[Carol-3M-Stillhand]

@johnhalsall87gmail-com Glad you are enjoying playing guitar and especially that you are enjoying Tony’s Acoustic Challenge!! You have some great guitar goals for next year for you wife’s birthday celebration!! Knowing the “Why” is a very powerful motivation.

I think @Loraine gave some great advice, that it might be good to take some lessons even for a short time. Taking 1:1 instruction in person can give you very personalized tips on how to learn a few songs that you could be able to play for your wife by June next year. And of course it’s a great idea to keep going with Tony P’s teaching method right here to get your general technique to advance.

Also it might be helpful to find a local song circle jam group. It will help you learn how to play along with (and in front of) others, and you can share tips about how to make certain songs/chord progressions easier.

You might not be able to play those songs exactly like on the record album, but you might need to modify the songs to a different key with more playable chords. You may need to just play in a simpler rhythm pattern, like one strum per measure… you get the idea. I’m sure your wife and all the others at the party will be amazed at your progress, no matter where you are in your guitar journey!! Have fun!!!

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by  Carol-3M-Stillhand.