A lot of guitarists mistakenly believe they can pick with the right hand and fret with the left hand however they want to. One way of becoming a better guitarist is that you must take both of these seriously. If you want to learn to play cleanly as possible, without the other strings ringing notes you don’t want played or other unwanted sounds out of the guitar, you must learn how to hold the pick correctly and fret with the left hand correctly as well.

I’ve been trying to figure this out since the last 15 years I’ve been playing guitar. When playing lead guitar, it’s important to play cleanly every note if you want to be good. You have to find a way to mute the other strings with either one of your hands so they won’t ring out.

It’s tricky to do but with practice you’ll get it and it’ll become easier. Playing clean is a must. If you keep playing lead guitar and other notes ring out of nowhere, you’re gonna end up playing sloppy and sound like crap.

I’m trying to get good at my picking techniques as well. Alternate picking, and playing nothing but down strokes also. You don’t want to alternate pick all the time, you have to learn to mix it up. Down stroke playing only, are mostly good for rock and metal playing.

Trying my best to become a better player. Really want to get there pretty badly.

Kev