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Updating my post. Here’s the xray showing the shift of the bones on the upper hand and fingers and the 2 wrist bones. You can see 5he space on the left that is void.. That is where those bones belong. The bones being shifted also moved my veins in my hand. They swell and get painful sometimes.
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Hi Lisa,and welcome to the TAC community. Where else to get a good answer from but from the people that have started before you?
Can’t be overwhelming and confusing when you first start, but you’ll soon fall into your own comfort level with the lessons. I do suggest starting with the 30 days to play. Gives you a great introduction to the program and it shows you that it is possible through breaking things down into small play sessions such as 10 minutes per day at a minimum that you can progress.
I guess a 10 minutes per day to me means that you give a lesson a minimum of 10 minutes and then mark it as complete. That doesn’t mean that you have to stop practicing. It just means that you gave it the minimum for that day. You can continue to work on a lesson for as long as you like however, I do warn against putting in too much time or trying to shoot for perfection. The whole purpose of TAC is progress don’t let perfection. Stop you from moving forward because perfection often stops a person in their tracks and that is what leads to frustration in people quitting something before they’ve realized the miracle. You can always revisit something by marking it a favorite. You can always revisit something over a weekend if necessary..
If you’ve never played before, I suggest a 30 days to play then the next six chords, then the getting started and stretching courses and then I might start on the daily challenges or the skills courses. It’s your program so you can develop it however you want to.
If you do start the daily challenges, there are times when they will be too difficult and you’ll become frustrated, but don’t stop from doing your best at trying it. The lessons come back around for the purpose of you to compare where you were at a set point in time to where you are at that time.
The forms are a great place to get answers to get support to get lifted up. If you’re feeling down the guitar is not an easy instrument, but I can guarantee if you stick with it, it does become easier.
Good luck and don’t shy away from asking questions
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As usual, beautiful playing and vocals, Marissa!
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Hey Jim, I just watched the video again, after spending time paying attention to when I play barre chords. I actually pull my elbow in, not push out. I pull in sharply to add pressure to my fingers. Same results, but I’m changing my stance on how to do them. Sorry if I confused you or others.
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I feel like I’m always saying this Kevin, but this was one of your best. I enjoy the slower ones, and I still can’t figure out how to get all strings to ring clear if I fingerpick, which I rarely do. I have essential tremors that most days make it impossible. Also, the wrist break made it difficult, without pain, to fret correctly. I can’t press the strings without pain.
This was a great cover. I’m not very familiar with the musician. I’ll check out his songs, though. Thanks!
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Welcome to the TAC community @oldgal ! You can get Tabs on Ultimate Guitar without having a paid subscription, but the subscription doesn’t cost that much. With the subscription, you get the Tab and Chord sheets developed by Ultimate Guitar. Without a paid subscription, you have access to Tab# and Chord sheets developed by the public, and most are fairly accurate, with exception to a chord here or there. The other source are just guitar books or piano books (the scale and chords on the guitar mirror each other). The guitar was based on the piano scale, C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C, and it repeats itself up and down the neck. I highly encourage you to take Fretboard Wizard if you have the time. It goes over the fretboard and explains everything, and you’ll have lightbulb moments as you’re taking it. If you purchase the course, you own it for life. Even if you decide to leave TAC at some point, you will always be able to access the course. Many people take it as a refresher every year, and each time, something new becomes more clear.
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Appreciate the kind words Phil. I think I was just having a bad day when I posted. Sometimes it’s hard to see the light when my head is under the covers. Lol
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Love the message Jeff. Made me laugh, which I need to get back to.
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Very sweet Albert. Thank you.
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Very cool contraption. I’ve tried other openers that go around the top of the jar, but then the issue is how to hold the damn thing while trying to use it. Pretty comical sometimes. I’ll look into this. Thank you.
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I was given permission to start playing the guitar early because I had made so much progress. It helped me actually heal faster I think. The occupational therapy I don’t think was sufficient they only had me in their office one day a week I did all the exercises and stretches at home though. I’ll be in this temporary cast until October and then they’ll put me back in my wrist support which is easily taken on and off for therapy. I already goofed around with the guitar even today after getting home from the surgery I didn’t push it that’s for sure I was just my fingers are loose so I wanted to see if I could finger anything but I can’t do a lot of the chords. I’m not going to push it I just wanted to go around with it but I am determined so I will be back at guitar I’m just the next surgery the one where they cut out like a 2 inch thing in my bone that bothers me it makes me worry because it’s very invasive very similar to I guess the first surgery that was so invasive.
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Thanks. I always appreciate your comments
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❤ THAT REALLY MADE MY DAY BETH!! TY
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Woohoo! Great find.
I just rewatched it, and what I found amazing initially and just now was that I had never heard someone just finger pick a resonator. Most of the time, all I’ve seen were people using a slide and doing swamp blues.