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@bugmeist Not having to look at your hands is a biggie. I still have to at times. AND the sheet music.
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A lot of ‘having a Chord library’ is just knowing what that chord is. If you have a sheet of music in front of you and it’s got a G, C and D in it. You might muddle through it, but you know those chords. It takes a while till your fingers can hold the chords correctly so they don’t buzz or sound dead. So go on with the lesson. I hate to tell someone to buy another guitar. When I first started with TAC I used my nieces child’s guitar (1/4 size). I could sit close to my computer and not have to worry about it banging into the side of the deck. Those are inexpensive. I do find a little smaller guitar easier to work with. Good Luck.
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@Val , I had the same issues with a flat pick. I just couldn’t hold onto the thing. Now, there are a number of songs that I use it with and comfortable with. I think it would be beneficial to learn how to use. I think just using your thumb would be hard on some of the daily challenges, when you have to use an up / down stroke on strings. But, of course, you don’t have to if you chose not to.
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Welcome @JustinRigdon , I think you made a good choice to join us.
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Excellent job @Fletch!
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@KevinZ , another great song out of you.
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@Marisa , Another
beautiful performance. And what a voice accompaniment! Yes, I can hear Joni Mitchell in you 😉 -
@OhWowMan , you can take the Fretboard Wizard in little chunks. Good for you for purchasing it at the beginning ( I did the same). You will have a love / hate relationship with the fretboard wizard. It’s tough because it’s something you probably haven’t thought about before. It took me a few tries at it to understand it. But, Tony puts it in such easy terms you will get it in time and you’ll thank yourself for taking it. It will put you on the road a greatness. J
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@Melvin O , I think the Forums are just the community. We can ask admin help and get answers but on the whole we are on our own. The questions help us all out. What I did when I started was make a log in excel (I’m a computer gal), but you can write it in a note pad too. That means every day accountability. Are you doing the challenges? And how long? Are you doing any of the skills and what and how long? REMEMBER, the daily challenges go away after the next month starts! Add the little favorite heart to it or print it out. You can favorite each and every one of them if you like.
Your right it’s a lot to digest, but you’ll get there.
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Thanks @ted_h , the funny thing about this song is once you know, you know it. I couldn’t tell you the chords or explain how to do it. My fingers know it and they can do it. It’s my daily warm up so the fingers don’t forget it. 🙂
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Thanks @BethL , It took me at least 6 months to play it crappy. Then I play it every day so my fingers don’t forget. I want to start working on writing my own songs too. I love the song you did with Thigh Master. 🙂
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No, I won’t post. I’m very slow with it. I just wanted to show that the daily challenges are something more than just a finger exercise. I’ve been here a year, and just found this out when I took the 5-day routine challenge.
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It will make the daily challenges a bit more interesting. I worked on it over the weekend. Now I just have to make a habit of it and do it every week.
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Hey, good idea there @MikeGaurnier. Let me write something up. I have something sometime today. There is really a lot of the site and it is a lot better than it was. Some things I miss, but the improvements far out weight what is gone.
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@ Loraine , I am super geeked to hear about the upcoming Fretboard wizard changes. I did struggle with it, but I went to the community for help. I was surprised so many people that didn’t do that. Remember that @OhWowMan , always go to the community with issues. Someone will help out.