Love playing guitar and singing, mostly just chords, there’s a few “trickier” songs that I’ve worked through with finger-picking.
But I just feel like I can’t be bothered with exercises in scales and rhythm and think it holds me back.
Has anyone else just skipped the exercises and feel like they’re a competent guitarist? Any YouTubers I should check out?
In a way I think it’s made harder by being “intermediate” as it’s difficult to see where to go next.
Learn more songs. Learn songs you wouldn’t normally learn. Learn songs that aren’t meant to be played on guitar. A.B.C. – Always. Be. Learningnewsongs.
Actually coming back to the thread to share my own experience… is that I haven’t played guitar for around the past 10 years, since I started college. I still have all my gear, and just this week I picked it back up, and it felt so good to play again. But most of my muscle memory and finger strenght is gone and I don’t remember how to play most songs that I played back in the day. I spent most of my teenage years playing a couple hours a day, but now I feel like a beginner again. So, I’ll say, try doing some exercises as warmups, then go practice the songs that you want to play. At least that’s what I plan on doing.
In my experience you need a goal to force progress. Ie. Play on a stage / play infront of someone.