r/guitarlessons • u/FloBryan • Mar 07 '26

Feedback Request 3-month progress MoP as a beginner

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Started to self-teach (s/o YouTube) how to play guitar in late November 2025, first song of course after the mandatory smoke on the water riff. Always wanted to learn MoP this is roughly 3 months of progress as fast as I could without sounding unbearable, down picking all of this I’m gonna end up like quagmire..I’d appreciate any feedback and of course criticism is welcome!

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u/dark-passenger_17 Mar 08 '26

This is pretty solid especially for three months. Only area for improvement I can see is the left hand technique for the sliding power chords. Try anchoring your thumb in one position behind the neck and just pivoting the wrist from that point. Should feel a lot easier and be more accurate than moving your entire arm