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Try once,fail twice...
Tank On Empty
Ive been having trouble coming up with riffs recently.I write songs around riffs I make so they are essential for me.I know its a "rut" thing.Running around chord progressions and scales seems like a waste of time since everything I do has a "been there and done that before" sound to it.I'm walking a fine line of punk and hardcore so its important I dont fly of my path... any ideas around the empty tank?
Later! \m/
Later! \m/
# 1
A) find some new music to listen to
B) go shopping for new bit of kit
C) find something that makes me particularly angry and instead of destroying he she or it write a song about it
B) go shopping for new bit of kit
C) find something that makes me particularly angry and instead of destroying he she or it write a song about it
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# 2
mess with some asian scales..u dont find many people doin that in punk or hardcore..well not to often atleast they will give u somthin new to think about
In memory of Randy Rhoads
# 3
Uh..maybe try getting new strings? I dunno. Whenever that happens to me I just stop working on the style I've been doing for a while, maybe take a try at classical or blues.
"If one has realized a truth, that truth is valueless so long as there is lacking the indomitable will to turn this realization into action!"
-A.H.
-A.H.
# 4
Dont play for a day or two and get really wasted. Then after the hangovers gone try picking the guitar up.
Remember, the chickens that fly will always beat the rubber plants that bounce!
# 5
walk away for a week... go out and enjoy yourself..just don't touch the guitar. Don't even think about music. Then come back and you will notice a difference.
So. If you throw a cat out of a car window, is it considered "kitty litter"?
# 6
Just keep going. It's like how do you get rid of hiccups? All these gimmicks that people do and/or try. Nothing's concrete. It's all psychological. There's some subconcious reason why you don't want to advance in your guitar playing. Figure it out, solve it, and then get back to the real reason for living.
# 7
chucklivesoninmyheart:
Here's my advice. The best way to get through creative 'dry-spells' is to do some cheap home-made recording. Basically, if you have a 4-track or even a crappy soundcard with a mic input, you're in business! Often, if I don't have any ideas, I will sit down and make something up on the spot. The reason recording your ideas is so crucial is because if you come up with something that sounds half-decent (but not necessarily 'great'), once you multi-track it, you might discover a real gem! In other words, if you're having trouble coming up with riffs, sometimes simply recording yourself and listening back can help prompt more ideas. Do not set out with any goals. Just try and make stuff up on the spot; go out on a tangent. Try ideas/riffs that you normally wouldn't consider. The best riffs are (more often than not) discovered by accident.
Hope this helps.
Matt
Here's my advice. The best way to get through creative 'dry-spells' is to do some cheap home-made recording. Basically, if you have a 4-track or even a crappy soundcard with a mic input, you're in business! Often, if I don't have any ideas, I will sit down and make something up on the spot. The reason recording your ideas is so crucial is because if you come up with something that sounds half-decent (but not necessarily 'great'), once you multi-track it, you might discover a real gem! In other words, if you're having trouble coming up with riffs, sometimes simply recording yourself and listening back can help prompt more ideas. Do not set out with any goals. Just try and make stuff up on the spot; go out on a tangent. Try ideas/riffs that you normally wouldn't consider. The best riffs are (more often than not) discovered by accident.
Hope this helps.
Matt
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