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I find that playing for say half an hour then coming back later in the day, maybe to do some scales or progressions. Then again a little later to jam a bit works for me. I try and play eveyday but sometimes when I am stuck I will not play for a day or 2 then things seems easier for some reason!
I was working on the Unplugged Sessions of Eric Clapton and just could not get it right (Hey Hey) so I left it for a while, played soemthing different (Cavatina) then came back to it a few days later and bingo, within half an hour I was well into it.
I suppose what I am saying is playing the guitar is like anything else. It takes time and we each learn our own way. So don't worry about it too much, just enjoy what you're doing and it will come. Adios <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_razz.gif" border=0 alt="Razz">
As said stick with the basic chords and there are heaps of songs to play. Almost any song can be broken down to a more simplistic version or transposed to make it easier to play.
Being an oldies fan myself much of the 50's and 60's music can be played using E, E7, A7 and B7 and playing 12 bar blues is always a good thing to learn as well.
As always, just enjoy what you are doing and practise often and you will improve, its just hard to believe that sometimes when we are stuck. Adios
As already said, if you don't know the music you are trying to play and don't read music then you will have to find the song and listen to it. This will give you the strumming pattern if thats what you want. However, playing the guitar is a very personal thing and your personality can shine through your chosen music if you step away from the norm a little. Speed things up, slow them down, blues it up a little simply by changing key (which is easy to do and can tell you if you want?)etc. Above all practise, enjoy. Adios
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