Been playing about 20 years, mainly self taught by ear. Can't read music and spent years mainly playing original material in bands. Can manage to play a range of things by following tab including some challenging solos, but no matter how many times I repeat it, once I close the tab down, my recall is crap! This is even the same in trying to recall song structures!
Any tips to improve recall, aside from repetition?
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Also singing the phrase/riff/whatever it is helps.
I'm currently doing my best to learn Italian, as I'm embarrassed at how little I know, and I love visiting Italy. I started using Babbel a month ago, and I've now got a vocabulary of 150 words, which I can recall most of the time.
Be brave and try to play it from memory as you learn it, otherwise the crutch will be there forever.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Also try learning some rudimentary piano, so you understand voice leading in a linear way.
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