Gonna Give Another Go

Hello All,

My name is Jay and I'm 54 years old. I bought a guitar back in 2001 and took lessons at a local music store. The store went out of business a few months later so i decided to try it on my own with the internet and books. I kept at it pretty religously for a few years but never got any good. I could learn a song but it would take months and months and months it seemed just to learn one song. It never just "clicked".

About this time frame my 13 year old nephew started to play as well. Within a year or two he was improvising, he could listen to a song on a CD and just figure out how to play it. I was very happy for him but made me feel pretty stupid for my lame progress.

Well it's been almost 10 years since I touched one of my guitars and one day about three weeks ago I decided I would give it another try. Joined this site and decided to start right at the beginning with the fundimentals courses. I'm hoping this time it will "click".

Hi jfluegel,

Don't be discouraged by those young whipper-snappers. They have more free time than us adults! I'm glad you're taking it on again. And remember, it's never too late to learn anything, and that includes guitar. And don't forget to have fun, because that's what this is all about.

We have some really neat arrangements of popular songs if you want to just jump in it. Check them out here: https://www.guitartricks.com/songs.php?input=beginners

And as always, when you're ready, take a bit of time with the Core Learning System if you haven't already. https://www.guitartricks.com/experienced.php

If you have any questions, just give us a holler somewhere on these forums.

Best,

Billy

I am picking up the guitar for the first time, and will be turning 50 in 2018! I have a nine-year-old daughter who is taking lessons, and the only way I can get her to practice is to play with her.

I am starting from square one as well, good luck!