I used to play quite a bit.
If I were you I’d just focus on learning a bunch of chords and learning how to transition from one chord to the next. Once you get all the basic chords down and how to move from one to the next it gets easier for sure
Sounds good! Looks like chords are the way to go, which makes sense since I’m currently terrible at chord transitions. I always thought things like solos would be more difficult to learn, but I’ve managed to quite a few already. I can really only go between G, C, A, and D, at this point, haha.
Go after the semi-hard songs to begin with and you'll eventually get the hang of everything else. That is what I did with the piano, but I've noticed that everything comes down to the amount of time you put in, the amount of time you will get rewarded. For the record, don't go after songs that are challenging and not fun to play yet, there are some hard songs I just could not play for the life of me when I first started out. While there were others which I found more fun making it easier to learn.
Eventually you'll come from this...
to this...
This is the outlook I currently have about learning guitar - play fun stuff that’s challenging in order to eventually work my way up to harder and harder stuff. I think if I combine my current mindset and add some time for chords into my practicing, I should be good. Not Tobin Abasi good, but hopefully I’ll be able to play some of my favorite songs sooner rather than later. My ultimate goal is to be able to write my own blues songs. Love me some blues.
As you said, though, it all comes down to the amount of time you put into it. I just need to find some more time, haha.
Anyone here read Ready Player One? I'm hearing some not so good things about the movie and feel like I better just read it on my own before spoilers and what not get out there.
I read it a few years back. Definitely a worthwhile read if you have any nostalgia for the ‘80s or early video game culture. As others have said, it’s not the best written book, but it conveys its story well enough. Lots of references to geek culture and all that throughout the adventure, if that sounds interesting to you.
