Originally Posted by: dorisprosserI am really proud of myself, I love to play and practice. Now don't get me wrong...I am still playing very slow but I am PLAYING! And having lots of fun!

This is what happens when you have a focused effort and a clear idea of where you are going... great post!

Doris, have you looked at Lisa's fingerpicking lessons yet? If not, keep in mind that for fingerpicking, you just need to have the chords down. Some of her lessons are really simple chord progressions/easy chords. You might already know them. She does a beautiful job of walking you through fingerpicking, and I found it was really amazing how quickly you start sounding like a pro just by using fairly simple fingerpicking instead of strumming. Check them out... they're really fun.

Another over-looked item is if you are playing acoustic guitar, get a capo. Capo's are great. No fancy technique required, you just slap it on and play "normal". Raising the pitch of a song can give it a whole new lift from open tuning. It also fun to experiment using a capo and just one or two fingers to create chords that would be very difficult to play otherwise. I like the Planet Waves capo... very simple to use and works great.

Keep at it!