It seems so easy in theory. Six strings, four fingers, and a pick. The easy songs have what, maybe three, four different repetitive notes in them? It can't be that hard.
But it is. I just can't seem to learn to play this damn guitar. I can put my fingers on the notes just fine. Hell, I've even got most of the common notes memorized. Shouldn't be that hard.
But when one actually tries to play, he finds that it's not as simple as just grabbing some notes and strumming. You have to switch notes in time, find the right strumming pattern and maintain it, and really get confused when you're only supposed to hit three or four strings with the pick instead of all six.
Down, down, up...Up, down, up. Em, G, D, A. Simple.
Grab the first note, strum. Next note. Damn. Missed a beat. Pause. Keep that finger there, this one goes up one string, grab the bottom string with that finger. Got it. Strum some more. Next note. Shit. Missed a beat again. Pick up all three fingers, move them down to the bottom three strings. Strum...
Screw it. Grab another beer and blog about it.
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