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Thank you so much Pete! You’d think that it was obvious, but I am oblivious! 😀

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I use Dunlop Prime Tones in a 1.5 because I play similar style of music to you. I used to use the same picks you are using in a .8, but since switching exclusively to acoustic I find the heavier pick easier to grip and I get better tone.

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Fretboard Wizard is worth every dime. It taught me how to find what key a song is played in, how to find out what chords are in the song or in any given scale and so much more! It’s on sale!? Jump at the chance! Tony recommends you repeat the course a couple times each year and once you buy it your can access it forever.

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I use this one: https://tonypolecastro.com/courses/finger-stretch-5-day-challenge/

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Keep working at it. Do your warm-ups first before you start playing every day. If you need advice on warm up, Tony has some great ideas in his skill courses and in his 5 day routines. The stretches are particularly important before starting to play. I do mine each and every day before i pick up the guitar.

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Hi! I’ve struggled with this in the past as well. Things I tried that helped.

1: experiment with pick sizes and shapes. I took me going through a couple dozen different shapes and thicknesses before I found what works for me. I like a 1.3 or 1.4 think pick as I play acoustic guitar exclusively. I also found that the bigger picks work better for me, but I don’t care for the biggest triangle shaped picks. My current fav is the Dunlop Primetone.

2. Work on strumming up or down with each fraction of the beat, that is if the song consists of 1/8th notes then strum up and down 4 times. if there is a 1/4 note you skip a strum but keep the hand motion going. Adjust for songs that use all up or down strokes. It took me a while to get this down, but it has helped me.

3. Finally, the best fix for this is just to play often and practice your pick skills. I like to play CSN and Y songs or old Bread songs (showing my age I know :D) as the use acoustic guitars and you can strum along to the song to practice chord changes and strumming.

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I started on the 30 day to play road on Friday! I have sore fingers and trouble making them move to the right spot on the frets, but I see progress even after just a few days! Keep at it!

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Nice! Great job!

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Thanks for the insight Tricia, I can’t watch your video right now because It’s a bad internet week here in China, but i will once I can get access.

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Thanks Pete, I’ve tried that one along with another I found, but they are a bit more advance than I am. I was hoping that Tony had covered some of the building blocks needed to play this to build my skill so it is within my reach

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Thanks for your kind words and jewels of wisdom 🙂