- As guitar players, we are always looking for the best way
to get better, faster on the guitar
and there are loads of them out there,
so in this video I'm gonna show you my top 10 ways
to get better, faster.
Better, faster.
Number 10 is timing.
Do not worry about working on your timing.
That is the drummer's job, let them do some work for once.
And always make sure to practise things very fast.
Because if you practise things slowly,
it's gonna take you forever to learn them
and to get through that in your practise time.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
(drum beat)
Wait. Can you play it a little bit better?
I'm having trouble hearing the time
and that's your job not mine.
Number nine, do not be consistent
with your practise.
Make sure to only practice once or twice a week
and make sure those practice sessions are ultra-long
like six or eight hours.
As guitar players we are so busy
and we do not have time
to practice six or seven days a week,
even if it's only 20 minutes per session.
That's super annoying,
and it can be a real big waste of your time.
("Come as you are" by Nirvana played badly)
(sigh) Okay.
- [Voice With Heavy Accent] Six hours later.
("Come as you are" by Nirvana played badly)
Ah, got a get that done.
Practice for the week it finished.
Number eight.
Never,
Ever,
ever,
learn songs.
You're just going to forget them anyway.
And when you practice the only thing
you really need to go over is,
scales, chops, chords and things like that.
And if you do have to learn a song,
make sure to just learn the intro.
Only the intro.
That's the only thing people care about anyways.
(repeated bass line)
(horror chord)
Number seven.
Practise scale shapes instead of melody lines or phrasing.
After all if you don't know the scale shape,
that's where all the other stuff comes from,
so what good are the other things if
you don't know the scale shape.
(scales)
Oh yeah man that's so musical, that's right on.
Number six. Always practice through your mistakes.
If you make a mistake do not slow down and fix it.
That will take way too long to get through.
Again, we don't have time for that.
So, when your playing through something
and you make a mistake
just keep going through it.
It will eventually fix itself
and remember sloppy playing is genuine and heartfelt.
("Blackbird" by Lennon and Mccartney, sloppy playing)
Number five.
Never play with other people.
Make sure to keep to yourself, stay in your room
and get your crap together on your own
before you even think about going to play in a band,
or going to an open mic.
That will ensure that you don't look dumb
in front of other people.
Hey guys.
- Hey.
- Aaaa, mind if I get this room,
for me I've got some work to do.
- Aaah, for what?
- Ahhh, I was just gonna do some jamming.
- You're welcome to come jam with us if you want.
- Why would I wanna do that?
Number four.
Never tune your guitar, it was in tune when you bought it.
(out of tune chord)
That's close enough, I don't need this thing.
(reverberating thud)
Everyone knows you're only as good as your gear
so always count on your gear to make you better.
Having said that, you can always blame your gear
when you don't get any better.
And of course if you need some inspiration
just go buy a new piece of gear.
(tinny plucking)
man this guitar sound like crap.
(cash register ring)
Oh yeah.
(tinny plucking) Oh yeah.
Uh. This guitar sound like crap.
And just remember if you're not getting better
it's not your fault, it's your gear.
Number two. When you're setting your tone up
make sure to crank the gain as much as possible
and take all of the mids out for that nice thick tone.
(rising note)
(heavy metal chords)
And if your tone still sucks just go buy
another true bypass pedal that'll fix everything.
Number one, and this one is very important.
Never learn music theory.
That will destroy your playing
and it will absolutely obliterate your creativity.
Dude, what are you doing.
I told you about this.
This will ruin your playing.
Stop it.
Hi, one more bonus one for you.
Don't ever do any ear training.
Ear training is for nerds.
Don't be a nerd, stay as far away
from that as possible.
(piano chords)
What are you doing?
Stop wasting your time on that crap.
You don't need that.
("Mad World" by Roland Orzabal played by Gary Jules)
And one more final little note for you
Remember if your playing isn't where you want it to be
don't feel bad, just make sure to blame someone else.
So don't forget to like and subscribe
and share your favorite ways to get better, faster
on the guitar.
And oh yeah.
April fool!
(cheery music)