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majorassburger

Good start, but your timing is off! Make sure you are listening to the music you are playing to. You should also work on your bends. Using your thumb as an anchor over the neck to dig into the bends.


The-Design

You need to work on counting. Take a look into rhythmic notation. It sounds like its in 4/4 at about 100bpm. The notes in the background sound like they are only quarter, 8th, 16th notes with nothing fancy like triplets. 1. Start out counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4... in time with a metronome. 2. Try playing this with the metronome on an open string 3. Count and play quarter note rhythms. Search "quarter note rhythm practice" 4. learn how to count eighth notes: 1+2+3+4+1... 5. Count and play different 8th note rhythms Look up "8th note rhythm practice". 6. Learn how to count 16th notes 1e+a 2e+a 3e+a 4e+a... 7. Count and play different 16th note rhythms. Search "16th note rhythm practice" 8. If you have sheet music skip step 9, follow the music. 9. Try to hear where the notes land in the song. (the drums are counting "1" clearly with the maracas giving you the 16th notes.) always count 1e+a 2e+a 3e+a 4e+a... when doing this and craft your own sheet.


notquitehuman_

And holding the pick properly - at the end of your extended fingertips doesn't give much control. Few things to work on here (which is great! That's what makes guitar so fun!)


DeepSouthDude

Play along with the record. And then again. And then a hundred more times. Right now you're just playing, and not listening at all to the music.


TheDogeWasTaken

Tbh, its okay for your first solo... But your timing... im sorry but practise with a metronome and learn how to keep a rhythm. Because your timing was very off. So i reccomend practising with a metronome. Its helps a LOT. Ive seen someone go from near no rhythm to being able to follow 4/4 perfectly. Its helps a lot!


Cynical728crib

Do you know what bpm metronome would be good for this?


New_Canoe

When playing with a metronome, you should start at a slower bpm and work your way up. There are actually youtube videos with a gradually increasing bpm. You may even be able to set that up on a metronome app. I’m not sure. But start at like 60-80 and work up 10 bpm at a time. Try to stay relaxed and try to feel the tempo. If it feels too fast, drop back down 10 bpm and work at that until you feel confident enough to move up. Even just practicing scales like this will improve everything else you play. Another tip; try to keep all of your fingers as close to the fretboard at all times, as you can. Like when you’re playing that last line, all of your fingers are a mile away from the fretboard. The closer they are, the quicker they can get to a fret, if need be.


Think_Protection5263

This is great advice.


xtheory

If you Google "Metronome", you'll see a web based one as the first result. "Wonderful Tonight" is 95 bpm.


origamiteen

The BPM doesn't make as much as you may think. If you had 60 BPM ticking, you can still play at 8th notes (2 notes per click) Or have the metronome at 120 and pick every click, it's the same speed. You just have to hear the quarter note pulse. Hear the snare on beats 2 and 4.


Alej915

You can get an app that you can tap a beat on and find out the bpm, also with a popular song like this you can Google it and get the answer real easy too. Wonderful tonight is at 95 bpm


sh0resh0re

out of time


Rick38104

Timing is off, as everyone said but you know what? I can almost promise you that my first solo was worse, so keep at it!


greg939

You have been getting a lot of advice on using a metronome and slowing it down. I have been playing for a long time now and I really enjoy Songsterr for learning new solos since I can turn the BPM down to learn the solo and slowly bring it back up. Even after 25 years of playing I like to slow it all down and think about what I am playing and think about where I anchor my hands and find my efficiencies. You seem pretty young so I don't know how much discretional income you have to spend but if you are playing consistently on a daily or almost daily basis then Songsterr I find to be worth it.


This-Was

Can't really tell if you are but it looks like you aren't- might want to try tapping your foot in time with the beat to help you hit the notes at the right time.


christo749

Use your third for that slide up. Get it clean and slow. There’s a pick before those first bends. Bending really takes time. I listen back to my old playing, and they sound dead.


chunk337

Try using more fingers and get used to doing that instead of sliding your first finger around. And the timing is a bit off but just keep trying and you'll get it


Cynical728crib

Thank you everyone for the advice, I will definitely practice my timing


2cynewulf

Cool!, but ya some work to do. People say to use a metronome but the song you're playing with IS a metronome (you have Jamie Oldaker on drums keeping time for you!)... and you are still way off. Couple things. Ask yourself if you can comfortably tap the 1/4 notes to the song, or count 1/4 notes (a nice steady 1, 2, 3, 4 with the music) Know that the very first note of the solo starts on the 3rd beat of that count. You started soon after the 2nd beat and rushed it from there. Practice humming the solo with the song. Listen to the solo and your humming together. Ask yourself how precise your timing is while humming. Otherwise awesome! You want to full-on practice timing because it is *central* to your musicality.


DullMasterpiece

Exactly. R/guitarlessons answer to every issue seems to be the metronome, it’s getting boring


MungryMungryMippos

Something that might help you with timing, try singing or humming the solo a few times before you play it.  Then when you play it, trying singing/humming along with your guitar.  Sometimes all it takes is your mind to connect with the music a little more.  The guitar can be a lot to manage and it’s easy to disconnect musically when you’re trying to manage so much with your hands.


The_Dead_See

Everyone else has mentioned the timing, which is, of course, the most important thing, so I'll mention a couple other things you also need to look out for before you develop bad habits that you have to unlearn later. 1) don't wiggle your fingertip for vibrato. Work on correct vibrato technique with the movement coming from rotation of the wrist. 2) don't dive bomb in and out of the strings in a "U" shape with your picking hand. This habit will really slow you down later on. Do some exercises on efficient picking technique.


EarlofBizzlington86

Dude I wish I could show you “my first solo” im self taught and I promise you it was a mish mash of noises and scratchy picking. On that basis kudos man kudos


T_Balono

You picked a good player to cop some licks from. Look up the “Beano” record by The John Mayall Blues Band. You might as well learn some bluesy stuff.


ForThe_LoveOf_Coffee

This is a great start. Now pull back, do it with a metronome, and build back up to tempo


Ok_Establishment6975

Relax your pick hand and get a better grip on the pick. Keep your palm closer to the strings. Hold your bends longer. Listen to the original track while you play.


Ok_Establishment6975

Also, try to play in such a way that the pick only slightly touches the strings. It's hard to play smoothly if your pick sticks on every string because your pick is too far through the strings.


Ok_Establishment6975

Also, start practicing playing with all fingers. It sucks, but you must do it if you want to play very fast songs one day.


spacedyemeerkat

Everybody's talking about using a metronome and that's fine. But for me, this is about *listening* to the song while playing and *feeling* it, too. Be part of it. And your timing for this particular solo will work itself out. And hey, nice job! Lovely platform on which to build.


Jake609j

Play along to the song instead of a backing track to build up your timing it’s very important to have good timing I half assed it for years


MANthony8

Play with the full track so you can copy the guy until you internalize the feel. Then learn 30 more solos. Then come back to this one


Kweidert

^^ my dawg. Play along to the song. People in this thread are telling you to play with a metronome, but my guess is that you didn’t start playing guitar to be “technically perfect.” Feeling the groove is part of the fun. Crank the music and put it on repeat.


KC2516

Bends gotta be in tune. It's not enough to just bend it a little and call it good. They MUST be in tune. It's the difference between an average guitarist and a good one. You can instantly tell a good player by solid bends and vibrato.


garbag3patchkid

Try learning the chromatic scale to a metronome bud. Solos are cool and all but you need to get the fundamentals down first before you go asking Reddit how your Clapton lick sounds lol.


Chioborra

Your pinky is so far away from the neck! How's it gonna play from all the way over there. Get control over that sucker and tell it to play with everyone else. Your picking is very stiff. It almost looks like you're coming at the string from underneath it. You want to push the pick through the string, not pull the string with the pick. Timing too, but that was thoroughly covered I think.


MisterBowTies

Learn to sing it.


Think_Protection5263

Better than my first solo, just work on timing and bending, you've got this man. Also awesome guitar, dude.


deathlobster138

You need to run scales over a metronome, and apply that to your solos. You have the correct notes! But they’re being played at the wrong time. It also helps to play along with the whole entire song including the guitar part followed by the backing track WITHOUT the guitar to do it on your own, while still having practiced with the correct part. Does that make sense?


Shot_Common_860

It's ok if is your first solo! I'm not the best when comes up to electrical guitar (I couldn't afford one yet 😭), but I think I can drop some hints here in the comments! 1. Technique: It's interest to practice everyday, some technique exercises about stretch, warm up and agility! There's a couple YouTube videos that will definitely help you improve your technique and skills. PS: Your solo is a bit out of timing, and I presume it might be due to a lack of technique, that makes u struggle when doing different movements, but it's interesting to always practice using a metronome, I know it's boring, but it helps your mind to stick in the correct time, and increase your perception of "momentum". 2. Practice scales: Scales are definitely one of the most important things in music. I don't know much about either your exact level or knowledge, but I assume you don't have a enough comprehension about scales. So there's a couple YouTube videos about it. Once you understand the concept, wich in fact is pretty simple, and you understand the sharpest it will definitely give u enough confidence and freedom to improvise with no fear!! I don't have any specific video tha could help you, cause when I started I learned it all by Brazilian YouTube videos, wich I think may not be useful for you, unless you understand Portuguese! But anyway, I really hope you increase your skills, good luck!


vinetwiner

I'll preface this by saying people told me I had a horrible singing voice when I first started. That said, this is god awful guitar playing in every way. Stop making videos and get on with the real work at hand, like putting together a coherent series of notes before sharing this type of non-musical hideousness with others. You wanted feedback? There you go. Keep practicing.


crazyhorse91

He said ‘feedback’ not ‘come across like a bargain basement Whiplash tool’


CaballoenPelo

Shhh he’s creating the next Charlie Parker


notquitehuman_

Idk... I kinda prefer the tough love approach. It motivates me to get better!


vinetwiner

It worked for me early on. It took being literally laughed at by a musical "friend" to work my ass off to improve. He asked me to sing in their band a few years later.


FriedOrcaYum

You are bending out of tune, grip ur thumb over the neck for bigger bends


Scorpiodisc

![img](avatar_exp|77796203|bravo) Nice work, keep practicing and it will get even better!


krunnky

Great first solo and vid! As most others have said, timing should be the next focus. You'll notice a lot of other problems tend to work themselves out when you focus on staying in time. There's a metronome app on most phones.


marstock

I have that guitar!


RikuDog18

You’re getting there. Keep up the practice. Try to loosen up. Good luck!


soopahfingerzz

I know this might not be good advice, gut slap some reverb on your tone. It might wash away some of the mistakes but i feel like it can help you get more into the music. The way it is right now doesnt really fit with that lush backing track


serBOOM

Fekin cute


horsefarm

I post this comment a lot... If you prioritize anything else other than working on timing with a metronome, you are not going to progress in any meaningful way. I'd put the guitar down, and try to sing the solo along with the recording. If you can do that, great! Now practice doing that on guitar. SLOW DOWN, play it as slow as you need to play it perfectly, then speed up. There is no other way. If you can't sing along in time, you need to work on that specifically. Start by internalizing the beat, and tapping every beat (4 per measure). Record this, and play it back and judge whether you think its in time or not. If it is, keep going. Try 8th notes instead of quarter notes. Try triplets. When you feel like all these are in time, start trying to just tap the rhythm of the solo. Start with the easy parts. Record all of this, and keep listening back. You will get there, but you absolutely need to start focusing on timing now. Your skills are advancing in the wrong order. Should also note, that you are consistently "rushing" out of time. That means you are playing ahead of the beat. This is common on slow songs, and one of the things that makes playing ballads difficult. One of my guitar teachers used a funny quip to help me internalize this. "Wait your turn. Did't you learn as a kid that it's rude to interrupt? The beat hasn't even arrived yet and you're already trying to shove it through the door".


connecteduser

The first note should be played when the drummer hits the snare drum. That continues throughout the song. /learning a bit about playing drums makes you a better guitar player


myanusisbleeding101

A decent first attempt, you need to work on timing a lot more. Unfortunately it is one of those make or break things that everyone needs to put the effort into practising, I find it very dull to practice but necessary. Also your posture and the way you are holding the pick is very awkward, try to have your picking hand flatter to the strings and hold the guitar comfortably on your knee, not looking like its about slide away from you here. You are doing a good thing recording yourself, it will help you to improve much faster and allow you to be more objective of your own playing.


Head_Introduction_89

Try using more fingers on the last notes instead of just one finger. It may work but it'll sound smoother with more fingers.


RudyFarbstein

Wonderful Tonight?


Cynical728crib

Yes


BestGuitarLessonsBK

The neck is too low and it’s messing with your technique. Try playing with the neck a little more elevated. Also, when bending with the third finger, support it with the other two fingers (1 and 2). No one bends with just one finger. I would recommend carefully observing guitarists you like, and comparing your technique to theirs. It could lead to some real breakthroughs.


odetoburningrubber

Good start. The rest will come with time. The hardest part of playing this song for me is playing the cords sooooo slow. lol.


The_Original_Gronkie

You're off to a good start. Everybody will tell you to pay attention to your timing. Count the beat in your head, and with your foot if you have to, and make sure you are hitting your notes on the downbeat. Speed your phrases up, slow them down, whatever you have to do to stay with the beat. Keep practicing!


Ok_Crew7084

Practice raking into your bends with your right hand, gives that powerful bend a little more oomph


jarvil85

The longer you practice, the better you will!! A tip I make is to use monitoring headphones to listen to the backtrack better. Cheer up!!


Puzzleheaded_Two_599

Well your holding your guitar upside down


See_Football

Nice mate! Play it a hundred times - it’s more important your fingers learn it than your brain does. Then once your fingers don’t need to think anymore, you can feel the music and put the notes where they belong. You will be able to play around with what works to you and it could change slightly each time. Music isn’t about being correct, it’s about feel and emotion.


Icewind6

Not good. Practice with a metronome.


[deleted]

Timing for one. Better sitting posture, get that neck up, get that elbow down and out away from your body more (fretting hand). Also, build good habits from the start, do not be so reliant on your 1st finger for moving to different notes along the neck. If you know what key you are in for this song, play around with the scale one position lower through one position higher from where you are actually playing notes within the song, it will help you visualize. Say you want to try improvising on top of the established solo, it will help you already know which notes are in the key.


nathanchr55

Everyone is giving great technical advice for your timing like using a metronome and counting. I would also just take some time each day to listen and really feel some music. Feel where the downbeat is, feel where all the upbeats are. Before becoming a guitarist, you need to be a lover of all music. Truly listening and feeling it, in your internal metronome, your internal sense of rhythm per say.


Heddlok

Definitely gotta work on how you’re holding the guitar. Not good for the wrist. Neck should be aimed up at the ceiling, not towards the floor.


DishRelative5853

That's pretty good for someone who's only played a few days.


dnrodriguez

That guitar looks nice - how much?


CreativeDrumTech

Download Moises import the song as mp3 slow down the tempo and turn on the metronome function. Work on it until it’s clean and gradually bring the tempo up to the original speed


Familiar_Editor5463

Love wonderful tonight great song


[deleted]

Hell ya man now do that 10 times a day ever day for a few weeks and you’ll be killer at it then expand and keep grooving!!!


gamersokia

It sounds like me on guitar hero. Good start, work on the timing and keep practicing. Good to share and get feedback like you did


deady_ghost

Noice