I am back again after a couple years maybe....Thanks for all the responses above as i'm still at it and still practice mostly everyday but still mostly a chords player but use the capo more now and so find more fun with it....i recently watched an AXS documentary about Mike Ness and tried practicing just a simple chord progression he was fooling around with on the acoustic and after a little while I morphed into a kinda rock-a-billy outlaw kinda song I wrote about my Dad who has been gone for about 35 years now and is without a doubt a step up the tier with songs I have written and re-news my addiction to this guitar world...I still have a long long ways to go but at 63 years old my time is limited for sure(I wish I had started when I was young for sure) I still have only played by myself and play too fast with my songs as I can't sing but do if that makes sense....thanks for listening to my ramblings....
2 2017-12-17 16:57:50
Topic: gospel song written by Chet Atkins (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I was watching Dr. Charles Stanley this Sunday morning of 17dec17 when Ricky Skaggs sang a Gospel song written by Chet Atkins and I enjoyed it so much I am trying to find the song and don't even know the name it is about Jesus and his birth and bringing boys girls women and men together and birds of a feather.... or something like that... any help would be greatly appreciated and maybe just maybe I could learn another great song to play on my acoustic guitar..have a good day and also Have a Merry Christmas!
3 2017-06-06 19:35:19
Re: How Much Do You Practice (41 replies, posted in Acoustic)
this is my first post here and would like to say if not for this site I would not be where I am today with my acoustic playing as this is where I taught myself to play. I was told about chordie from a music teacher who gave me 2 lessons in his shop. He was one of the Trapp brothers from Lebanon,In. Thank you...Thank you! I was disabled with dystonia at 55 years of age and needed to occupy my mind with a new hobby and picked up an old washburn and now at 60 years of age I still practice everyday or mostly everyday,,,my life is the reality of true blues as I have been down for along time and if not for my music it would be far different than what it is.I have probably acquired my own style and would be difficult to play in a band but I just enjoy playing and trying to sing(lol) and have quite a variety of songs that are automatic now and with a couple new guitars I am actually beginning to really enjoy playing in front of people now(public beware,,,lol) I believe in positive songs ,country,blusey,feel good songs,,,,but once again,,,Thank You Chordie,com as you are the best site I could have ever asked for,,,,so lets all roll and play and yes Rock on! my next step is trying to really understand tabulature but at 60 years I should probably just stick with chord playing,,,Have a great day!