Stop learning whole songs first: a local audio practice workflow for guitar and bass Most players do not get stuck because the next song is too hard. They get stuck because they keep trying to learn the whole recording at once: intro, verse, chorus, fill, solo, tone, timing, and memory all in the same practice pass. That feels productive for the first fifteen minutes, then it turns into scrolling tabs, restarting the track, and guessing where the problem actually is. A better workflow is smaller