Originally Posted by: CSchlegelThis is why doing something well is virtuous: it's not automatic, it's not a given, it requires hard work and dedication. You actually have to show up and dig in. :)

That was a fantastic statement. The best part about it is that while you have to work hard and put in the effort, playing guitar is fun at the same time. Putting in the effort, enjoying it and seeing the transformational progress that occurs is a really cool and rewarding thing.

When I started playing, I was maybe lucky that I felt very natural holding and fretting notes right away but after that hurdle, ya still gotta know what to play and that was tons of practice, playing and listening. I found that while I played notes, understanding a little of how Neal Schon's notes cried, Gilmour's notes soared and SRV's notes bit didn't really make me in to them but helped me to round out the context of what I learned. Well, stuff like that still does. It's what I dig about guitar, there's always somebody or something that makes it interesting and things I can't play that keep me engaged.