Hey bturner, same story turing 50 this year and picked up the guitar having NEVER played an instrument.

After a month of daily practice, I am at 35% done in the core fundamentals level 1 and beginning to see my progress. I really find the notbook suggestion a key learning tool as I make sure that I practice song "would you" and "long long train" at least 20 times before I move on to another set of songs. Each practice session i try these 3 times each and move onto the 1 string melody lesson - its my homework before I move on. Like many others I usually watch a few videos ahead to prepare me for whats coming up.

I also really like the goal setting suggestion as I now have the goal of three simple christmas songs by December this year and Happy Birthday by March for my daughters birthday.

I meet othe rpeople who are learning guitar and just self-taught orr using a smattering of free videos and such and find that they may be able to strum a couple of songs by memory I ask what chords they are in and they dont know.

Keep up the practice and I hope you can check back later and tell me what you are finding frustrating or difficult .... Am is my bailywick right now as my goofy fingers keeping touching the E string!

Michael