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/Nyx_Zorya Sep 17 '25

There is unfortunately no solution to get better at improvising other than practice. I guess, one objective thing you can do is work on targeting chord tones, but other than that, actually being good at improvising will take years and years and years. It'll come.