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I am a crazy wannabe guitar player living in Louisiana but from Utah. I fly helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico. I have had an Ibanez acoustic/electric for about 5 yrs and just bought me an Ibanez electric hardbody guitar. I haven't played much the last three yrs because of life(). But that is being fixed right now. I am looking forward to learning a lot from this web sight and if anyone has tips on increasing speed and getting some rhythm let me know.
I love guitars and love to learn so feed me please! Any info is great!
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Welcome genki. Probably the best way to increase speed is to play a scale or passage at a slow tempo and using a metronome. When you can play the passage comfortably and mistake free at a certain speed, increase the metronome by 5 bpm and try again. While this can be frustrating it is a very effective method of increasing your technique and speed.

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Check out some of the lessons. You will find all kinds of things to help you with your goals.

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Appreciate si16 info I will work on scales with a metronome and work on some lesson's to build up speed. I will check out the lessons thanks for the advice all thumbs.
Thanks for the advice and the welcomes to this site.

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Hi there genki, sounds a little japanese= feels good


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