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Sorry you were having a bad day @Moonhare , but I’m glad you were able to smile at your counter. I remember when you started, and it’s amazing how quickly time flies.
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You are absolutely correct @Sprout007@icloud.com ! TAC is all about building a stron foundation of lessons and practice, not perfection. You will improve if you commit to a minimum 10 minutes per day, regardless of perfectionism. Once you’ve practiced at least 10 minutes, mark a lesson complete. You can keep working it if you like, or mark it a Favorite (the little heart icon at bottom right of videos), and you’ll be able to access it through your profile at a later time. The goal is to have fun and keep moving forward. All the daily challenge lessons circle back around every 8 months or so, so you won’t be missing anything, and you’ll be surprised at how much easier things are the 2nd time around.
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Welcome to the TAC community @Sprout007@icloud.com ! It sounds like you had a few enjoyable experiences in TN – the dedication of your grandchild, and then playing some fabulous guitars. What struck me the most was when you said, “I went to a local guitar store in Franklin Tennessee and played for or five guitars for about 20 minutes so that I didn’t go five days without playing!” This is resilience and facing a challenging situation and being able to still find time to practice. Great testament!
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Hey @JeffK welcome to the TAC community! The C chord can be a challenge, and you’re not alone when it comes to muffled strings. I agree with Phil about making sure you have good arch in your fingers; move your wrist further forward (thumb will automatically go lower on neck, as Mike suggested). Pushing your wrist forward causes your fingers to curve more. Another trick I learned with the C chord was to allow index fingertip (finger 1) to rest on the low E while fretting the A string. The low E isn’t played with the C chord, so having your finger rest on it won’t harm anything. This allows enough room for your middle finger (finger 2) to fret the D string without interference, and the A string is free of obstacles too, since your finger is placed higher up on the string while resting the tip on the low E. Hope this makes sense. Good luck, and I’m so happy you’re having fun on your guitar journey!
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Welcome, and you’re definitely in the right place @NewCreation . Suggest starting with the 30 Days to Play challenge and then the next 6 chords.
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@NewCreation Welcome to the TAC community!! Let us know if you have any questions. Have fun with the lessons!
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@redeki66 (Darrel), there shouldn’t be any problems with you using your classical guitar when traveling in order for you to practice the daily lessons.
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Keep finding those golden nuggets and joys @WAMGOC
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Congrats on facing your fears and on accomplishing a goal @ted_h . I suffer from social anxiety and am hard on myself too and expect way too much of myself. This was very motivational, and maybe I’ll look for a local jam club.
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That’s quite an accomplishment. Keep on doing what you’re doing, one day at a time. Great stuff @stevieblues
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Hi @Greg_F_Lee There’s a link for it on the left in the menu (under the forums link)
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@Guitargeezer-Jack What a cool fist full of wins! Congratulations to the fam on the birth of Ben! I think a TAC Junior is a great idea too. Waiting on that boys band …
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Hi Felicia, and welcome to TAC!
@OhWowMan is absolutely correct. When the first video ends, then click on the ‘Play’ tab and you’ll find the play along challenge at full speed. To change the speed, just click on the 1x at the bottom and adjust your speed. Usually I practice on my own before clicking on the ‘Play.’ Good luck and I hope you’re having fun in the 30 days to play course.
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Welcome to the TAC community Felicia! What an awesome win and testament to the TAC program. Fantastic win!
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Welcome to the TAC community Ana! Simple matters to correct.
Proper choice of a pick is whatever works best for you. Typically with flatpicking, a more firm pick is used, and with strumming (especially a beginner), a less firm pick is desired. Play around with different picks and choose whichever has the better feel and allows you to play the most efficiently and easiest way.
As for correct posture, holding the guitar, etc., everyone looks at their guitar when beginning, and there is nothing wrong with it. As you become more accomplished, you won’t need to look as often, because you’ll have built up muscle memory in your hands, and they’ll automatically go where they are meant to. Even experienced players peek at their hands occasionally. Ideally, you’ll want to try and have the best posture and positioning of your guitar to avoid fatigue and injury of any kind over time. And good posture leads to cleaner playing. But for now, just do what you need to do to play the guitar.
Hope you have lots of fun with it!