How You Can Play Guitar Fast By Avoiding 3 Common Shred Guitar Mistakes
Does it ever feel like your guitar practice isn’t very ineffective and it’s taking forever to get the speed you want?
Don’t worry.
This is a very common experience for guitar players.
But don’t give up.
Correcting a few of the most common mistakes helps you play guitar fast at the speed you want in no time.
Mistake #1: Focusing On Practicing As Many Hours A Day As Possible
No doubt, you’ve already heard about some great guitar players who spent some of their time practicing long hours every day.
This may have worked for one person, but here’s reality:
You become a faster, more accurate and overall better guitarist by practicing for quality not quantity. This is good, because many of you don’t have the time to practice all day every day (due to having a job, school, etc.).
Simply put:
Practicing efficiently with great focus for just 30 minutes per day can easily help you make huge strides in your playing compared to someone who mindlessly practices for many hours.
Why?
Make sure to organize your practice schedule in advance to make sure that all your practice time is used for actual practicing and not planning or noodling around.
This simple change has a profound effect on the results you get from your practice.
Mistake #2: Only Practicing To Get Something Right Once Or Twice
If you are only able to play something correctly sometimes, your overall guitar playing becomes very inconsistent. This often leads to lots of unnecessary frustration.
Better idea:
Make your guitar technique incredibly consistent by practicing for consistency.
The more you focus on repetition, the more potential you have to correct your mistakes and make it so that playing perfectly becomes your default.
Mistake #3: Practicing Slowly & Increasing Your Metronome Speed Over Time
We’ve all heard the guitar practice advice that you should practice slow and increase your speed over time. This approach can be effective for some things, but is far from the only way to practice for faster speed.
When you work to fix your mistakes at faster speeds, it programs your brain to automatically fix mistakes that only happen at a higher tempo.
As the video demonstrated, it becomes easy to process
mistakes when you add a short rest to the end of a fast note burst.
Step outside of your comfort zone to practice things at speed much faster than what you are used to. You may make mistakes, but this action plants the seed in your mind for your future success!
Want to learn more about which mistakes to avoid in your guitar playing and how to get faster by practicing less?
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