As i stated in my first blog on this topic, after the inspiring experience that was my first guitar lesson, i went home with a determination and motivation (all the átions' if you will......) to continue practicing the basic chords that i had learnt.
Let me put this into more of a situational context for you.......... I am NOT nor have i ever really been very musically talented in any way.... not in the least! Listening to music (though my taste in music is fairly eclectic....) is pretty much the extent of my experience to date..... well except for a few organ lessons when i was about 6 or 7...but believe you me....there was nothing retained from that episode..ha! Thus, i cannot read music, guitar tableture or chords... *standing at the bottom of a hill..looking up*!
So picure if you will... me at home trying to practice chords on a guitar that is not tuned because i don't know how to tune it, nor have i invested in that tool so handy to all new guitarists.... known as "a tuner". However, little trivial details like that cannot keep down the optimistic dreamer such as myself...... so for two evenings now i have been practicing how to play the right notes, how to strum without a pick and finger picking and making what i thought was a halfway decent attempt at tuning my acoustic by ear.....ha!
Last night i snapped the string (the B string to be exact as my teacher informs me..)! There will be a slight intermission here while we wait for the necessary funds to buy new string, AND A TUNER!
Meanwhile......my household, the surrounding neighbours and every dog withing a 5mile radius....... is thanking their lucky stars.
Well........ i'm no Gypsy King!
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