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backagain i started with buddy holly ,little richard,link ray,elvis,all the groups of the fifties and then the beatles i agree i think after the late 70ths most roc and roll morphed into crap so i went in another direction,actually several i write and record and still practice everyday so i dont have to worry about the calluses.

backagain61 dont feel like you dont belong im 66 and i wont stop playing till the close my lid so climb aboard and welcome,if you need any pointers or help your in the right place there's a lotta good pickers on chordie and you can ask away.

the posistion or angle of your elbow in relation to your fretboard is important as is the hand on the fretboard. i find that when making a chord my hand if i take it away from the fretboard looks like the letter "c" my elbo posistion changes with the type of chord i am playing,sometimes it is tucked into my body and at other times it is a 45 degree angle you have to find something that is comfortable for you.

call me a traditionalist i prefer flemenco without the bells and whistles,perhaps he appeals to {as it seems} a younger audience and some older people also.he is an excellent musician and very creative but not my cup of tea,great vidio thanks for the link

hello topdown welcome to chordie do you by any chance drive a convertable?

doc little richard{tuttti frutti} was and still is amazing i remember my first impression of seeing him with his multitude of sax players he was awesom

count and strum at the same time soon you will get a feel for what "time" in music is.start slow and speed up gradually you soon will have to strum down and up that can be counted 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and or d=down u=up so you have d u/ d u/ d u/ d u/ is this clear? i hope so if not i cant explain it any other way. a number of lessons are offered free on u tube mabey someone who has the link can direct you.good luck

if you take the first string {the thinest} e  and put your finger on the first fret you have f the frets are chromatic which means each fret is a half step apart 1=f 2=f#or g flat 3=g 4=g#or a flat 5=a 6=a# or b flat 7=b or c flat 8=c 9=c# or d flat 10=d 11=d# or e flat 12=e and you start over{13=f ect.... i hope this helps you locate where you are on the neck.

doc the "hab blues is not on my profile list,it was but i switched it,its in my files at the moment.

mabey its just me but i favor the blond fretboards on the tele or strat they seem a little faster and easier to clean

this has been an interesting thread,abet nothing to do with the "story"you never know what you get when you open a box of choclates....forrest gump

doc have you by any chance visited my wed site?