musicdavid
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I've been playing guitar for 25 years and while I've got to a good level, I'm at the stage where I want to push myself further...but I'm not sure about the best way to go about it.
I'm entirely self taught, having started off with a few books but mainly learnt by ear, picking out songs. I hardly gave any attention to lead playing until a few years ago when I got a book about the CAGED technique which opened my eyes about understanding the fretboard. I would particularly like to take my lead playing further.
At one point I decided I would simply sit down and learn parts from records but this isn't happening. I need something more structured. I'd still prefer to work from something at home rather than going to a teacher (although I'm not totally opposed to that) so I'm thinking maybe a DVD or a book.
I once saw a DVD by Allan Holdsworth but all he did was to play through a few chord progressions and scales. It was more like an insight into his technique rather than a tutorial. I'd like goals to work towards, specific exercises etc.
Any thoughts would be welcome.
I'm entirely self taught, having started off with a few books but mainly learnt by ear, picking out songs. I hardly gave any attention to lead playing until a few years ago when I got a book about the CAGED technique which opened my eyes about understanding the fretboard. I would particularly like to take my lead playing further.
At one point I decided I would simply sit down and learn parts from records but this isn't happening. I need something more structured. I'd still prefer to work from something at home rather than going to a teacher (although I'm not totally opposed to that) so I'm thinking maybe a DVD or a book.
I once saw a DVD by Allan Holdsworth but all he did was to play through a few chord progressions and scales. It was more like an insight into his technique rather than a tutorial. I'd like goals to work towards, specific exercises etc.
Any thoughts would be welcome.
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