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Walks, sunshine, movement, real foodâ
this is part of your musical development.
Your body and nervous system are your instrument.
Youâre not just training your fingersâ
youâre tuning your whole being to show up fully in the music.
Today I took a walk in the sun.
I hit the gym.
I ate real food.
Then I sat down to practiceâ
and my brain felt fresh, like it was plugged into something higher.
The ideas flowed. My hands were relaxed.
Everything Iâd been working on started showing upâ
effortlessly, almost subconsciously.
Thatâs not a coincidence.
When your body is relaxed, your technique improves.
When your breath is deep and full, you absorb more.
You learn more.
You *feel* more.
But when the nervous system is fried,
when the breath is shallow,
even the most disciplined practice can feel like a struggle.
Itâs not weakness to take a break.
Itâs wisdom.
Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do
is step away, take care of your body, and return with a clear mind.
The practice doesnât start when you pick up the guitarâ
it starts the moment you start caring for the vessel that plays it.
Stay inspired, my friend.
Daniel
WeissGuitar.Com
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mm.. what video should I make today
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Ingredients:
1 triad (any chord will do)
A pinch of rhythmic spice
A generous scoop of intention
2 slices of enclosure (above & below)
A leap of faith (intervallic motion)
Optional: tension notes
Method:
Start simple. Play your triad. Hear it. Feel it. Own it.
Enclose the magic â surround one of the chord tones with half-step movement, like a melodic hug.
Leap to surprise â skip expected notes and reach for a fifth, sixth, or tension to open a new door.
Spice it up with rhythm. Swing it. Syncopate it. Let your phrase breathe like a jazz poet.
Translate the phrase â now move the same concept to another chord. Donât copy. Translate.
Superimpose â raise the fifth, add a flat nine. Feel the stretch. Let tension guide you home.
Taste your creation. If it sings, you're cooking. If it stumbles, adjust the seasoning.
đś âYouâre not learning licks. Youâre discovering a language.â
Repeat daily. Serve over any chord progression.
Best enjoyed with curiosity, courage, and a dash of groove.
and Have a great, inspiring day!
Daniel
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đ¸ The Chord Vision Recipe: From Random Frets to Full Clarity đ¨âđł Method:
đ Ask the question: âWhat is this chord made of?â
âď¸ Spell it out â say the notes out loud: G, B, D.
đ¸ Find them across one string, then across all six.
đŻ Add context â label each as Root (1), Third (3), Fifth (5).
đŞ Pair adjacent strings to build double stops.
𧹠Stack a third note to form full triads across string groups.
đ Cycle through inversions â root, first, second.
đŞ Create arpeggios from the same shapes, add an octave for depth.
đ Introduce a second chord â C major, for example â and repeat.
đ Connect them with the least movement possible (voice leading).
đś âWhen you see the fretboard, you free the music inside you.â
Play slow. Breathe. Say the notes. Build awareness.
Repeat this with every chord you know. Then⌠try new ones.
đ Ready to take this way deeper?
Click Here To Explore the full system
weissguitar.com/courses/
đŻ Have a focused, inspiring day!
â Daniel
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A reflection from a recent session with a student:
He told me he felt stuck.
Like after all these years of playing, he should be further.
Like others were evolving⌠and he was circling the same ground.
And I understood. Iâve felt that too.
But hereâs what Iâve come to realizeâafter 25 years of playing, and nearly two decades of teaching:
Weâre never behindâŚ
Weâre always on the journey of becoming.
And the more I teach, the more I see it clearlyâ
Weâre not climbing toward some final destination.
Weâre participants in something much bigger than ourselves.
Music isnât a checklist.
Itâs not a race.
Itâs a living force, like the trees, like the wind, like the sea.
And when we try to control it too muchâŚ
We lose the magic.
But when we learn how to listen,
When we slow down enough to recognize weâre not meant to conquer the musicâ
Weâre meant to serve itâ
Thatâs when everything starts to shift.
Thereâs a rhythm to this kind of growth.
One you only start to feel once youâre walking with intention.
Not rushing. Not guessing.
But moving with trust, direction, and presence.
The players who grow the most arenât always the fastest.
Theyâre the ones who begin to understand:
This is sacred work.
Music is a gift. A teacher. A mirror.
And once you start seeing it that wayâŚ
You stop asking âAm I behind?â
And you start asking,
âHow deeply can I show up today?â
Thatâs the path Iâm walking with my students.
Not chasing an imaginary finish lineâ
But tuning into the truth of what this journey is really about.
Every step more grounded. More connected. More you.
If youâre feeling stuck, maybe itâs not a block.
Maybe itâs an invitation.
To listen again.
To reconnect.
To remember why you started.
And if youâre readyâ
The path is here.
âDaniel
weissguitar.com/
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Humbled and honored W/Jordan Rudess
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Waking up to comments and emails like this everyday,
after years of hard work building something from the ground up, is an incredible feeling.
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Musicians, letâs break the illusion.
We donât need to memorize music. we need to know it.
Think about it. Do you memorize how to walk?
How to speak? How to breathe?
Noâyou just know. Itâs effortless, second nature.
The same is true for everything in musicâ
triads, arpeggios, scales, chord progressions, melodies, rhythm.
The goal isnât to remember them.
The goal is to embody them so deeply that they flow from you without thought.
So how do you internalize music?
Not by cramming. Not by forcing.
But by living with it until it becomes part of you.
Sing the scales in your head.
Feel the rhythm in your body.
Visualize the triads when you're away from your instrument.
Explore arpeggios in different contexts.
Understand chord progressions like the language of emotion.
Improvise until itâs instinctive.
When you stop thinking and start knowing, something shifts.
Suddenly, youâre not playing a scale.
Youâre expressing a sound you own.
Youâre not remembering a rhythm. Youâre moving with it.
This is what separates those who struggle from those who flow.
Mastery is not about memorization. Itâs about absorption.
Make triads your vocabulary.
Make arpeggios your reflex.
Make scales your color palette.
Make rhythms your heartbeat.
Make music your second nature.
When you reach this level, you become the music.
Thatâs when real magic happens.
So today, decide...
Donât just practiceâabsorb
Donât just repeatâembody.
Donât just memorizeâbecome.
Now go. Own the music that speaks through you.
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Hey Fellowship,
Pentatonic addiction is real, isn't it?
If you're looking to break out of the same old pentatonic patterns,
here are a few quick tricks to modernize your playing:
- Break the two-note-per-string rule: Try mixing three notes on one string,
then one note on the next. It instantly changes the flow of your lines.
- Add chromatics: even A simple passing note between the 4th and 5th (aka the "blue note" "b5" etc.)
can add a ton of color.
Make sure you can find it in every position.
- Expand into Dorian & Melodic Minor â Instead of sticking to just five notes,
try adding the 2nd and 6th for a Dorian sound, or a major 7th for a more fusion-y vibe.
- Use enclosures. Instead of hitting a note directly,
Surround it with a chromatic approach from above and below to add some bebop flavor.
- Play âoutsideâ strategically. Move a lick up or down a half-step, then resolve it back.
This creates tension and release without sounding random.
If you want to see me demonstrating these concepts in action,
check out the video here: https://youtu.be/jSA2mvS97LE
Let me know if you try any of these!
stay inspired / stay in touch
Daniel
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At weissguitar.com, Daniel Weiss mentors aspiring guitarists, sharing his musical wisdom and passion, fostering a vibrant community. With over 5000 members, the site's received rave reviews, transforming countless players' skills. With his solo albums "Dive" and "The Vortex," and his prog project "Square To Check," Daniel seamlessly merges prog rock and Bebop, leaving an indelible mark on music. His mission? Making music learning enjoyable and accessible, inspiring and educating guitarists globally.