Hi
It's now been about 6 weeks since I first posted about beginning to learn acoustic guitar so thought I'd post an update to show I'm still at it.
1. Can pick out (bits of) Atlantis, Wonderful Land, Man of Mystery, Apache, Theme for Young Lovers and Dance On ...
BUT can't play them at the right tempo yet, still stumble and miss notes, and this doesn't include any chords or string bending (can you do that on an acoustic?). It's just the notes of the main melody and then half the time I realise they need to be an octave higher or lower so I have to start learning them again (but this is all good practice, isn't it?)
2. Can play quite a lot of chords now but can't move quickly between them yet and still produce lots of dead notes and odd buzzing sounds. Some chords are proving very challenging - in particular E flat major. Have been struggling with that one for weeks but might be close to a solution.
3. Don't think I'm holding the pick properly so need to work on that. Have also managed to drop a pick in the guitar and can't get it out until I change the strings (which I'm trying to put off as long as possible because it's such a terrifying thought!)
4. Have bought Hank's Guitar Instruction Book so will work through the CDs and exercises soon.
5. Am hoping that when I'm on holidays and can't play for a week I won't forget everything and have to start from scratch again.
6. Am still enjoying learning and our cats like the sound!
Best wishes
Rosemary