Aunt Doty,
If you can play a number of chords, then this is the next level. I often watched Steve (smort) play while I'm finger picking a tune
and play around in melody thru my picking a tune. When you begin to understand the relationship of basic finger positions and how they relate to the fretboard this will help you a lot. You will learn a lot with
Plane Talk. Congrats on your next step.
eddiez