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Originally Posted by ironhorse777
I have been learning guitar for just over a year now and I am finally about to play most of the stuff I listen to although sometimes my technical skill lags behind my ear and of course I am working on that. However, I derive most pleasure out of listening to singers and copy their vocal melody and play it as it is usually sounds very melodic to me.
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Good plan!
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Originally Posted by ironhorse777
Just today I played the entire song "Ain't no Sunshine" by Bill Withers on my guitar and I wish to know if I am on the right track to learn the instrument by doing this?
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100%!
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Originally Posted by ironhorse777
Also, My lead guitar repertoire was pretty much non existent and I feel doing this gives me more licks to learn and get those registered in my mind to pull them out whenever I seek to play something melodious.
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Exactly. Copying melodies (ideally vocal ones) is the way to build a vocabulary of good phrases and licks you can use in solos.
Make sure you understand how they fit the chords: melodies are linked to the notes in the accompanying chords. The main notes in the melody will be chord tones.
IOW, you're doing the right thing in using your ear to copy vocals - you just need that connection with the chords to be able to apply what you're learning in other contexts.