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50 ways to become a better guitarist
Improve your guitar playing and unlock new fretboard horizons in 2012
Guitarist, Sun 1 Jan 2012, 7:00 am GMT
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50 ways to become a better guitarist
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Play with other people
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Learn songs note-for-note
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Schools of rock
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Take some lessons
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Go on guitar weekends
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Buy the book
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Think outside the box
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OK computer!
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Practise without the guitar
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Tackle theory one step at a time
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Play with the best musicians you can find
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S-L-O-W down
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Buy a new effects pedal
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Sort out your practice room
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Look after your guitar
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Buy a slide and a capo
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Buy a metronome
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Buy a phrase trainer
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Learn to build a solo
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Identify the problems
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Phrasing
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Play a different instrument
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Techniques checklist
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Play outside of your comfort zone
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Make the most of rehearsal time
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Book a gig
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Use different pickups live
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Have fun
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See a live band
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Throw away your plectrum
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Embrace Zen Guitar
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Get under the influence
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Fine tunings
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Use 'oblique strategies'
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Realise it's never too late
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Stay fit and healthy
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Think before you play
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Do exercises
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Learn a new chord shape every day
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Gauge the situation
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Start on a random note
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Simplify your soloing
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Close your eyes
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Vocalise as you play a solo
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Slide effects
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Listen to some blues music
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Break some rules
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Get off that forum!
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Gear is not a shortcut
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Subscribe to a guitar magazine!
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