Hi everyone I'm 56 now and I have been "playing" for almost 2 years now. Lately I've been trying to concentrate on learning to play one song all the way through. Guitar tricks has helped immensely, where I get stuck trying to figure out certain parts of a song. I feel like my progress has been directly related to my time practicing. I've heard it said that learning to play guitar is definitely not a linear process. I'm in no hurry, I have the rest of my life to learn.