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Kinga,
So much great advice already and maybe this was already touched on. What struck me was your statement regarding learning to play the guitar…… “I have not managed to learn it”.
I would encourage you to change your mental model about your learning goal. I was at an open mic a few days ago and a person said “I cant really play the guitar but here is a song I wrote”. And then they played their song that had at least 4 or 5 standard chords along with some chord voicing I was not familiar with but it sounded great. Most popular music is the same 4 or 5 chords. I was just listening to Ray Wylie Hubbard and 2 of his most popular songs have 1 chord in the whole song (E). So what does it even mean to “learn the guitar”.
1) Maybe identify a few songs you want to play and focus just on those.
2) My own breakthrough was keeping a guitar on a stand in the living room where I picked it up 2 – 3 times a day and just strummed a chord. Muscle memory is an amazing thing.
Hang in there and keep strumming !
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Dirk – what an accomplishment! Thats a big audience and I bet they loved every minute of your performance. I was so impressed watching you perform those songs on the VOM’s and they were solid ! I hope you were able to get some video of your performances for us to see and hear. Congratulations. (PS – I bet your granddaughter was pretty proud as well – I hope she got to see you perform)
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well you just learned the most valuable lesson in your guitar journey ! It will come to you. This roadblock and then victory was the G chord and there will be many more to follow. When you get stuck just remember the journey to your new friend “G” and keep going! you will be glad you did. Congratulations !
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Congratulations for your perseverance. You are spot on! Not a small win at all ….. a very very big win. The physical response is real for many and for took some time and repetition for me to where I could settle down a bit. (and I still get nervous).
It is so interesting to me as adults our fear of failure in front of our peers often mounts as years pass. I look at small children who seemed to have this unbridled capacity to try almost anything. They sing when they feel like singing. They dance when the music moves them. It is so wonderful to see. So cheers to you for taking the leap. And cheers to the TAC family who are all together in the quest of learning and growing one step at a time !
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So good ! Well done and thanks for posting the Franz site. I will definitely check it out.
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holding a set for 90 minutes is no joke ! Congratulations that takes a lot of dedication and prep, practice, and rehearsal to put a set like that together. well done !
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love all the picking, strumming, muting techniques ! Well done
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well done !
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sounded amazing ! relaxed, melodic, clear…. well done !
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Thanks Kevin ! Now if I could stop rushing when I play 😆
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Thanks Kit and thanks for hosting !
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Thanks for giving it listen Bill !
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Thanks Philp!
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@KayMesser Thank you so much for listening. I played it at an open mic last night and finally performed it live without letting my nerves get to me and rush the tempo 😄
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@Kitman hey thanks for listening !