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Originally Posted by Wade Hampton
One last thought - particularly when I'd gotten past the very beginner stage but still wasn't as musically accomplished as I'd later become - one of the most valuable times for musical improvement would come when I was exhausted and ready to sleep. Right there at that cusp of unconsciousness, when your brain is almost totally disengaged but you're still (barely) conscious, you can make great strides musically.
So what I'd often do, when I'd practiced a piece that was giving me trouble but hadn't quite ironed out all the wrinkles, just before I went to sleep I would grab the guitar and play the whole thing through two or three more times.
It was often right then that I'd make the breakthrough I needed. The next day when I picked up and tried it again, I'd often have it down cold.
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Then later, when you're tired and really should go to bed, try playing the song a few more times. Let physical exhaustion disengage your brain while you play the song - it's amazing how helpful that can be and how much progress you can make.
Wade Hampton Miller
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I whole-heartedly endorse everything else Wade said in his original reply to your post, but have not found this to be true - for me.
I always have a new song or three that I am learning. Some of course come easier than others, but most come along pretty easily now that there are many hundreds that I play. Practice makes it easier for any new stuff as well as for something you are working on. The time it takes at any level of difficulty keeps decreasing.