Advice on what style would be best for me on the core learning prog?

Hi I'm pretty new to this site, and have just come to the end of the Guitar Fundamentals 1 in the core learning programme.

I am starting to wonder what guitar playing style to begin with after I've finished the second 'fundamentals' set of lessons. Obviously, this is a personal choice, and I know I can always go back and do more than one if I keep my subscription going, but I can't decide what to do first!

I haven't got a really clear idea of one type of guitar playing I want to be doing yet; I listen to mostly indie, rock, folk and blues when it comes to guitar based music so there's a lot of choice! I don't plan on playing in a band in the near-ish future, so maybe that might shape what would be worth learning? I love Nick Drake's (I suppose, folk) style of guitar playing, so if I wanted to learn that kind of thing, which one of the three routes would you suggest?

Thanks

Liz

Since you're not very sure on which path to take, the kind of guitar you have would actually be a good way to narrow down your decision. If you're using an acoustic, I would choose Country or Blues. If you're using an electric, I'd choose the Rock path. The things you learn in the Rock path will be useful for all styles.

~Rusty

I think going through the fundamentals 2 first would be of more help making your decision. You may find certain techniques that "flip your bic"..

you may find as you progress through fundamentals 2 that it might inform your decisions a bit more as the previous poster suggested. As you work through the course have a really good listen to the music you like see what tones and rythyms really do it for you and by the time your ready to do one of the branch courses you will have a better idea. Personally I'm going to finish fundamentals 2 then Rock & blues but I ceartianly intend to dip into the other styles to keep expanding my knowledge. Hope that helps have fun 😀

Thanks so much for the friendly and helpful replies everyone. Sorry I've only just checked this thread now. I probably will just start on the guitar fundamentals 2 and then see what I think. I have an acoustic guitar by the way (not mine, but as far as I know I have unlimited use of it at the moment!)

I'm just trying to feel more comfortable with strumming whilst making clean chord changes until I go onto fundamentals 2. For some reason chord changes that involve c major seem really hard for me to get in time, and getting F minor in rhythm in totally impossible at the moment! But I'm keeping going. Thanks again everyone

Honestly what I would do is spend a good chunk of your time drilling chord changes:

1. Pick two chords
2. Slowly finger one chord, lift your fingers up, then put them back down in the proper positions all at once. Move as slow as you have to.
3. Then do the same thing but switch back and forth between chords.

Doing something like this hundreds of times a day will really cut down on the time it takes to learn these chords.

In bbzswa777 statement 2, you can do that technique with each new chord..
You are building muscle memory.. It will come easier as you build strength and flexibility.