Okay, so the sideways looks I was getting from people when I said I was going to teach myself guitar in one month were well warranted. I’m not a guitar god. I didn’t learn a full song. I can’t quite “rock out” the way I had envisioned. So, I decided to break down guitar month into two months, the latter to be used at a future time. This month was all about guitar fundamentals… procuring said guitar and figuring it out took a bit longer than anticipated. The next guitar month will be about learning a song. Maybe by then, I will pay for the ability to post videos on this site… but probably not. I’m trying to save money. Hey, wait a minute. That’s a good idea…
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Practice – Anchor Fingers
So, I really haven’t been spending as much time as I should practicing chords and moving through the beginner program at http://www.justinguitar.com, but have I mentioned I’m trying to buy a house, and I worked 6 days this week, and I’m very busy and important?? Oh. I’ve mentioned that already? Well, it’s true. 🙂
Today, I took 15 minutes out of my aforementioned very busy schedule to learn anchor fingers. If you keep your first finger on the string, it’s easier to move your other finger to their positions when you change chords. I practice the 3 chords I know while keeping my first finger down instead of picking all my fingers up and trying to find the right strings again. It does make it much easier.
thirty days of new 