Progress report:
I still can’t easily play a D-chord. Reading chord fingerings (until now I haven’t read anything, I’ve just listened to Amras tell me carefully where to place each finger on each string) makes my eyes water…and…I can still only play two chords with any amount of confidence
But I can kind of strum a basic rhythm…kind of…on…one chord at a time…
Take things slowly, my instruction book tells me, don’t rush your fingers….it says. Develop good habits…it says.
Have any of you noticed that patience is *not* my strong point?
But my guitar now has it’s strap attached (thank you Amras) and is properly tuned. The only downside of which is now it’s not just my fingertips that are complaining, it’s my shoulder. Because the strap puts the weight on my left shoulder, which is notoriously weaker for me (I am so right-sided), I never really thought of learning an instrument as a strength building exercise but…I guess I should have?
One tiny little string at a time
You’ll get there because you want to and have the will to stick with things you want to achieve badly enough. Your gorgeous cross-stitch projects prove you have patience when it is needed.