That was really nice, Shulamit. I’ve been doing the fingerstyle journeys and am concentrating on getting them down. I’d like to do the flamenco down the road. I looked up the Phrygian scale and am going to give it a try. Thanks. This is a good site for scales for anyone interested.

https://www.guitarscale.org

Hi Tomas, working through the second fingerpicking adventure. Last Q and A you suggested a thumbpick. I was having issues getting much volume on bass strings. Just wanted to say thanks for that.

I saw this article with some information from Tommy Emmanuel. He mentions it took him 10 years to get used to the thumbpick. Hoping that’s a little…

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Thanks for the direction, Tomas. You have such a wealth of instruction here that sometimes I get lost.

I did get the name of Dan’s book wrong, tho. It’s Fingerstyle 101.

Tomas, I think the Fingerstyle Adventures are missing from the selection. I got there via resume last lesson. Maybe I just missed it somehow.

Hi Tomas, just wanted thank you for the video/tab option. I use blank tab sheets and copy the tab onto them and keep them in a 3 ring binder. Old school, I guess. But then, I’m old and analog. I will give the video/tab a try, tho.

Just thought I’d leave it as a suggestion. There’s probably other folks that already do something similar.

Wanted to…

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Hi Neri, good luck to you. There’s lots of instruction to choose from here. The monthly Q and A with Tomas is really great.

Have Fun,

Kevin

Hi Doug, I started a year and a half ago and I’m 66. Never too late. I try not to get hung up on anything. Just tell myself if I never get out of my living room playing, I’m having a good time there.

If I’d started in my teens I probably wouldn’t have been so patient and would’ve been too goal-oriented.

Have fun,

KevinR

Hi Bob,

I have a few guitars too. They’re gradually starting to play better music. I’ve been taking private lessons a half hour a week since the beginning of last year. Been here for about 3 weeks I believe. It’s a really nice supplement to the private lessons. You can’t rewind an instructor over and over like the videos here.

Good luck and have fun,

KevinR

Thanks for those recommendations, Tomas. I haven’t read either of them. I love the expression “The obstacle is the way,” tho. Playing guitar seems like a good part of a well-rounded philosophy.

My phone is my biggest distraction, but I use it for my lessons. Really a dilemma. I do put it in another room when I’m not specifically using it, tho.

Hi Terry. Just wanted to give you warm wishes for your success from another sixty something baby guitarist.

Something I got interested in awhile back is a thing called Cognitive Behavior Therapy. It may sound weird but I’ve pretty much weaned myself away from saying “I’m trying to learn to play guitar” and replaced it with “I am learning to…

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I’m 66 and live in Fort Edward, NY. I started taking lessons at the beginning of last year, so 19 months now. I was trying to learn on my own during Covid and really didn’t know what I was doing. My instructor got me playing songs and I wish I’d done that learning on my own or had come here. There’s a lot of great tutorials on YouTube. Seems…

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