I’ve been really struggling with fast playing. Halfway through trying to play Solo 3 in BGU at full speed I decided I was holding the pick the wrong way and this was why I was having so much difficulty. This was reinforced when I started to look at other players. I beieve when I started out to learn the guitar I was doing it right, but somehow it had evolved into something else over time like a bad habit. I corrected it but then had about three weeks of being completely undecided about which way was better. I have settled on the new way now. I get a much more consistent pick. It’s always been forefinger and thumb but more a question of where the pick rests on the finger. It would be too complicated to explain, I would have to draw it. Sometimes my little finger rests on the fingerboard and sometimes it doesn't. That wasn't the problem.
I’m sure this sounds like complete BS to an experienced player, but these little things can make a massive difference. I suppose this is one of the drawbacks of an online/CD course - you have to find these things out for yourself.
Playing fast is still a challenge, but I think now it’s more a question of my brain not being able to catch up with my fingers. I don’t think there is a fix for that
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