http://www.a1articles.com en-us editorial@a1articles.com When it comes to learning such new skills patience will be your guide. It is important to progress slowly one step at a time though we all want it now without the effort so it is very easy to get frustrated which will take away your concentration. T... http://www.a1articles.com/article_702327_48.html 01st December 2008 When practicing try and be disciplined about your time, ideally one hour a day minimum. Split the time up into various practice sections. So for example the first five minute maybe of warm up scales, patterns or runs, followed by ten minutes of cho... http://www.a1articles.com/article_702326_48.html 01st December 2008 There is an old saying if you don't use it you will loose it. That is very true for improving your electric guitar playing. So get in to a routine that will insure regular guitar practice. Try and form a template for practice. 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