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April 15th, 2007
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hello my name is john and i am from the uk.I tryed playing the guitar when i was a teenager never had much luck with it so i gave it up some 30 years ago. There seems a lot more help about these days so i thought lets give it another go. I have got a cort accoustic guitar and can play a few cords but seen to have got stuck so i thought i would give your site a try
Thanks dynamo
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Originally Posted by dynamo
hello my name is john and i am from the uk.I tryed playing the guitar when i was a teenager never had much luck with it so i gave it up some 30 years ago. There seems a lot more help about these days so i thought lets give it another go. I have got a cort accoustic guitar and can play a few cords but seen to have got stuck so i thought i would give your site a try
Thanks dynamo
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What are you stuck on ?
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April 15th, 2007
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Hi i think my main problem at the moment is my strumming i have loads of songs with chords but they do not tell you the strumming
techniques
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April 15th, 2007
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You will find basic strumming and strumming pattern in the lessons forum. You have come to the right place. Welcome.
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April 15th, 2007
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Originally Posted by dynamo
Hi i think my main problem at the moment is my strumming i have loads of songs with chords but they do not tell you the strumming
techniques
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Hi again, I always load the songs I want to learn onto my mp3 and listen to them a few times to get the strum pattern, I'm not a great strummer at the moment it's all a question of timing, practice your up and down strokes 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and you should get a bit of rythmn going, it might be worth you getting a metronome to keep the beat but first follow allthumbs advice and check out the lessons allthumbs is a lot more experienced than me so always worth listening to.
Cheers
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Welcome John 
"To play without passion is unexcusable" - Ludwig Van Beethoven
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Welcome john.
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April 15th, 2007
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Good Luck with the lessons John.
Welcome. 
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Welc me aboard John!
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April 16th, 2007
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Hi John and welcome. You might take a look a SolidWalnuts Much Ado About Strumming lessons, good material.
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April 16th, 2007
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hi thanks for all the welcomes and help
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April 16th, 2007
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Welcome..I have been beating my brains out with strum patterns for six months..somedays I got it.. other days... oh, well. Good luck, you're not the only one who has troubles, and you are no longer alone.
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Yeah, I give Allthumbs a big hand! I've noticed he's always good about pointing the newbies in the right direction!!
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April 17th, 2007
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Welcome to GFB&B, John. Like you, I started as a teen and gave up, only to pick the guitar up again later in life (8 months ago). This is a great place to learn, you'll find a lot of very useful lessons and many friendly, helpful and knowledgeable people. Enjoy!
Mac
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April 17th, 2007
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the problem is not what you dont know but what you dont know you dont know
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