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As you move through learning the guitar, you’ll have an understanding of the Keys that songs are in. You’ll be able to identify the chords of a song based on the Scales.You’ll be able to interpret the keys and chords of a song by ear, and then by the chords that are within that key. You’ll be able to write your own original music based on the key and chords of the scales. Not sure if this all makes sense, but it really is the catalyst to all music. Most music follows the 1, 4, 5 format, and if you’re in a band, and they say what key a song will be played in, you’ll be able to play along using those 3 chords.
It all begins to make sense the more you go through Fretboard Wizard, but for me it took time to recognize what I learned and how it applied to music and songs. I had an aha moment in my 3rd years – lol – slow learner.
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Hi scramolini, this is your journey and can be set up however you like. There are the daily challenges, which are a great way to begin to build more on the foundational skills needed in playing the guitar. They are challenges, and that is the purpose of them. It is important to remember not get hung up on them. The entire program is built around progress over perfection. It is very important to mark them complete after 10 minutes. It doesn’t mean you can’t continue to practice, but the don’t get hung up on trying to perfect the skills. The essence of the program is that as long as you continue to progres through the lessons, you will get better. The lessons repeat every 8-9 months, and that is on purpose. You will be able to compare how you were at each point in time and see your progression. This is also the purpose of the benchmark songs, along with setting the next 3 months goals to works towards. This has worked well for all the countless students before you, and I guarantee it will work for you. You will simply run into frustrations and disappointments if you shoot for perfection, and you will miss out on so many new lessons. Trust the process. 🙂
Another route is to take some skill courses. What are you interested in learning? I always suggest the Jumpstart to Strumming and Flatpicking courses, as well as the strumming course. One of the most important courses is the Stretching course.
You can always do both. Whatever you want to gain from your time with TAC is what you should focus on.
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Hey Matt, I agree with everything @matthugeapple-com said. Guitar if not an easy instrument to play, but it’s not impossible. It takes consistent playing just as Tony teaches. Touch your guitar every day, in some manner to keep connected to it. The beginning feels like your climbing Mount Everest, and it could take you quite a while to reach a peak. You might then feel on top of world and things eventually become easier. But then, as with everthing, we hit a plateau and feel we’re not getting better. Frustration sets in. In these instances, remind yourself why you picked up the guitar, and that it is a journey with many twists and turns and hills and valleys. But the important thing is to have fun with wherever you’re at. Find those small wins that Tony always mentions and post them in the forums. You may feel it’s a struggle for a while, but as Matt pointed out, it is meant to be a challenge. If it were easy, everyone would do it, but most would get bored with it and give up on it. The challenges are where your wins come from. Hang in there.. Enjoy the journey.
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Hey wsf, I do hear your frustration. You’ll get better as time goes on. the guitar is not an easy instrument to learn, but it is definitely possible. The 10 minutes per day is just a minimum. It means that you put in that time and can mark a lesson complete, but that doesn’t mean you can’t continue to practice it. But the point is to not get hung up on trying to perfect the skills. If you continue to put in the effort, and to move forward in the lessons, you will get better. When the lessons come back around, you will be able to see the progression since the last time you went through that lesson. It’s very similar to benchmark songs, just for each individual lesson.
The solos are tabbed out every Wednesday (3 horizontal lines bottom right). You can slow the lessons down by clicking on the 1x number at the bottom section of video.
TAC teaches foundation skills that all guitar players need to know in order to go out and start learning songs. You can try using ultimate-guitar.com for actual song tabs. You can Google easy 2 and 3 chord songs for beginners.
At 2 years in, we’re still beginners. But as you start to put your foundational skills to use and learn songs, you will progress. It can be very slow and frustrating initially, but it will get easier.
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Hi Jim. I hear your frustration. Even though you mark a lesson complete after 10 minutes, you can still continue to practice it. But the point that I believe Tony is trying to make is that with every effort you make (we are not shooting for perfection, just progression), you will continue to move forward and get better. You may not be able to play the lessons well right now, but the next time the lesson comes around, you should be able to see your progression since the last time. Tony just doesn’t want to becoming stagnant trying to perfect a skill or lesson. It is important to recognize this and to continue moving forward to the next lessons.
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You must have a very comfortable relationship with the barber to be able to play in public like that. Kudos to you for taking the leap. The next time will be easier. 🙂
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Love this Jeff! Although, when I think vintage, I think larger price tag. But that said, I have several vintage, and none really cost me an arm and a leg. If they weren’t played much or weren’t damaged and repaired, it doesn’t matter. I’ve played them enough to break them in and bring out the aged sound that I love so much.
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Hey my2cyl, great message and reminder to all to not give up. At 2 years, we’re still beginners, and I almost quit playing at the end of my 2nd year, because I was so frustrated. I had never played either, and I am not a great player, even now after a few years, but I have to continually remind myself of why I wanted to play guitar. I decided a long time ago to put the good, the bad and the ugly out for everyone to see. Other than the humbleness of doing so, it also allows me to see the growth I make. I decided a long time ago that I picked up the guitar, because I had always wanted to play it, and I loved the sound. I found that it was my happy place. To go back to almost giving up at the end of year 2, I was meeting up with several other TAC members for a get together and for in person jamming. I was so nervous, and I got all the songs and tried to learn as many as I could before the meetup. Things didn’t go as planned at the meetup, but the miracle happened shortly afterward. All of sudden, I was able to play clear chords, my chord transitions became smoother and faster, and I was able to play several songs. In fact, I felt like every song I played just fell into place (at least as well as I could have hoped). I’ve hit plateaus since, but what I learned was, don’t give up before the miracle happens; and that for every plateau, I will hit another peak.
Hank in there, and keep on plunking!
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Hey Bryce
I couldn’t find a lesson with that exact name, but I was browsing pretty fast. Attached is a copy of @Moose408 Google sheets that he inventories and links all the lessons to. It’s a great tool to keep close. Hope this helps.
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I’m not familiar with this Neil Young song which I find amazing. lol Very well done. You had a lot going on all at once, which most of us wish we could do. Really enjoyed this.
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Is this another from Wagon Wheel week?
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I’m not sure if this helps, but I have tabs for 3 of the days. You would have to check out people’s Favorites button and find the lessons that way. Apparently, I only saved 3 days.
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Hi psmagic, I don’t recall specific lessons here that cover reggae. You could make a recommendation for some by contacting Victoria in customer service. there are several great reggae teachers out there. Google reggae strum beginner and see what comes up.
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They still open for the ones that Moose has highlighted. The muted months have been archived. Maybe you tried to go to one that was already archived. Instead of saving the datasheet as a stagnant form, just bookmark this forum page from the right side. Then to get to it, you would go to your name at the top and click the drop down and then click forums and favorites. It will stay a living document that way.
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I suggest member write Victoria in customer support. I’m sure that is the quickest way to get suggestions to Tony and the team.
