After only a few minutes of practicing the "G" and "C" chords, the tips of my fingers on my left hand were killing me. I've heard that it takes awhile to get your fingers acclimated to playing the guitar, but I didn't think I'd last such a measly amount of time. I persisted awhile longer but after 10-15 minutes, I had to call it quits out of concern that my fingers would forever be marked with guitar string indentations. The next day, I picked up where I left off , practicing "G" and "C" and learning two new chords, "A" and "D." My fingers had a raw quality before I even began and I was able to practice for a lot longer, although I didn't feel like I made much progress. A guitar is a foreign place to my fingers. Even the pick seems to try and squirm out of my hand as a awkwardly try strumming. The sounds coming from my digital teacher's guitar, on Garage Band, sound far superior to the "noise" I'm making. Fortunately, I stumbled upon another helpful tool on Garage Band: a chord trainer.
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3/22/2016 01:33:56 pm
Hey George! Sounds like hard work! Unfortunately I cannot tell you it gets easier because I have probably never even played one chord on a guitar. The closest I have come is guitar hero on my Wii. But to me, it kind of sounds like you are playing some version of guitar hero with a real guitar and your Garage Band. I like your strategy of playing a little bit every day, that way you don't totally forget what you did the day before and also don't totally wear out your fingers. Keep up the good work!
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3/26/2016 04:46:13 pm
Hey George!
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