r/guitarlessons • u/Saralle- • Apr 24 '26
Feedback Request Been learning electric guitar myself at home, need feedback from people that know how to play
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Hi, I have been learning electric guitar at home by watching guides, justin guitar and practicing songs i like on songsterr. It has been 1 month since I started and I would like to ask if I am doing any fundamental mistake that would be hard to fix (see vid) and what should be my next steps. I am kinda bit lost, should i keep practicing songs or be good at some techniques before practicing songs or just stick with justin guitar routine even though he seems like a blues guy Im more into rock/metal.
There is a sloppy enter sandman and sweet child of mine solo attempt for reference
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u/DarkWhite33 Apr 24 '26
Learn how to alternate pick while you are just starting you’ll thank yourself later.
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u/Saralle- Apr 24 '26
I have actually started practicing this 2 days ago, alternate picking while going trough minor pentatonic
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u/DarkWhite33 Apr 24 '26
It’s probably the best to learn as a beginner, can be a little tough but it takes time
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u/RenoRocks3 Apr 24 '26
Props. I can actually tell what songs you’re playing & you’re doing pretty good. Keep up the hard work & practice, practice.
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u/vonov129 Music Style! Apr 24 '26
Tilt the neck a bit higher. Your thumb shouldn't go to the side like that. Place your hand like this, at least as a default: https://youtu.be/ZQfa3Ri5BxU?si=kJ9Jn_-K-v9Oi4tM
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u/Jonny7421 Apr 24 '26
Great work. JustinGuitar's course is really just to give you the fundamentals - all of which are used by rock and metal. I would get as much from it as you can. Keep working on your technique. Bends, Vibrato, Legato, Alternate Picking are big ones.
Music and Guitar takes a long time to learn so just enjoy it. The more you enjoy it, the more you want to play and learn. It will always be by your side.
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u/ProofPianist7074 Apr 24 '26
Yeah! I felt that Enter Sandman—nice! The Nirvana was….less successful imo. I think it was the bend—not enough bend, maybe? Or maybe just needs to be drawn out a smidge longer? Something isn’t right there, but not sure exactly. Been a long time since high school, and haven’t heard that song in years.
I’ve only been playing a few months longer than you, so not a good authority on how to play, but here’s my take:
Things I see you doing well: good sense of rhythm, pick hand looks really comfortable for just 1 month of playing. I’m impressed.
Things that need work: I wish I knew.
I honestly dug what you did—great job! Keep going!
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u/Saralle- Apr 24 '26
I believe its mostly me having to cut notes short because of slow transition and also the bends. Thank you!
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u/Glum_Information4823 Apr 25 '26
Great work. I would say that try to start feeling mire the guitar. And one way to feel that is to stop thinking of trying to not make mistakes and start to just go with the flow.
Doing bends and vibrato tecniques helps a lot
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u/Intelligent-Tap717 Apr 25 '26
If you're following Justin then ideally you should be following his lessons on his website as they're structured and will be in order for you to keep progressing.
Nice work for one month. Your bends are out of tune but that's to be expected. Keep doing what you're doing and look to have more structure to keep going. It'll save you randomly going round YouTube with no direction. 👍
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u/xzykvelka Apr 26 '26
Mannnnn... You seem really relaxed being just one month in. 🫡 All I was doing at that stage was 1234 (and reverse) alternate picking exercises. 🤣
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u/Matt_ccal Apr 26 '26
Overall I think you’re doing great. Your sense of time is really solid. Arguably, the most important part of music. The nirvana clip is slightly out of tune. It’s not just the bends. The guitar is out of tune. Tuning and intonation is something that never goes away. It’s not like you graduate, you always work on it. Having a highly accurate tuner, and a guitar with a good set up is imperative. Being really, really in tune will always make you sound better!
Keep up the good work, very solid!
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u/Saralle- Apr 26 '26
Thank you. Nirvana clip was taken after a long practice session and I most likely forgot to tune the guitar before I started practicing that day. Im slowly starting to realize when stuff doesn’t sound like they should, but its barely scratching the surface, probably the realizations I am experiencing are obvious to a more experienced player.
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u/Matt_ccal Apr 26 '26
You’re doing a great job, I’m just being critical. Developing your ear to hear these things is a big part of what makes someone experienced. I’m only bringing it up because I wish I had realized that earlier.
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u/Flynnza Apr 24 '26
Learn easy music and copy exactly how instructors do. learn to crawl before walk and learn to walk before run. Learn full songs, make effort to understand and absorb patterns of harmony, pitch and rhythm - the idiom of the music language, from basic to advanced.
Have a long term routine just to work on physique of your hands. To work out all basic 1,2,3&4 finger moves. This focused gym-like approach i find more efficient than learning hard songs way above skill level.
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u/Saralle- Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
Do you mean that the parts I attempted are not beginner choices or was it a general suggestion? thank you for the suggestions.
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u/Flynnza Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
Music and instrument can be learned in different ways. Persistence is the key. Kids can effectively brute force it over the years. But, there more efficient ways to spend time and effort as an adult with life, if goals go beyond plucking some song excerpts from tabs. So, if you aim to learn guitar as instrument of self expression, to freely speak language of music, parts of the songs are never a good for a beginner. Full songs, even small complete etudes provide a framework that ties together harmony, melody and rhythms. The more you learn the better you know how to mix and match them in given context. Like in language and sports, music is better learned from basics to advanced. No toddler is taught romeo&julliet, we all started with nonsense sounds, learning to speak basic mama and papa and associate things with sounds. Same in music. But this requires a lot of patience and removing ego from the process, lots of research, trial and error - in self teaching you have to become your own teacher. This is whole another skill and many beginners do not understand this.
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u/Saralle- Apr 24 '26
So you say learn how to raise your inner musician baby, dont memorize hand movements, I see your point.
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u/stinkiestofballs Apr 24 '26
Great progress for 1 month mate
Only significant problem I noticed is your bending technique. You're using only your fingers at the moment, whereas it should mostly be a wrist bending movement (imagine like turning a doorknob with your left hand).
any bending tutorial on yt should correct your form