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Improvising with Target Notes: Red Haired Boy

guitar intermediate

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Tab is great, until it's not. In this lesson we talk about using our ears to identify target notes on the guitar, then build solos and truly improvise!

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  1. Gary Feldman

    โ™ฅ 5

    Ben, this one finally made the timing click for me. Been fighting it for a month. Thank you.

  2. Gene Sowell

    โ™ฅ 1

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  3. Katie Clark Support

    โ™ฅ 10

    There's a slower track in the resources for this one. If you want it slower still, let me know and I'll cut one.

  4. Sam Whitlock

    โ™ฅ 1

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  5. Ray Dunphy

    โ™ฅ 10

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  6. Bill Threadgill

    โ™ฅ 3

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

  7. picknGrin

    โ™ฅ 3

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

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