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If you’re not enjoying it then dont force yourself to carry on. Give yourself a break maybe, stop fretting about it then come back refreshed. The best is definately to play with others, singers etc. Learn something like Blowing in the Widn, a singalong classic to get your confidence going. don’t give up though – Its worth it!!! — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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Remember when you first got your computer,very frustrating, same thing with your axe, it will come to you eventually, when you get frustrated you get tense, when you get tense time to put her down for the day…It’ll come to ya…
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m getting frustrated. > I have been practicing my E A and G cords and E,F,G, B,C,D notes now for > about a month. I still can’t move quickly between them and some days feel > like things have gotten worse. > How long does it take most people to become fluid with these beginning > notes > and cords? > A year. > I’m not sure if I should keep trying to perfect what I’ve been working on > or > take on some more and expect that one day it will all fall together. > By all means grab some more stuff, or when the year’s up you’ll only > know three chords > The worst of it is that whenever I get frustrated, I go and buy another > guitar. My wife is ready to kill me! > Hardly surprising. Women know better than to think that ability comes > from the instrument. > There is no magic formula, or trick, or special method that can make the > learning process go any faster or less frustrating. You have to sit down > with the damn thing EVERY FREAKIN’ DAY and work on it. And it’s gonna take > awhile. Just remember to work on doing EVERYTHING cleanly, and screw how > fast you are…that will come along. And if she doesn’t end up beating you > to death with your own guitar, one day your wife is gonna say, "damn, you > have gotten really good on that thing." And that, my friend, is gonna be > sweet. > -=Weasel=- > 35 years and still learning.
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been at it 5 months now and I notice that when i go back to the stuff i picked up early on – its now very easy i have been learning the simple little tunes that i know already and learn to do them i also got a few book to help me ‘beginners guide to guitar playing’ its helped lots cause it shows different strumming and picking techniques i play at least 1hr a day and probably 5 hrs + at weekend it can get frustrating when you have nothing to learn so pick up some tabs and work on strumming Saintybaby
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Hey Velvet, Yeah … I’ve noticed the same thing. I think the word for it is "assimilation". I believe it is a common learning phenomenon. I find that I have the same kind of thing with most things I try to learn; I reach a point of frustration then "sleep on it" for a couple of days. When I come back to it, it isn’t quite as hard as it was before. -bruce
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > <snipped> > There is no magic formula, or trick, or special method that can make > the > learning process go any faster or less frustrating. You have to sit down > with the damn thing EVERY FREAKIN’ DAY and work on it. And it’s gonna > take > awhile. Just remember to work on doing EVERYTHING cleanly, and screw how > fast you are…that will come along. And if she doesn’t end up beating > you > to death with your own guitar, one day your wife is gonna say, "damn, you > have gotten really good on that thing." And that, my friend, is gonna be > sweet. > I’d add something that works for me, about every day. I often find if I > don’t practice for a few days every so often, when I pick up the > <guitar/piano/whatever> again something has happened almost subconciously, > like the brain has mulled stuff over in those days, and I can play BETTER > than before, which is the opposite of what you’d expect from having ‘missed’ > a few days practice. Weird, but it works for me 
> Velvet
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It takes longer than a month. I’d recommend perfecting what you’re working on. You need to know the feeling of playing a piece of music with skill and confidence. Ragz Tuttle, Creator of "THE RAGZPOL"; a musical keyboard that wraps around a pole. http://www.ragzpol.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m getting frustrated. > I have been practicing my E A and G cords and E,F,G, B,C,D notes now for > about a month. I still can’t move quickly between them and some days feel > like things have gotten worse. > How long does it take most people to become fluid with these beginning notes > and cords? > I’m not sure if I should keep trying to perfect what I’ve been working on or > take on some more and expect that one day it will all fall together. > The worst of it is that whenever I get frustrated, I go and buy another > guitar. My wife is ready to kill me! > Chris
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Hey Group, I have been lurking here for a long time. I love this group. I have been playing for about 8 years and love to hear the stories from both old timers and new comers. I identify with and learn from both. In fact you guys have inspired me to finally start learning to read. Anyway: I agree: Take a couple of days off once in a while, BUT BE CAREFUL. It is very easy to just give it up during that time. You are going to hit major plateaus as time goes by. It seems like you’re never going to get better and you want to throw the guitar out the window (or in my case go buy 3-4 new guitars to fix my playing). You have to play through those times. At some point you will say to yourself or someone else "man, I remember when I couldn’t do that at all!" You know, Like Barre Chords or a blues riff or a B7th, etc. Stay with it! It’s worth it. It will happen. Mike Mc. "> – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’d add something that works for me, about every day. I often find if I > don’t practice for a few days every so often, when I pick up the > <guitar/piano/whatever> again something has happened almost subconciously, > like the brain has mulled stuff over in those days, and I can play BETTER > than before, which is the opposite of what you’d expect from having ‘missed’ > a few days practice. Weird, but it works for me > Velvet
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> I’m getting frustrated. > I have been practicing my E A and G cords and E,F,G, B,C,D notes now for > about a month. I still can’t move quickly between them and some days feel > like things have gotten worse. > How long does it take most people to become fluid with these beginning notes > and cords?
A year. > I’m not sure if I should keep trying to perfect what I’ve been working on or > take on some more and expect that one day it will all fall together.
By all means grab some more stuff, or when the year’s up you’ll only know three chords > The worst of it is that whenever I get frustrated, I go and buy another > guitar. My wife is ready to kill me!
Hardly surprising. Women know better than to think that ability comes from the instrument. There is no magic formula, or trick, or special method that can make the learning process go any faster or less frustrating. You have to sit down with the damn thing EVERY FREAKIN’ DAY and work on it. And it’s gonna take awhile. Just remember to work on doing EVERYTHING cleanly, and screw how fast you are…that will come along. And if she doesn’t end up beating you to death with your own guitar, one day your wife is gonna say, "damn, you have gotten really good on that thing." And that, my friend, is gonna be sweet. -=Weasel=- 35 years and still learning.
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> I’m getting frustrated. > I have been practicing … and expect that one day it will all fall together. > The worst of it is that whenever I get frustrated, I go and buy another > guitar. My wife is ready to kill me! > Chris
Well, for starters it sounds like you are teaching yourself. Even one lesson could put you in the right direction. Also, if your wife learns to play too it might help, especially seeing as you have more than one guitar! I’m finally learning where all the notes are on the fretboard, after trying for yonks then giving up each time for a few years. It’s true that when you pick it up again you remember what you learnt ; so if all else fails have a break? Or try to forget the EFGBCD stuff and just jam to records, then come back to it after you can pick out a few tunes. Having a few guitars is a good idea tho-, cos one of the best ways to learn is from each other eh! — ::::~~~~rOOth~~~~::::
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<snipped> > There is no magic formula, or trick, or special method that can make the > learning process go any faster or less frustrating. You have to sit down > with the damn thing EVERY FREAKIN’ DAY and work on it. And it’s gonna take > awhile. Just remember to work on doing EVERYTHING cleanly, and screw how > fast you are…that will come along. And if she doesn’t end up beating you > to death with your own guitar, one day your wife is gonna say, "damn, you > have gotten really good on that thing." And that, my friend, is gonna be > sweet.
I’d add something that works for me, about every day. I often find if I don’t practice for a few days every so often, when I pick up the <guitar/piano/whatever> again something has happened almost subconciously, like the brain has mulled stuff over in those days, and I can play BETTER than before, which is the opposite of what you’d expect from having ‘missed’ a few days practice. Weird, but it works for me Velvet
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>I’m getting frustrated. >I have been practicing my E A and G cords and E,F,G, B,C,D notes now for >about a month. I still can’t move quickly between them and some days feel >like things have gotten worse.
Yeah, been there done that. >How long does it take most people to become fluid with these beginning notes >and cords?
Not sure, but I have been practicing about 6 months now and can do okay with some of the changes and not real well with some of the others. >I’m not sure if I should keep trying to perfect what I’ve been working on or >take on some more and expect that one day it will all fall together.
I take about 15 to 20 minutes a day and do nothing but practice the changes I have the most problems with. Some days it goes good and some days not, but now the bad days aren’t as bad as they used to be. >The worst of it is that whenever I get frustrated, I go and buy another >guitar. My wife is ready to kill me! >Chris
You too, huh? Oh well, I did finally break down and sell three and my wife is okay for now….;-). Bobby
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I’m getting frustrated. I have been practicing my E A and G cords and E,F,G, B,C,D notes now for about a month. I still can’t move quickly between them and some days feel like things have gotten worse. How long does it take most people to become fluid with these beginning notes and cords? I’m not sure if I should keep trying to perfect what I’ve been working on or take on some more and expect that one day it will all fall together. The worst of it is that whenever I get frustrated, I go and buy another guitar. My wife is ready to kill me! Chris
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I was wondering if someone can tell how long it takes for a Siberian Husky puppy to get used to the change of diet? It has been about 2 weeks since we had to change her diet, (store stopped selling the brand we were using, and it was no where to be found in town) She has diarrhea now and I wish I could do something to help her get over it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Cynthia, in B.C, Canada (Happy Canada Day! )
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We changed our Husky’s diet twice while she was a puppy and didn’t have much of a problem either time. We tried to mix in the new food gradually but found that she would only eat the new food. What were you feeding her and what are you feeding her now? Does the new food have corn as one of the first ingredients? If so, that may be your problem. We found the higher quality food is best – Eukanuba now that she’s an adult (15 months). You may need to go to the vet to get a low-residue special diet. Our vet suggested it when our Husky had diarrhea – but it hasn’t happened since. Hope this helps!
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I was wondering if someone can tell how long it takes for a Siberian Husky puppy to get used to the change of diet? It has been about 2 weeks since we had to change her diet, (store stopped selling the brand we were using, and it was no where to be found in town) She has diarrhea now and I wish I could do something to help her get over it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Cynthia, in B.C, Canada (Happy Canada Day! )
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We changed our Husky’s diet twice while she was a puppy and didn’t have much of a problem either time. We tried to mix in the new food gradually but found that she would only eat the new food. What were you feeding her and what are you feeding her now? Does the new food have corn as one of the first ingredients? If so, that may be your problem. We found the higher quality food is best – Eukanuba now that she’s an adult (15 months). You may need to go to the vet to get a low-residue special diet. Our vet suggested it when our Husky had diarrhea – but it hasn’t happened since. Hope this helps!
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