I cannot play guitar, I have seen other people do similar things by setting challenges for themsevles, I am looking to set a challenge of one hour a day for 364 days to learn just one song and record it each day to see how the progression of it comes along. The song I am looking to learn is laid to rest by lamb of god. Can this be done from scratch by me just grinding it out at a slow speed learning how to progressively play faster, are there any tips or informative videos/information anyone can help me out with? Am I being ignorant to how difficult this may be, is it even possible?
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If that one song is all you want to hear then go for it but you might find it a bit frustrating.
I think you'll learn a lot more by playing different stuff, making a few mistakes along the way than nailing just the one song.
You can get Laid to Rest as dlc so if you have a pc/ps4/xbox you can get RS, then the song and it gives you tonnes of control with regards to sections, slowing it down, looping parts, etc.
You wouldn't need to buy an amp either as the game has a rudimentary amp modelling section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEqKvsGhn0U
As above, vist JustinGuitar.com.
I'll be honest in that I still can't play it. After a while I found that taking lessons was much more enjoyable than just trying to crack a single song on my own with no feedback.
So whilst you probably could I would suggest that either actual lessons or the JustinGuitar site are a better overall use of your time.
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On the other hand, it's no less important to (mainly) focus on stuff you actually like rather than exclusively toiling through guitar course examples.
If that's the style of guitar that you want to get under your belt to start with then go for it. It's a great guitar line and you'll cover pretty much all of the foundation techniques for that genre in the process.
Do ask here if you hit a road block.
Maybe instead of an hour every day, try half an hour on that and half an hour on technique to improve dexterity, speed, alternate picking, finger strength, etc.
Structured learning would see patterns and exercise that use all fingers and improve strength. I don’t think there’s really a shortcut to this side of guitar playing.
Dig out some exercises that use all the fingers on the fretting hand and get some open chords under your belt - alongside what you are doing and you’ll benefit from it.
Just forget it, learn to play properly and in five years or so give it another go.