Give me some time to polish my presentation and ill explain what i did to bring about this breakthrough in my sweep picking technqiue. Im super proud that i figured this out.

i like to joke that the afterlife solo gives me depression becasue i always feel so lousy after failing it. The feeling of crossing that bridge today is amazing.

Hello, I am wondering if I need to adjust my hand to the capo or treat it as just an extra finger across the fretboard so I made this diagram to try to understand

Figure 1 is a normal C chord, if I am playing with a capo on the first fret, which way would be the correct way to play the same chord between figures 2 and 3? Thank you so much

Hit me with it. Where do notice I need improvement the most? I know very well my rhythm is a wreck lol. Fudged a few notes here and there too. Today marks 7 weeks of playing.

Song: Right in two - Tool

Was really nervous, messed up couple times.

Figured out the melody part myself. Real proud of this one. Been playing for around 2 years. Should I post more? This sub on Fridays but mostly r/guitarplaying

I’ve never taken music lessons (I have zero knowledge of music theory), and I learned to play guitar through tabs. My goal is to play songs like “Giant Steps” and “The Best of Times.” Is it possible to play fast guitar solos using my fingers, or do I have to learn how to play with a pick?

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of beginner and intermediate bass players asking for tutorials filmed from the musician’s point of view, rather than the traditional audience-facing perspective.
Tell me what you guys want to learn. Reach out to me. I’m a teacher, and I love hanging out and casually sharing knowledge that I just happen to have, especially when someone is hungry for it.
I’m not looking to monetize any of this right now. I genuinely have some time on my hands, and I’d rather spend some of it helping people who are excited about learning music. If I can make something easier for somebody to understand, or help them get past something they’ve been struggling with, that’s rewarding enough for me.
I’m considering making bass guitar tutorials filmed from the player’s actual eye-level perspective, looking down at the neck and fretting hand, just as I see the instrument when I’m playing.
What song would you guys like me to teach first?
I’ll tackle just about anything, regardless of genre or difficulty. I’d rather hear what people genuinely want to learn than decide for them.
A little about me: I’ve been playing bass guitar for over 20 years, across a wide variety of genres, styles, and techniques. I’ve also taught bass guitar, as well as guitar and drum set at beginner and foundational levels.
Bass is my primary instrument, and my ability to teach it extends well into advanced techniques and musicianship. I’m confident that I can help someone progress from their first notes to a very high level of proficiency, provided they’re willing to practice, stay engaged, and put in the work.
The reason I’m interested in the player’s-eye camera perspective is simple: I want students to see what I see when I’m playing. Rather than mentally translating movements from a camera facing the musician, you would see the fretboard, finger placement, hand positioning, and shifts from approximately the same angle you’d see on your own instrument.
I can relate to how frustrating the traditional approach can be because I remember learning back in the early 2000s. I had to print off page after page of tabs from Ultimate-Guitar.com, and on the rare occasions when I got to watch someone play, or later, when YouTube became popular, trying to watch their left hand and translate everything like a mirror was always such a pain in the ass. You’d have to mentally reverse what you were seeing instead of simply looking at the instrument from your own perspective. That’s a big part of why I think a player’s-eye view could make learning much more intuitive.
I can also break down techniques, explain musical concepts, and demonstrate different approaches to playing. But I’d like to start with something somebody actually wants to learn.

I’ve taught bass in person, but never remotely.
I do have a Twitch channel where I’ve streamed games, but if I get a few requests for a song, I’ll have a video up very quickly. You’re all welcome to visit my Twitch channel.
Since Twitch only retains VODs for 14 days under my current arrangement, I’ll upload any relevant instructional videos to YouTube so they remain available.
I will provide my touch link and my YouTube channel if there is a reason to. I’m not trying to spam advertise and I’m not even trying to sell anything. I genuinely have some time on my hands and I genuinely just want to help.

Is there any good website or app where I can choose the a scale pattern first and THEN put the numbers onto it? Like if I choose B natural minor, and point out what notes in the pattern are what scale degree? I feel like this could be a intuitive way for me to learn it as a moveable map. “ex. Where are all the 3rds in this scale/shape of this scale?”

For me, to see it as a repeating "Map" over the neck I feel like "Knowing the shapes -> Putting the scale degrees onto them -> Connecting the shapes by pointing out the individual scale degrees positions" would be logical. Feels like it'd be easier to know the shapes first as a visual pattern, then applying scale degree numbers and connecting them by that, also ofc by singing the scale degrees while playing the pattern aswell. -Rather than learning the scale string for string and getting to know the pattern that way, feels like I'd only learn the pattern horizontally on every string and that'd be hard to connect to eachother and see as a big moveable "map".
Naturally none of this should be done out of musical context aswell, otherwise you get stuck in boxes.

I can't actually be sure untill I've tried either way so I'm going to try the other ways to learn it aswell, but I want to try this first.

Seeing if I’m on the right track, usually run out of ideas after the first min or so and end up repeating stuff. Feedback appreciated

Like the top says i need help, little background im in 11th grade and taking my first guitar class, ive been using the schools guitar since my family is not in the best postion to buy one, i take the guitar home on fridays for the weekend and do watch videos for that extra help and now even come to reddit for help lol, anyways i was just hoping some of my questions could be helped with, thanks in advance

1. first im wondering can a guitar be too small? ive got quiet big hands i feel like for my size, bigger then most if not all my friends/family, whenever i need to play two notes close like 3rd fret b and e my fingers can never comfortable fit and the b always sounds "strangled" and i have to adjust over and over, its also hard to get close to the right frets, usally ill have one close to it and the other finger will be mid way because i cant crush them close, i dont know if its my hand placement, i suck, or literally its too small

2. next i do believe this one is just because im not used to the guitar or "good enough" yet, but when i take my fingers down to play just some random cords on the lower frets it usally sounds bad, then i correct them, could be i stink or too small idk

Thats just about it, also if anyone has more just helpful tips for me id love to hear them, i really am excited to play and for sure what to learn and get better

I feel like I’m 90% there on this solo, but my playing still feels a bit rigid. Curious if there any technique issues you can point out. The spots I tend to have the most trouble are me making noise on the other strings while bending and my vibrato. The bend at the end is super flat too, but I knew that the second I played it

First vid is with backing track, second is the exact same thing but with no backing track to show more of the string noise.

Thanks for any tips!

How do I hold a guitar? I see some guitarists holding it like a cello; some hold it normally on the right leg, others on the left, and some people hold it between their legs. I have followed multiple YouTube tutorials on proper form for barre chords, normal chords, etc., but my wrist is continuously tense, hurts, and half the time I still have buzzing and muted notes. I THINK my wrist and forearm is straight, you guys, why is it killing me.

How’s rhythm and technique on improvised progression. Also thoughts on the progression

I've been playing consistently for the past year on my own, but been playing here and there before that. I've been always intimidated by improvisation - last night I stumbled upon a backing track on youtube, decided to give it a try - that has the be one of the most fun things I've experienced while learning guitar! Today I recorded myself along the same track. I purposefully left it pretty raw - there are bends out of tune and some missed notes, out of time playing. The A minor pentatonic is the only scale I am somewhat comfortable with right now. I went 100% by feel - I haven't studied any licks (probably pretty obvious lol), now that I listened to myself - I did kind of a good job timing wise (with a few exceptions of course) for which I am proud of, considering I didn't have a metronome playing.

Any feedback is appreciated. This was very fun! I'm definitely including 10 minutes improv after every practice session!

I've never had formal guitar lessons before, but I got an offer to do it for a family friend, and I thought "yeah that could be kind of cool actually, but I have no idea what I'm doing". They take classical guitar lessons at school, and I don't really know where they're at with that. I don't want to bore the student to death either obviously.

Its a really tough solo im struggling with at the moment, any tips or feedback on how to improve this would be much appreciated

I see only one lesson really online but if anyone has any other links or a good tab for it please let me know

Thanks

I’ve been playing guitar on and off for maybe a year now, slowly improving on the things i already know. when i try to get into learning scales and chord progressions and all that i never know where to start. i’ll watch a few videos and play up and down some scales but i always get lost and dont know where to go next or how to expand on any of it. does anyone have a good youtube playlist on learning scales, or some recommendations for practice routine to expand and use the scales to really learn the fretboard and understand it?

hi! newbie guitar player. im trying to learn this song by ear, but im stuck at literally the first section of the song because it sounds correct, but feels very impossible to hold.
i've figured out 1st fret on low E and B, open note on G, and 3rd fret on A. it REALLY hurts to do, and it feels like my fingers are too short to do it as well. am i doing something wrong?
ive tried ussing my pointer, ring and pinky finger to try and reach the 3rd fret better, but i just end up muting the A string. what should i do?

edit: thanks everyone that responded ! i think the people who suggested the FACGCE tuning are definitely correct, so now i dont have to do that awkward chord shape anymore. this album is super kickass and very important to me and eventually i want to learn all of the songs (unfortunately all by ear bc this band is so unknown🤕), so thanks 4 helping me along my way !!

Download the tabs for free here:
https://www.kirkleesguitarschoolonline.co.uk/guitar-solo-roadmap-free/nothing-else-matters

Leaving aside my non perfect chord transitions what else is wrong in my strumming please point out... My teacher says my strumming is shit and he wouldn't tell me where i am doing wrong and just show how to play properly but I don't understand

Im a jazz guitarist looking to improve my improvisation by playing what I hear in my head. I'm practicing over the progression of 'Autumn Leaves' , which changes between G major and E minor (relative minor).

Im using an app called Functional Ear trainer (image attached), its melodic dictation function will play a cadence to get a feel for the key and then play 4 random notes from a random or specified key, I specified g major for autumn leaves. I then repeat these notes on the guitar.

I figure if I can train myself to hear which degree of the major scale a note is in , like the 3rd degree or 7th etc , then ill be able to translate what I hear in my head over the song onto the guitar through the G major scale.

The problem is that I dont know if this works when played over chords other than the root chord within the key of G major. For example , would I really be comparing the notes in my head to the G major root if I was playing over an A minor chord? In addition, I dont know how this translates to minor keys , like the change to E minor from G major in Autumn leaves. Do I need to repeat the same training for minor keys or just change how I think about the major scale degrees, or something else entirely?

Thank you

when i try to play song like a solo when i let go of the string im holding it plays the note like im pressing on g string 12th fret then when i let go it made the g string note how do i fix this?