Originally Posted by: CSchlegelJust a week, that's all? :)

Seriously, though, that's a lot to expect of yourself. Most likely you simply need to slow down and be patient with yourself. If you want, keep going forward to the next part of GF2. Just make time in your practice schedule to return to HOTRS and work on it gradually until you can get it.

If you consistently work on it, you will eventually get it.

Yes, we all had (have) these problems as guitarists trying to build our skills. And yes, you are probably being a bit too hard on yourself. Be patient! Keep practicing, have fun![/QUOTE]

Whew!! I think I really just needed to know I was not "slow".. I used to consider myself a fast learner..lol. I guess sometimes I get deceived with the ease and little effort with which you play the guitar and I forget you've been doing this for a while..Im thinking man "I wanna be able to play with chris's swagger." lmao
thanks for encouraging words though :D

[QUOTE=caponi14]Dude, i had the exactly the same problem! And i frustrated me to hell, but the thing is this...practice, practice, practice. Thats really one of the best thing you can do, when i went trough Fundamentals 2 i also had big problems, including the arpeggiated stuff.
What i did? I went through the whole series of chords really, really, really slow in the beginning, and then you will get to a point sometime where it's like you ''crack the code''

Personally i look at my right hand when doing arpeggios. But i think you should be able to look at both.
I would also recommend that you practice a little more on changing chords with you eyes closed (I did for a time, and it helped alot) just by strumming and not by arpeggiation, like at exercise for you left hand.

Thats what i think you should do, but i haven't nearly no experience. And some of the instructors have some better idea i guess.
But the thing i told you to do here is what i did, and it worked for me. Try it out and be patient with yourself :)

Best of luck to you!

You know I tried doing the closing you eyes thing and then I stopped. I think I'll start that technique again..Nice to hear from a fellow learner who scaled through. Definitely encouraging. thanks dude!!
For future purposes, I am female but If you are one of those people who call everyone dude that is cool as well.. :D