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  • The Dreaded G Chord

    Posted by Free-Dan on February 20, 2023 at 7:35 am

    I never played guitar, but week one went well. Then over the weekend came the G Chord. It took about 5 hours over the weekend to get my fingers to be in the right position. I thought about giving up, but hung in there and today I played the chord perfectly!! A big win for me.

    Free-Dan replied 1 year, 7 months ago 5 Members · 6 Replies
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  • TMutter

    Member
    February 20, 2023 at 8:45 am

    well you just learned the most valuable lesson in your guitar journey ! It will come to you. This roadblock and then victory was the G chord and there will be many more to follow. When you get stuck just remember the journey to your new friend “G” and keep going! you will be glad you did. Congratulations !

    • Free-Dan

      Member
      February 20, 2023 at 12:52 pm

      Thanks. You are right. It was a great lesson to learn.

  • Philb

    Member
    February 20, 2023 at 4:47 pm

    That’s great! Perseverance pays off in the practice routine. Way to go!

  • jumpinjeff

    Member
    February 21, 2023 at 7:04 am

    Hi @Free-Dan , That is a perfect summery of my whole guitar learning experience. I moved from the feeling that what I was trying to do was impossible to…if I follow instruction, keep my head down, let go of my feelings surrounding the new skill/passage/speed/chord and keep to my commitment of 10 min a day no matter what, then I will continue to progress. This has kept me going and improving and making the impossible possible with the help of easy to follow and clear directions for the last 7 1/2 years. Took me a long time to figure it out so kudos to you for figuring this out early on!

  • That_Guy

    Member
    February 21, 2023 at 7:21 am

    It’s like that at first but eventually it’s second nature without even trying. It’s probably the most important chord you can learn. It’s in about 99% of the songs.

    “ and on the eighth day God gave the people the key of G. For this day forward it shall be known as the people’s key” -Nostradomus

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by  That_Guy.
  • Free-Dan

    Member
    February 21, 2023 at 5:09 pm

    Thank you all for the encouragement. On to C and D😎

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