How Every Type of Guitar Player Practices

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[@MusicisWin]

Missed opportunity for “The One Who Doesn’t Practice” 😜 Which guitar player are you?

[@nf7548]

None. Me no practice good

[@gabrielhynek8863]

I mostly just improvise

[@eliashivhorgen6380]

I just started learning so i do what i know haha and pentatonic

[@jadendubose4066]

Definitely a mix of bender/mindless shredder

[@towlie337]

I'm all of those. Each type portrayed here I've practiced like that.

[@jasontaylor4972]

Admittedly, my practice would be called "Cover Captain". Usually just practice covers. I do have the days where i mix all of these styles together on 1 backing track

[@cyclops_gaming4725]

I feel this brother 😂

[@Ryanguitar202]

Same

[@bensweeting2193]

Yep, exact same here 😂

[@thelonelydirector]

I'm exactly the same.

[@EpiphoneShredzzzzz]

Same, except after I learn a new song and play it enough I'm sick of it and stop playing for a couple months before starting the cycle over again lol. My motivation is low because my skill level has been on a plateau for years

[@kyledadams]

First of all - the “mindless” shredder example was incredibly tasteful. The pentatonic scale can be so diverse in the right hands.

[@GaryKatz]

Or the left hands.

[@kyledadams]

@@GaryKatz if you only knew how crazy it is that you just said what you said. I was literally sitting in my truck driving, thinking about left handed players, as Hendrix plays then your comment notification came up.

[@GaryKatz]

@@kyledadams Whoa, Kyle! That's WAY more than a mere "coincidence ", brother. I've been thinkin about seeing Jimi in August of 1969, and meeting him & Santana & Pete Townshend. My comment, however, was just a dumb reaction to "right"… so I knee-jerked "left"… nicely strange. Same wavelength, Kyle.

[@KVMetalGod]

I know right, I love playing along with patterns on pentatonic and it turns out to be an Awesome lick...

[@cameronj6161]

Thank you! I was just thinking how is that mindless?

[@jaminpartanen9058]

I was a “cover only” type player for a while. Just learn songs I liked and played along. Just recently started more into the “scale runner” trying to learn how to connect scales

[@wouter9934]

we need a full version of that last one, that shit was dope AF

[@RoyDoolin]

I would describe my style as the "endless blues solo" I tend to put Live X Live or Spotify on a blues channel and pick up new riffs and solo over whatever pops up next.

[@kennylilley2372]

This is how I usually end up, I start with running scales and then wind up on a never ending blues solo

[@breal6718]

Snap

[@longneck6456]

Same

[@benbitzer5508]

Haha there we go

[@danielk301]

This. I often plan a systematic all-around practise session in my head but end up playing crappy blues over a single 12-bar blues or Little Wing backing track for an hour. It's just so much more fun.

[@serajulislam5580]

Man, you are so damn underrated as a guitar player. I swear if he came up in the 80's he'd easily make it to the top 100 guitar players.

[@guyzeevi2005]

You are talking like there weren’t as many incredible guitar players back than

[@cjay4108]

the 80s was so long ago

[@todhamilton5055]

I’m actually a hybrid of a few of your archetypes, my rampaging ADD has really held back my learning especially when it comes to theory. I have been using the guitar as therapy For the 40+ years I’ve been playing …it has been a blessing. Thanks for the videos you’re always entertaining!

[@tannert.2296]

I have mindbogglingly bad ADHD and I started trying to learn guitar at 10. I’m 23 now and really didn’t make the leap beyond just trying to learn chords until about year ago. But now I can solo in any key by ear and play most any song I try and learn. It’s been a weird journey

[@GaryKatz]

ADD here, also. Thanks for your perspective.

[@GaryKatz]

@@tannert.2296 ADD player here, too. Kudos for your persistence and practice! You'll be great. I'm sure of it.

[@johnnytmcq]

Same, bud. I got my first guitar when I was 12, an acoustic guitar. I took some lessons in the beginning, but with the teacher wanted me to do was boring. So, I just use the ultimate guitar website to learn songs and chords. Look up a song I like, learn the chords in the song, play the transitions until they're smooth, and bam, know the song. Then I'd look up another song. I'd go in armed with the three or four chords I just learned and maybe pick up a couple more in this song, and I just did that for pretty much a decade, maybe a little more. Just last year, I finally made the switch from acoustic to electric at 36 years of age, actually trying to learn how to properly play. It's f****** tough!

[@johnnytmcq]

@@tannert.2296 How did you advance so much so quickly?! Because whatever it was, I need to start doing it ASAP, lol.

[@Ibanezmusic1]

For a long time I was the “learn songs to 90%” practitioner. Thankfully over the past year I’ve slowly evolved to songwriter (broad term lol) which is great because you incorporate so many techniques in your sessions.

[@kellykent131]

I’ve been working through a fretboard workout book. The book teaches different patterns based on the caged system to learn all the notes on the fretboard as well as modes, major, minor patterns. I also run through forty chords in a Brian Setzer book.

[@freddimehrcurry]

Whats the book called?

[@kellykent131]

It’s called the Guitar Fretboard workout. The Arthur Barrett Tagliarino .

[@seanmichael7714]

That sounds nice

[@DernRern]

@@kellykent131 thanks buddy, this sounds like it will be fun, Im going to check it out

[@Striker-bz8hf]

@@kellykent131 Thanks this could be useful

[@emilotting6597]

Dude, you nailed it, like, musically, this is the best/freshest thing I've heard in a long time. Just the melodies and chord progression, the fusion between a unique style of house music and melodic guitar: so much fun to listen to!

[@michaelsparks8632]

Lol, Agree!

[@ajmcquee1796]

I just signed up to the guitar super system. Can’t wait to learn with my electric guitar my mom got me for Christmas. Until Christmas, I will definitely do some acoustic guitar techniques. Thanks for inspiring Tyler even before I played guitar a couple years ago.

[@vitaming582]

I bounce between grinding techniques on a metronome and then just playing random covers I like. I sometimes just do the ladder more. It's important to keep things fun.

[@charles9571]

*latter

[@SoggyBacco]

my practice routine usually goes something like: play a handful of intros/main riffs then 2-3 full songs starting with the easiest, once i feel warmed up spend an hour or 2 on what im actually trying to learn

[@photoshopcafe]

I’m a combo of all of them, depending on my mood. I usually start out with scales but end up as the mindless shredder

[@theshogos]

1:53 love that descending lick

[@mycawild]

the rhythm renegade is so me. 🤣😂 And man that is a fact writing songs helps so much with new shapes great tip/advice. always a pleasure to watch your videos.

[@sasuun96]

As a scale runner (only), this gave me lots of different ideas to practice. Thanks :)

[@rileyspurgeon8887]

The deep Blue colored PRS in the melody master is so beautiful, it makes me teary.

[@emefcue]

mix between pattern , rhythm, and melody. love the video!

[@gamefan6142]

My practice routine is what I like to call: Take cover. I practice songs I like and learn skills along the way. For example Silver Bride from Amorphis has helped me with tapping, Anything from Trivium for building speed and Dancing with the dead or Demons are a girl's best friend by Powerwolf for practicing solo playing. And then there's Dream Theatre.....for endurance and challenge....of course....

[@nicholasmercorella5318]

What I’ve been doing, tackling songs that require techniques I’m trying to learn. I’m a start playing in my 50’s kind of guy so I’ll never be on stage. Enjoying putting notes together that sound close to a song I like. Also good exercise for my old arthritic mechanic’s hands.

[@gamefan6142]

@@nicholasmercorella5318 And that's exactly the trick to stick to guitar for me. Play in a way that you enjoy and not to just get better. I'm a rhythm player mainly and not much of a shredder. And I'm ok with it, because once you learn how to play, you also understand how to simplify songs to fit your skill level. So I might play a really flashy solo in one part of the song and then just rhythm the rest of the song. Or I might play the lead section for the whole song and leave out the solo, because I know I can't play it yet - while still trying to imitate parts of it to test myself and to maybe learn it.

[@vitorcezero4084]

Hey Tyler I'm a Brazilian big fan of your content! Helped me a lot! And I would very much APPRECIATE a "Brazilian Rock and bossa Nova" reaction and analysis

[@AgentAileron]

That lick with the bends at the very end was sooo good!

[@GRBAquatics]

Awesome as always. Thankyou . Stuck on F / Am Jams ..... everytime I pickup Guitar now. Awesome ..... DOH

[@matthemus3]

Very cool backing track! I tend to practice more through writing/recording music than anything else. People learn things differently but for me I can’t hear the lick without the music. I know I’m not as musically gifted as some but I’ve learned a lot from stepping outside of my comfort zone and trying new things on tracks that I write. It just kind of comes as I’m playing through the track and I listen back and I’m like, holy crap. I played that!

[@kurtpyzik7735]

honestly I don't really fit into this list very well as I don't use a backing track or metronome, I mostly just practice with covers however I think I'm gonna start doing that now. P.S. the way the backing track tied each different style together just turned this video into one of the best vibe songs I've ever heard, FANTASTIC JOB man.

[@shhs1227]

really should at the very least practice your covers with metronome I found it really helpful when I was still non stop doing covers

[@mikalemadden1762]

You said it, honestly my practice usually ends up being mostly me playing random riffs and solos that I've already learned...

[@jowesh732]

I loved the melody master part sounded super K-pop to me

[@bassyey]

Your rhythm sense must be great then.

[@henrywilson3462]

So true! I absolutely love guitar music! I got interested in guitars a while ago and got myself a custom made one from Rock Guitars. This purchase has only increased my interest. Looking forward to being a guitarist one day!

[@darkness-uq6qi]

That track sounded so freaking sick. Each practice style sounded awesome with it

[@PAul.paUL.PaUL.]

My practice routine : I pick up the guitar I play/sing about 20 songs I am going out for a walk and hope my neighboors are not too mad at me

[@Mr-Safology]

I have to be honest here. I actually practise 5-10 mins on each one, apart from the metronome. I watched his video on how to plan a routine. Apart from the metronome, I just use the looper and ghost note what I think is correct tempo. And at the end, I go crazy with my pedals until the neighbours start flipping me off. 😂

[@Salehalanazi-7]

That ending was amazing. you're a wonderful improviser

[@DozifJuggles]

Love your tone on the Les Paul, something about it sounds a bit more organic and natural than your other guitars (like less MIDI guitar sounding if that makes sense?) Really sounds great with your playing style!

[@marth_6126]

It's a Les Paul. 😉👍

[@luvmuppets]

Finger number same as fret number, do a 1-4 2-4 3-4 2-4 pattern on each string. Repeat finger pattern as you move down fretboard. Use metronome to increase tempo as you go.

[@maliciousmushroom]

This is also one of my exercises. I also do chord changes and bar chord exercises. Then I do something fun like TRY to make a recording that doesn't completely suck.

[@Mr.Telekinetic]

I play the same loop over & over until it’s perfect 😂

[@MrJCMG]

Yeah - he missed out us loopers.

[@Mr.Telekinetic]

@@MrJCMG The Riffter 😉

[@victorthemusicman7243]

I could listen to this video all day. Sick playing!

[@firestorm-1154]

You should do a full version of each these, sounds great

[@agniusbaltaitis5615]

The bender was the sickest for me :D and practicing while recording is a good tactic because sometimes when you fail, you discover a new solo xd and ofc it makes you not to fail while recording :P

[@KyleKatarn145]

Usually cycle between the three chords I know, then noodle for a few minutes before putting the guitar down, convinced I'll never get anywhere with this bloody thing lol

[@benq2197]

Great video, so many great tones

[@TheHeadlyGrange]

I love it so much that you used a Wylde guitar for Mindless Shredder. Spot on haha

[@zylavormusic2616]

I would classify myself as a mix between the Bender and The Mindless shredder

[@andybungert]

I agree, songwriting and otherwise just learning riffs or other songs. Ideally they will be full of techniques that can be used in other places.

[@williamdavis346]

Definitely the Melody Master. From my first memories of my sisters playing the Beatles, my musical tastes have always been focused towards harmony and melody.

[@soulburnx]

I subscribed to your masterclass, I have been playing guitar for nearly 17 years (since I have been 9) I have always played metal, and wanted to learn music theory and how to play Blues. I started out reading tabs and never really expanded beyond that. Your system makes it fun, interesting, and is perfect. It's going to be nice being able to play anything I want, rather that a drop d power chord.

[@mohosapedapetalon]

How have you found the course over the past 6 months?

[@Fallub]

The mindless shredder reminded me a bit of Zakk Wylde’s “In this river”. But anyway, great video and as always: beautiful tones.

[@AJReadsALot]

Honestly as as a guitar player, this is so true

[@nf7548]

Bro you haven’t even watched the video yet

[@cuannell2143]

@@nf7548 😂😂 that's what I'm saying in my head

[@Tama171]

Trueee! As a non guitar player i don't give a fxck

[@BOBANDVEG]

I'm looking for "great rock bands I never heard of". Anyone?

[@nf7548]

@@BOBANDVEG there’s this underground band called “Metallica” you should check them out. They’re not on Spotify yet tho

[@elyasabboushi2611]

Dude.... You are so incredibly amazingly mind-blowing!! Always... Love ya 🤘

[@noahmoore6513]

All of this playing is brilliant. Especially the last part

[@anythingspossiblemusic]

Practice puts brains into your muscles :)

[@mauchamtalukdar07]

I'm on that category who always sit to practice but after a minute or two just do random stuff and never finishes off the scale practice :"(

[@troylauck7611]

Tyler that was pretty impressive that was like one big song of practice examples really talented, and outside the box thinking

[@lovelovelove5744]

This is actually a great instruction video for guitarists. Bravo. Teach without teaching. Very Zen of you, Maestro.

[@lovelovelove5744]

I see what you did there. Now Daniel-san show me the scale runner.

[@michaelc1541]

“Unorganized random note plucker who doesn’t know keys, scales, or chords…” Or the “Makes angry cat in heat sounds” guy for short.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

Then there’s me. “The Randomizer.” I just play random notes until I find something that sounds cool. The only problem is, I couldn’t tell you what I just played. I can’t do the same thing twice. 🤷‍♂️

[@davidspoto6527]

A mix of the scale runner, the bender, and melody master is where im happiest :D

[@mysterious.broadcast]

Definitely a mix of Pattern Perfectionist and Rhythm Renegade. Although I’ve never “practiced” guitar in the traditional sense. I just pick up one of my axes and either come up with a new song idea or practice an old song of mine. Rarely have the patience for learning full covers but I will practice some scales and modes sometimes.

[@Nitrus7]

Definitely mindless shredder for me personally. I took advantage of fully familiarizing myself with all 7 modes and their positions on the fretboard so I'm constantly swapping between different positions using pinch harmonics randomly as I go through slow runs, sweep picking, fast scale runs, high bends, etc.

[@fisken1]

2:02 WHAT IS THIS GUITAR OMGG

[@tyshred9251]

I'm for sure the scale running, pattern perfectionist, the harmonizer triad stuff and rhythm stuff and improving, then writing happens somewhere, and my bands are happy lol. Awesome video as usual, aren't the metronome only snobs the worst ;)

[@michaelsparks8632]

LOl, I think I fit into 3 of those categories! I think I'll watch this again, so much fun!

[@akillos]

I'm personally the 'i suck' kind

[@nf7548]

2:53 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 That was delicious

[@tomg204]

I follow Neal Schon's Facebook and when he is not touring, he posts a lot of video of him practicing and jamming on his many guitars to backing tracks he creates. Great playing by the way.

[@MrKramericasurf]

Dude, you’re so cool and awesome. I’m a rhythm and harmonist myself. Thanks for your channel and I’ll be enrolling soon 😎

[@elilarrosa4656]

Imma tell my kids, this was the earliest I've commented on a video

[@andreasg3258]

Very cool! I Could just listen for Hours. I love the Melodie Master.

[@novacode9954]

That backing track was amazing!

[@danielguerola]

That wah solo, I love it!

[@darkness-uq6qi]

4:22 I don't know why but this is by far my favorite part of this song

[@scottspaldingofficial]

Thank you for a great video and sounds! I don't think I was on that list, but I'd love a copy of the backing track to try! Twas awesome!

[@scottspaldingofficial]

@That clone trooper in the back on the high ground Nope 🙂

[@scottspaldingofficial]

@That clone trooper in the back on the high ground No worries 🙂 I'm in scotland.

[@scottspaldingofficial]

@That clone trooper in the back on the high ground I'm not sure to be honest, I goof around with words and accents at times 🙂

[@darkness-uq6qi]

I just keep revisiting this video! It sounds so good! I definitely resonate with The Rhythm Renegade and The Melody Master most, though I'm definitely not that good yet 😅

[@thomasthompson92694]

As a 28 year old & a beginner for 12 yrs I have had guitar come in and out of my life. Over the years I have practice most all the ways described. Recently I purchased my 1st ever $1000 ish guitar which has pulled sounds out of me that I didn’t know existed. Now a days I use several techniques in 1 practice/ jam session.

[@tone_clicks5813]

I just do grade (Trinity grade 5) practice. It contains songs, melodies, solos, techniques everything a guitarist needs for practicing.

[@Passarium-1195]

The licks in this video are so pleasing to my ears 🤟

[@leonardomurillo6256]

I just wanna appreciate that backing track, sounds so fine

[@kaleocambra1643]

My practice routine usually starts with a simple chord loop, coming up with and looping a bassline over it and trying out different melodies which usually start with running scales.

[@OneImperfectSaint]

I'm definitely toward the Experimenter spectrum. I sometimes use both the Fooz, and Bubbletron's filter at the same time.

[@saguarotreker]

What a fantastic mirror. Thanks.

[@JerryTheVeganRockstar]

I don’t play lead but I’d like to become a melody maker style player. I signed up for your course with that end goal in mind. 😀

[@darrellminx5459]

Great video Thanks! I am old so I mostly do blues bending.with Blues and Jazz you can play till you croak and you get respect after your solo. And even applause! I was blown away getting applause after a simple blues solo. Was it because the solo was great or the audience was just greatful I was alive?

[@ElevnSense]

Couldn’t pass up the GSS discount, esp the annual one-even as a high level intermediate flirting with expert level I still love learning man and your channel has taught me a lot; actually excited to jump into it to see what you can teach me in an actual teacher/student capacity

[@rager7709]

how’s it working

[@ElevnSense]

@@rager7709 it was one of the beat decisions I’ve made when I pertains guitar. I had a decent grasp on music theory prior to starting but he really strengthened my foundation and has an amazing system for learning scales and modes. His songwriting section is really good, and the course as a whole has gotten me back to playing live, has pushed me over the plateau I’d been stuck on for almost a decade, and I’m writing better music due to my understanding of intervals and scales that sound good together with what genre and the chords that sound good with those particular scales. Only thing I wish I had was a true student/teacher relationship with Tyler in order to pick his brain. One of the better investments I’ve made towards my musical journey as I want to score my own films. The music theory section helped me understand the piano far better as well when it comes to progressions.

[@danielbell4007]

I really like that backing track!

[@williamhofman7844]

Nailed me with the pattern perfectionist

[@harrisontownsend910]

I practice alot of different ways and just do whatever I feel at the moment.

[@fabianmarcoschau]

This sound so godlike😍😍like glamrock chica shredding around

[@R4K4R4]

I play Polyphia songs all the time. Just feels like I keep making progress with it so I feel no need to stop, especially bc Polyphia's riffs are so complicated that you practice almost everything in each of their riffs. Harmonics, taps, slides and hammer-ons/pull-offs everywhere and many songs with shredding or sweeping as well. Still sometimes change to the scale runner style when I learn a new scale, bc the one thing playing Polyphia doesn't teach you is music theory, but once I got it down I change back to the cover practicer :)

[@VBVTV]

Your skills are crazy!

[@Jazz350]

I do alot of ear training, timing, scales, arpeggios chord forms triads playing over 2-5-1 etc and alot of work from WL.Books Grimoire series, F.Gambale that ear training is wicked tho gets you right into shape.

[@DavidOgletree]

I have only been playing a month. I’m kind of a drive by practicer. Every time I pass the guitar I play for 5 to 15 minutes. Lots of short practices. I can’t play anything yet so I just keep practicing going between G and C and a G blues scale my teacher asked me to learn. I always add in a little Em and A riffs because those are the only chords I know well and I like the way they sound.

[@hollischeblume6393]

because of my guitar classes, so far I was playing songs that consisted of only chords, but during my last class I played something from tabs, which I found refreshing

[@K._Oss]

Usually my practice routine is going through three riffs; An instrumental by The Small Faces called “Grow Your Own” followed by “Green Onions” by Booker T & The MGs, and then Big Bill Broonzy’s “Raunchy” topped off by a full on blitzkrieg of bar & power chords in the spirit of Ron Asheton and Greg Ginn.

[@0512matt]

The humor in this vid was spot on! Too funny!! So true it's painful. A helpful reminder to break the routine and try something new...

[@queenhenryviii]

I play along to Spotify set to random. If it’s a song I know, I either play along or usually skip it. I try and figure out each song as they play, no stopping or going back (unless it’s a wicked riff and I’m real close). Usually this turns into songwriting session by way of trying to learn a song and stumbling upon something groovy.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

When you got to the experimenter I headed for the comment section. With the Thomas Blug Amp 1, Helix and my PRS with all the coil splitter and tone controls…. I am constantly tweaking. 30 minutes goes by and I haven’t accomplished Jack Squat except found some cool sounds

[@bradsims5116]

I'm a short sequence guy. Alot of repitions . Very straight and robotic. when I get that feeling right , I test drive it over a backing track . And try for a more musical feel. Like to isolate my picking hand . It is my weaker hand . I thought all the example were good if aproached in a simple focused way. It"s all a process . Thanks for a great video, tyler.

[@jamjar1977]

I gotta be honest and I'm a mix of all of them 🤣 tho I can't really shred or play as fast as most as I took a long time off playing properly. Then when lockdown etc started I picked it all back up and make sure I pick up my guitar daily even if its just 30 mins messing about. I saw an old youtube video of nikki sixx's my favourite riff and he said he does morning scales every morning after breakfast. Even tho he's noted for bass he plays guitar and I took a leaf out of his book to see how I did. I have to say just a basic 30 mins helps me keep my fingers supple and the speed is coming back slowly. Great video Tyler ill be subscribing to your holiday offer cos it's time I got my mojo back!😀

[@gemizu4874]

Damn the melody master sounds amazing

[@chrismcwilliams2778]

Great video…personally I have been all of these examples at various times..great playing

[@TheeBizzyB]

I'm usually somewhere inbetween the Harmonizer, Melody Maker & Rhythm Renegade. One of my favorite things to do is to turn on the radio or pick a random charting song from Spotify and try to play through the melody or chord progression if it's interesting.

[@mr.g2665]

I practice by myself with no back track or metronome, I just practice the melody then play it with the actual song. I only do occasional scales or triplet shredding. I also experiment a ton with my sound because I just picked up a boss katana-50 mk2.