Tip#1 - Lay foundations to learn faster.

It's tempting just to hunt out tabs of your favourite guitar solos and learn them note for note, but this is really a very inefficient way to develop your guitar playing skills.

There are three levels of skill that can be put in place by certain exercises that build the foundations of your playing skills, to the point where you can copy another player's solo straight off, first time you hear it.

Level 1: Basic coordination exercises

These help you develop speed, fluency, tone and rhythmic control.

Level 2: Understanding and use of musical elements: Scales, chords, modes, arpeggios etc...

Level 3:   Phrase development Blues licks, rock riffs, melodic phrasing.

You can teach yourself to master the skills associated with each of these levels - there are plenty of scraps of information all over the web to help you find your way.

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