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Haha! Thanks for this post @albert_d !
A little disappointed we aren’t going to hear your 18 minute version of Alice’s Restaurant posted here!
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Was it not enjoyable when you were still playing 6 weeks ago? I would just wonder what caused you stop. It seems like you bonded with some guitar players in the Philippines and you want to be able to play with them. That’s a big goal, it’s probably going to take longer than 90 days (most likely a multiple of that number)! Have you done your goal setting exercise that Tony recently went through? You should have some shorter term goals that you can reasonably achieve in 90 days. Then break those down into 30 day goals. I recommend going through the Fab Five week (March 24th – March 28th). Never mind the challenges, but fast forward toward the end of each lesson and go through the goal setting, the last 2 or 3 minutes of each day. Tony explains how to set meaningful, measurable goals. 90 days later you will repeat this!
I know when I started playing with other programs I eventually stopped because I didn’t know how to improve the things that they had me work on, I was hitting a wall and just stopped. But since I’ve been in TAC (9 months now) that has never been an issue. I know that I just have to do today’s challenge and then whatever I feel like doing. I focus on my 90 day goal for a few minutes as well. It’s always fun, that’s the important part- gotta keep it fun!
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Welcome to the club! Everyone of us has struggled to play the C (and the G, and the D and the……)
Your profile shows that you are new to TAC. How long have you been playing?
Are your fingernails clipped as short as possible? Have you developed some calluses on your finger tips?
C Chord is very hard, it is definitely not beginner friendly. It probably took me about 6 or 7 months before I could play it cleanly and that was with a lot of time (maybe a second) placing my fingers right. What Tony says in this weeks challenge about getting a good arch on your fingers by getting your palm far under the neck is one of the best tips I can think of.
All of the above are important factors but it’s simply going to take some time to get the open C major chord down. It’s been about a year since I bought my electric guitar and started to learn chords. In July last year I joined TAC. Best choice ever! Yet I still will flub the C chord fairly often while playing through some chord transitions. If I just pick up my guitar and play a C, no problem I’ll hit it about 98%.
Another suggestion, if you just need to play a C chord to get through a particular song that has some easier chords. You can sub in the Cadd9, which looks like a G but you move your index and middle fingers down one string. This is actually a lot easier to play than either the C or the G, because there is less reaching necessary. Also if you are transitioning between the C and the G, very little movement is required.
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I had so little to go on based on your question and the bit of info available on your profile. I’m regularly on the forums just trying to help in any way that I can. Now it turns out you are much more accomplished than I am as a player.
I really don’t know what to recommend to you with it being an injury issue. Have you explored any treatment methods? I don’t know, perhaps some therapies could help like certain exercises, accupressure, massage or something of that nature?
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I don’t think that the Community is going to be able to help you here. We don’t make content or have any influence on what it should be.
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Welcome to TAC, it’s a really good learning tool! Keep us updated on your progress!
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Using this methodology:
The URL looks like all these below, just sub in the name of the challenge that you want in lower case words with dashes only between the words.
For example, today’s lesson was: https://tonypolecastro.com/lessons/captain-starr-2-2/
Take away the captain-starr and sub in the title you want!
Here are some more examples:
by subbing in “transistor-radio” and “skippin-and-a-jumpin” you get these:
Transistor Radio: https://tonypolecastro.com/lessons/transistor-radio-2-2/
and Skippin’ And A Jumpin’ : https://tonypolecastro.com/lessons/skippin-and-a-jumpin-2-2/
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There is also a way to call them up as long as you have the actual name of the challenge. You can follow a formula to the generate the URL for any lesson.
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I also found this: https://jammr.net/
jammr.net
Jam together online using jammr. Play live online jam sessions with other musicians for free.
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Good luck with this, it can be hard to find someone to play with. You want to find somebody who is a little bit further along so they can help you along but often times that other person isn’t terribly interested. Probably a friend or a relative is your best bet in the beginning. I’m going to be moving in a couple of months, then I’ll try to find somebody to play with there.
If you can’t find anyone locally perhaps you might try jamming online with people? I found this website, perhaps it helps or inspires you in some way:
https://www.stringkick.com/blog-lessons/find-musicians/
stringkick.com
How to Find Musicians to Play with or Bands to Join (2025 update) | StringKick
Playing together is a great way to become a better musician. But where to find jam buddies and band members? Here’s 25 ways to find musicians near you!
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I’m a big Clapton fan, I had no idea he covered Over the Rainbow. Nobody can touch Judy Garland’s voice for this tune though, except maybe her daughter Liza Minnelli.
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Very nicely done!
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Well Done!
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I’m not a long time dabbler, or lets say I have dabbled since the 1970’s. But I bought a guitar at 64 years of age and I found TAC just a day before my 65th birthday. I was inconsistent in a couple of other programs early last year, but rock solid here in TAC.
Just trust the process, don’t try to do too much! Perfectionism is the only thing that can stop you from progressing here. Play as often as possible but only as long as it’s fun!!
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So I read up a little bit about it. The jam sessions are on a delay, this is necessary because there is always latency over internet transmissions, but somehow it comes together.
I’ve never tried it but I recall watching Switchfoot perform songs when the bandmembers were isolated during the Covid quarantines. They were playing as a band in perfect time as far as I could tell. Not sure what technology was used.