Sounds like there is hope. I guess it's just little steps at a time and improvements come from that!

I listened to all your posted songs. You are clearly a very talented musician. Very rocking for sure - and I didn't think the lyrics were that bad at all :)

Definitely need to ensure you keep ...

That’s amazing stuff. I’m away at the moment so
I’ll give it a proper listen when I get back next week.

I’m sorry to hear that Covid played such havoc with your health. I’m sure there must be musicians around your area to continue your creative passion with. I have no idea how you go about finding ...

I definitely rushed guitar when younger too. Now I don’t have so much time for playing but I really enjoy it when I do. Still learning something about music everyday.

Personally never played in bands and always just been a bedroom player. Maybe that will change one day but I can’t see it happening ...

Hey Goatbreath and welcome to the forum

Certainly not going to get any negative judgement from this forum.

We just love guitar and music in general.

So what do you do now? Write music? Play for your own enjoyment?

I admire your ambition but I would be cautious about undertaking this as a new player. Sure thing - give it a go but I would not dedicate all your time to this. It is a hard thing to play even for an advanced player and undertaking something like this as a beginner could lead to some wasted time and ...

Very nice guitar sounds on this one. How did you record the guitar?

Hiya, sorry for the late response but I have been away.

Thanks for posting your music. This one is very chilled out. I would be interested to know how you went about composing this and what software you were using?

I don't think there is a specific time. Ideally you want to get each chord sounding perfect and easily be able to transition between them without delay. But depending on the person this can happen really quickly or take some time. You definitely shouldn't be stalling your progress by not letting ...

It normally is due to the positioning of your finger doing the barre. Experiment with rotating this finger slightly or moving it slightly up or down to avoide the natural creaes in your finger joint.

I find some barres easier than others. Lower down the nck for me is actually easier when using the ...

Like Gearnerd has said - the I-IV-V progression is as simple as it gets. Yet this forms the basis for literally thousands of hit songs. A beutiful song doesn't have to be complex. In fact, overcomplicating them can have a detrimental affect to the sound and feel.

I was always taught that a tie will carry over the same note within a new bar and threfore any instances of that note within the new bar will also carry the sharp or flat unless it is notated with a natural sign.

So in your example I would say the new note would also be Eb and any other E within ...

You have not yet peaked! But guitar ruts are a very common thing - certainly in my case.

The first period that you pick up the guitar you will almost always imemdiately see progress. But as you improve the progress seems less and less. However, if you recorded yourself a month ago to now you would ...

I am in Dorset down in the sunny south.

Do you specialise in remote teaching? And what are you using for that? Like Teams or something?

Hi Joe

Very warm welcome to the forums.

Great to have you around.

Where in the world are you from?

Some of the problems with playing the guitar or any musical instrument is that you can actually train and reinfoce bad habits by doing things wrong. This is where a teacher will spot this and correct things right away.

If you are playing the chords slightly wrong each time then you are reinforcing ...

I have always played and practiced alone and I am sure this has hindered my progression. There is always something to learn from others no matter what level. So if you get a chance to play with others then I would say definitly go for it.

In terms of actual practice then you should always have some ...

The first one I remember actually playing all the time was the James Bond theme tune. It was my go to tune for many years Quite an easy one to get started and instantly recognisable!

Good luck with the sale

It does sound like how classical guitarists play and hold their guitars. I don't think there is anything wrong with it as such but it isn't the normal position for general acoustic playing.

You are very new to this and I would not worry right now. Going forward you will likely natually ease into ...

If the pain is just where the skin is sore from coming into contact with the string then this is totally normal for a new player. What will happen (very quickly) is you will build up thicker skin on the tips of your fingers and you will no longer feel this time of pain.

If you are getting other ...

Im down south!

Warm welcome anyway. I look forward to seeing your posts!

Just shout if you need anything.

Hi and welcome to the forums!

What part of the world do you live in?

Ah yes I know where you are. I am not that far away over in Dorset.

Hi James

Welcome to the forum. Good to have you around. Where abouts are you based?

A kind user over on our Facebook page did post this

The start is just F Major. It moves to Bb then Eb and used secondary dominants to create an ascending bass line to eventually get back to F. To be honest you’d have to hear the melody to know if it’s really modulating or using common tones. Hope ...