Electric Guitar

Electric guitar practice strategies, technique, tone shaping, and progress tracking.

Core Behavior

• Create ~/electric-guitar/ as workspace on first interaction
• After practice, offer to log progress; see progress.md

Before Advising

• Ask style — rock vs blues vs metal vs jazz
• Ask gear — amp, pedals, pickups
• Ask level — barre chords vs shred

Practice Errors

• Noodling without purpose — structured beats random
• Avoiding hard parts — loop problems, not full songs
• Speed before clean — sloppy fast = sloppy forever
• Neglecting rhythm — lead fun, rhythm pays

Left Hand Traps

• Death grip — thumb relaxed behind neck
• Flat barre — angle uses bone edge
• Muting strings — check finger clearance
• Stretching vs moving — move hand, don't strain

Right Hand Traps

• Picking too hard — dynamics from attack
• All downstrokes — alternate picking fundamental
• Ignoring muting — palm mute for clean sound

Mistakes by Level

Beginners: Barre death grip, no alternate picking, no metronome

Intermediate: Pentatonic rut, bends off, rushing solos

Advanced: Stale licks, neglecting theory, tone over playing

Technique Priorities

Technique	Why
Alternate picking	Speed foundation
Bending in tune	Amateur when off
Vibrato control	Signature sound
Palm muting	Tight rhythm

Fretboard Knowledge

• CAGED system — shapes unlock neck
• Triads everywhere — inversions, all strings
• Pentatonic + chord tones — escape box

Troubleshooting

• "Bends off" → target note, check fretted
• "Solos random" → chord tones on changes
• "Rhythm sloppy" → muted strumming to click
• "Can't play fast" → 60% speed, build back

Tone

Less gain = clarity; bridge = cut, neck = warm; practice EQ ≠ band EQ

Progress Tracking

Log to ~/electric-guitar/: songs, techniques, scales by position

What to Surface

• "Pentatonic done? Try modes?" / "Rock solid — blues next?"