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Great song for chord changes.  Is she playing it in F or did her teacher transpose it?  Great song to learn open F to C.

My #1 improvement method,, find people who support and challenge you, yet help you to improve.  Maybe this is why chordie is so great. and skype jams are not bad either,, but actually being in a room with other players,, this will improve you with out you even realizing it.

The biggest jump in my ability was when I was still in High School.  I played in a basement band with 3 other guys who were older than me, at the time At the time I was still pretty new to guitar.  they showed me a song and what my part was to be,, and we took off.  If I got lost, Mike (lead vox lead guitar) would notice, turn to me and start playing my part and I would follow an get back on track.

So, finding someone to play with is the best in my opinion.  but all the other suggestions are great also. (Iam not big on scales and lead soooo LOLOL)

Well thank you!  Ill email you a pic of it.
joined in 1990 retired 2010
I was in HS -3 (now rebadged as HSC-3) and we deployed on....
My first Carrier was the USS Saratoga CV-60 during Desert Shield [ E-1 doing the 1st Lt. Blues](also had the nick name Resin Head -due to always looking like I was stoned during this time frame)
When I made my AMS3 I was Stomping around the flight deck of the USS Roosevelt CVN-71 on and off for 3 years. (The primary Magoover years) Did lots of time in the very first post desert storm operation denigh flight.
My last ship I was Ships Company for AIMD USS INCHON MCS-12 (converted from LPH) Made 2nd class on that ship.

Sorry didnt mean to hijack thread

As Nao says I remember writing this at one point but will do so again along with the other name that my military buddies used.
The Beamer does not come from BMW as one might think.  I ride TRIUMPH (you UK gents may appreciate that) this would come from me being a Star Trek nut.  My 1st riding vest had a Next Generation Comm. badge pin on it.  On my very first rally with my in-laws MC, we stopped for snacks at a cool watering hole, As I turned around and looked at my father-in laws table of old school biker friends they were laughing (I thought what now, I had already gotten enough jabs for riding a Yamaha, my first bike) As I walked over to the table they all said "BEAM ME UP SCOTTY" (first name being Scott of course). So I became Beamer. Your road name is not something you make up, it’s given.   Over a few morphs of that I finally was able to buy my Triumph and the nick name from way back in the war days for that bike is Trumpet. So my e-mail is beamerstrumpet.  I now have a original command badge patch on my vest   I want to get a new leather guitar strap and it will have my Triumph and another command patch.

As for my first 8 years in the military I was MaGoo, morphed to Magoover,  which was a combo of MacGyver and which was also the name we gave to Swiss army knives and Leatherman tools. (both of which were big no-no’s since they were unaccounted tools on the flight deck) (Hey MacGyver could do anything with a Swiss army knife and some paperclips and a coat hanger!)
Not to mention when you guys see me at chordie stock,, by the latter part of the evening you will totally “get” the reasons for which I became Magoo.

I would have liked to see him with a Novice or one of us.   That guy was a really good guitarist,, I think it would have been a better show if Joe took the average player, and in one hour had them doing something they never dreamed of doing.  But Im sure the producers of that contest would not have allowed that.  does not make for good TV.

+1 !!!!!!

Yep Merry Christmas Chordi-friends!  (yep I had to be different LOLOL, but then it wouldnt be me would it?)

and a ROCKING NEW YEAR!

Probably much to everyones surprise, I was sober both times! LOLOL  Jerome, what I sent you was what I was trying to re-create.  I had not touched a single setting, EXCEPT that I was now running through my amp  and not line-in to the mixer and headphones.  I wanted to pratice to the first drum beat. (BTW drmms,, heavyier ) Then  it just became a hour of testing all kinds of stuff and playing diff songs an nothing sounded good no matter what.

Awwwww, I think its a collective blush

Well come back and make sure to let us know what you decided on

The VOX has a Tap Tempo on it also doesnt it?  that floor board sheld be the cats meyow
My nephew has one of the Voxes, but it would be nice to find him a floor bd for it.

You know the newer RP255 has a sitar setting and a looper,,,,,, My sons RP70 has a up/down pedal that has quit working,, been thinking of giving him my 250 and getting a 255 or 355.  depends on after christmas stuff.