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Man, I hadn't picked up a guitar for a few weeks up unitl last night. I felt like I barely knew how to play. It was a struggle. Since I started playing seriously, I had never gone more than a week without playing. Just wondering if this is normal? I am assuming by putting some extra time in the next week will get me back up to par again but damn my fingers would just not cooperate with my brain.
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Ive never gone that long since starting to learn. But i know in terms of not playing a certain song, like Satalittle for instance. If i dont play the intro for a while it takes a few attempts to get back into it. Same with OSW intro. I think its pretty natural!
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i honsetly dont think ive missed a day since i began playing for real.
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It's definitely natural. But the longer you're away from it, the longer it takes to get back to where you were.

Should only be a few days before you get your mojo back, though.
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I feel guilty if I go a day without playing. I play everyday unless Im not home all day. I think its probably a little normal that your having a little difficulty. As long as you keep playing atleast everyother day they should get back into shape and the muscle memory will return.
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I feel like when I take a day or two off I play my best.
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Coldchillin23222 wrote:I feel like when I take a day or two off I play my best.
Yeah, but any more than that and you start to lose the muscle memory.
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i never play everyday. i play on average about 10 minutes a day. maybe thats why im so bad. :)
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Teego Time wrote:
Coldchillin23222 wrote:I feel like when I take a day or two off I play my best.
Yeah, but any more than that and you start to lose the muscle memory.
same here after a day or two off, you can kind of come back to the guitar with a fresh outlook on it, some new ideas
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i stopped for several months recently. =\

it didn't take long to get it back though, maybe a few days.
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Yeah, last night's practice was quite a bit better than the night before. Although, I think I lost most of the calluses off my fingertips. My fingertips are sore today.
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this summer im goin out of town for 3 weeks and i wont be able to bring my guitar. i have no idea what im gonna do.
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ive always got a guitar in my hands
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I play about 10-15 minutes a day max. However, when I'm jamming over a loop, or recording something, it can be a looong time.
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