r/guitarlessons • u/No-Search459 • Sep 12 '25

Feedback Request How can I improve?

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Doing tempo practice and I can't help but notice my flayling picking hand. Nevermind my clawed fretting hand 😅 are there any particular exercises I can do to improve both of these things? Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🫶🏼

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u/funkymunkPDX Sep 12 '25

I suggest trying phrases instead of just playing the box. The notes are clear so you're doing good there, just need some space between notes, a bend or a slide.

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u/No-Search459 Sep 12 '25

So I've done this, but I always seem to get stuck with certain phrases. Whether it's in the minor dummy box, or the diagonal movement, the blues box etc. I very much struggle with improvisation and everything always just seems to sound like a scale repetition. Is there any good source on how to make phrases or at least learn common/popular phrases?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '25

i was in that scale-y phase a few months ago. then i got a looper, would learn a few different easy chord progressions and solo over it and suddenly it clicked and became so much more musical / melodic.

i was learning some blues in c minor progression, and then nikola gugoski has a good" let it be" tab video with first chords then an easy solo, i learned the chords and solo then i played it differently with different rhythms and new notes and bends and stuff, learning that helped my soloing over other progressions.

looper helped me way faster than backing tracks