Finally, I did it!

[SkippyT]

Wow, it's been a little over two months since I got my first guitar, and I was friggin horrible! I had constant trouble switching to the D-Major and Minor chord from any other chord; it always sounded choppy and clumsy and I damn near gave up. I woke up today and was just messing around playing the Johnny Cash version of "Hurt" and wouldn't you know, it just clicked. I could do it, easily, without even thinking. Just yesterday I was practicing boring repetative chord progressions and thinking "Man, I'm not getting anywhere..."

May not seem like a big deal, but it meant a hell of alot to me...
:D

[sme331]

Congrats man, little wins like that are gonna come more and more. Keep at it and we will see you on MTV music awards someday.

[Death55]

In a few months you will look back and realized how much you've improve. Its all about practice and learning.
I remember back when i could suddenly change from chord to chord without hesitating anymore and messing it up.
Well done and keep at it ;)

[sme331]

What is up Death, long time no see!!!

[Death55]

hi sme, hows life ? You still busy doing work then ? You havnt been on this forum for ages !

[Leedogg]

Originally posted by SkippyT
Wow, it's been a little over two months since I got my first guitar, and I was friggin horrible! I had constant trouble switching to the D-Major and Minor chord from any other chord; it always sounded choppy and clumsy and I damn near gave up. I woke up today and was just messing around playing the Johnny Cash version of "Hurt" and wouldn't you know, it just clicked. I could do it, easily, without even thinking. Just yesterday I was practicing boring repetative chord progressions and thinking "Man, I'm not getting anywhere..."

May not seem like a big deal, but it meant a hell of alot to me...
:D

Congrats man. It's little victories like these that fuel us on our rock and roll voyage.

[spanky10940]

oh yeah - I remember the first time I was able to do a few changes without messin up and it was a MAJOR victory for me. But they're all right, it's little gains like that, that make all the difference in your learning cycle...

I try to set small goals and chip away at them...

good work skippy - keep us informed of your progress!!!

[Polera]

You may be surprised skippy to learn that most of your learning in terms of fine motor skills actually comes after you have practices in your cerebellum. It a matter of reflexes of nerual pathways that your brain must keep rerouting. Thats partly why your always better the next day...unless you gone a while without practicing.

[spanky10940]

Skippy - the other lesson to never forget is Polera's sig tag....

I've been quoting you like crazy!!! because it makes perfect sense... anything I just rip thru, I can play... but sloppy... if I sit and practice correctly, then the next day (again, thanks polera!) I've got a better grasp, can play a little faster and with more confidence...

4 1/2 sessions during the week will do MUCH more for you than 1 3 hour marathon session...

[alucard0941]

I remember my first days of guitar. I remember going to sleep every night learing somthing new every single day for like the first 5 months. One tip, everything seems hard at the start, heck i could not even pull of the E-Major cord until like my 2nd week, but never give up.

( another thing, do not get inspired my the guitarist like the one of Linkin Park. Look at the tabs and tell me what you think compared to a guy like SRV)

[sme331]

Originally posted by Death55
hi sme, hows life ? You still busy doing work then ? You havnt been on this forum for ages !


Yeah man, Just stopped by to catch up on what I have missed and after reading the Political rants on wheather you vote or note I see I missed alot. DANG

[dinell2]

I remember starting out trying to switch from one chord to another too... I think the hardest thing for me was to go from Open chords to Barre chords. I would hesitate for ever between chords. I thought I would never get through it... However, practise makes perfect.... Believe me, all things come to pass.

Don't get caught in the same ol' practise exercises. Try other exercises and songs. You need to constantly put things in front of you that keep you inspired. Get with other guitar players and have little jam sessions... I found out that the best jams are the 3 chord songs that can be learned easily. Blues, Rock and Country songs all fall into this catagory.

[Tank_Simmons]

I remember those feelings of learning something new everyday when I was first starting out. Awesome that you kept at it man......kick ass. You'll see vast improvements from here on out I promise. I still learn new stuff everyday on my axe, but those first few times where I broke through were definitely memorable....almost brings a tear to me Irish eye.