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Topic: trying to learn

Hi there...about 6yrs ago my daughter bought me a Yamaha F310 acoustic for christmas,i had all the intentions of learning to play,but i never did,but recently at the ripe old age of 60 i have started to learn,a friend of mine has been giving me a couple of lessons,i can manage to play a good few chords,but changing from one to another im finding hard,but i intend to try and master it,if i can i hope to treat myself to a 6 string banjo tuned to EBGDAE,then i can play guitar chords with the banjo sound.  http://goatbasher1953.blogspot.ie/

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Re: trying to learn

Go for it. It is a great way to spend spare time.

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Re: trying to learn

Bang away on the guitars, but the goats might bang back.  I would love a banjotar myself. Good luck and keep up yhe good work.

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Re: trying to learn

Good luck Dave.  It takes time buddy.  Keep at it and practice a lot.  It will eventually get much easier to switch between chords.  Just try two or three chords at a time.

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Re: trying to learn

Keep at it and you will learn. In a few months you will look back and think, why was that so hard? It all gets easier with practice.

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Re: trying to learn

hi dave and welcome here like they said above keep on practicing and good things will happen with the guitar.

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Re: trying to learn

Hi Dave!  Remember that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a first step.  Sounds like you've already taken a few steps.  Have fun on your journey.

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Re: trying to learn

Hi, Dave.........You are the same age I was when I started, 60.  That was 4 years ago.  Right now I couldn't even THINK of not continuing. Where I live "in the middle of no where", access to instructors is nil.  I have learned sooooo much on the internet, this site and others.  A buddy of mine that has played for almost 50 years got me started.  The best thing he did was get me started on chords that fit into a progression.  If you learn chord progressions, you can play numerous songs.  Being able to play songs as you learn chords is a BIG help to keep the boredom in check.  BUT above all............Keep It Fun, Dean

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Re: trying to learn

Gidday,
Yeah i just bought a banjotar,having a real blast with it.
a few songs that haven`t worked for me on guitar,are working out really good on banjo.

Rock on.  B

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