranoleon8556]

Bravo 👏

[@gardenterrorist4681]

COLORS!

[@onomedavidomoghene6622]

Great advice, Rotem! What's your tone setup for the melodic break? It sounds really lush and ethereal, and I'd love to copy it for my work.

[@kusminofficial]

Awesome... nice sharing..

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@loupdeloup]

I'm a ukulele player, so my "other angle" is the guitar :-)

[@ipelegeng]

Hi Rotem, ad #5: as an 48 years old amateur with the usual commitments (full time job, family etc.) I rather suffer from „to much information“ and moving on to quickly without going into the required depth. Maybe you‘ve got some thoughts on this? Love your content cheers Stefan

[@Riggy931]

Chop suey 🤘🏽

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@anthonydevito1815]

Thanks

[@frankgallagher2374]

A tsunami of great advice. A bit overwhelming, but powerful. Thank you again Rotem.

[@lennyfisher8359]

“…when the Student is ready, the Teacher arrives.”

[@johnjacquard863]

hello fine sir!, i really like working on melodic contour for example G# G B C F E lick over Cmajor, or D7, or Emin7, or F#min7b5, or Gmaj7, or Amin7, or Bmin7 , or C7

[@johnjacquard863]

but my fav is talking that melodic contour above and playing over a Dmin7 or Fmaj7

[@johnjacquard863]

i love making melodic contours out of maj6 and dim7 and min6 chords just becuase the ability to superimpose those melodic contours over any function.

[@BRAG450]

I just wanted to say since I’ve started watching this channel I’ve really seen improvement in my playing. And I really think it’s because of the way you teach this and how even tho it’s practice it’s very musical. I think recording my playing and listening to it back later has also really helped me focus on making stuff sound like music and not just a bunch of lines. I play a lot with the looper and when your in the heat of it it sounds cool to me but if i watch back a video of me playing it can help me realize I need to leave more space sometimes. Lol

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@reaganalmeidamusic]

nice!

[@Gwens42]

Why did you choose fixed-do rather than moveable-do for singing the notes ? I mean,first it feels cumbersome to say dièse/ bémol, besides you don't have the nice property to have one syllables equal one degree , and every time "mi" could mean a different interval , it seems the only situation fixed-do would be preferable would be for people with perfect-pitch, and even then you still loose the nice flow to have a single syllable for each note. I'm very curious of your response, if you feel like this need a detailed video answer , do not hesitate 😀 And thanks for all the advice ;)

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

I like when the note is the note

[@hencevolcano]

Yes, please make a video about solfège! Describe all the differences between Do re mi or Do re mey? So la ti or all those other sounds you sing when describing notes,please.

[@slashclash21bharat]

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[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@MatheusRobis]

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[@RotemSivanGuitar]

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[@yaroslavshevtsiv]

Three, seven and eleven. Three...

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Lol. What?

[@yaroslavshevtsiv]

@@RotemSivanGuitar having fun) Fun is every important aspect. And by fun I also mean being able not to laugh at smbd's skills but being able to cheer them up and encourage them.. who knows what I mean else.. just looking forward to YASS

[@hencevolcano]

Seems like he is saying 3,7,11 are great practice ideas but three was his favorite? Lol maybe

[@brutexrp7207]

What about 13. Record what you play and listen back at a later time.

[@dreamcity7514]

Who are your jazz heros?

[@Fulcrum_Channel]

Play / practise