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@tding Congrats on completing the 30 days to play. If you haven’t already, my suggestion is to take the Next 6 chords lesson, stretching lesson, Fingerstretch, and Better barre chords or 5 day barre chord challenge. All can be found in the skills section. You can take the skills courses and dailies at the same time. Also, you can start the dailies any day of the week. You don’t have to wait for a Monday. If you can only play 3 days a week, you’ll need to double up on a few. You can’t play ahead of a lesson, so depending on the days you can play, my suggestion would be to double up on 2 days, 2 days, and 1 day. Don’t spend an exorbitant amount of time on any one lesson. Do the minimum of 10 minutes and mark the lesson complete. You can keep practicing, but limit it to another 15 minutes max per lesson. The name of the game is progress rather than perfection. Keep progressing forward, and you will improve. Also, you don’t need to limit yourself to dailies. Look through the skills lessons, and if something catches your eye, then feel free to take it. This is your journey. There is no set path.
Good luck, and remember to have fun with it.
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@drdave Happy 7th TACiversary! It is so good to hear from you. It’s been a good while since I’ve seen you and Rose. Hope you’re both well. I’ve had to cut back on the concerts a bit this year, but I still occasionally get to Sellersville. I need to touch base with @Al.E . I’m not even sure he’s a TAC member still.
I loved your story about Fireside Collective and Martin. That would’ve been a really cool experience from beginning to end. I wonder if I could get a free guitar if I offer to play a lunch time gig — haha. They’d probably give me one to leave.
Hope to see you around in the next few months. Keep on plunking!
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@Moonhare Hey Darren, since you’re in the music industry, do you have any information or words of wisdom you can add to this post regarding copyrighted material and what can and cannot be posted on different social media sites?
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All the above are great sources. My go tools are what’s been listed, but there are a lot. Google chord or tab sheets. You’ll find free and not free due to copywriters many times. If you know a specific song, Google chord sheets for it specifically. I have an entire cabinet with books, and I do use them. My favorite is <b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;”>Complete Guitar Player Acoustic Songbook
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I like the J45, but the main problem with Gibson is their confusing lineup and having mainly dreadnoughts or Parlors, not much in between. I like OM & 000 size, but Gibson doesn’t make either style. I like the CJ 145, which probably the closest to those sizes, but I’d have to buy on used market.
I’d love to get the Charlie Starr’s Les Paul too. Not sure if it’s out yet.
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@HammerTime I love those aha moments. Such clarity when they happen. Great win!!
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Hi @nickgodoyam34gmail-com That’s not a problem. On the webpage where you take the lessons, look for an arrow at the top that points left. You can also click on the June monthly link at the top left above the video, and it should list all the lessons.
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@SportsDudeRy Congrats on the dive into lifetime membership. It makes sense, because if your with TAC for 3 years it’s paid off. I purchased it shortly after I signed up in 2020.
You’ve got me by a longrun playing wise. I picked up a guitar for te first time in mid 2020. I’ve realized it is a lifelonng learning journey.
I’m trying to find a Gibson acoustic, but they’re so expensive.
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Another suggestion. Purchase some Gorilla Snot. It will reassure you that the pick won’t turn or fall fro your grip. This gives you permission to strum lightly, barely touching the strings.
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This wasn’t too long – I found it really interesting. I’m going to have to watch it again when it’s not 2 in the morning – haha. I think it basically says that most of our covers are okay, as long as we don’t change the meaning of it or take away from it. But there were some things to watch out for and do some homework on. I’m going to be much more cautious, however.
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Thanks so much Stew. I had a lot of fun with this (I have a lot of fun with most — lol). I’ve noticed you’re doing really well, and your vocals have gotten stronger.
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So glad I’m inspiring others. You can do it! Pick a simple song – 2 to 3 notes and get the music down. It’s easier to add vocals, when you first start, after you have the music down. Good luck! I’ll be looking for it sometime down the road. Oh, and I learned early on that I was going to play, sing, post videos, and most of all I wasn’t going to care what anyone thought. So I’ve posted for quite a while now, and most needed work. But, every time I posted, I got better just for trying. I’m not in this to be a well known musician. I’m doing it because I love it.
Keep on “plunking”
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Out of curiosity, is there someplace I can see what songs are okay and what aren’t?
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Wow, thanks for the info @Moose408 ! I guess I’ll have to check my public videos, because I know I’ve done some of Dylan’s and Eagles covers. Just not sure any that are public.
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Thank you so much Donald! This is a great song, and it’s fun to play and sing it.