5 BIG Mistakes ALL Self-Taught Guitarists Make!

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Video topics: fretboard visualization, note location, guitar lesson, music theory, guitar theory, bernth

[Takecareofyourself]

Why the hell am I watching this I’m a self taught pianist

[daneues]

One trick I learned regarding nerves and playing live is to run around the block or do something that gets your heart pumping and your body in an non-relaxed state (15 push-ups etc) and practice your piece or passages in that way. It replicates a nervous condition so you know how your body reacts to stage fright without actually being on stage and you can then condition your body to play comfortably.

[selendile]

I’m proof that 10000 hours of wrong practice makes a mediocre guitarist. I’ve been focusing lately on fixing all my bad habits and these videos have been a tremendous help!

[thFret]

Not getting lessons as a teenager is something I deeply regret. I was offered them by my parents countless times, and I used to tell them, “Eddie Van Halen never had lessons!” Well, decades later and countless pentatonic abuse, I’m finally starting to break down the barrier. This is a great video, likely helping me in the long haul. Thank you!

[psychosis]

That upstroke escape/downstroke escape is something I desperately need for my playing. My pick keeps getting stuck in between the strings and it slows my playing down. Thank you so much for this advice for self-taught guitarists

[reggiebdog]

I'm not a shredder, more of a boomer rock player. However his lessons, tips, and theory discussions really help me improved even after playing for 45 years (Holy crap! ). I know I'll never get the level of ability like this but I still know working on this has helped me continue to improve. Best tips. Posture, tension and escape movements.

[growing.flowers]

2:05 exercise 1
3:25 exercise 2
5:11 exercise 3
7:34 exercise 4

PRACTICE UR POSTURE WITH A STRAP for Live Playing

chromatic workouts
speed drills
practical music theory
funk patterns
deadnote patterns

[CugnoBrasso]

That "one-sided escape movement preference" really opened my eyes. Surprisingly, I can effortlessly play an arpeggio on four strings, but not on three... First time I notice it, thank you!

[phattran]

As a self-taught guitar player for years, i have so many problems finding good material to learn (both about technique and theory) until i found out Bernth's channel. Just want to say thank you, you helped me a ton and deserve millions of subcriber

[comoplaysdestiny]

Optimal, effective, but also FUN practice! Thanks a lot for this. I’ve been wanting something more to push myself further and this is exactly what I needed.

[kami_kuro_]

As someone who's been drawing for 7 years, I am offended by this horse with human legs.
As someone who's been self-taught for just about a year, I thank you for this very useful content and will try to apply your advice !

(Random fact on the horse's legs : the knee/elbow is "inside" the body and the first joint you see is actually the horse's ankle/wrist, and it walks on its toes/fingertips, hence the arms and legs that seem to fold backward compared to us ! Animals just have... very big feet)

[Luke_Lumberjack_Music]

I'm so happy you mentioned that you were shocked by how hard it is to play single strumming patterns perfectly clean and in time - I always thought I just suck 😂

[sachawiener]

genuinely one of the best guitar videos I've seen in ages! All the points made here are 100% spot on! Especially that point about live playing tension!

[tylerglowacki]

You know every other channel I’ve watched for tips isn’t as detailed as yours. You go in depth and I love that

[sabinafirtala]

Love the drawing idea! I started on acoustic, but your video is still insightful to watch :)

[Guanjyn]

My lessons were pretty much some chords, the pentatonic scale and “Sunshine of your Love”. Then 19 years of playing by myself. Watching your videos has made me realise a lot of things I’ve been doing wrong for a long time.

[viktorhjelting]

I had a time a few years ago when I basically only practiced metal and I had such a hard time when I was about to try new genres, but also correcting my mistakes in technique. I had to completely rework the way I held the pick and this channel taught me the correct way.
Nowadays I play many different genres. Pop, rock, blues, jazz, and more. I can do basic open chords, but also complicated jazz chords. And now I can even play a bit of fingerstyle. Because I also play the piano I've had an easier time learning music theory. I usually visualize the fretboard as a piano. And now I've basically become a music theory nerd (mostly jazz theory).

[LteeP]

The learning curve graph was spot on, it was a great idea putting it in the video because it makes visible the actual representation of learning. Not too many people have this creativity, no matter the topic they are discussing here on youtube.

[radeksima]

Glad you've mentioned a posture. There's a lot of guitarists (including me), who are not able to play equally when sitting or standing. Video about that would be great, but I can't force you... :)

[LuisGarcia-tbpo]

I started focusing on music theory in my practicing by studying the chord progressions and song structure of music I like. And then trying out the same songs in different keys. I learned the key of C so well that that just by seeing the Roman numerals of a song I can play it in C if it not already in C. And I plan on studying the other keys next before diving deeper and learning about what makes chords chords though I have a basic understanding of chords and their functions.