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Intermediate Guitar

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A question or two.
Hello guitar peeps! I've been playing for decades and tend to love all kinds of guitar playing and guitar music. I've noticed that there are different types of guitarists and guitar playing and I'm curious to hear what other people have to say on this subject. I also noticed as with life itself that even when I've practised consistently, played well, become more skilled and fluent, someone comes along and blows me out of the water!? I realised that no matter how well I practise I'm unlikely to be anywhere near the greats. But that's ok. But that aside, I'm more of an instinctive guitarist, I took to jamming and improv quite readily when I noticed many other guitarists couldn't. Yet when it came to actually sitting and learning by rote, I found this difficult, preferring to 'do my own thing'. I think both approaches have strengths and weaknesses as a guitarist and musician. I tend to be creative and write many songs and bits of music too, but how good any of these are I really can't say. I veer between thinking they're great to thinking they're crap. Sound familiar?! What I now feel is that regardless of any ability or lack thereof, I just want to enjoy playing the guitar and not seeing it as endless progression or seeing that something is always out of reach. I hope that ramble makes sense?! Party on dudes!!!
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Thanks guys. Just as an aside, I saw a clip on Youtube of Jimi playing Roomful of Mirrors at the Royal Albert Hall. His technique and mastery of the instrument and the even lazy and laconic way he played is what got me into guitar playing. He's playing some incredible funk riffs, then starts soloing and then hits the whanmy bar to create this incredible sound that maybe 2 or 3 guitarists couldn't create. Yes, Jimi still casts a spell over guitar playing I think.
New Tabs - Tell Me What You Think
Here we are... This is something you might have to pause a couple of times, but it's worth it! I put the single notes hit in the beginning and then let you just have the view for the rest of the video. Work through it and then post yourself doing it! What about you @Charles Webber and @Larry Cannon let me hear ya!
New Tabs - Tell Me What You Think
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I love Hendrix but have often found it quite difficult to really follow and copy the tabs on many of his songs. I guess I'm not alone. He seemed to have so many styles, patterns, flavours and colours going on. Even right at the start of his career, he played a few songs in the Marquee in London, Purple Haze being one, and the interpretation of the playing and his sound had much less overdrive than the recorded version released officially, yet it sounds completely fresh and original with a curious solo very different from the official released version. I could go on and on about Hendrix' gifts, knack and ability to forge a whole new universe out of his styles and playing that seemed to define and yet transcend the vibes of the late 60s and very early 70s but I think a lot of it has been said. But anyway, I struggle to really play quite a lot of his music.
Hi. New guitarist here.
Hello guitar people. I've been playing for a number of decades. When I practise I'm not bad. Sometimes ???? I like loads of stuff: Hendrix, The Doors, Peter Green, Rock, Blues, Zeppelin, Tommy Emmanuel and Eric Gales and many others. I enjoy a jam (gooseberry usually) and love making music and writing songs. I'm the other side of The Big ol' Duckpond not Stateside. Learning and listening to a lot of Flamenco atm. Hello!
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@Benjamin Wood Thanks Benjamin, much appreciated.
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Re last email: I don't think Keith Richards remembers what he had for breakfast to be honest! But yeah, such an iconic guitar line.
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Been playing for a few decades, sometimes I'm ok.. other times??? Hendrix and Doors Peter Green fan amongst lots of others.. Learning Flamenco now..

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