Tuesday, March 13, 2018

F'in F Chord

As I mentioned a few posts ago, one of my newest hobbies is teaching myself to play guitar.  Most of the basic chords have come pretty easily for me so far -- except one important one!

I didn't believe the books and on-line courses at first.  For example, from JustinGuitar.com:  Being able to play F is a really important step and one that might take a month or more of frustration. I found it really hard when I first learnt it—really hard.

How hard can it be? 

Well, let's just say that it's really frustrated me to the point of almost quitting.  But, that's not what the Carpe diem Life model is all about.  "P" stands for "Persistent Action" and that's what I'm going to do -- or at least wear my fingers down to the bone trying.
One "E" stands for "Enjoy the Process."

"Be of good cheer.  Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.  You have set yourself a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles.  Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost." -- Helen Keller

The good news is that the F'in F chord leads later to playing something called barre chords, which is the point at which a player will ascend from being a beginner to an intermediate to an advanced guitar player. 

Today I will get back at it, suffer through the making of calluses, and enjoy the process.

Carpe diem Life,
David Kuhn

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