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"Thinking" when playing

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Tue, 08/17/2010 - 00:28
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Hi David!!!!

I have a question about thinking :)

i found that when i'm playing a study song ( that i know well ),

if i play it with the backing track and think to what i play and come next , i do errors,

if i don't think and i let flow the song i play it well.....

Thanks,

Best Regards

Marko

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Tue, 08/17/2010 - 07:48
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As long as you can play the song, it doesn't really matter how you go about it. Each person has their own way of learning/applying.

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Wed, 08/18/2010 - 05:06
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Thanks!

Thanks David!!!

I take this opportunity to congratulate and thank you for the recent forum section "Tip of the Day" :)
i love it , every day i wait it because is very very usefull and help me a lot !!!

Best Regards

Marko

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Fri, 04/15/2011 - 22:43
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Thinking while playing with some one playing the guitar

I find myself trying to figure out what I'm gonna play what phrases,licks a draw or a blow I tend to get nervous and some times people will say play what I feel don' so much about just get loose some times I catch myself doing that with the lessons

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Sat, 04/16/2011 - 04:59
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thinking

Thanks for the comment blues5771!!!

yes i agree !!!
when i study something new there is the need to pay attention to every movement and theoric point of view...
but for example when i know well a lick i must to forget about everything and think only about the feeling and
the melody i have in mind in order to play it well, like when speaking a word we don't think about the letters,but only
the meaning of that word....if i think to much after i learned something i fall in errors.....

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