Originally Posted by: whim73

Anyone other beginners struggle with the jump between Guitar Fundamentals 2 and Rock Style 1? Just when you're feeling confident in your abilities it really picks up the pace AND you need to relearn the chords in a 'rock style'! I think I might have peaked at the fundamental levels.

I'm guessing you haven't peaked but you are on to a new challenge. Fundementals is really setting a rock solid foundation. It is that but going in to the details of genre's, you start learning that those foundational things are very useful but also that you have much more to learn (which is awesome for guitar, it always makes it interesting).

When you're new to the instrument, you always feel that sense of 'why can't I get this?'. As you go on in your playing life, you realize that that is both the nature of the beast and desirable. Even though I've been playing for decades and had 'shredder' skills at some point, there's a ton of things I've never tried and now I stretch myself out in to things I never woud have bothered with in the 80's.

But, there are always growing pains. That's where you're at. Also, each genre has a different approach to the instrument. Everything in Fundementals underlies other genres but you will learn that what appliess in rock, doesn't exactly apply in jazz or country. You'll also learn there is much that does tie these together too.

Have no worries. If anything, embrace the fact that you are stretching your skill. Though not as painful as a runner; no pain, no gain. Unlike the runner, guitar is much more fun.