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Hi Michael, thanks for your reply. I think your tip is a great idea. Which extended scale is this, btw? Did you make the diagram yourself or is it from a website/book? Highlighting the root note with another color seems very helpful - thanks for reminding me to do that. Yeah, I think it is really awesome when you see results from the less fun theory or technique exercises like your experience with the licks from Miss You. I am also trying to learn phrasing too and when I feel a little progress with my first baby steps into soloing, it is a great feeling.

Hi, I will try to start a conversation here. I am curious if people here in the HPC Guitar Academy community have some guitar practice tips. Are there some ideas you have discovered to make it more fun or effective? I have one. After realizing I have a lot of trouble memorizing scales on the guitar, particularly remembering the intervals, I started using a keyboard (i just use the tiny one on my iPod) to work them out there first and then play them on the guitar right after. I do this with guitar licks too. It is easier to see the intervals on a keyboard I think and it is also easier to see which notes you are using. I started playing the piano as a kid so I have a bit of an advantage with this approach I guess, but perhaps someone else could find it helpful. I hope others have some ideas too. Thank you, HP, for getting the ball rolling.