yea i am 55 i started when i was 5-6 twinkle twinkle little star mel bay again at 9 then 13 ,16 Iknow most of the fundementals My mother kept asking me to play a song all the way through? I can Jam not a singer but just got a $1,700 gibson dove acoustic.As keith richards says on you tube just stick with it? i just started with guitar tricks and a steve grove course i ordered the gibson course but mailed it back good luck with your playing my boss chorus comes in a couple of days iam going to see johnny rivers play in reno aug 8 th he is 74 and he can play secret agent man,poor side of town swaying to the music over 30 million records sold? i just started to be i ntrested in country wife likes it i am a beatles pat travers fan.