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With bass guitar I could see jeromes' point here, but in learning and teaching guitar, the core foundation as basis that music is played around, are CHORDS. One building a house doesn't assemble the roof before the foundation is poured and the walls are up. I teach chords before scales with every student I've ever taught ( and there have been many) The professors and guitar instructors that I've studied under, ALL teach CHORDS before scales. It's basic common sense, ya gotta crawl before ya can dance like MC HAMMER.

A typical lesson progression plan will go something like this;
1)Guitar Introduction- what the parts are and what they do
2)How to hold the Guitar
3)How to change strings, how to tune the guitar
4)Chords, basic major and minor
5) Intermediate Chords, 7ths, major7ths, minor 7ths, barre chords, power chord
6) Avanced Chords, diminshed, augmented, 9ths, 13ths, etc....
7)Scales apllied in the order of chords learned( basic, intermediate/advanced)

The real truth is this; to be a solid lead player one must first be a solid rythym player. As always, as in the arena of art, there are a few exceptions to the rule( errrr. BB KING) but my statement applies to "in most cases" scenarios.

CHORDS
then
SCALES
then
RHYTHYM & LEAD ready..................

Just do what you do, the best you can. Share with the people watching you your love and happiness that music gives to you. Your inner emotions will become infectious to those watching and listening to you. Oh yeah, and make sure some of your friends and/or family members are there to get the applause started upon completion of your performance!!!........Humans, almost everywhere display a 'herd' mentality where most respond impulsively on the actions of a few. ( preachers preachin', smokers smoking, yawners yawning, scratchers scratching, clappers clapping, etc., etc. etc..)
    Best of luck to you06sc500, seriously now; Just do your best and to hail with the rest.

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Study the links and eventually they will help you, I promise! ...and use your fingers on your strumming/finger-picking hand and never say I CAN'T.

"I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred

It's a hit anyplace, anywhere, anytime....................

It's Live duet version, Rome, Italy-July10, 1982

Forgive  my blunt-ness but Matt Brown comes across as a  musical snob. It's his way or no way, and that's no way to be in instructing students of art. And yes folks, music is art, 100% art!  There is nothing wrong with tab or people who use it. For someone to say something so absurd and shallow that "people who use tab will be laughed at by real musicians" must indeed be shielding some kind of inferiority within ones' own persona. Hey Matt!, I'm a real musician, a working musician infact, and I'm not laughing.......
  The bottom line is this Headcase; whatever works best for each individual is what's best for said specific individual. Pay no mind to Matt Brown and travel the path of instruction that hits home best  with you in the most effective, comprehensible mode.
  It is not my intent to degrade JamPlay in any way, shape, or form. I'm sure 99.9% of the information and instruction on JamPlay is fantastic. I just have a difference of opinion with Matt Brown regarding this issue.
  Tab on, right on!

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L(Toney Hall)

I liked the heck outta this movie too(Sweet and Lowdown). Another one of my favorite guitar movies is 'Crossroads' with Ry Cooder and Steve Vai proving most of the music in this great flick. I really dig when Ralph Machio meets Steve Vai for a 'cutting heads' duel. This is a riff exchange to see who the better player is. I get chills everytime I watch this scene.........

Sorry about the misinformation Russell. Sean Penn was playing a character who idolized Django and the movie was fictional. Still though it a great tribute to the greatness that is, Django Reinhardt...........

Django is one my heros! He is truely inspiring and one the best guitarists of all time. Nice link Russell. There's an old Woody Allen film titled 'Sweet and Lowdown' starring Sean Penn as Django. It's a really cool flick!

Russell,
I'm unable to open this. Will you run  through the steps to enable me to see your broadcast?(my computer skills are very elementary)

Thanks,
SouthPaw41L

Begin by placing pointer finger on Gstring(1st fret)

Next, place middle finger on A string(2nd fret)

Finally, I would use the ring finger on the B string(3rd fret) and the pinky finger on the high E string(3rd fret) as this chord chart indicates;
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/index. … mp;get=Get

**the R indicates root, not ring finger**

e - 3rd fret pinky
B - 3rd fret ring
G - 1st fret pointer
D -  open
A - 2nd fret middle
E -  open

Nice song Jeff. I liked your simile of the lottery and love. That was cool and so very true. Enjoyed this song, thanks for sharing your fine work. All well with your son? My wife is now an employee of the adminstraive branch of a local Veterans hospital. My eyes were open previously, now they're(my eyes) WIDE open.

Proud Supporter of Our Troops,
Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L(Toney)