the other day i was working on learning a song that had a bunch of guitar layers. there was a basic acoustic part strumming out big ol' cowboy chords at the bottom. it was more of a rhythmic *chick*chick* than a harmonic foundation. then there was an arpeggiated electric part that just stated the harmony with little flourishes. on some chords it strummed out the whole chord and others it would arpeggiate the whole chord or just some tasty bits. it was nothing ground breaking or difficult... but i struggled with it anyhow. arpeggiating chords is something i've subconsciously shied away from for whatever reason. it was one of those things that took a while to become aware of. i've spend the past few days working on it and it's gotten a lot better, though, it's far from good. far from it.
self-monitoring is difficult. self-teaching is even more difficult. so it's no wonder some stuff gets pushed to the back burner. being unfocused and directionless just compounds the weaknesses. fuff. the good news is, however, i did recognize it as a thing to be aware of and added it to the list of stuff i'm awful at to be worked on "in the future". the solution, is obviously arpeggiate more, but we all know there's more to it than that. with moving into a new apartment this week that will have a proper office/practice space i hope to be able to get back on track and develop my practice routine once again.
all that, having been said, i've been super into tremolo this week. that shit's rad.
