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The Guitar Playing Thread (technique, tab, practice, etc.)

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atimholt:
So, I don't know how much of a right, per se, I have to start a thread like this: I've got so small a post count and I've started a couple other failed threads before.
But my intentions for this thread are entirely different from the awesomeness that is the Guitar Topic thread.
In short, I thought it might be cool to have a thread where everyone could put their 2 cents regarding technique, practice, cool licks and riffs--make those awesome stringy things more than a wall decoration, all that.
We might, perhaps, link to really good tab websites (I hate ascii tab for full songs. They're never accurate). Or we might post finger exercises. Or we could post links to ourselves playing a particular song that others here could also learn to play.
To start this off with a bang, I'll post the single finger exercise which has most increased my left hand dexterity (granted, I haven't been playing long, but...). This comes from the March/April Issue of Guitar Edge magazine (on p.16), as given to them by George Lynch as a speed exercise.
e|-------------------------------------|---10-12-14/15--||
B|--------------------------------10-12|14--------------||
G|----------------------7-9-11/12------|----------------||
D|---------------7-9-11----------------|----------------||
A|------5-7-9/10-----------------------|----------------||
E|5-7-9--------------------------------|----------------||
Every note is a 1/16th, including slid notes.
The most important thing about this exercise is that you don't use your first finger. It's all '2-3-4, 2-3-4-slide4th.
Of course, I've got relatively large hands. But playing this has magically made playing everything else absolutely simple.

And now this thread is worth it, I hope, even if this is the only post in it.

Patrick:
Man, I need to practice that basically every day. My pinky is kindof the bastard child of the family when it comes to my hand.

I kindof like the idea of this thread just so long as it doesn't get clogged with nothing but shred tabs/videos/tips. If I wanted that I'd just watch videos of Michael Angelo Batio on YouTube.

Thrillho:
And you'd learn nothing.

Noff:
I've never understood the point of those exercises.  Why not just practice scales, they have the same benefits but also help train your ear and allow you to write riffs and solos.

ledhendrix:
My guitar teacher gave me a bunch of speed exercises to do and they really do help. Scales are all good and well but these things do help with getting your left hand up to speed.

This thread is a good idea.

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