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manXcat
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manXcat
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09/13/2019 10:25 pm

Hi louie728

If you're played guitar before and given it a go for any length of time, and such a short time ago, you're probably already familiar with playing most of the open chords and a few barre chords even if the foundations are sketchy.

With no deprecation or disrespect intended, Lisa's Fundamentals 1 is very hand holding and contemporary soft teaching style orientated. Some will prefer that, others not.

For those preferring a more conventional hierachical structure, you might like to try Christopher's superseded Fundamentals course found here.

[u]Whichever you prefer, just keep working through it. [/u]

Think of this analogy with elementary school aka primary shool in other countries. Part of the problem is you've rightly put yourself back in first grade (Fundamentals 1) because you quit and never completed first grade. This is going to reoccur every time you quit, regardless the reason.

But from JG you already know much of the work others in first grade at 'your new school' don't, so find your attention span challenged in repeating [u]those parts[/u] of first grade. With that preknowledge, you should fly through Fundamentals 1, but be sure to pay attention to everything and complete it before moving on. In particular, achieving competency with the demonstrated skills taught in F1 as a foundation. Be honest [u]with yourself[/u] in assessment here.

Ultimately, endorsing what JeffS65 said in the final paragraph of his post above. Just [u]be patient[/u] and [u]enjoy[/u] what you're doing [u]now[/u]. Crawl, walk, run, You'll get to greater challenges and structure soon enough [u]if you stick with it[/u]. If you don't enjoy what you're doing, you won't.