I am with everyone on here. I tried to play 30 years ago and quit because my instructor couldn't get past making me learn Twinkle twinkle. It helped with my fingerpicking and I enjoy playing notes, but I am into the blues not kids songs. I am 46 now and I can still play twinkle twinkle from heart but I would have much rather learned some cool songs...hence the reason I quit, what sixteen year old wants to play that. UGH!!

Now at 46 I just picked up the guitar a month ago and I have been learning Lyin Eyes, Blowin in the wind, and have really started to get good at House of the Rising sun. I went on line and watched some youtube videos/lessons and put it together with the knowledge that I have picked up from here.

Once I started being able to play these songs I continue to work on them and each week or so I pick up another one to try. Some simple strumming and some fingerpicking and arpeggio. Now I am learning so much faster than ever. I still go through the scales, mostly blues and I run the scales and everyday I start from one string and list down the first 3 notes on those strings, saying them out loud so that I learn them.

When I don't have a lot of time it is less structured, I run through the notes for finger warming exercises and then I pick one or two songs and work on them.

Keep at it and combined with the net and the people here you will be learning songs in no time.

Keep us posted
Jaime