by prometherion on August 26th, 2009

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I don't feel satisfied even after practicing for 3hrs on my guitar , i practice scales, i try to learn new songs by ear which takes lot of time, i practice techniques like sweep, but i finish off still unsatisfied, any suggestions?

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by ................l on November 4th, 2010

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I play during all of my free time. Sometimes from the time I wake up until the time I fall asleep. I'm never satisfied but I get satisfaction from playing.. It's a love hate relationship lol. I think I'm just addicted to it. You can check me out at www.youtube.com/user/passionofthedevil666 one of my videos is me doing sweep picking and it's extremely smooth but I sat down and repeated the same sweep for 6 hours straight before I finally got it on video.. I've been playing for about 12 years. Never gonna stop. Not until I'm dead.. Or.. In a coma or something like that.. well.. you get it. 0.0 ok.. I'm gonna go now.. later.. c ya.. uhhmmmm.. yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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- you have the same taste as i have ...behemoth is one of my favourite bands...seriously felt bad when i heard about nergal having lukaemia...and 1 more question ..is it easy to manage work and guitar ..even i want to die with guitar in my hand ...bt it always always scares me on how to manage work and guitar ..by the way saw your video nice sweeps can i get tabs for that
  
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  by prometherion on November 9th, 2010
- lol Well I was in the Army and I still found time to play. A lot of the times when I'm not playing I still play in my head so it feels like I'm practicing. Right now though I'm just sitting at home, done with the Army, and still getting paid. About to go work for the Department of Homeland Security, but I'm not going to let that stop me from playing. As far as tabs go I wish I could just remember the key and scale type but anyways all start on the 5th string (A String - Although I think I played it in B Tuning.. But that doesn't matter) and sweeping down its 16-19, 17, 16, 17, 15-19 (then sweep back up). the next sweep is 14-17, 16, 16, 15, 14-17 (then sweep back up). Then the last sweep was 10-14, 12, 11, 12, 10-14 (then sweep back up).
  
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  by ................l on November 10th, 2010
- thanks for the tabs
  
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by Wynper on August 26th, 2009
Practice with someone.

I liked the taping suggestion above as well.
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- You might also consider practicing somewhere in public like a park. It might increase your confidence and inspire you a bit. Heck, sit a hat out it might also pay although I would check local regulations about the hat bit before you do it.
  
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by Cruiser on August 26th, 2009
If you don't do it...video tape your playing. Record songs and play them back. Ham it up, rock out and perform...it's a blast and you can post them youtube and keep them private for you or some of your friends. It's a head rush to watch your own playing if you don't already and good to see what you are hearing.
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by Tom on August 26th, 2009
A lot of dedicated musicians feel this way. Their expectations are ahead of what the physical body is able to do. Improvement comes over longer periods of time, not in daily measurements, just like weight loss. Make sure when you practice that you can show that you've accomplished something, such as finishing a song that you started, perfecting a new chord progression, able to do a lick that you couldn't do yesterday, or adding a new verse to a song you're writing. Every time you start a new song, make sure you finish an old one, otherwise you'll just have more and more unfinished songs, and that can be discouraging.
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by GregPredmore on November 4th, 2009
Find a therapist. LOL
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