Originally Posted by: john of MTMoreover, I think there's some weakness in the concept of searching for songs on the basis of someone's/anyone's opinion of the difficulty of each of the songs listed. If I looked for songs that match what I think my level of chops is there's a whole bunch of songs I'd miss and wouldn't be playing now. Instead, I always start a new song because I like the song. But all that is an opinion too. :D

Exactly!!

I'll use the difficulty level as a rough guide. I've learned not to be scared away by 4 and 5 guitar songs. I also don't expect 3 guitar songs to always be a breeze.

I first pick a song because I like it and want to learn it. I'll watch key parts of the video and decide for myself if I'm ready or not.

What I think should be done (and I've suggested this before) is to have a list for each song of key skills that are required. A song may feature lots of bends. To some players, that could be a real slog since they haven't mastered the skill yet. Others may have no trouble.

Short of that, let your interest in a song be your initial guide. Once you dive in, decide for yourself what the difficulty level is. If it's a song you really like, you'll be more inclinded to meet a challenge head on!