Guitar Quick Tip #6: Always Ask Why? (Guitar Lesson QT-006)

Hi. How are you doing?

Justin here with another

And today, it is,
"Always ask why."

Now this is kind of
a big deal now

in this internet age
where there's so many

guitar lessons on YouTube
and on websites.

So, it seems like
everybody is an expert.

So, how is it the you can find out
what the truth is.

And it's kind of difficult.

You know, when you're learning it,

you know, I can see
through some stuff.

I think, "Eh. That really
doesn't make sense that."

But, as a student,
what are you going to do?

And your biggest tool
to find the truth

is the question, "Why?"

If somebody says that
you should do something

a certain way, ask, "Why?"

And if you keep asking, "Why?"
until you get an answer that

you're happy with,
you'll find your truth.

Now, different people can have
different opinions.

I have some really good friends
who I absolutely respect as teachers

and musicians who have
a different opinion on the way

people learn to me.

It doesn't matter.
They are not wrong.

It's just they've got
a different choice.

And now if they've got a logical
argument for their decisions

and their philosophy on it. OK.

But what you want to watch out for
is the guys that don't,

that just go, "Well you should
definitely use this finger

to do this scale."
"Why?"

"Well 'cause it's easier."
"Why?"

"Well, because that's what
my teacher showed me."

Eh. Eh. Fail. Why?
Well, because when you hold

your hand like that, you can see
that mechanically it seems

to make more sense.

Well, OK, that's kind of cool,
but then you might see

someone else who gives
a different argument,

and they both seem kind of right.

And the only way then is for
your to ask, "Why," for yourself.

You know, why am I going
to choose that one over that one?

And try and find the answer.

It's a really, really, powerful
tool. Really powerful tool.

You know. It probably, as
a guitar player and

a guitar teacher, it's the
scariest thing about

the internet, for me,
and the lessons thing,

'cause there really are some
absolute idiots out there,

preaching all sorts of rubbish
to do with playing.

You know. It's scary how stupid
some of these people are

and how illogical the arguments are
that they use.

They're easily destroyed
with the question, "Why?"

And that's why I think
it's so important that you guys

do it all the time.

If you come to one of my lessons,
and you're doing something

and I've said, "Oh, you really should
do it this way," ask, "Why?"

If I haven't explained it to you
in a lesson, get on the forum

and ask me, "Why?"

But don't just stick "Why?"
on all of the forum topics,

because I'll get grumpy and
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Ask a logical, happy, sensible
questions, "Why?"

Happy? It doesn't have to be happy,
just logical and sensible.

There's no need to be
stupid about it,

but just any time somebody
says something,

try and question it.
See if you can get to

the understanding
how and why

a particular thing works
and whether it applies

for you, because it really, really
is a big deal now for you guys

learning on your own.

you know, it's something

you should also be asking teachers

in the flesh, by the way.

If a teacher --

Just because someone is on the internet

or in the flesh doesn't make them

any more or less qualified.

If you're going every week for

your guitar lesson in your local music store,

and the guy is teaching you stuff

that seems a bit weird, start asking, "Why?"

"Oh - I think you should play the lowest note

of a G-chord with your nose."

"Why?"

"Because I like the smell of the 6th string."

[LAUGHING]

I'm kind of pushing myself now

for silly stories to make up about it.

But it's just --the base of it.

I'm sure most of you have got it now.

Is just ask, "Why?" all the time,

whenever you are learning something new,

if it doesn't make 100% logic to you, ask, "Why?"

and you'll get to the truth.

You'll get to your truth,

which is the most important truth.

Hope that kind of helps you

on your journey and bit,

and I'll see you for more lessons and stuff

very soon.

Take care of yourselves.

Bye-bye.