I agree somewhat with the difference of opinions sometimes, hell, I myself am ALWAYS disagreeing with folks on things of a political topic *won't go there here!* And it does offer up some great points if both sides are open to receiving the input.
But along those lines, I had a question after I went over and listened to that youtube song of the Dixie Chicks JD put up there...
If you're a beginner *As I am also* wouldn't you rather want to find the easiest way to master the beast *the instrument* before jumping on it and letting it beat you down?
I would LOVE to be able to sit down right off the bat... pick up the guitar and play "Surfing with an alien" by Joe Satriani http://www.bing.com/music/songs/search?q=joe+satriani&selected=E1331500-0100-11DB-89CA-0019B92A3933&FORM=ECARDA in case you've never heard it... or anything else along those lines without all the practice... So here I go learning "Batman" as Neal Walter is showing me.. Thanks Neal.. impressed my son with that box solo there this morning :D
Baby steps.. an old stop action Christmas show comes to mind.. think it was "Santa is coming to town" song is "You put one foot in front of the other" and soon you will be walking across the floor...
Howard the long winded :D