From the Beginning

This blog is the story of how one can work for years to master an instrument — in this case the guitar and yet never quite achieve Nirvana. Ok, maybe I’m mixing a few metaphors here, but let’s have some fun. There is only one rule. You must never pay for lessons from another — that’s for golf, and well worth it. (No offense to you all who make your living teaching guitar, it’s just that most everyone I know who plays is self-taught.) So let’s help each other– that is unless the Devil volunteers, then I suggest you sign up. It would not be a bad thing to leave a legacy as did Robert Johnson. Sure you can learn all you want from the person who will show you that fingerpick over a beer, or two, but you will steadfastly refuse to pay money for a single lesson. Ok? Signed on? Let’s go.

Why? The guitar is an instrument that is really suited to self-teaching. Only you know what you want to do with the thing. Gig, play for yourself, entertain a few friends, be a rock star? What do you want? Well, at various stages of my life I have wanted to do all these things.

Let’s use this space to share thoughts and resources that we self-learning guitarists are using to find new ways to amaze ourselves with the beauty we can create if we only try.

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