Originally Posted by: dbrewerolatheFirst, are there any other 40 somethings out there trying to learn from scratch? Or am I just insane?

Secondly any tricks to be tried on the f major chord. 2 weeks of practice and I am not getting it better?

Nope. Not insane. I'm over 40. While I'm not a beginner and used play pretty seriously some time ago, I've picked it back up to do things I neglected years ago. That goes for a few other creative pursuits. So, not crazy.

Here's a few other late bloomers:
http://creativejourneycafe.com/2008/04/09/10-creative-late-bloomers/