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Alisa-
Thank you for this video- it is great stuff!
Maybe more importantly- are your own insights and suggestions. Like SO MANY posts in the TAC forums, from so many great folks, it is that kind of information that helps….. instantly. For me, it takes away some of my own “paralysis-by-analysis” problem🤔.
Reading your post made me smile….. At least 10 years ago, I started a 3-ring notebook of favorite songs. Coincidentally- (per your suggestion)- I typed the lyrics to a couple-dozen songs, each one its own Word document- with the properly-located chord- (in red-bold)- directly above each chord change. It worked- and still to this day– works great for me. It’s easy on my eyes- (not “cluttery”), and easy to follow. I still use that old notebook!- now even more that I’m in TAC.
This playing and singing stuff is gonna be tough for me- probably like most folks, I guess. Not so bad in private. So, I’m gonna GO FOR IT- (in private for now), though, because I think it’s a normal progression thing. Partly just for the challenge and fun of it. Partly because I want to be able to play guitar kind-of “automatically”- (while my brain is focusing on lyrics and melody). Playing thru distractions.
I really think THAT SKILL IN ITSELF is a huge part of learning the guitar. Watch real entertainers– they can probably play those songs while eating breakfast and reading the paper! (sorry about the caps- this forum does weird things when you put something in italics).
Anyway, it took me years to even play guitar anywhere anyone could hear me. Don’t know if it was embarrassment somehow, or what. Maybe I felt like I couldn’t keep up with our old arch-enemy– “expectation”- because I couldn’t play it like on TV. Maybe small steps on this playing-singing stuff…. Playing and singing in front of others scares the crap out of me!
I might be able to stumble thru it with several brewskis in me😜– and joining in with others- (certainly not alone😳)- but I suppose that would certainly affect my guitar playing!
Anyway- Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions!
Long-winded me- (makin’ Mike proud)-
Mark J