I've just been learning a new song the guys in my band want to do - Danny California by TRHCP. No problem with the structure, tones, or even the lead solo. Where my brain/fingers has been struggling (ridiculously!) is on that little 3 chord bridge section and the change to the third chord & flick down - simply because I'm not used to playing the minor seventh with a full bar.
I've got it now, but to get that little bit right has probably taken me (re. the old repetition muscle memory) as long as learning the rest of the song. Stupid, but there it is.
I started out with nothing..... but I've still got most of it left (Seasick Steve)
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If it was a hair metal riff or even a fast solo I could have it down by ear within a few minutes and remember it for life. Similarly anything by the RHCP.
I think this is called learning, it's really, really annoying. Especially when it's within your capabilities. I suppose I should take my own advice and commit the melody to memory so I can sing it in my head, because that helps. In this case, I think it's because I'm not used to doing long country phrases in a single position with a lot of on off finger movement but no hand movement.
Then again, I'm sure someone who has grown up with country struggles with hairmetal.
It must take a few days to establish the new neurol networks or something.
I think that's the best advice. Learn it so you can play it so you can technically finger it up to speed. Leave the guitar alone for a few days, commit it to memory, then get back on the guitar. It works for me anyway.
I'm not really a fast learner. and usually remember things out of mood more than anything else.
Sometimes I can't get the phrasing of a guitarist I've not copied before and have to live with it for a while.
I've even had the problem with things I've been playing effortlessly for years. It's happened with the riff to Reeling In The Years and even (embarrassingly) the simple riff to Run To You. It think it happens when I start to experiment with different picking patterns such as economy picking which throws off what I've previously been doing instinctively. But that's usually a quick fix once I rethink it.
Was wondering why I couldn't find it on Spotify. You've changed the sex!