Hey everyone, I’m Socio. I’m originally from Scotland; living in England these days.
Here is a summary of my guitar journey:
My journey began back in the mid 90s when I bought my first acoustic guitar, a Westfield, and began trying to teach myself. However, it never lasted long as life got in the way. Needless to say I never got very far.
Fast forward to September 2020, I found myself with that burning urge to get back into playing guitar. So without hesitation I purchased a Yamaha Apx600 and began researching the Internet for the online lessons.
My research took me to Justin’s website and found the lessons to be a perfect fit. So much so that I found myself investing in some of his books, apps and the RUST course.
I am now on Stage 2 Module 9 and enjoying learning to play the guitar very much. So far the dreaded F Chord is coming along better than expected. With the assistance of the RUST course (volume 1) I’m finding my rhythm and strumming improving by the day. The songs I’m currently working on are Back to December and Why Does it Always Rain on Me.
A big thank you to all the contributors in the forum as you give me inspiration and hope. I look forward to continuing my guitar journey and passing on the knowledge and experience gained along the way to others.
I’m a year in, brand new starter. I’m also working on Back to December from Justin’s book. That is such a fun song to play. I just played it last night with my son on piano. What a joy!
Thanks sah22. Yes, it’s a fun song to learn and a nice step out of my comfort zone. That’s great you got to have a magical musical moment on Christmas day with your son.
Welcome in! Just googled that guitar you mentioned and it sure is pretty. Hope you are enjoying your journey, and once you get that f chord down, it sure opens up tons of other barre chords and things to do. Keep at it!
Hello Socio,
Welcome ,…good to read that you are now working in a structured way this guitar trip.
I wish you a lot of fun, and assure you that it will happen with this site.
Greetings ,Rogier
Playing barre chords all over the neck will make everything go smoother after a while so no worries. Picking some fun songs to play will get your barre chords running in no time
Pleasure to have you join the community! Once you get the F Barre then you should have no problem with any of the E shaped barre chords which is awesome
Justin is the best teacher you could possibly have!
Thanks @roger_holland. I quickly learned from Justin’s lessons and from reading the advice given by the forum members that it is important to have structure and fun.
