Hmm… Do you like that song? Justin has a really good lesson on it. It’s not too difficult and your playing along to Adele shows that you can shift between strumming patterns. So… If some day - at some point when it feels right for you - you want to try playing without backing tracks, this could be an idea 
@JokuMuu
No i dont really like it but it was one of those : " you must play this song to pass the level "
I will probably have to re work on that song again , not because i like it , but because there are stuff to practice on it
Now i completed picking up and down level 4
I should re work the cow boy chords exercices cause i absolutly don t remember it 
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Glad you found someone local to help with your G chord. Plus, he adjusted your guitar and removed the plastic (I’ve still got a bit stuck under my tone knobs ).
Sounds like a really good day. 
@LunaRocket yeah now I know how to play it , needs a lot of training though , i m slow to pass the G chord
he removed the knobs … I wouldnt have dared to do it
Day 55 :
I wasn 't working today so I played a bit more
Trained on changing chords C D Em G ( 26 in 45 secs )
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 )
Played Mad world ( I tried to strum on it at 83 bpm )
Played wish you were here ( strum beat 1 )
Played on Yousician for 39 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on movable power chords ( A5 D5 C5 G5 )
I got gold on all 5 parts !!! I did it !!!
I spent a lot of time working on this exercice
Trained on the F chord in this form for 10 minutes
Started training on a new song : The boys of summer by Don henley
( Training for strumming EM C G D )
Trained on fingerpicking exercices for 10 minutes
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Day 56 :
Back to work today 
Watched 2 videos module 7
Trained on changing chords C D Em G ( 29 in 45 secs )
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 )
Played wish you were here ( strum beat 1 )
Played on Yousician for 23 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords for 10 minutes
Trained on the F chord ( played an exercise song )
Played Lost on you by LP ( practice to strum on the C chord )
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
Still make mistakes on this song when passing the G chord , im too slow
I need to gain speed
Trained on fingerpicking exercices for 10 minutes
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Day 57 :
I got a new leather strap for my guitar
Trained on changing chords C D Em G ( 26 in 45 secs )
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 )
Played wish you were here ( strum beat 1 )
Trained on finger stretches
Played on Yousician for 28 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords for 10 minutes
Started a new picking lesson : O sole Mio ( Picking control )
Played Lost on you by LP ( practice to strum on the C chord )
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
Trained on passing from C to G for 5 minutes
Trained on fingerpicking exercices for 10 minutes
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Day 58 :
Trained on changing chords C D Em G ( 29 in 45 secs )
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord )
Played edge of seventeen ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for C chord )
Trained on finger stretches
Played on Yousician for 32 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords : Played an exercise song / got gold on first try
Played O sole Mio ( Training for Picking control )
made no mistakes at 60% speed on first part
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
Still can’t pass that bloody G chord on time
Trained on passing from C to G for 2 minutes
Trained on fingerpicking exercices for 10 minutes
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Day 59 :
Trained on finger stretches
Trained on changing chords C D Em G ( 29 in 45 secs )
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord )
Played wish you were here ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord )
Watched 2 videos mofule 7
I watched the video called : Dynamic improvements
I really wanna apply this lesson on set fire to the rain by Adele
When i watched it i thought hey , i need to work on that song !
Played on Yousician for 36 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords : Played an exercise song / got gold
Only one lesson left for power chords level 4
Trained on the F chord ( played an exercise song )
Played O sole Mio ( Training for Picking control )
made no mistakes at 60 % 70% and 80 % speed on first part
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
Its easier to play the weak G on this song
Trained on passing from C to G for 2 minutes
Trained on fingerpicking exercices for 10 minutes
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Day 60 :
Trained on finger stretches
Trained on changing chords C D Em G ( 29 in 45 secs )
Trained on changing chords C D A E G ( 26 in 45 secs )
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord )
Played Low by Lenny Kravitz ( strum on 4 beats ) just for fun ^^
Played on Yousician for 46 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords : Played an exercise song part 1 on 3 / got 3 silver stars
Played O sole Mio ( Training for Picking control )
Gold on first part
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
Trained on passing from C to G for 1 minutes
Forgot to train on fingerpicking
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Day 61 :
Trained on finger stretches
Trained on changing chords C D Em G ( 29 in 45 secs )
Trained on changing chords C D A E G ( 26 in 45 secs )
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord )
Played Low by Lenny Kravitz ( strum on 4 beats )
Played on Yousician for 29 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords : Played an exercise song part 2 on 3 / no mistakes at 70% speed
Played O sole Mio ( Training for Picking control )
part 2 no mistakes at 70% speed
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
Trained on passing from C to G for 1 minutes
Trained on fingerpicking for 10 minutes
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Day 62 :
Trained on changing chords C D A E G ( 26 in 45 secs )
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord )
Watch a video module 7
Played on Yousician for 32 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords : Played an exercise song part 2 on 3 / 3 silver stars
Played O sole Mio ( Training for Picking control )
part 2 / got 3 gold stars
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
I finally played it without doing any mistakes using the weak G
I tried the challenge of the week
It’s the basic version of Hot asphalt to celebrate St patrick’s day
Really hard , got only silver stars on all parts , i made lots of mistakes
But it’ a good training, it forces to make changes without looking at my hand
no time to look , even for the G chord
My yousician activity for last week
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Day 63 :
Trained on finger stretches
Trained on changing chords C D A E G ( 26 in 45 secs ) everyday the same 
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Trying to learn an intro for this song
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord )
Watch the 2 last videos of module 7
I finished module 7 !!!
Played on Yousician for 32 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords : Played an exercise song got gold on part 1 , 3 silver stars on part 2
Played O sole Mio ( Training for Picking control )
Gold stars !!!
Tomorrow i’ll try to play all the parts together
Played an exercise song for the F chord
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
I want to polish this song so Ill keep working on it
Trained on fingerpicking for 10 minutes
HOW TO PASS GRADE 1
#1 You should be able to tune your guitar with a tuner.
==> Done and I can change the strings
#2 Memorize and play the 8 essential beginner chords on the guitar.
==> Done but still a bit of work on G
#3 Play 30 chord changes in 1 minute.
==> Done
#4 Play The Old Faithful strumming pattern consistently at 80 beats per minute.
==> Done on Horse with no name at 113 bpm
#5 Memorize 5 easy songs.
==> I can’t do that ! I have memory issues
I will always need a sheet with tabs to help me …
If I work on this , playing will not be fun at all for me cause it ll be real hard and so far there’s no song on which I want to put such a tremendous amount of effort
And since I can’t go out of my house much … there’s no risk of me going to a party where I’ll be playing guitar
So ? Can i say that I passed Grade 1 and move on the Grade 2 ?
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I think you can. You’ll continue to learn songs as you do grade 2 anyway.
I see guitar having different layers and each takes an amount of processing power in our brains until it has become a fully automated skill.
So initially trying to make a chord shape keep even a simple strumming pattern is too much to process. As we practice these tasks gradually take less brain power which eventually leaves some spare capacity maybe to add something else.
This is a long way of saying that I see recalling a song while keeping rhythm and doing chord changes as another process for the brain to deal with, just like when people try to layer on singing and find they can’t sing and do chord changes. On good days I can remember a few songs and then out of the blue I’ll lose my place in a song I know fairly well. I’m sure it will come to you as you play songs again and again but I don’t think it’s a reason not to start exploring grade 2
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Day 64 :
Trained on finger stretches
Trained on changing chords C D A E G ( 29 in 45 secs ) it improved !!!
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords )
Worked on the intro for Nobody to blame
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord )
I will focus on working on Nobody to blame and Heart of gold with only the metronome
No backing track
That’s the goal i fixed for the moment : learning to play only with the metronome
And working on the Strumming pattern of heart of gold
Played on Yousician for 34 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords : Im really stuck on this exercise , its really hard
Played O sole Mio ( Training for Picking control )
Played an exercise song for the F chord
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
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Day 65 :
Trained on finger stretches
Trained on strumming and changing chords on Nobody to blame with the pattern down down up down down up at full speed ( practice for forcing changing chords ) with metronome
Worked on the intro for Nobody to blame
Played heart of gold ( strum beat 1 ) ( practice for G chord ) with metronome
Played Edge of seventeen full strumming with metronome
Played on Yousician for 41 minutes
Played set fire to the rain by Adele ( Training for strumming pattern EM G D AM C )
Trained on power chords : finally got gold on part 2
Played O sole Mio ( Training for Picking control ) still a catastrophe
Played I aint got nobody ( Training for Picking control )
Gold on first 3 parts , silver on fourth part
Played The boys of summer by Don henley ( Training for strumming EM C G D )
Played Hot asphalt to celebrate St patrick’s day ( Em D G )
Gold on first 2 parts , silver on third part
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Have to say Deborah, your dedication and discipline in maintaing your learning log is doing you proud, you’re making terrific progress!
Carry on playing and carry on having fun! 
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thanks a lot
I feel a little demotivated at the moment cause i m stuck on many exercises ( the power chords and picking stuff )
I just realised that i might not be holding my guitar correctly , so I ll work on it
it may improve my picking
I also have to bring my guitar to the gitar shop … it sounds awfull …
Don’t worry too much, the journey is filled with ups and downs, always remember how far you’ve come (which your LL is a great vehicle to provide). If you’re feeling a little demotivated I can recommend a couple of days practice time just playing songs you know, the exercises will still be ther for you to go back to, always keep the smiles 
If you need any advice don’t hesitate to ask, you’ll get any tips you’re looking for (I know you know this, but it’s always worth remembering!). When you say you might not be holding your guitar correctly how do you mean? Worth revisiting Justin’s lesson on this perhaps?
Last year , i played a streak of 12 weeks then stopped and just sometime to times after
I hit the 12 weeks streak this week
and feel the same frustration and demotivation as last year … feeling like im not advancing
i know its not true … its just a feeling
I got only one feedback on my last recording … it didn t help me , i was a bit disappointed cause i worked hard on this song
ì did revisit the video but i found the answer somewhere else
i knew that the hand should follow the line of the neck
What i didn t know was : the line of the neck should follow the angle of the knukles !
On YS i m at a level where i need to pick a little faster so i need the guitar to be placed correctly otherwise the fingers can t follow the pace
it also means : no more watching the strings 
Hey Deborah, couple of things to comment on from your last message there (then I’ll leave you alone, promise!! 
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Yep, we have pretty much all been there before and can 100% relate to it, it’s not a great feeling and above all else it can stop you wanting to pick up the guitar, this is not a good thing of course!! Justin has a whole series of videos on rut busting but if you’ve not seen this one single video yet take a look.
That is a shame regarding feedback on your last recording, please don’t get disheartened or think no-one’s interested, can be a whole heap of factors like when it’s been posted or the sheer volume of recordings that are posted these days, I bet you someone will find it further down the line, reply and it gets a new life! No doubt you worked hard and as hard as it is, like your LL, the recordings should mainly be for you to enjoy and take satisfaction in. Of course people commenting and giving feedback is important, we all want it, but it will ebb and flow. I guess the conclusion I’m trying to put across is that it all works in swings and roundabouts.
Final sentence or two on the guitar neck, guidelines are good but above all you should find the position comfortable. If the precise textbook position isn’t working for you then don’t worry too hard, like with all these things you ultimately find what works for you, whether it’s guitar positioning, posture, fretting, strumming. Yes there are things to aim for but it all comes back to wanting to pick up the guitar, so comfort (within guided boundaries) is key.
One of the first big challenges we all face! But you look cooler when you’re playing like a pro so worth the effort and you’ll be surprised at how well your fingers know where to go already without looking!
All the best 