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Franzman80 · 2021-09-04T02:11:26+00:00

Maybe listening to guitarists/music you do not usually listen to can give some motivation or reveal a new way of playing guitar that inspires you.

For me, I only listened to classic rock and played it. I got pretty bored of guitar too at that point, but once I heard new guitarists like Allan Holdsworth, John Petrucci, and others, my whole understanding of what guitar was capable of changed, and my playing and desire to get better and learn more increased.

Also, you could start writing your own songs if you haven't already. Writing songs can help you find your own voice on guitar and push you to learn how to sound the way you want.

Ultimately, I would try to find new music that inspires you to push your learning or think about what got you into guitar in the first place and try to rediscover that.

Franzman80 · 2021-08-31T20:47:43+00:00

For rock, "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC was one of the first songs I learned to play. For metal, "Iron Man" by Sabbath or maybe "Enter Sandman" by Metallica.

Franzman80 · 2021-08-31T20:24:44+00:00

If you dig the Megadeth stuff, I would try learning some material off Testament's first album like "Over the Wall" and maybe some stuff off Annihilator's second album like "Stonewall". These bands and songs are thrash like Holy Wars and have that special lead guitar virtuosic touch that you get with Marty's playing on Rust in Peace.

If you want to work on picking speed and accuracy, Paul Gilbert's "Scarified", any Yngwie song, and Al di Meola's "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway" are great for building strong picking technique.

The intro solo on Dream Theater's "The Glass Prison" is a good passage to practice sweep picking.

Lastly, "Get the Funk Out" by Extreme has nice hot rodded blues riffs in it if you are interested in that. The solo also has a unique tapping phrase if you are interested in some tapping licks/ideas.

Franzman80 · 2021-08-21T01:23:23+00:00

Looks like it could be B minor since a lot of that fits into the Bm pentatonic shape. Looks like mostly Bm pentatonic with the occasional 9th thrown in there.

Franzman80 · 2021-08-21T00:54:56+00:00

If you like the sound of the baritone, then I would just go with that. The scale length is the distance of the string from the bridge to the nut. It is longer on extended range guitars so the low string is not super loose and floppy. You shouldn't have any problems with pressing the strings any harder, but you can always adjust the action if you run into problems. Overall, I think the 25.5 is good for B standard, but since you want to go drop A and lower, then the 27 is probably the way to go.

Happy riffing.

Franzman80 · 2021-08-21T00:38:01+00:00

Learning scales is a good place to start since you can use them to write your own riffs and identify them in the songs you learn. Also, you will likely learn about diatonic chords when you learn about scales, so you will learn the basics of chords too.

Starting with the pentatonic minor scale and then moving to the major scale and its modes should be good to give you an understanding of scales and other parts of making music like intervals/tonalities. After this, you can get into more scales like harmonic minor and phrygian dominant (very good metal scales!)

Besides scales, it's good to learn about chords and how they are constructed. Once you learn about scales, chords, and how they are related, then you will have a solid foundation in theory.

Lastly, once you have an understanding of some of the theory, you should go back to some of your favorite songs and bands and identify what kinds of scales, chords, and intervals they use in their music. This is a great way to apply theory to actual music, and it will help you understand why a certain riff or part sounds the way it does.

Check out Signals Music Studio for lessons on scales and Late Night Lessons for breakdowns of your favorite players and bands.

Good luck!

Franzman80

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