guessed as much, it was released very late March 30th!!!
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Everyone who plays guitar and make it look simple started off just like you. Don’t get discouraged everything will become easier with practce.
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Z chord??? OH lord!!!
Thank you, Majik. You are right. I already started getting anxious. I won’t worry about a “sus” until I have to.
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Thank you, LesPaul!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You got me!
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Don’t get fooled by how simple it seems to others to play. It took them a lot of time to get there, so just keep playing.
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Well, I’m not an intermediate or advanced player, but a person who started in January of this year. I’m in Grade 2 and have been practicing the F chord for about a month. I can make it sound good (finally!) but still have a hard time transitioning between it and other chords. Sometimes the F barre chord sounds good, but more often than not the F sounds crappy. Also, I am playing this particular song, which is House of the Rising Sun very slowly (I use the song APP which is a paid subscription if you are interested).
I’ve been following Justin’s courses religiously, not jumping ahead, taking my time, trying to nail things down even though I also have songs I really, REALLY want to learn (some of these use the B chord and I haven’t even figured out when/where that lesson comes up yet!) So, I put those songs aside and practice what is recommended for each lesson (although, I have to admit, in the early lessons most songs I really did not like, but they were good practice, so I did them anyway and dumped them as soon as I learned enough and felt good enough that songs I preferred to play with those first chords (D,A and E) didn’t sound like a hoarse screech owl.
Well, after that long-winded explanation, the gist is, in my case, that though I wished I could play more complex songs, I found enough simpler songs to satisfy myself and prevent myself from being discouraged by going in over my head. The satisfaction I felt at being able to play any song that I liked without screwing it up too badly after only a few months (and even was able to record it and put it up in this community for review) was incredible.
But if you want to give the dreaded F barre chord a try and know that if you fail at first (and that isn’t a bad thing at all, it’s how we learn, trial and error) it will not discourage you from continuing to practice and learn guitar, go for it. I am just a more cautious learner and know my limitations.
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The full F barre cord takes a long time to feel comfortable with. That is why Justin teaches and recommends simpler versions. They let you play songs that need F even if you aren’t ready with the full one and sometimes they are more appropriate anyway.
I think it took me at least 6 months of hard work to feel comfortable with the full F barre cord. You can start working on it anytime, just make sure to cut yourself some slack, because it won’t come quickly.
The biggest challenge in learning guitar (IMO) may be having unrealistic expectations of how quickly and easily you should progress. This is not easy and the challenge is part of the fun!
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Have a look here Tabitha, but as others have said, don’t get ahead of yourself and put yourself off.
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Hi I was a bit like you rushing ahead trying to play everything and it does not work you get frustrated trying to play beyond your skill set. start at the beginning and get the basics learn your chords and time, and rhythm you will get there in the end but it will take time. buy a basic chord book or check out the chord book on Justin`s site.
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Yes! Thank you, metramaks!
Thank you, LunaRocket! Of course I didn’t listen to all of this sound advise, so I decided to research how many chords there are! Sus 4, add 9, shapes and shifts and major 7s…oh lord!!! 
I immediately got frustrated. I am going to forget that I ever looked any of it up, and I’m going to stay in my learning lane! Wowwww!
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Yes, thank you Jamolay! Understood and I will listen!
Thank you, Sairfingers. I got head of myself today and nearly got derailed! I don’t even know what a “sus” is, talk less of an “add 9” and all that other jargon. Rome was not built in a day, and playing the guitar will take whatever time it takes! I am going to practice enjoying the journey instead of getting mad. LOL!
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Yes, solid advice. I had to go out and learn this the hard way… all these sharps and sus’s and add 9s… what the heck!
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Stay on course and someday this all will make sense. Don’t forget to have fun along the way
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Hi
My first post on the site, long time follower of Justin on YouTube.
Something I wish I knew 38 years ago when I started out:
Practice the A Barre Chord on the 5th fret. When you feel comfortable with it, move it 5 frets down, and the same Chord shape is the F Barre Chord on the first fret.
The reason the F Barre Chord is so hard, is because it’s on the first fret, and the string tension is much harder there, than further up the neck.
Learning the shape of the Chord further up the neck is much easier.
On top of that, now you can play every major Chord, just by moving the shape up and down the neck.
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