TIPS FOR TODAY
Don’t worry about perfecting each of these transitions. Just pick one you like and throw it in occasionally to add spice to some of your transitions.
Here’s what matters most: you showed up five times. Your hands know more now than they did a week ago. If this is what five days of showing up looks like, imagine five weeks. Five months.
Smoother changes. Quieter self-doubt. Songs that once felt impossible slowly falling under your fingers because the skills you’re getting consistent exposure to keep stacking in the background.
So if today’s pattern never feels “perfect” in one sitting, don’t use that as proof you’re not cut out for this. Use it as proof you’re working on the real stuff.
You’ve already done the hardest part — you kept coming back.
Keep trusting that process. It’s already working. And keep going!
YOUR SAMPLE WEEK OF TONY'S ACOUSTIC CHALLENGE
5-Day "Stop Dabbling, Start Playing Guitar" Challenge
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Tony, what a brilliant idea to let us experience a real life example of your actual teaching process. Cudos to you or the member of your staff that came up with this idea!!! Learning guitar has jumped to the top of my bucket list. I’m really impressed.
Hi Tony!
Alright, you win. No check that. I win. I’m in! For 2 years I have been following your site. I registered for your intro videos and then thought I didn’t have the time to commit to learning how to play. I always wanted to. Bought my first guitar when I was 16. A beautiful Japanese Hohner with a three piece back. It has followed me around for another 52 years. It has aged well. I love guitars and have accumulated an inventory. After kind of retiring I thought I should learn how to play. So I became a utube learner. I know all kinds of chords,one string riffs, the pentatonic scales forwards backwards and upside down. And brother,I can spiderwalk with the best of them. I can’t play a single song all the way through. Nothing I do sounds like music. My wife walks by and asks for me to play a song for her. I say maybe later. Now is later. So challenge excepted!
Thanks
Ernie
I Have been practicing guitar for 8 years. The reason I started was my grandson wanted to learn and I thought it would be great to do it together. After about 5 months he decided it was to hard and started playing fortnight. So after about a year of learning my open chords a simple strumming i joined Guitar tricks. Couldn’t stand there program. Songs they made up and to much repetition. Quit after 8 months. Over the years I have paid for other programs with the same results.
Your program looks great. Playing the hole song. Rhythm licks and solo.
But I struggled with your lessons they didn’t make sense to me and made me feel like I have way more to learn that I thought.
When I finished the 5th lesson I couldn’t come close to playing along. So I opened up the tab and in less than 5 minutes I understood it and could play it.
So now I struggle. It looks like exactly what I need to learn but I don’t feel like I learned anything. Maybe it’s because I don’t know or like the song and was dreaded work not fun.
If anyone has input on this i would like to hear it.
I still want to join but having second thoughts!
Thanks
Want you to know that I have enjoyed this challenge immensely. The Dead are my favorite band so this has a special meaning. I admit that I’m still working on the previous lessons but I’m picking up my guitar and having fun practicing. I would love to continue with you but unfortunately I don’t have the financial means as I’m out of work. When conditions improve I would love to joinTAC. I love learning to play this way. In the past week I have learned more than I ever have all the while whilst having fun learning. Thank you so much for offering this challenge as it has made me interested in learning guitar again after being frustrated for so many years. Thank you Tony
Your 5 day lesson plan was very well put together. I enjoyed the challenge of each lesson. I have decided to enroll in your one year subscription as I have been in a plateau for the past year. Excited to see were the new skills take my guitar playing.
Thanks,
Harry
Loved, loved the first line of today’s lesson! Got confused when you got to the second line but I’m gonna get it. Not sure if you wanted us to name names but I started Justin Sandercoe’s course several years ago. I had a life altering event and that was the end of that. I picked it back up again 1 year and 9 months ago. I purchased two other courses and I love them both but I feel stuck. I like the fact that they were just a one time charge – no subscription. However, I really like the fact that your course has something to focus on every week. Think I’ll give it a try. 🙂
I really like your site, however, I have one question- do you give a discount to Veterans?