I've played guitar for around 30 plus years. My advice is - play often, and often play at the edge of your abilities. Push your playing and make sure you're stretching your ability each time. Never ever be afraid to make mistakes.
@sirmadrigal64272 жыл бұрын
‘Play every day…’ yes yes yes a thousand times yes! Even though I’m a high schooler who has homework, activities and a job that take up a lot of time outside of school, I still make a precedence to play everyday, even if it’s just playing all the Toad the Wet Sprocket riffs I can play off the top of my head, or playing an acoustic rhythm pattern in DADGAD or something like that. Thanks Eric!!!
@robertgenier30372 жыл бұрын
Hey man how/what do you practice? Im in your same situation.
@DeFiSiYT Жыл бұрын
Toad the Wet Sprocket! Haven't listened to them in years... Awesome that you even know them (are they popular with high schoolers?) And this video has reminded me that I need to get back to daily practice!!
@sirmadrigal6427 Жыл бұрын
@@DeFiSiYT my parents were pretty big Toad fans, and I happened to come across their old copy of Fear, and it kinda blew my mind. Most of my friends my age don’t have a clue who they are though
@maJastoL Жыл бұрын
Trust me you have more time than you'll ever have
@mattyspaghetti44910 ай бұрын
@@maJastoL I came here to say that..!
@psycheeunevsi10 ай бұрын
Im so glad I have found your channel. I’ve been playing 2.5 years and in the intermediate phase but been getting over excited with learning so much as I am in the guitar phase of finally figuring out how everything works but it can be super overwhelming cause I just want to apply everything at once but watching your videos reminds me to just slow down and be patient. Also you remind me to actually focus on my playing too as you mentioned about creating the story first before typing which is a great analogy and sums up my mistake 😂 being at this level I find it’s hard getting teachers on KZbin like you cause most don’t explain sth or just say “don’t use the pentatonic, it’s a waste of time” even though I disagree with this cause it has helped me so much to understand the fretboard even though I can see why seeing it as chords is great too but we all need the caged system.
@anonymousforensic2 жыл бұрын
My usual practice routine: 1. Free jam warmup with whatever musical gibberish flows from my heart. I have a little chart of chords taped onto the side of my amp. I try to pick a different key each day. I typically use a looper with a drum beat going. I don't love how fiddly the Boss RC-10R is, but it does have a heck of a lot of different styles of drum loops. 2. Calm down, pull up whatever book or course I'm working through, and work through a chunk. I just finished up a great course called "CAGED Edition of Guitar Zen" ;) Now I'm digging into an Ariel Posen course on rhythm triads. Some days, I can crush a couple pages. Some days, I immediately get stuck and spend the whole session learning one new weird shape or rhythm. 3. Take whatever techniques I just learned from my lesson and incorporate them into whatever idea I stumbled into during my initial free jam. This is when I also let myself tweak all the effects on my board to get weird sounds. Three days ago, it was three delays chained together! Yesterday, I just cranked up a phaser until the wavering made me dizzy! 4. Take 5 minutes to scribble down some notes in my comp book about the day so I (sort of) retain whatever I worked on. The challenge of taking on one course at a time and planning to mesh those lessons with my next deep dive into a weird effect are huge motivators for me. I also try to listen to two albums on repeat each week - something old and something new - and try to jam live at least once a week with somebody. ...man, I am not good at music relative to the amount of brain space I give it each week. Oh well. Just have fun trying stuff.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I like this method!
@silvamorphisphaeble78632 жыл бұрын
@rogueoperative Gr8 varied, detailed, innovative & inspiring practice routine. AWESOME, It looks like a Winner! It’s got me PUMPED! I’ll try to use a similar path to further my musical Guitar Journey! Thanks so much! 🙏🏼🤘🏼🎸💜
@aascaal Жыл бұрын
Yeh I reckon I'm about to get off KZbin and do this rn tbh
@derekhoward92019 ай бұрын
Thx for sharing
@rohanmurray-carrington29076 ай бұрын
Dude thanks
@earthly.rotations2 жыл бұрын
I'm going through depression and honestly this video uplifted me. Thank you!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
That makes me so happy to hear!
@lawrencetaylor410111 ай бұрын
I was never musical until I was past 65. I joked that I was born with two left ears. And just like my Mom, I bought a piano at 65 and started geeking out, and yes, I'm learning music theory. My daughter loaned me her tenor ukulele, and I bought a baritone now and so I'm crashing guitar videos for ideas. I want to learn the fretboard and master major triads first. But there are no black keys on the fretboard. So I did the next best thing. I put postit notes on my piano keyboard and now I have strings on my piano. I had to move my bench way to the left and my left hand is practicing learning chords and inversions. That really helped things click. Next are minor shapes, the Circle of Fifths progression, and it'll be time for lunch.
@styx852 жыл бұрын
I'm just here to thank you and congratulate you for using the correct word. Not regime, not regiment, but regimen. Bravo!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks - I try to speak goodly!
@rakman_guitarjams10 ай бұрын
Wow such an amazing video. As a self taught guitarist of 5 years, I can see how all of the progress I’ve made and have yet to make relates to all of this. CAGED definitely unlocked the fretboard for me and paved the way for true connection to my instrument
@monahantp376711 ай бұрын
Ya know, I'm really NOT a Beatles fan, but my oh my is that a beautiful little piece! What an inspiring video/topic. Today I'm going to make a weekly schedule and dedicate a fresh notebook to my practice time. No new gear this year-- it's going to be all about learning my instrument ;)
@charliedillon140011 ай бұрын
I'm not a big Beatles fan, rather a huge George fan.
@Thaipeople19610 ай бұрын
I also am not a huge Beatles, fan. Nontheless, that solo was the shiznills.😋😋@@charliedillon1400
@vincentl.92262 жыл бұрын
Eric, you're the most nice, symphatic and calm guy in "the business". Love your work! Keep on with your great stuff!!!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Vincent - I try to keep it chill here!
@Pathological_Flyer2 жыл бұрын
The short-story analogy was perfect 👍🏻
@Stemma3Ай бұрын
I didn't need another guitar youtube channel, but your solo convinced me. Subbed.
@kieranhuisman12913 ай бұрын
Thank you Eric, I am a slow learner but I realised in my 30s that subconsciously my mind/soul has been yearning asking me to "slow it down to learn better". For everything including Jiu-Jitsu, piano, guitar etc. it took me ages to realise that the anxiety came from RUSHING to do something. And if I cannot play slow, I cannot memorise things and play with feels. We could always rush and make the tones good, but practising slower is definitely making my playing better(and suddenly know how to improvise some sweet feels. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. I am learning from your Caged course and I am drawing a line for each session I re-do each of the chapter, and every 5 times the lines will form a Chinese character: 正(I'm of Chinese origin) - The goal is to fill up the top page with a tons of 正s. So far my ears and memories are getting better without forcing. Zen zone is the way. Thanks Eric.
@danwebb44189 ай бұрын
Before you start practice make sure your sitting in a comfortable posture..if you feel pain, stop.. Great lesson, well explained..
@mattgilbert73472 жыл бұрын
That chord from "Wrapped Around Your Finger" is gorgeous, with your chorus pedal on top of the already awesome tone you have is *chef's kiss* perfection. I'll be applying this mantra "slow, clean, and musical" to my evening playing session. Cheers!
@toddhatfield53292 жыл бұрын
That guitar is so sweet!
@ElevatorEthan2 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a quote from Bruce Lee: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I've heard that one too!
@freeman18103 ай бұрын
This man is a gift and must be protected at all cost. ❤
@RistoBopDz2 ай бұрын
Sometimes things happen by chance... I was only offered "Abbey Road" because the record was green! I obviously wore it out, and that guitar solo opened up my layman's ears... and led me to the 1st guitar dealer! I still love that sound, that guitar stroll... 50 years on!
@pete-g8c7 ай бұрын
We as people hate to take the time to learn. We want instant results. Being disciplined in practice is important, but don't forget why we play. We play because we love music, so be sure to have fun, and enjoy the music you are creating as you practice. All work, and no play is never fun, and music is for fun, so just jam out and have fun. When I started playing guitar over 50 years ago, we didn't have KZbin with endless lessons, so ever in of gain was hard fought for. Today we can learn very fast from KZbin and other tools available to help teach. Use these tools and you will get better much faster.
@michaelweinman90512 жыл бұрын
Nice Bird! Great Channel from a new fan of your work. Cheers! From mtw in L.A. Epi LP player these days. A 1998 Trad Pro- Pelham Blue through old Peaveys. Monster cables, Levy straps. Fab Pedals for fun. Jam nights, bands, etc. Cheers!
@Poboy448 Жыл бұрын
You have one of the best guitar instructions series on KZbin. I always pick up something that is practical to help me get better.
@mattbacon285 Жыл бұрын
Incredible tone on this cover
@JtotheP682 жыл бұрын
The story writing analogy is just so true. The notes are there are on the guitar fingerboard already. When playing single string lead lines you just need to hear what you want to play in your head and then translate it to the guitar, even if it’s just note by note.
@LoSunfire8426 күн бұрын
Just got here 2 years later and was about to say the same thing. Love that short story analogy. What a great piece of inspiration/advice.
@mervynsullivan4 ай бұрын
During Covid, I learned how to master the fretboard from Guitar Mastery Method. It opened up my world of guitar playing. How do I use it? Improvising to backing tracks. I don't spend time doing Page, Hendricks, Gilmour, Clapton, SRV, etc etc etc. I spend time improvising and creating and experimenting and it's amazing where it takes me. So much fun playing in major and minor using pentatonic and diatonic, experimenting with all the modes, and of course I love the blues. Love the clarity of you guitar, Eric.
@brianbarker21907 ай бұрын
I could have said this for each of your videos, but this lesson contains excellent advice.
@LiamFlanagan914 Жыл бұрын
I’m a guitar teacher and I always point my students to your videos
@BarbaricEricX Жыл бұрын
This is how I think about guitar as well. I have never found a teacher who expressed it as clearly and concisely as you did. I will definitely check out more of your lessons. (Started your Truefire stuff....It's great!) Thank you.
@EricHaugenGuitar Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much my dude! I really believe that a simple repertoire, combined with the CAGED stuff is the way!
@esanjuan2122 жыл бұрын
I will always be here for the simplification when things get too be too much on this guitar journey. Thank you Eric!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
There's so much information screaming at us all the time!
@esanjuan2122 жыл бұрын
@@EricHaugenGuitar I am so impressed that no matter what you play, you have precision and great tone. I am currently trying to perfect that, learn blues theory, and building finger strength and accuracy for solos- I love playing guitar- just need clarity with so much to do!
@crakesdog10 ай бұрын
First thing first, that Firebird is sweeeet. I'm more of a rhythm guitarist but for what seems like centuries, doing the basics barre chords. In fact for the past 30 years not moving forward. I took to listening to this video and it's the first I've came across by yourself, I picked up the guitar, barre chord C, bottom E 8th and played a 4 note scale from G, bottom E 3rd fret.... Started going forward with an F, E, D and A I think. Quite stoked that instead of just covering songs it's the first I've actually progressed a little. What a great video, big fan already. 👏👏👏
@crakesdog10 ай бұрын
Oh and I take breaks of not just day but months/years... This has me kind of hooked a little.
@stephenowen52292 жыл бұрын
More valuable wisdom from The Haug! Still working away on your excellent TrueFire course. Still having a great time with it! All the best man!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Everything is those 5 CAGED shapes - it really is!
@danieli.92522 жыл бұрын
I feel seen. I have been working on the things we talked about last week, and I think it's sinking in! And the benefit of having a thick skull means that once things get in there, it's hard for them to come back out.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Perfecting the minutiae!
@CosmicHippopotamus2 жыл бұрын
Listened to Bundle Up, I really enjoyed it. Some shades of Floyd and Richard Thompson in there which I appreciate.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jacob! Tons of Tom Petty influence in there too - something about the directness of the way he wrote always stuck with me 🤙
@trevor21732 жыл бұрын
Incorporating your ideas here. Thank you. I needed some tweaks and direction to my practice regimen. This has been a welcome change to scales, sequences, ear training, songs…rinse repeat. Slowing down has been so beneficial instead of just robotically moving through my routine. Thanks Eric.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah - scales and sequences are definitely good to do for a while, but then you can switch and work on phrases!
@haraldliesk94102 жыл бұрын
Eric, you are a fantastic teacher! All your advices are exactly how I feel about dealing with that wonderful, inspiring, satisfying - I could go on...- instrument. Playing guitar and having music around me, as often as I can, is the best way to stay happy and get through my life! Each morning, before I catch the metro for work, I play for about ten minutes. That sets me off perfectly! I start my day in a relaxed, sometimes inspired and satisfied way. That's the wonderful thing about electric guitars: You can play them unplugged at 6 o clock in the morning, without disturbing your wife (who thinks I'm a nerd) and your neighbours (who probably think the same)! :-)
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah - if we keep the musician part of the brain awake, it's always there ready to play!
@jackiedixon507611 ай бұрын
Great video. I add that I try to identify the note by name prior to movement. Slow at first but helps with note id across fretboard
@ramiroalda17028 ай бұрын
Just stumbled upon your channel. Love the relaxed, honest and straight forward approach. I'm staying. Keep it up!
@EricHaugenGuitar8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@michaelsacksteder79522 жыл бұрын
These lessons keep getting better and better. This one inspired me to learn to play the second half of the Something solo correctly, and to practice the whole thing deliberately and mindfully.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
It's a great one to store away - so lyrical and memorable!
@PrevostMusic2 жыл бұрын
Love this. Daniel Spree - the bassist for Phile X & the Drils - also talks about the importance of slowing down, not speeding up, when practicing. Creates a much more profound connection to the music and understanding of what you're doing. Thanks for the insights, Eric!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! It's hard to do - to keep putting air between the notes!
@ReXo31BbeaT4 ай бұрын
Applying a groove , now that’s clever. A great way to teach students.
@ThibaultKV2 жыл бұрын
It's been 4 years that i went back to guitar lessons with a teacher, he never made me practice a scale. Not once. All about playing slow, in the pocket. I am really convinced this is it.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
yes! Sure, we need to know scales *enough,* but then get onto playing phrases!
@nedim_guitar2 жыл бұрын
That intro was something beautiful!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nedim!
@kennygame2 жыл бұрын
I start my day with the Satellite riff which I believe Dave Matthews wrote as a warm-up riff that became a song.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
That’s a great riff!
@jordantaylor19882 жыл бұрын
Awesome ideas. I've always struggled with figuring out a good practice routine.
@alexandrebier45812 жыл бұрын
not gonna lie, man... when I saw during the week you posting some pedal steel over something I thought we`d have some `hendrix doublestop something`. but this is even better. From experience, what I use the most from your CAGED course on TrueFire is practicing my strumming hand. I didnt realize I knew so few rythm types, and that a few notes would colour so much between my chords. Now everything I already know I try to Bo Diddley it for a few minutes when I pick up the guitar in some different chord shapes. The confidence man, it`s already there!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! The Diddley pattern is so adaptive! (I apply it to everything too)
@darthstrings12 жыл бұрын
I would say the biggest hugest lesson I got from Eric was waaaay back on the video where he covered One More Cup of Coffee for the road, and the Andulusian cadence. The big eureka was that there is a pentatonic scale behind every chord! Once I absorbed that, and started practicing it every day (over a year now), the fretboard makes sense and my playing is way more cohesive.
@tfigmoney5202 жыл бұрын
So I've just now hit this aha moment in my own playing and trying to get it down. Takes time but holy crap was it a rewarding moment getting that understanding and now implementing.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yay! The pentatonics really are the root of everything!
@falconserek Жыл бұрын
Do you somehow remember the title of that video? I’d really appreciate it.
@darthstrings1 Жыл бұрын
Lead Strategies: When to Switch From Pentatonic to Harmonic Minor@@falconserek
@falconserek Жыл бұрын
@@darthstrings1thank you! ❤
@OtRatsaphong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric! Find time to practice/play everyday even if it’s just 5 minutes. Thanks for the advice about learning to type. This has been where I have been stuck. Must get back to your TrueFire course. 👍🙏
@JaKrish Жыл бұрын
Love you playing the Something solo so much. ❤for that.
@thehardybrothers2 жыл бұрын
Eric you are such a talented player and teacher! Thank you
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@art-van-delay2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I'm trying to do every day. Thank you for this confirmation of my intuitive routine ;-) Playing Scales in proportion to it's belonging caged chords. This helps you out in several ways: learning the underlying notes of a chord / arpeggio and beeing able to improvise over chord changes.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I'm an Architect! (I am forever re-watching Seinfeld btw)
@art-van-delay2 жыл бұрын
So I‘d recommend you this ;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoq7YoNnrJ6riLM
@ditchgator12 жыл бұрын
Beautiful tone in intro...beautiful tune😎👍 Stripping down all the fx pedals, etc... Really keeps practicing easier... Less set up time..ie; dialing in each effect and amp fiddling. Pick a guitar. Pick an amp. Grab a groove. Play. 😎👍❤🖖 Love Brother
@21danny172 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna check out bundle up today. The album art looks dope and title reminded me of wasting my summer doing bundles
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yay! I'm really happy with how it came out!
@michaelbast82502 жыл бұрын
Thank you Eric. You are such an excellent teacher and motivator in the best sense of the word.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael - I try!
@tonyfdesign2 жыл бұрын
So great! Thanks. Happy Friday!
@franksmildyears73232 жыл бұрын
I’m only 2:13 minutes through but I came to say thanks for bringing up Ribot. -- 7:53 minutes through, I noticed that the guitar is cooler than it should be
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Ribot, Harrison, Hendrix, Knopfler, Campbell, Summers, Rawlings - those are my guys!
@paulmundy83122 жыл бұрын
Brilliant lesson as always Eric thankyou. My problem is sticking to things. When I've been in covers bands in the past, the set list was everything, now I dont gig at present so I'm jumping from one thing to another & I never know how long to stick with something & so the dog chasing his tail situation never ends for me & I'm getting soooo frustrated. At least your lessons are an inspiration so thankyou🙏🏻
@1111MJR2 жыл бұрын
One thing I do is if there's something I try to play and can't for the simple reason that I ain't good enough yet is put a note in the calendar on my phone to try it again in 6 weeks' time. Usually I find in that time I have improved a bit.
@duaneulman99152 жыл бұрын
Love the Gibson Firebird !
@josephmatlockjr700510 ай бұрын
I would love a video discussing the different styles of music, or musical jobs, and the relative skills that apply to them. It could be a comparison of the different pathways--the more direct paths--to different goals. It might include rough estimations of when someone would be considered intermediate on each path.
@EricHaugenGuitar10 ай бұрын
Oooh good idea!
@donnyt77992 жыл бұрын
Beautiful guitar and tone
@larrylambert27272 жыл бұрын
Great video- and what a beautiful tone!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Larry!
@Aaronius_Maximus2 жыл бұрын
Your content just keeps getting better, it's been an honor watching your channel grow like this. I love watching you play and listening to your ideas. Thankfully most everything from this list are already things that I do on a regular basis (especially finding any minute during the day possible to just PLAY something). What I do is play a certain list of arpeggios and other phrases to warm my hands up. From there I print off 5-6 exercises or challenging riffs/licks that I want to master for the week. Once I have mastered those exercises I move them around on the neck and really familiarize myself with what notes are being played. Then I refresh the exercises! :D Thanks for the video Eric you're awesome!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
That's very smart to move those challenging licks around - too often we work really hard on some finger buster in Am, but don't do the extra work to move it to other chords/keys - that's where the fretboard knowledge really grows!
@michelvondenhoff9673 Жыл бұрын
It is like going for a walk...Sometimes you doubt whether you should go. In retrospect never regret you went for that walk. With such a nice guitar and amp you should enjoy it. Or read a book about guitars & amps 😀
@robertb7908 ай бұрын
Man! Super great advice. Thanks for doing what you do.
@gottastayfocused2 жыл бұрын
It's really amazing how your video's just make so much sense. I really appreciate your approach. It's the space between the notes!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I try!
@KaiserSoze-dp1hw10 ай бұрын
Great opening track! Beautiful tone
@Vladtheimpaler52112 жыл бұрын
Love you man. You are the best. Always inspiring
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rich!
@davidvandegaer7502 жыл бұрын
Nice. Thanks, Eric. Good advise.
@rolandmounier74552 жыл бұрын
thank you for this Eric! You're a legend!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Roland!
@macsarcule2 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this a few times now. So helpful! Clear and flexible ways to focus! So reassuring too. Thinking about practice this way makes practice so inviting and mentally healthy 🙂🎸
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I try to make it sensible and approachable!
@blainebattams464810 ай бұрын
Thanks man ,glad I found your channel
@mattylyons64712 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed on a Friday! Thank you so much! Pizza later to round out the day!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
This is the way!
@stevie64232 жыл бұрын
Great lesson …such tasteful playing 👍
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stevie!
@ProfesorRayado2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this inspiring lesson
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to help!
@alteredfeast28002 жыл бұрын
I discovered your videos a few weeks ago, and you've already opened up my playing more than anything in years! I'm really starting to fall in love with the instrument again. Also, you always have the most wonderful tone, so it's such a joy to listen to you play. Then you dropped in the line from Jockey Full Of Bourbon! Pure perfection. Gonna have to learn that now
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yay! That's what I love to hear!
@Majarky2 жыл бұрын
Eric, don't call us out like that 😂 too true about cramming may have worked before but not with something like guitar. Attention to detail is so important like you mention, you could learn so much by playing one note differently.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah - the hyperfocus is such a thing!
@calesfer2 жыл бұрын
Loved it so much I watched it twice! Thanks a bunch!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Carlos!
@coastercook2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Eric
@DaveLeoni2 жыл бұрын
Nice round tone!
@tnimbus2 жыл бұрын
like the Waits at 2:00
@WocPaul12 жыл бұрын
Everything you said is what I’ve been doing. I have my core stuff that I play/practice everyday. I love watching your videos. Your approach just makes sense and is so much more intuitive and better suited towards the end goal which is to create and make music. Thank you so much Eric.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Make stuff - that’s my main thing!
@karllongbottomguitars91922 жыл бұрын
Something is an absolute beautiful song, my wife and I had it as one of my wedding songs
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah those late Beatles George songs are so good!
@marcsullivan79872 жыл бұрын
I realize this is isn’t a “practice” tip, but: Take every opportunity to play with other people. It’s fantastic to play with people that are better than you. But it’s even useful to play with people that can learn from you (if you have the right attitude). In any of those situations, try to be MUSICAL (it’s not a contest, or a chance to show off) An hour playing with musicians is worth MANY hours practicing. And have a guitar that you leave out…so you pick it up a lot.
@esjovold65728 ай бұрын
Being a self taught guitarist, I always struggled with what to practice. Thanks for some good ideas.
@AlanGreer-o2s7 ай бұрын
I'm right there with you on that, (I've been playing guitar since I was 12, mostly strumming), But, I want to challenge myself, so Lately, I've been working on figuring out double string harmony walk ups, and walk downs, (I accidentally figured out a walk up where one string goes up, "the upper string"), while the other string "the lower string", goes down) It's very challenging being a "self taught guitarist", but, It's very satisfying "when you get it", I'm 63 now, and, trying to learn something new every day, But, Eric's tutorials really make me want to broaden my horizons
@Mike-rw2nh2 жыл бұрын
I love your ever so gentle campaign against the widdly-widdly fretboard diarrhoea brigade. To paraphrase John Wayne: play low, play slow & don’t say too much. ✅ 2:00 sounds like the theme to a very excellent dark British sitcom called Black Books.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
That's a bit Marc Ribot's intro solo to "Jockey Full of Bourbon" (Tom Waits). It's been metioned before that whoever did the Black Books music was likely a fan!
@dalechordis6582 жыл бұрын
Awesome information
@simdoyle2 жыл бұрын
thanks Eric
@thebehavioralobservationsp83112 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as always Eric, thank you!
@danielpicard39942 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your channel. Thanks!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Daniel!
@AaronWelcher2 жыл бұрын
The Marc Ribot lick was a nice example there
@bluffhavenstudios2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Eric awesome as usual
@SublimeSynth Жыл бұрын
that guitar is just wow 😍
@jroc2201 Жыл бұрын
Super cool , great stuff!
@EdKidgell2 жыл бұрын
Good one. As someone once said, "Amateurs practice until they get it right, Pros practice until they can't get it wrong."
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Ooooh I like that!
@andydinesguitar2 жыл бұрын
Oof, sensational clean tone from that Firebird and diddy little Supro!😊 Good advice Eric, thanks👌
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Those stock epiphone pickups too! I was gonna change them out - but there's really no need!