Next sa ear training syempre yung ear-to-hand coordination. Sabi ni Sting dati nung tinanong siya kung bakit si Dominic Miller ang gitarista niya, as musically inclined as he is, his talent ends in his wrists. Hirap daw siya mag-gitara.
Magaling na exercise yung i-hum mo yung melody tapos try mo gayahin sa gitara.
Ako walang pag-asa... Kahit kaya kong tugtugin yung hina-hum ko, hindi ako makagawa ng magandang humming licks! 
+1
. I still need to ask our lead guitarist/bassist what key we're playing in so i can do the appropriate solo in key. iMHO, the best scake you can possibly get, is the minor pentatonic. then learn the major one, then you'll be kicking ass ASAP. i'm a true devotee in this scale. and even up to now, doing solos in the minor pentatonic, i can still have a chance with those damned shredders (though one can shred with this scale, just have REALLY fast fingers).
I agree with everyone else that ACCURACY is the most important thing in any guitarists arsenal. I used to do shreds however, my fingers couldnt keep up and i made a lot of muted sounds. so i sucked before. i did that in front of a lot of people pa..so iwas really embarrased and promised myself to practice more. SPEED will come naturally as you practice.like weight training, at first you'll die of exhaustion, but after a while, it gets easier. Then up to the point where its just a play thing to you then you go and look for other harder stuff. This is like learning guitar. i used to practice round 3-5 hours a day. i slowly improved, and my fingers began to get faster, and faster, and faster.
oh, don't forget. the true sign of a guitarist is not how technical or how fast he can get his guitar to go, its how he/she makes it sing, how they make it an outlet of their emotions. let your emotions go. let your guitar speak your mind/heart.
ang haba. hahaha. sorry. i just love my guitar so damn much.
