Moose408
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Ultimate Guitar is where I learn the majority of songs.
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Here is a link to a spreadsheet with all of the past challenges
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I would say move on. There are going to be A LOT of things you aren’t going to be able to do at this point. Instead of getting frustrated trying to do something you are not ready for, move on. Progress over perfection is the mantra. It took me 5 months to comfortably have the stretch for power chords.
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I have struggled with the mini-F for easily 10 months. I’m getting better but I’m still not there. I often cheat like @petelanger and don’t barre the high E string. That technically is an Fmaj7 chord, and it works for a lot of songs.
Stick with it, like most things guitar it just takes a LOT of time and practice.
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You could go back and redo the 30 days. But I would probably recommend just starting in on the daily challenges. Each week is new and different and you can just jump in.
Try to pick up the guitar everyday even if only for 10 mins.
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I have a Bluetooth foot pedal like the one listed below. It simulates a keyboard and works with some apps that allow key strokes to scroll. It is not autoscroll but allows you to manually control the scrolling.
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Amazon.com: Yueyinpu Wireless Foot Pedal Double Switch Music Page Turner for Tablets Smartphones Rechargeable Anti-Skid Pad : Musical Instruments
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The philosophy of TAC is progress over perfection. You are not expected to perfect or master any lesson the first time through. Just do the best you can, spend at least 10 mins on it, and then move on.
The idea is that the skills being taught will come around again and the next time you will get a little further. Then the next time a little further and better and eventually you will master it. I might happen the 2nd time through or the 30th. It doesn’t matter, what matters is that you are consistently practicing everyday and getting a little better each time a skill comes around.
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I use a wireless foot pedal to scroll the page.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0948FSRW8?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4&th=1
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I use the website UltimateGuitar for almost all of the songs I learn.
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Some daily challenges are going to seem impossible, that is OK. Just spend 10 mins on it and do as much as you can. Some days that might only be a single measure. Again that is OK. The next time it comes along maybe you get 2 measures or maybe more. It is the repeated exposure that will cause you to progress.
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The idea of TAC is progress over perfection.
You are not expected to be good at the week one lessons after a single week. It’s the constant exposure to new things that will cause you to progress, not spending the time perfecting a lesson. Some lessons will be easy and you can master them after 10 mins, most you won’t master the first time through and you are not expected to. Just spend the 10 mins and do the best you can and move on. The skills will come around again in other lessons and as time goes on you will get better and better at playing them.
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Not sure what TAC 1 is. Is it day 1 of the 30 Days to Play?
As a beginner your fingers aren’t going to be able to do certain shapes or have the necessary stretch. It takes months for some of the stretches and to get comfortable with some of the chord shapes.
Do the best you can and just keep trying and it will eventually come. @jumpinjeff tip was a good one. Try doing it slow, spend as much time as necessary getting your fingers where they need to be, then take your fingers off and repeat. It took me 4 months to get comfortable with the C chord shapes. About the same amount of time for the stretch needed for power chords. Be patient.
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In the past I’ve taken music theory books with me.
But I really missed having hands on the guitar so I built my own travel guitar because none of the travel guitar options really worked for me.
Here is my practice setup the past 2 weeks.
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There are a full 12 months of challenges before it repeats. However there are less then 52 weeks of challenges because each of the benchmark weeks repeats every 4 weeks. (Did that make sense?). I think that works out to a total of 40 weeks of challenges.
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I turned 64 in February