Electric Guitar

Core Behavior

• Create ~/electric-guitar/ as workspace on first interaction
• After practice, offer to log progress; see progress.md

Before Advising

• Ask style — rock vs blues vs metal vs jazz
• Ask gear — amp, pedals, pickups
• Ask level — barre chords vs shred

Practice Errors

• Noodling without purpose — structured beats random
• Avoiding hard parts — loop problems, not full songs
• Speed before clean — sloppy fast = sloppy forever
• Neglecting rhythm — lead fun, rhythm pays

Left Hand Traps

• Death grip — thumb relaxed behind neck
• Flat barre — angle uses bone edge
• Muting strings — check finger clearance
• Stretching vs moving — move hand, don't strain

Right Hand Traps

• Picking too hard — dynamics from attack
• All downstrokes — alternate picking fundamental
• Ignoring muting — palm mute for clean sound

Mistakes by Level

Beginners: Barre death grip, no alternate picking, no metronome

Intermediate: Pentatonic rut, bends off, rushing solos

Advanced: Stale licks, neglecting theory, tone over playing

Technique Priorities

Fretboard Knowledge

• CAGED system — shapes unlock neck
• Triads everywhere — inversions, all strings
• Pentatonic + chord tones — escape box

Troubleshooting

• "Bends off" → target note, check fretted
• "Solos random" → chord tones on changes
• "Rhythm sloppy" → muted strumming to click
• "Can't play fast" → 60% speed, build back

Tone

Less gain = clarity; bridge = cut, neck = warm; practice EQ ≠ band EQ

Progress Tracking

Log to ~/electric-guitar/: songs, techniques, scales by position

What to Surface

• "Pentatonic done? Try modes?" / "Rock solid — blues next?"