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RE: [SurfGuitar101] Getting out of a rut

Jerry (whipeoutboy63) - 23 Mar 2003 01:58:05

Hi All,
Well, I find it difficult to play new songs, I was having a hard time
getting "Surf Party" right, but then I just let it go, I put on Nebula
One and listenend to the song for about 5 times and while listening I
was playing my guitar without really paying attention to what I was
doing, and all of a sudden I got it right...it just floated out of my
fingers, so I slowed down to memorize it.
This trick also works for other tunes which I found hard to fugure out.
I know some people use tabs, but I rather play by feel now, since this
allows you to start from scratch and play it on different strings and
geving a different sound to a tune.
Tabs are usefull to me, sometimes just to read the first chord or tone.
This method also allows me to find the chords that the rythem guitarist
usually plays.
I also like the album from the "Blue Stingrays" "Surf 'n'Burn" a lot.
They have very intersting melodies as well. But they are hard to play,
but good study material.
Jerry S. from Belgium

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