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A few things that might help:
1. Do not expect to master a TAC session in a day. Mastery comes with time and experience. I watched a documentary on Doc Watson, and when asked how long it took him to master a certain piece of music, his reply was 12 years! Sign on, watch the video, play the exercises at 1/2 speed, and learn the principle Tony is teaching.
2. Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes permanent. I can work on an exercise first time for 10-15 minutes before I turn into fumble fingers. At that point, I have to put the guitar down and come back to it in a few hours for another 10 minutes or so – and repeat again later. If you continue to “practice” after your fingers start to have a mind of their own, you will reinforce bad technique. Trainers tell us it takes 1000 perfect repetitions to build muscle memory. You don’t have to do it all at once. Start at 1/2 speed and try to work up to 3 good repetitions. Then stop and try again later. Speed will follow accuracy.
3. Tony is good at offering bite-size chunks, with each session building on the last, but trying to get all 5 days right may not be possible yet. Spend 10-20 minutes on each TAC session, then pick 1 or 2 sessions for that week, print off the tab, and practice in 10 -15 minute bits through the week. Are you interested in licks? Focus on Tuesdays. If you are more comfortable with chords, focus on the Rhythm Guitar days. Before going on to TAC, I tune up, do some stretching exercises, play a few scales, and use the lesson I want to focus on as a warm up.
4. Weekends, do the skill lessons OR work on a song you want to learn. Let it be fun!
Hope some of this helps!