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Course Overview & Your First Guitar Win!
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Primer: Tuning, Technique, & Tab4 Topics
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Week 1 - Learn The Basics Of Guitar With The Blues3 Topics
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Week 2 - Building Your Chord Library5 Topics
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Week 3 - Learn Strumming Patterns3 Topics
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Week 4 - Simple Steps To Your First Guitar Solo3 Topics
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Interesting approach. Will provide feedback in 35 days. Will use the extra days to go through my notes and ensure that all comments/questions have been addressed.
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mjewellexactflat – thanks for the recommendations. Had unexpected surgery on my left thumb Friday – hoping the surgery doesn’t impede the progress I’ve been able to make over the past few weeks. Fortunately, I’m wise enough to know where to draw the line – not going to sacrifice the long term for short term gratification.
Downloaded and printed. I’m a bit slow on the computer side of things. I’ll get there!
I also find that left hand warm ups really help. My hands get shaky and feel weak. I just go through the motions and trust that progress will be made.
Can’t wait to finally be able to pick up the guitar and play well.
I’m having the same issue with the index finger not stretching. I found a couple of exercises to help:
1. Finger “Spider Walk” (great for stretch + control)
Place all four fingers on one string (one finger per fret).
Play 1–2–3–4 slowly.
Then move to the next string and repeat.
Focus on keeping each finger curved and close to the fretboard.
2. 1–3 Stretch (targets ring finger specifically)
Put your index finger on a fret (e.g., 5th fret).
Try placing your ring finger two frets higher (7th fret).
Hold for a few seconds, relax, repeat.
Do this across different strings.
3. Finger Independence Drill (hard but effective)
Put all four fingers on the fretboard (one per fret).
Lift only your ring finger, keep others down.
Then place it back.
Repeat slowly—this directly trains that stubborn tendon issue.
This is very helpful! Thank you mjwellexactflat
It looks easier then it is, for I have carpule tunnel in both wrists. Have any exercises to stretch my fingers.
Guitar and tuner arrived today. Some pain in left hand and fingers when reaching around with the ring finger stretching to the fifth fret and the index finger on the third fret. I believe it will decrease over time. Eager to practice this week to see the progress.
I really enjoyed the thirty day’s to begin playing! I think I made a lot of progress. But sadly, I have had a few weeks of traveling when I was not able to practice. I am looking forward to getting back into the course!