[ruggles]

Keeping time and finger dexterity, specially the ring finger which always seems to need the company of other fingers :-)

[Nem]

i cannot for the life of me keep in time because i find it very difficult to tap my foot in time as i play, or even to just count in my head because i cant seem to do the 2 things at once

[iltpff]

Man, some of the easy ones were ok, but there were a bunch of blunders. I think the hardest part about playing on the spot is that you need to know your chords in a kkey and remember the sounds of them. I played a few that, man, were awful, not event eh right chords, then just had to stop and sing; I gave the excuse that I was enjoying the words and voices too much (little did they know). Oh well, such is life. This means I will have to practice more right

Anthony

[missileman]

Relaxing while playing, I believe most other problems will either go away or be less appearant if you are able to truly be relaxed when playing.
Even a small amount of tension robs you of your potential.

[seagull]

I would say the hardest part of playing guitar is staying motivated, and moving forward.

[Kirk Lorange]

Originally Posted by seagull

I would say the hardest part of playing guitar is staying motivated, and moving forward.

That's what this site is for, seagull, to keep you motivated ...

[breezeblock]

So far, the hardest part has been playing a barred "F" and making it sound properly. :o)

[clivealex]

I learned to play many years ago, but I havent palyed for about 15 years. I recently bought a 12 string so I'm having to learn all over again. The muscle memory is still there, but the timing is gone. Oh well, practice,practice

[clivealex]

Originally Posted by breezeblock

So far, the hardest part has been playing a barred "F" and making it sound properly. :o)

Don't even mention barred chords. My fingers just don't want to know

[Korn-maniac]

Keeping in time

[tg]

I find the worst problem is that I practice for hours but cant remember what Iv`e learnt without the dots. Probably age !!!

[divina_1208]

for newbies like me,,,, the hardest thing in playing the guitar is strumming..

i really hav difficulty strumming the string....

[Clancy]

Originally Posted by divina_1208

for newbies like me,,,, the hardest thing in playing the guitar is strumming..

i really hav difficulty strumming the string....

Divina, if you're having trouble with strumming, you might find this lesson helpful.

Cheers

Clancy

[PickNGrin]

The truth is --it's different for different people. I dont recall ever having trouble with strumming or keeping time...But there was a time when I just could'nt imagine playing barre chords.
Most learners that I've helped really struggle to keep the beat -'specially when changing chords.

[lemonwolf2]

Get a metronome and use it. The foot tapping has to be a secondary thing because you're right - you can't concentrate on 2 things at the same time. Keep working at it and before you know it your foot will be thumping out the beat and you won't even be aware of it. I find that my foot just automatically taps out the beat but if I get to a section of the song that requires that I focus heavily on something else I find that often my foot stops tapping and then starts up again when that part of the tune is behind me and that works just fine too (for me anyway). The metronome is an indispensible tool though - it's a pain to get used to but the rewards are tremendous. Hope this helps you on your journey. Good luck lemonwolf2