| Sometimes when learning the guitar, you feel like you | | | | accuracy. You can also invest some time into finger |
| have become stuck. Most likely in the beginning | | | | picking. While this is associated with classical styles or |
| stages you focused on the left hand making chords | | | | bluegrass, it's another avenue to train the right hand. |
| or playing notes on the fretboard. There are some | | | | Wammy Bar - A wammy bar gives an electric guitar |
| right hand guitar techniques that are a little more | | | | a very different sound than anything else. This is a |
| intermediate that you could start to focus on to | | | | fun technique. It helps if you are good at tapping |
| become a better player. | | | | with the left hand so that you can bend the sound |
| Muting - Muting is where the right palm mutes | | | | with the wammy bar. The only thing not liked about |
| individual strings or all the strings. It's done by laying | | | | them is that your guitar goes out of tune fairly |
| the right palm across all the strings lower on the | | | | quickly. |
| guitar then stretching your fingers with your pick and | | | | Finger Style Techniques - There are many different |
| still strumming or picking at the guitar. This changes | | | | ways of picking the guitar with your fingers. Some |
| the sound that you produce significantly. It's gives | | | | use thumb picks and finger picks while you can also |
| more of a rough and silent sound that is useful for | | | | just use your natural fingers as well. There are many |
| certain songs. It's also makes the strings individually | | | | styles that you can learn for this technique. Any of |
| have a distinct difference. | | | | them will give you a new challenge. |
| Picking - Whether you are picking while muting or | | | | If you are past the beginner stages of guitar, you |
| picking alone you can try advanced picking exercises. | | | | need something more complicated to help you get |
| This would be creating a random pattern to follow as | | | | better. Learn what techniques will challenge you while |
| you try to increase your speed without losing | | | | you learn how to play. |