Kinda stuck here.

I'm not a guy who can read it out of a book, I am self taught.

I did learn scales from a book and have a chord dictionary that I use.

Just wondering if anyone here has a good method.

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Keepn' the Blues Alive

2004 50th Ann. Limited edition AMSE Stratocaster
2017 50's Baja Telecaster BSB

1968 Bandmaster with 2X12 cab C-rex speakers
VHT Special 6 Ultra combo

Visual Sound Route 66
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Detune your guitar to something completely random, find something that sounds good and figure out what you've played.

Tune into a radiostation that plays music your unfamiliar with and play along. Suss out the song before the songs ended. Its great ear training too.

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No no and no

Yeah, If your a blues guy, cop you some jazz backing tracks or anything that's completely at the other end of your musical spectrum and lay into them for while.......works for me.......... Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

Take the steve vai and the Satch approach, Write a song everyday in a set Genre. I had a friend who played Jazz on a monday, metal/shred on tuesday, early indie on a wednesday, punk/classic rock on a thursday, alternative on a friday, blues on a saterday and classical on a sunday (Although he spend most sundays recovering from the Saturday night....)

Its the best way of developing yourself

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"Oh, it's a windy and sunny day
And I can hear the faint sound of distant waves
The past weeks have been going by so fast
It's all the same, the bright sky and shining sun
I have a feeling it's gonna be a fun day"

Funny that all of you say try another genre, I've been playing around with country and bluegrass lately.

great minds think alike

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Keepn' the Blues Alive

2004 50th Ann. Limited edition AMSE Stratocaster
2017 50's Baja Telecaster BSB

1968 Bandmaster with 2X12 cab C-rex speakers
VHT Special 6 Ultra combo

Visual Sound Route 66
Cmatmods Signa Drive

Take a break. Walk away from it for however long it takes until you again feel 'inspired'.

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You dig?

I agree, take a little break, but not too long of a break. If more than a couple weeks goes by without playing, go on to youtube or something, type in "learn..."whatever. I am sure there is a vid for a song you've always wanted to play. Watch it, see if you can go along with it. By the time you learn the song, hopefully you will be re-inspired to play again.

RK

I switch styles.

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10-4 good buddy, over and out!

I listen to different groups and styles, and play along with them, while trying to pick up their different strumming styles, leads and riffs. I don't read music or tabs, never learned. I started out with records (you can imagine the shape they're in), thank god for cds.

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2012 American Vintage Telecaster 1958
09 Fender american deluxe strat.
97 Gibson les paul special P90's double-cut
65 Princeton reverb re-issue
2010 Guild Gad-F40e

I still have a huge vinyl collection and it grows at least every week.

Hey Playing is like an addiction to me, its the one drug that I can'y live without and its safe, no harmfull side effects except for the rapid weight loss of my wallet region that occurs when I get the Gas attacks.

So taking for than maybe two days off would cause massive withdrawels sic..

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Keepn' the Blues Alive

2004 50th Ann. Limited edition AMSE Stratocaster
2017 50's Baja Telecaster BSB

1968 Bandmaster with 2X12 cab C-rex speakers
VHT Special 6 Ultra combo

Visual Sound Route 66
Cmatmods Signa Drive

Bro, if you figure it out let me know, I was supposed to have the lyrics for two songs by rehearsal tomorrow and I only have one verse for each and chorus. This doesn't happen to me often, so, let me know Bro, 'cause this is not a good time for it to be happening.

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

Great advice by everyone. Usually I would just take a short break and go listen to some music and then I would just hear something and go I have to learn that. So maybe just put the ax down and go listen.

I've been in a rut from Christmas time to just a week ago. What I usually do to get out of a rut is to practice like a maniac. I've been doing a good solid 3-4 hour a day workout everyday for the last week learning a bunch of songs in a bunch of styles and I feel like I'm back. Sometimes playing something different than whatever it is you normally play helps get you excited about playing again.

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Well I go out a see some of other local bands play. Sometimes I feel better about my playing,other times I feel I need to pick it up a notch.