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I agree Pete. Right now I’m doing the lesson on learning your next 6 chords. After I get them down, I plan to practice combinations of the 9 chords I will know over and over, to lock in the muscle memory and improve transitions.

Also, do you know…are any of the songs on the song page easier than others? Is there a better place to start with the songs? Again, I will be using songs mainly as a way to practice chord transitions.

Thanks, Mike

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Thanks. I had already tried the gear on the lower right side of the picture. It goes from 0.5X to 2.0X, but any setting other than 1.0X comes out garbled. Maybe my internet speed is not good enough.

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Pete, in 6th grade I started taking trumpet lessons every Saturday morning. In the beginning I could barely squeak out a single note. Just two years later I was best in our high school. By 10th grade I was 1st chair in the all county orchestra. I am not especially musically gifted. I progressed so far and so fast because of my teacher. He was a retired 1st chair from the Marine Corps Marching band. He was still a Marine through and through. I was afraid of him, which made me practice 1/2 hour every day! It wasn’t fun, but I learned a lot. Tony is correct, daily repetition and making a commitment is the key. I have committed to playing daily for this first year and have no concerns about where I am at this early stage. Everything will come together in due time. And thankfully this time it’s fun.

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Thanks Pete. I’m new at this, just 6 weeks in. No calluses yet, but the strings hurt less. Your comments on posture, hand, finger, and neck position are helpful.

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You said they repeat every year…so after this set of 25, then next month there will be a new different set of 25?