Guitar practice - general techniques For the silent downvoters (and others too if you disagree): Have you tried this? If not, I suggest you take two similarly difficult passages, then practice one this way and the other the way you usually do. See which one's more efficient and then decide. The worst that can happen is that you "ruin" a couple measures and have to re-learn it. If you try it for only a few days it won't cause any permanent or even long-lasting damage anywhere even if it's completely unsuitable for you.