There’s no question learning something new on the guitar is difficult for a lot of people.
If you’ve felt like you’ve spent hours upon hours on the same thing only to find you can’t seem to make progress, you’re not alone.
That’s actually quite common. And frustrating. A lot like watching the Mariners at any given point in the last 20 years. But I digress.
There are a couple of ways to overcome this difficulty, one of which I will share today.
And it’s so simple it seems simplistic, but it really works if you implement it and are consistent.
One thing you should do is this: Simplify.
Whatever it is you’re working on, be it a scale, chord change, song, technique…anything really.
By simplify, I mean break it down into the smallest parts you can think of.
For example, if you’re working on a chord change, practice moving one finger at a time. Then two, then three, etc.
Or, if you’re working on a difficult lick, you really could start with the first two notes, then add one at a time until you can play the whole thing slowly.
By doing this, you allow yourself to make tiny bits of progress that can actually be quite easy, depending on what your skill level is.
Try it today and let me know how it goes.
Pick one thing that feels too hard right now. A chord change. A lick. A song section. Then make it almost laughably small and practice that tiny piece for five minutes.
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