Progress report:
Today I managed to progress between an E chord, an Eminor chord and D chord…with relative confidence. Not with any degree of speed or grace mind you, but with relative confidence. This is good, this is a start…this is better than yesterday.
I’ll develop callouses, eventually right? I mean the slight tingling pressure/pain in my fingertips is going to go away one day right?
I’m still learning on Amras’ telecaster, with the strap adjusted to as small as it will possibly go so that I can manage it properly. I do have a guitar strap of my very own (it has betty boop on it) but I’ve been told not to use until it can go on my own guitar to avoid any unnecessary wear to the fasteners.
But at least I’m being loaned the use of something to learn on…which is more than I thought I’d have…
But I feel good about this, I actually have faith that this is something that I will be able to do..
If – that is – I can ever get my hands to do what they’re supposed to with some version of reliability!
Yay for progress. To answer your questions: yes and yes. Stick with it and your hands will learn the positions so you will eventually play without even thinking about what they are doing; simply living the experience of the music and having it throb and flow through you.