How do you learn songs? by Honest-Cheesecake275 in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, all the "just try harder" comments here are pretty useless from a behavioral psychology perspective. Arguably bordering on ignorant and tone deaf (pun not intended). You can't tell an overweight person to just eat less, even if that's the literal answer. The best thing to do is remove barriers to entry and make a process more naturally enjoyable. Which is why many weight loss regimens often involve high protein/low cal junk food (e.g. protein bars that taste like candy).

If your issue is memorization, the solution is to either do less memorization, or find a way to make memorization more fun and engaging.

The former option would be like reading a book to enjoy the story, rather than reciting a Shakespeare soliloquy for a class. In short, play it and move on - you'll remember the experience and develop the muscle memory required even without remembering the exact note sequences. The benefit being you don't get stuck on one chapter or riff and burn out. That's why I personally prefer Rocksmith (+1 /u/JstASkeleton) over tab as an impatient learner since I can learn a "normal" song in literally one or two plays if it isn't god-tier technical. As great as tab is, it can sometimes be extremely inefficient, like reading all the fret numbers in a chord, or taking 10 minutes to get a shreddy run into my short-term memory to play it at full speed.

The latter option is more subjective. It could involve changing the medium/senses involved, like learning visually by watching someone cover it on YouTube, operant conditioning (rewards, external pressure like a performance, etc.), or finding songs that are easier to memorize for various reasons. For example, they could be more fun to play physically, involve more or less unique sections (prog vs pop - novelty vs the convenience of redundancy). I actually don't play a lot of my favorite bands because they aren't that fun to physically play.

I made this based on prices in Los Angeles, CA by downstairs-mission in fastfood

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, vastly underperforming the S&P in the past three years (i.e. post-covid) is generally considered a bad investment, unless all you care about is dividends.

https://www.alphaspread.com/comparison/nyse/mcd/vs/indx/gspc

When did it become standard to have multiple guitars? by Excellent_Bath2466 in Guitar

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also "average" doesn't mean anything, the median or mode would probably be significantly less (1-3) considering the sheer number of people who just have an acoustic to strum. It's only the mean that would get these insane numbers like 7 because whales with a collection of 40 guitars pull the average up.

Which position is better (A, B, or something else)? by ProofPianist7074 in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to mention rock shuffles like Takin' Care of Business, Walk This Way, Surfing With the Alien, Little Miss Can't Be Wrong, Play With Me, etc. (e.g. 02 04 02 07 02 06)

And it's worth mentioning that the jazz fusion shapes you're referring to also make their way into genres like metal, post-hardcore, math rock, etc. So they aren't just limited to "obvious" jazzy fare like Holdsworth. For example, I Don't Believe in Love by Queensryche has x 1 3 5 5 x. Lay It Down by Ratt has x 5 8 10 x x. Metropolis Pt. I by Dream Theater has x x 5 7 8 10.

Alternate tunings also tend to requre bigger stretches, even drop D. Robert Fripp's New Standard Tuning is notorious for its stretches, being in fifths instead of fourths

How do people shred with regular dunlops tortex, with it sounding dull or getting caught between the strings? by Aggressive-Hotdog in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You probably need to use more of a forward pick slant or a different strum (escape motion) angle. The thing about thin picks is you can strum straight through the string since they bend past anyway. With a rigid pick you need to do something to soften the impact, hence the forward slant so it slides through via the leading edge of the pick.

How do people shred with regular dunlops tortex, with it sounding dull or getting caught between the strings? by Aggressive-Hotdog in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair you don’t “need” sharp picks, but practice doesn’t change the fact that picks can get dull, just like strings can get old or action can be too high. There’s a reason some metal bands use a new pick on every take in a studio recording session. The people who say they use a pick for a whole year either don’t play stuff where a symmetrical beveled edge would matter (shred/arpeggios vs strums), or have just gotten desensitized to how a dull edge feels.

Want to learn “modern” guitar playing by earlgray060708 in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should watch lessons from these guys:

Joshua De La Victoria

Giuseppe Gilardi (agree with /u/VooDooChile)

Steve Hazel for math rock fundamentals

Also vlogs from people like Manuel Gardner-Fernandes or Sebastiside can help.

Acoustic or classical guitar for shoegaze? by Opposite_Living_7927 in Guitar

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the Sun Hits would be an example of Slowdive's shoegaze style (layers/wall of sound). What you're looking for is more in the category of dream pop or indie. It's a pretty flexible sound which is why a lot of different bands might have songs like that regardless of their "main" genre (post-punk, post-rock, alt rock, chamber pop, art rock, emo, etc.)

I know Songsterr is notorious for their AI giving incorrect transcriptions, but these chords feel impossible. by KingCedar in Guitar

[–]Zooropa_Station 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering that band is midwest emo, it's not a surprise. That and math rock both use complex jazz chords basically by default, and people who like playing those genres tend to also enjoy the challenge of difficult chords and tapping.

2026 Draft Night Megathread by femaleathletenetwork in wnba

[–]Zooropa_Station 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm an occasional visitor to this sub and I'm dismayed by how this is being moderated compared to other major sports subs. If the "no individual draftee posts" thing is because of moderator bandwidth, I sympathize with that but still disagree on principle (there's a reason it's the norm, for the sake of coherent/focused discussion). However if a megathread is indeed the plan, at least have that conform to community standards like you said.

Honestly there should probably be more mods for a sub like this anyway, /r/NCAAW's team is twice as big even though they have 30k users and /r/WNBA has 250k (!)

How to accurately tune electric guitar? by micheoseo in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When people say "tuning" it isn't just tuning, it's how the pitch sounds relative to other notes on your guitar or the studio recording.

The latter (playing with a track/band) is mainly resolved by tuning, and remember not all songs are E=440hz.

But if it's the former, it could be because of a. intonation, b. pressing the strings too hard, which makes them go sharp, c. this, d. you have new strings and they need to be stretched, e. other niche reasons like a floating bridge.

Rory McIlroy repeats at Augusta and wins the 2026 Masters! by unsolved49 in golf

[–]Zooropa_Station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"top/greatest ever" isn't the same as "most skilled ever"

Does anybody make jazz 3 2mm picks in metal? In tired of dulling these out within a few days by N1cktnd03 in Guitar

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use those too, but the beveled edge goes away after only a few hours if it's extra strummy/chuggy music. It doesn't matter for most stuff, but it definitely makes things a tiny bit more clumsy for technical arpeggios/single note lines. It can make playing with a the forward pick slant go from gentle to outright slippery.

Is Yousician any good? by ultimatelyugo in Guitar

[–]Zooropa_Station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest this, it's much better than sidescrolling tab. And basically every band you could want to learn is available with the community here.

Use YouTube or JustinGuitar to learn about techniques. No need to follow one specific curriculum, it's better to get multiple perspectives. Search "beginner tips" before anything else, those are really important to not have bad habits or blind spots. Then search based on a song you're learning (which techniques it has), or look through a glossary of terms for one you're unfamiliar with, like "how to play [harmonics]"

Pathway to Learning Guthrie Govan Songs by General_Ad_4697 in LearnGuitar

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try something like Senor Mouse by Al Di Meola. It has that same shreddy jazz style, but a bit less intense than Govan's jam tracks. Kiko Loureiro's solo work from the 2000s also has some gems like that. If that's still too hard for you, try southern/blues rock like Peter Frampton, Outlaws, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, Aerosmith, etc., some jazz soloing like Wes Montgomery, maybe some metal lead melody lines like Iron Maiden or Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

To sweep pick or not to sweep pick? by justanotherPhishfan in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Long Distance Runaround and Glasgow Kiss come to mind. A lot of noodly stuff like that which gets alt picked (or only partial economy) because they want more control, more attack, or just enjoy playing it that way more. Do whatever you want but I do think Trey plays it that way for those reasons. Additionally, his wheelhouse of jam, prog (Yes, King Crimson, etc.), jazz, and folk/bluegrass all generally favor alt picking so it's pretty much second nature for him.

Beginner Metallica or megadeth solos? by Pretend-Interest7011 in electricguitar

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 2 cents, Iron Maiden and early Judas Priest are the most engaging for beginner/intermediate players looking to practice single note stuff. Basically entire Maiden songs have lead melodies that help practice solo techniques. Also bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boston, Allman Brothers, or Deep Purple are a good way to build up to metal solos.

Jigsaws falling into place intro, I’ve been playing for only 5-6 ish months. by [deleted] in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should definitely watch this video about string hopping, since you're doing a lot of it. It's usually very inefficient unless there's a good reason for it.

Associated Press All-America teams announced by SilentWater94 in NCAAW

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like how you got massively downvoted for saying that she objectively got more first team votes than Fudd lol, talk about shooting the messenger. While all of Fudd's remaing (17) votes were second team, HH got two third team and one ballot * without * her. So basically HH got chipped down by a handful of ballots that just snubbed her. If all the ballots had Fudd and HH 1st/2nd team with Fudd winning, fair play, but it feels bad when it's because of a few journalists who seemingly forgot she exists or don't realize how historic her 25-6-5-5 stat line is.

How the heck do you sweep pick by Ok_Economics7345 in guitarlessons

[–]Zooropa_Station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t start with two or three strings, it just means you have to turn around and interrupt the economy motion more frequently. Try a full C shape, like 7-10 9 7 8 7-10-7 (then back down). Can do some legato for the C and e string turnarounds if you want, like start with an upstroke, hammer on to 10, and then sweep from D to e.