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Hello, all.
Maybe everybody learning guitar must have those times when either things just seem too tough, or when you don’t know what to do next. Weirdly– I hope so, I guess.
KInda hate to admit it, but I sometimes feel like- “where’s all this going?”- and that bothers me. It’s vague. I feel like I’ve got my foot on the gas, driving into a dense fog bank, and I can’t see 50 feet……
I remember a post a couple of months back, where the “poster” was actually an athlete and football coach- and I think I remember him say he was kind-of in a “OK- what’s next” mood. I remember his post because he compared all the TAC’s lessons with doing lots and lots of “practice drills” – (or cone drills?- something along that line), and I think he was wondering how all that works directly into playing…. I am sure this isn’t the exact wording- but it’s the jist of it that’s important.
This is a great thread(!)- and I have read every word of it- twice….(yes EVERY word- twice), and wow there is some great advice in here!- (from some great people).
OK- my question- (note- I do OK at the “nuts and bolts” of the lessons- not great , and not “Tony-speed”, but OK). Following this thread, I see in here quite a few times- the phrases “play a song”, and “learn a song”. I’ll come back to that….
My own problem/worry/issue is that I have been workin’ on Freight Train for 2 1/2 weeks now, every day, at least 10 mins per day, and I still have trouble with that thing! I canNOT get thru that- even slow- without several mistakes and pauses. Kind-of discouraging…..
So when some of you folks say “play a song/ learn a song” are you meaning play along with a song- (as in “tabbed songs” on say e-chords?- while watching a You-Tube video of it?)— or are you meaning play a song– as in every note– like as in “Freight Train”?
Even with my limited musical knowledge- I know there is a he**uva big difference between the two.
I know the real joy is in the trip- but the goal is the carrot- (and I know there will always be a “next” stage of learning something like guitar as I learn). More carrots.
Anyway— maybe it’s some sort of combination of the two/ maybe it’s something I don’t know about yet- (bring on Fretboard Wizard!)- but I don’t know if me taking a month- (or more)- to learn a really short/easy tune like Freight Train is a good sign…….. at all……
I wanna (at least) start building that bridge between the cone drills and playing songs.
Help!
Still pushin’ that boulder up the hill (Jeff)–
Mark J