I was once told that "the HEART is the most important part of a song".  I practiced this while touring on an Americana/Roots circuit and found it quite true and effective in performing original music.

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(28 replies, posted in Acoustic)

The quality of the guitar neck has alot to do with how difficult some of these chords are. I play with guys who have played for years and cannot manage the dreaded B chord or the F chord. I, myself struggled for years and also forced myself to go with the B7. It works in folk, country and some pop, but doesn't always work with rock. If the nut on your neck is too high and your strings are too high, you're gonna have hell to pay trying to master these two chords.

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(5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Being my first post here I want to say, this is a neat site for sure! Having played for 40+ years, I only wish we'd had this kind of help way back then. I play a Takamine 12-string acoustic/electric  and a  Epiphone 'John Lennon' EJ-160E acoustic/electric. Of course, I've had many different guitars in my day but these are my current 'babies'. Rock on and I'm off to the songwriter thread.