Help!

[albert_d]

You are off to a great start with the 30 Days et al. Don’t panic! This is what is supposed to happen. The Daily Challenges are…well a challenge. You aren’t expected to Master them… at least at first. Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first and your guitar journey is worth doing, especially for lifetime and emotional growth. The challenges come around again. You will be amazed at how incrementally better you are. In the present however; find yourself a two chord song you like. Play and have some fun with it. My first was 16 Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford (yes, I’m old). Followed by Eleanor Rigby and Red River Valley. But now… it’s the harder variations of Hotel California and other benchmark songs. The key is to avoid comparative thinking where fun goes to die and just pursue the fun. Last week I realized I had fallen into the trap of only practicing. I stopped and just pulled up Get Up and Go by Pete Seeger and played it just for some enjoyment. So be calm. Everything will be all right.

[alajg5yahoo-com]

Thanks so much! Ok, I’ll keep plugging away!

[petelanger]

@alajg5yahoo-com yes, that is completely normal to panic the first time trying a daily challenge. Not all of them have the same degree of difficulty, but some of them are can be very difficult. They are meant to challenge players at any level. Beginners can’t possibly be good at playing the same thing experienced players are interested in doing. When I first started, often times all I could do was a single measure.

Relax, you are poking your nose down the black diamond trail in Jackson Hole Wyoming. You may want to slide down on your butt without skis the first time.