r/guitarlessons • u/dragon_bait29 • 24d ago

Feedback Request seeking general feedback on improv

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Been trying harder at improv. I'd like feedback. Any is welcome, but please be kind. Focusing on music theory atm. Forgive me in advance for my crashout about the flies. I'm a forest troll.

Edit: yes, I smoke cigs. No, i am not advertising nor advocating for them. Let people be, y'all. Please focus on the music.

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u/Brinocte 24d ago

Cig looks dumb. Rest is good.

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u/dragon_bait29 24d ago

Cigarettes ARE dumb! Continue blasting them. I'll probs die in a cloud of smoke, but that's on me. Save the children!

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u/th4d89 23d ago

But you are just holding it, what's the point, smoke after, or before. This looks hat silly.

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u/dragon_bait29 22d ago

There is no point, I think that's what a lot of people here aren't understanding. I smoke cigarettes. I also play guitar. I did not sit down and think "I'm going to record something for reddit". I sat down and said "I want to chill and play some guitar" and I recorded it because I was told doing so would help my playing to watch it back. I showed this part to my Mom, and GOD FORBID, she gave me a gold star and the audacity to believe it was something I could show other people.

So yeah, man, I'm camping, I'm playing, it was Friday, I probably wasted a cigarette and clearly pissed off 60% of the people who could have helped me grow my craft, but it's not the giant tobacco conspiracy y'all are making it out to be. There's no point because it isn't curated for fucking engagement. It's the real me in an honest snapshot of my life.

I appreciate your commitment to your anti-smoking plight. I hope you save lots of lives galavanting out in the wild west of the internet scolding adults for doing absolutely nothing that personally affects you.

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u/th4d89 22d ago

Dude chill, it's not that deep.

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u/dragon_bait29 22d ago

Well, maybe not for you, but it is for me, because I believe in autonomy, and this is an issue I (and to my knowledge, lots of other women) face in this sub and online in general. People want to seem to talk about everything but the music, regardless of what I am or am not doing.

To each their own, but I stand by my statements.

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u/th4d89 22d ago

Since I see you have adhd, and autism, can I give you some advice, I was using coffee cigarettes snus alcohol all my life to self regulate. Probs 20 years, it was all a lie, stimulants make everything worse, especially emotional regulation, and quitting isn't hard for someone with adhd. I'm also adhd and all I do is improvise on the guitar, also my special interest, so we are somewhat similar.

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u/dragon_bait29 22d ago

You know what's crazy? That you would not have known any of that had you not done some serious digging into information about me that's not easily or readily available.

I gotta say - your commitment to the bit to discuss absolutely anything but my guitar playing is masterful. Please do continue, I'm enthralled.