Sat Oct 30, 2010 12:28 am
Hey Tovo, the fact that you never back down from a challenging song is a win in my book.
I would suggest that you consider getting a piece of software that is available that will slow down songs and not affect the pitch. This is an invaluable tool for learning solos and any song that you need to practice slowly. It gives you the chance to keep up with the song (at a slower tempo) and work on getting the "feeling" of the song down. You're right in saying that you have the technical knowledge to play the notes, but now you need to forget all that and "feel" the song. Take small pieces at a time, maybe 1 or 2 measures is all, and just play those over and over until you get the feeling down. I even find myself air guitaring the solo's while listening, just to get the feeling and timing down, it's really useful. Looks crazy, but useful. Put on headphone, close you're eyes, act like your holding the guitar and just go through the fingering motion, it really help to get you in the mode. The slow down software is really helpful. I use a Mac program called Capo, as suggested by Dennisg, fantastic program, perhaps others can suggest a PC version.
Great stuff man, really love your posts!