Curtis P Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Your kinda tired, and your sittin here at the computer, not really doin anything, you got a guitar in your hands and your just kinda playin a couple of songs, then you go into something that you know to well, but your not even thinkin bout it, your fingers are just movin, and they are movin better then when your thinkin bout it? I was playin Crazy Train, just the intro, before it moved into the bar chord part, i looked at my fingerin hand and its just movin like a pros hand! never moved like that before, so i tried a different song, # of the beast, same thing! it was awesome!! has anything like this happened to you when your tired and not thinkin bout it and your hand just goes nuts? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 yea, that always happens when I play the solo in crazy train! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 it's called learning to relax when you are learning your hands are stiff and you are forcing them,after you learn and become comfortable,you relax and your playing improves and hand fatigue is much less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 ya i agree with mr metal mod, just a new level of looseness for your fingers, there's also the "getting in the groove" factor.. but that takes a while and is just the result of being really warmed up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 i have known the song cept for the solo since the summer! i still cant play the intro, i cant pull off, it sounds bad.... Wes, i know your goin to be upset cuz you spent a while tryin to teach it to me, but i still dont get it! ohh well, i will learn eventually! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 i have known the song cept for the solo since the summer! i still cant play the intro, i cant pull off, it sounds bad.... Wes, i know your goin to be upset cuz you spent a while tryin to teach it to me, but i still dont get it! ohh well, i will learn eventually! Curtis There's an excellent finger exercise here (go down to "Pinky/Ring Finger Exercise" on that page) that reminds me a LOT of that intro ("Crazy Train," right?). It's done at the 9th position... try it at the 2nd position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 no muting in the intro..let all the notes ring.....other than that it is just fingering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 check out rusty cooley in the revolution clip, hes just flailing his hand at it. its quite cool to watch. Seems like his fingers are relaxed. Its just like typing. If you do it often enough you get fast and precise. its just muscle memory. Cheers, Sam Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 yeah but keep in mind that minimum finger and picking movement is a plus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajiiNako Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Learning to relax while playing, and just letting the music take you. Its one of those things that many people learn after a great while. It'll also make your sound more unique, and pleasing sometimes. I wish i got to the point where i could do it again, but college has kept my guitaring time a little limited >.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 thanks for all the replies guys!! also, has anyone ever used their fingernail instead of a pick? it gives it a kinda weird sound, but it sounds awesome with tons of distortion! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 as much as i play i wouldn't have a fingernail left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 haha, makes sense, i only do it when i forget where i put the pick Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 haha, makes sense, i only do it when i forget where i put the pick Curtis I usually have more than one pick around . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted January 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 i have one for my electric, one for acoustic, electric is thicker then my acoustic, acoustic pick is for strumming, my electric one is for picking, thats why, i dont like flimsy picks for pickin, just dont feel right Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 but the problem with playing at the computer (i always have the lights off btw) is when the pick flies out of your hand and under the desk, into the darkness ...and then you turn the light on and you still can't find it, and then three years later you're in a bar in a foreign country and guess who walks in ....YOUR PICK!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted January 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm, ok, why do you play in the dark?? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 i don't , when i'm online i'm in the dark, and if i play when at the pc but the problem with playing at the computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Yeah...It's happened to me... there's acouple warm up licks I play that flow like butter and sometimes early morning after staying up all night....I'll play while watching the sun come up....for some reason that usually equals really good music for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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