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Still fighting it chords11/29/2023 However, if you keep at it, there will be moments when you look back and realize that you've made a lot of progress. If you keep challenging yourself, some things will always feel hard, and that's a good thing. You mentioned this a few times, so just know that it is an unreasonable expectation. You mentioned that things haven't really clicked, but most likely things will never feel like they've clicked. It sounds like you're in a pretty fun stage of development where you can play a lot of what you want, but it can be frustrating because you've learned enough to see the depth of guitar and how far you have to go to reach some kind of mastery. I recommend an experienced teacher if you want to help cut through some of the bullshit. You get advice like "I wish I'd done tons of scales earlier on," or something like that, but no one would have actually done that because they would have quit within a week on that kind of program. People who are good at guitar are often horrible teachers. I think that most experienced people are really bad at remembering the hardships they got through as beginners, so take any advice with a grain of salt (including mine). Looking forward to seeing what advice fellow players can offer! Everyone's musical journey is different, and I am interested in learning how you learned to get to where you are now! What was the "key" to getting guitar playing to "click" in your brain?.What would you say to your younger self to help encourage them to continue pushing through the sticking points of guitar?.How did you learn to play different chords all around the neck?.How did you learn the notes on the fretboard?.What were some of the first songs you were able to learn to play all the way through?.What helped you get over the "discouraging" first steps of guitar playing and keep at it?.Here are some additional questions/thoughts to hopefully trigger a discussion. If I'm going to keep this up, I want to really invest in it and stick with the guitar. But I don’t really want to get hung up on a difficult “solo” or a bunch of individual fretting stuff yet.Īs I thought about making this post, I figured it might be useful to also ask about some "beginner tips" on how to best stay motivated to stick with learning, practicing, and playing the guitar. And wanting to learn to play a few songs all the way through so I can feel more confident in my ability to actually play a song. Looking for some “pick me ups”, so to speak. That said, I’m feeling pretty discouraged right now. I've been working on figuring out CAGED shapes, but still really struggle with playing scales and "solo-ing".partly because (1) I have tried exploring music theory and "learning the notes on the fretboard", but it hasn't clicked for me yet, and (2) my fret fingers feel sluggish and don’t seem to move across the fretboard with the ease that I seem to have when switching chords. I know chords and power chords and can transition between them pretty easily. I wouldn't call myself a "beginner", but I don't think I'm near the "intermediate" stage yet. I’ve been getting back into guitar playing and trying to have more focused practice when I play each day.
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