Hey etf,

Thanks for posting such an honest question.

You say that you are forgetting the things you learn.

I remember the moment I became a guitar player. I happened to buy the tablature for "Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns & Roses" and my friend happened to have a cheap old acoustic guitar. I figured out that the 6 lines were the strings and the numbers were the frets, and I plunked out the first 8 notes, wobbly and slowly, out of tune and awful. But I HEARD the guitar lead, as bad as it sounded, coming out of that guitar fretted with one finger.

I was AMAZED! I probably played it a million times before ever moving onto the next 8 notes. In fact, I never learned much more of the song beyond the main lead, because I loved it so much and was proud to play it all day long.

So I wonder if you are learning little bits of music that you love -- maybe that would help you remember them? What is your favorite song? Do you have a favorite musician?

-Carl.