Hello all, 65 years old, ready to retire engineer. Been playing a couple of years but fell out after a debilitating ice pick headache mixed with COVID. Currently on Grade 2 Module 8 which looked like a good place to start (on boarding did not work). I have a Squire Strat and Orangewood Austen at home. At work I practice with a Chinese Strat clone and a Mustang Micro headphone amp.
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Hi Chris, welcome to the community forum. It is OK to start with Grade 2, but it is still useful to listen to all the grade 1 video lessons to check for any missed fundamental advice from Justin. Have fun learning in retirement.
Welcome to the forum Chris
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Thanks for the tip, I’ve listened ahead while still focusing on my current module, I’ll do the same to see if there is remedial or missing skills in grade 1.
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Hi Chris,
Welcome here and I wish you a lot of fun 
The best advice is to watch all the lessons if you have any doubts,but if after 1, 2 or 3 lessons you think “well I know this” then quickly go to the consolidation lesson at the end… just to be sure
Greetings and see you around,Rogier
Hi Chris, nice to meet you and enjoy your stay in this community for many years, cheers HEC
Welcome to the forum. Great to meet you. Nice thing about learning guitar is the reward of being able to pull a song or two out of your pocket and play it is a great experience. Look forward to hearing more from you
Welcome Chris, good you’ve been learning how to play guitar for now two years. In my case, although I had previous guitar experience I practiced all lessons of the previous version of the beginner course (now called classic) and that helped me to improve my playing. Now I’m practicing select lessons of the new version of the course. At the end is what works for you. Have fun.
Hello Chris.
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Cheers. Richard
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