[Loraine]

Congrats on your 1 year TACiversary @markvguitar !! Sounds like you’ve come far in the past year, but you still have much more learning ahead of you. You have a full arsenal of things to do over the upcoming year, and I have no doubt that you’ll succeed based on history. Keep up the great work!

[Loraine]

Hi @zoso You can always search the members by clicking on your name at top right of page and then members and searching by city, state, or search word. You might find local members that way and be able to directly message them to see if they’d be interested. Good luck!

[Loraine]

You can go to ultimate-guitar and search for the song title. This will bring up the chords you need. This is a beautiful song that I wasn’t familiar with before. You’ll do great. Just take your time.

[Loraine]

Hi @IMPBW Ive been trying to post several times but had technical difficu lites. Hoping they’re straightened out.

First, your sister and you are beautiful, and I’m so sorry to hear of how sick she is. That must be so difficult for the family.

You’ve received some great advice above, so I won’t repeat it. I did print out the tablature for the song. Suggestion is to learn the chords and th e strum one time per chord. It won’t be as full as the original, but you’ll be playing a song and vocals can be added.

Keep the faith. You’re in my thoughts and prayers.

[Loraine]

That’s definitely a great win @Daryl !

[Loraine]

Glad to hear you don’t need surgery @Dirk_R ! That’s a tough recovery (I had surgery years ago). I think physical therapy is a great idea. You may need to temporarily change your practice and play in shorter sessions to give the shoulder time to heal.

As for a guitar, you might want to use a smaller bodied guitar instead of a dreadnought, I still like the Taylor GS Mini. It’s a very comfortable guitar and smaller bodied with a very comfortable neck,

[Loraine]

Hi @Jenmac and welcome to TAC! The videos that are mentioned no longer exist. There used to be separate videos for the 5 second, 3 second, 1 second transitions. The best thing to change the speed setting to slow and speed up the lesson videos. To do that, your click on the small icon at the bottom of the videos that has a 1X and change speed to .75, ..50, etc.

[Loraine]

Thanks for your kind words @marty69

[Loraine]

Truly appreciate it @philb

[Loraine]

Thanks @Marisa !

[Loraine]

Thanks so much @stevieblues !

[Loraine]

Really appreciate it @Moonhare . I really do smile on occasion 😉

[Loraine]

Really appreciate your kind words @Bill_Brown

[Loraine]

Thanks for the great photos @OhWowMan Without photos of the shape being played on the higher fret, it is difficult to say for sure if there is a problem or suggestions.. . It is best to have the thumb on the back of the neck. Using your palm causes fingers to flatten out, and you would have unclear chords most times. The palm is typically away from the neck, your fretting of the mini-F looks good. You could move your wrist a little more forward to increase the arch of the fingers. That might be the solution for playing the shape higher on the neck, along with making sure your thumb is positioned in the center like you have done while playing the mini-F.

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[Loraine]

@newcreation I am so sorry about your mom, but I admire your ability to rely on God during this time. Just know that your mom is free from all burdens now and was made whole again upon her passing. That thought regarding my mom brings me joy and peace.