How To Play The Guitar Without Looking
There are many bad habits you can pick up when you learn to play the guitar. You can find yourself smacking your lips and grunting when you make a mistake, you can hold your breath while you attempt to play difficult passages, you can pull faces while you play, and you can be always looking at the neck.
Of course, when you are playing the guitar you need to look somewhere and the guitar neck is as good a place as anywhere but usually looking at the fretboard is just another expression of muscular tension. Also, if you are compelled to look at the neck you are not able to look into the audience or look at the people you are playing with.
So, to play the guitar without looking at the neck you must practice without looking. When you are at home practicing you need to find ways to free up your body when you are playing guitar so that you can CHOOSE where to look.
First, let’s make it clear that you do not need to look at the guitar neck. Your fingers, hands and arms have a memory that is much more accurate and fast than our thinking brain. If you practice your music slowly and precisely, your muscle memory will take over and your body will play the guitar without your eyes needing to look or your brain needing to think about where to aim your fingers.
If you play the guitar from music or tab, looking at the guitar neck will not be a problem. If you need to stop and look at the guitar while you practice a new chord or a difficult chord change, then stop playing and practice the difficult bit. Once you can play through the bit that’s slowing you down, continue playing from whatever is on the paper in front of you.
Many guitar players practice in front of the television to break the spell of the guitar neck. Others play in the dark. Playing in the dark will take some time and effort but once you gain the confidence in your muscle memory it won’t be too hard.
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