[scott58]

As A beginner, are there specific songs you have set your sights on that you want to play? Mine are from the Yes album and fragile. I've come a long way in 6 months with my picking and am now working on my chord changes. I'm basing my progress on one song called clap (from the yes album). I'm at least a year away, maybe 2, But I don't think i'll consider mself a guitar palyer until i get it. The thing about working on hard songs is you have to keep your patience, because it ends up being one failure after another, but when you switch over to something easier they are alot easier. Nothing says patience is a virtue like learning to play the guitar.

[knight46]

Ain't that the truth, the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.

[eddiez152]

scott58,
At least your setting goals. I still jump from one thing to another.

[allthumbs]

I used to have goals of playing certain songs but, found that after I had spent a huge amount of time memorizing nearly a dozen pages of tab for one tune, it was surprisingly unsatisfying. I found I much prefer to jam and make up my own melodies for existing tunes or just playing over generic chord progressions.

[skinnybloke]

Originally Posted by allthumbs

found that after I had spent a huge amount of time memorizing nearly a dozen pages of tab for one tune, it was surprisingly unsatisfying.

Agreed.....by the time Iv'e become competent at something complicated, I'm usually so sick of it I never want to hear it again, much less play it.