[kirk62]

Thanks to all the great suggestions and words of encouragement. I didn’t think this would be a cake walk but I guess I underestimated the difficulty. I’m used to using my hands and sometimes having my fingers in strange positions (I’m a veterinarian and do a lot of surgery) but trying to straddle my fingers across the frets has been a lot more difficult than I was expecting.

I’m going to stick with it, do the lessons each day, and then see where I am in a few months. I’ll try not to get frustrated as I have been these first 2 weeks.

Thanks again to all who replied.

KIrk

[kirk62]

I appreciate your experience and insight, Mike. I’m making my way through the 30 days. I’m not really retaining much right now but I hope persistence and consistency will eventually make everything click. And I’m looking forward to learning how to play something that is familiar (and that I can play it so that it’s recognizable). We’ll see how it goes . . .