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Hello– Barb. This is a great thread– and you have had GREAT responses so far– (prior to this comment of mine!).
OK– When you mention “Licks and single note-playing” are you referring to spicing-up that moment or so BETWEEN chords, or, maybe, playing “walk-downs” or “walk-ups”(?)— or are you talking about entire instrumental lines within a song- (like “mini-solos”)?
Specifically “when” and “how” you are trying to use these licks and single notes is important…. Including: if it’s when you are just noodling-around, or if it’s when you’re just practicing transitions from one chord to the next, or if it’s when you’re trying to play-along with a song, or even if it’s when you are writing tunes on your own…. on and on….
I have some ideas and possible suggestions, depending on your specific use.
First things first: Be cool. Even if you think you aren’t improving….. you ARE. Take this issue in small chunks of time. NOT hours-long beat-downs. Just 10 minutes or so, then come back to it later….. or tomorrow….. Your brain needs time to soak it in.