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12/01/2024 7:35 pm

I have made several attempts in the last few years to learn how to play the guitar. I recently bought a year’s subscription to Guitar Tricks and am happy with it. I am more comfortable finger picking and tried a course with Lisa McCormack, Acoustic Fingerpicking Level 1A. And liked it but got frustrated with the chord changes. I decided to go back to basics and have been doing Guitar Fundamentals 1 with Anders Mouridsen but once again am struggling with chord changes. Anders has a very calm patient way of teaching and I like him a lot. Every time I have tried to learn I overthink things instead of letting my fingers learn muscle memory . I find myself watching my fingers to make sure they hit the right strings in the right frets. And then watch as I change chords instead of feeling confident I’ll do it right. 
Our son is a Luthier and he gave us the first guitar he built. I want to learn to play it and not just own it. I need to build up my confidence and don’t know if I’ll ever succeed. I am open to any and all suggestions.
Thank you, Dave Gaiero