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Hi @fingster and welcome to TAC, and congratulations on completing the 30 days to play. Have you completed the Next 6 chords that come after the challenge? After I completed those, I began doing the daily challenges for the minimum of 10 minutes per day, and there are the Skills courses. There is no set path for taking any of the courses – whatever you’re interested in is the next logical step. I personally did the Strumming, Fingerpicking Jumpstart and Flatpicking jumpstart. The 5 day challenges are the newest courses. There is also the Fretboard Wizard course. That is a separate cost, but I thought it was well worth it. TAC offers it twice a year (Spring and Fall) and they should be opening up registration in the near future. Good luck and have lots of fun!
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I’m sorry you’re having to experience that T.J. That has to be scary and frustrating. I have some neuropathy, and I find my fingers spasm or freeze (similar t o being locked), and I have a hesitation of the fingers as well. Hopefully you’re going through some physical therapy for stretching and strength. I like Jeff’s suggestions, and I might try those stretches too. Hang in there and remember these things take time to work through.
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Nice performance @AttyTJ . Sounded like very tricky wording to say. I would have tripped all through the lyrics.
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I love this song. Fantastic picking and vocals.
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Fantastic win @Hughandi !!
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Hi @Dave.r.porter. There are several ways to play many chords, and if the 3 finger G works for you, then I say it is the correct one. Tony prefers the 4 finger chord because it’s fuller, but you can use the 3 fingered one in place of it.
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Very cool win @DeannaS – I’m still at the intimidated level myself. 🙂
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They rotate about every 8 months @Al.E , and it is cool when you can compare and see how far you’ve come in such a short period of time. A definite win!
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Hey @Rrrob The daily challenges do rotate and come back around about every 8 months. You might also see a few repeated during different weekly themes if they are in the same key and are applicable to the week.
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Hi @tailsawaggin (btw, I love the moniker), that’s a good question and one that I suggest you contact TAC Support directly on. I’m on the opposite shoreline by Philly, but I hadn’t noticed a problem with log ins and credits for the actual day. It might simply be a glitch in the system that TAC isn’t even aware of and probably would appreciate the heads up.
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What a great win and overall feeling @Alfred . You’re a family member to many of us, and as much as you claim the community has done for you, you’ve done twofold back. Keep on plunking!
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What a great feeling and win @Greebosolo . Keep at it, and you’ll have many more like that as your skills increase. Although if they were too easy all the time, we probably wouldn’t learn much.
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Hi Amanda – As JohnV stated, use whichever finger gets you to where you’re going. However, two things. 1) We often find that having the pinky free is beneficial for playing the high e string in accompaniment of a chord; 2) Learn the correct way and alternate ways of forming chords and use whichever one fits into a progression and allows you to move between chords the fastest. An example of this is how we play the A major chord. There are multiple finger positionings that can be used.
I often thought my hands were too small and I could stretch between frets. You’ll be surprised over time at how limber your hands and fingers become and the stretch you can get. I suggest taking the stretching course that is found in the skills section too. It is beneficial to stretch before and after playing, and it will help with those large stretches between frets. You can also capo to a higher fret (such as the 5th string) and practice from that point, because the frets are much closer and it’s much easier to stretch between them.
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That’s a huge hurdle and big win @jimp . There are famous artists and guitarists who have been playing decades that avoid barre chords at whatever the cost, because they find them too difficult. To stick with it is great. The transitions just come with lots of practice and time.
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I miss the libraries too @dr_dave