3 Game-Changing Tips To Level Up Your Guitar Playing

[@GoFingerstyle]

Repertoire tip: organize your setlist by tunings and capos. If you’re playing a gig, you don’t want awkward pauses between songs-unless you’re charismatic as hell 😄

[@adelaidd194511]

Максим,приветствую. Может быть в курсе. А у нас кто-то учился у Джо? Я хочу обучаться у него. Но без впн не зайти на его сайт. Я написал письмо,но что-то нет ответа. И если я приобрету курс, как быть с языком? Я английский не так хорошо знаю. Подскажи ,если в курсе.СПАСИБО.

[@OilCanHarry2U]

I rely completely on being characteristic

[@Joe_Robinson]

@ Здравствуйте, мне бы очень хотелось, чтобы мой сайт был доступен в России. Я не уверен, где находится ограничение. Все мои уроки проводятся на английском языке, и в настоящее время у меня нет дубляжа или субтитров, хотя я над этим подумываю. Спасибо, что подписались на KZbin, и мне жаль, что эти курсы недоступны в России.

[@alessiosandro123]

I see joe - i click

I would like to add, whatever Joe says to practice, I practice :D

[@alessiosandro123]

right... its like simon says

[@billysuter]

Songs I can play: Wonderwall

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

That’s really good advice I just wrote down the tunes I know thinking I didn’t know many and I keep remember all these old tunes I haven’t played in ages !

[@BluesInSeattle]

Oh dang Joe, it's good to see you back giving out information and tips and things.

[@johnjuba1496]

Thanks for the pointers....you bridge the gap between creating music and performing it.

[@seanmarshallmusic]

The Forscore app was a game changer for me. Synchronicity of my repertoire and charts between all my devices. Also sortable by various elements (key, genre, composer, etc)

[@Joe_Robinson]

I've heard great things about Forscore!

[@benhastie853]

Thank you, I’ve been looking for a good metronome and Pro Metronome is exactly what I was after!

[@Joe_Robinson]

Cheers Ben! Google actually has a metronome too, which is handy sometimes!

[@CaptainCyril]

Great tips! Thank you! Once in a while I play really long time almost non-stop on the guitar (8 hours) and bass (4 hours) to achieve endurance.

[@LoreFavero]

Thank you, Joe!

[@millerjeff]

Thanks for the info about playing as loud then playing with more dynamics. Can't wait to try this. I know it's going to change my playing.

[@marcinwieczorek485]

So true about dynamics - Brian Sutton had a great exercise for it to play groups of 3 notes (fingerstyle or hybrid, on adjacent strings or spread - explore as many options as possible) and focus on playing one of the notes louder so it clearly stands out and the others more quiet and doing that for each individual note in the given chord. Certainly improved my sound a lot and it's a def a huge area to keep exploring. Thank for your lessons Joe, good so see you're back and the update you recently posted sounds great!

[@FTD5912]

Hey Joe - I don't play a lot of fingerstyle anymore (mostly Bluegrass) but I really find your wisdom and advise to be gold. Thank you for everything you do for the guitar community!!

[@xxbstpagexx]

These are all great tips in my opinion and subjects most of us neglect to our subsequent disadvantage. I’ve been practicing “metronome starving” daily for 10 minutes for the last 10 months to address chronic speed up - a difficult habit to break. Other items in this list resonate with me, especially repertoire list/organization and dynamics. Five thumbs up to these recommendations. Thank you.

[@arthurhecht6712]

Thanks Joe

[@parsnipfingers]

Thank you, Joe.

[@DannyBrooks1]

Very helpful tips! Thanks

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks, Danny!

[@kimberly4107]

love the metronome on two and. what do put the metronome on for songs in 6/8 like what a wonderful world or Georgia On My Mind? much ❤ to you and your family

[@Joe_Robinson]

To practice with the metronome on the backbeat in a 6/8 feel, the click would be on 4. The tempo would be a very low number, 30 bpm or so.

[@duaneclarkmusic4977]

Thanks, Joe! Good, helpful input!

[@RickGtr271]

Dynamics is the most underrated technique. So glad you talked about and have a tip that I will start to use to improve my playing. I will also start using 2 and 4 on the metronome as others say it really improves playing.

[@Dave-gf3kd]

Great content Joe! Having taken your courses I’ve heard these before, but It helps to refresh the thoughts on all!

[@RubenRamsgaard]

Great video, Joe. Thanks for sharing! Very valuable to me on my deliberate guitar practice journey.

[@richardstones6445]

Thanks Joe. Great tips. Reminds me how much I appreciate your training courses. I need to go back and review (again).

[@samuelrajaratnam7328]

1.repetoire 2.timing (metronome) 3.Dynamics

[@briantriesart]

I love your videos and your vibe! Thanks.

[@hscottcpa]

Nicely done Joe! I especially needed the metronome section! Still a major challenge for me and my biggest weakness too

[@timmallory8357]

Love it. Are dynamics also what guitar players call phrasing?

[@robhead22]

I love your lessons!! Welcome back!! Thank you!

[@padbender2972]

great advice...keep a song list on my phone for that very reason. timing and dynamics will be my new focus

[@cyrilerbin5470]

Great tips and video, as usual! Cheers Joe, I really feel my playing is improving continuously thanks to guitar player like you, Tommy, Gareth Pearson or Brooks Robertson 🙂 Great to see that for a niche genre, we have a fantastic group of role-models who help support our guitar playing effort. Thanks à million Joe!

[@cyrilerbin5470]

I must also say I love your dynamics 😀

[@AndriyDerkachGuitar]

You can be the most technical player, but repertoire is what people need, glad you mentioned 👍

[@charlesvachon5838]

Excellent tips …thank you Sir!

[@bigbokiptd]

Great video and tips - as always. Thank you so much for all your instructions!

[@h2oBlue]

Thank you Joe!! All the best with your new ranch!

[@Guitar.152]

Thank you ♫♥♫

[@philipcampion386]

Brilliant as always Joe. Thanks so much. Philip

[@simonkramer1866]

Great advise thanks.

[@vsuontam]

Thanks Joe. More tips on what to practice with metronome would be welcome.

[@marcwhicher5242]

Thank you Joe!!! Every time I listen I learn lol

[@Separated-At-Birth]

3:40 Don't forget TE's best advice to guitarists: "Tap your foot".

[@RichardGöttle]

Thank you Joe. I appreciate your Videos so much. Allready have a seltlist, 90% percent Tommy Emmanuel Songs. Plan to learn a cpuple of your songs, to get them on my list. "Flow" has to be on my list one day for sure ;-)

[@rickaguirre]

Joe, I noticed the Riff Ranch sign, I can see a Joe's Riff Ranch Gathering of various artists similar to Live at Daryl's' House. Or a Guitar Camp at the Ranch, Just sayin.

[@kingrobert1st]

I organise my songs by capo position, tuning and instrument. I also prefer the "internal groove"

[@xsssxxzz]

I learned Overjoyed from Adam Rafferty's online course. The grooving was great, but I found really hard to master.

[@namanrao8970]

My teacher 😌...YOU ENERGY IS ENLIGHTENING US

[@EpikPotato123]

I’ve had a teacher for 6 years. Since July 2024 I haven’t been able to ply due to an illness. During that time I realized I really can’t play a whole sone, never been taught one completlely thru! I now am looking for a new teacher. How could you help me. Thanks for reading this. You are great. I’m 78 years old

[@sajidmasoud8514]

Time to dust off the Taylor. Good to see you're doing well, Joe!

[@MsMusicman56]

Joe, I can't agree with u anymore. I have friends that after playing for years are hopeless on rhythm, dynamics and timing.

[@Joe_Robinson]

I think we agree.. Malcolm Gladwell misrepresented the 10,000 hour ‘rule’. If spend 10,000 hours making our own breakfast we don’t become master chefs, & if we noodle for years on the guitar, we probably won’t get much better. I can recommend the book ‘Peak’ to understand the best methods for practicing.

[@west4coast77]

Great tips, Joe! Thanks very much.