If you want to learn to play guitar, then you need to make sure that you’re getting the most from your playing time. When I was learning, I went through the pain you feel when you seem to go for weeks or even months without getting any better. The reason this happens is that without realising it, you get stuck in a “learning rut” – you’re trying really hard, but you’re not letting your brain recover enough to take in new information. So how do you get round this, and move your guitar playing into the fast lane?

1. Change guitar playing activities

What do we mean by this? Well, there are different aspects to playing any musical instrument. For example, if learning the guitar, you have to know chords and scales, you have to learn the chords which make up the songs you want to play, and maybe you want to learn the solos too. So don’t get hung up on one tricky chord, or on a cool riff you really want to play. As soon as something starts to seem difficult, stop and change! If your soloing isn’t progressing, spend a week learning new songs with chords you already know well. If there’s a tricky chord sequence in your favourite track that you just can’t get, then leave it for a couple of weeks, and try to improve your guitar tabs skills.

2. Play with other guitar players

It never ceases to amaze me how many people miss this one, and it’s probably the most important thing you can do. I remember I probably practiced on my own for two or three years, because I didn’t think I was good enough to play with other musicians. Big mistake! When I finally did start to mix with some other musicians, it was amazing how much I learned, and what was even more amazing was that I was able to show the other guys a couple of tricks. That really boosted my confidence, and my guitar playing went from strength to strength!

3. Use a really good learning tool

Over the years I’ve probably tried everything. Guitar books, guitar lessons on CD and DVD, private one to one guitar lessons, jamming along to records and CDs, watching peoples fingers in music videos – you name it… I eventually realised that what you really need is a complete learning package which encompasses the best parts of all these techniques, and packages it into a structured, easy to follow guitar course.

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