Tosin Abasi's Top 5 Tips For Guitarists | Animals As Leaders

Animals as Leaders guitar champ Tosin Abasi recently sat down with Music Radar to jot down his Top 5 tips for all the guitarists out there.

1. Know your intervals

"Learn the major scale and all of its diatonic modes and chords, then learn all the scales intervallically - so, playing in 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths and 7ths. Understanding these intervals will allow you to have a lot more feeling in your phrasing. It will bring much more tonality to how you play, for sure."

2. Learn how to divide time

"Use the metronome for a lot of your practice and start with tempos you can pull off without much strain, and then you increase it from there. I honestly believe the metronome is central to producing good technique."

3. Study classical pieces

"I also think it's important to learn some beginner to intermediate classical guitar. The open right hand is an under-utilized part of electric guitar playing, in my opinion. Whether you want to play rock or bluegrass or folk or flamenco - learning these pieces will help."

4. Pick up a real book

"Learn some jazz standards, because that will show you how harmony works within keys and will ultimately help you understand voicings better. It really blurs the line as to how guitarists think - a lot of players look at scales and don't realize that chords are simply certain notes played simultaneously."

5. Don't forget other instruments make music, too!

"Don't be afraid to look at other instruments, from bassists to horn players to pianists… even listen to electronic music. It's really interesting how a lot of that stuff utilizes arpeggiators in an instrumental context."

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