Sooo I've actually been serious about *trying* to play guitar. Youtube has been my savior- every now and then in the past I would get somewhat serious about trying to play, then I'd totally give up after accomplishing nothing. Here are some super helpful videos that made me have some fun:
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So this chick kinda mutters a bit, and I'm not entirely sure that these are the correct chords (there are better Death Cab tuts out there) but the chords you shift to and from really helped my dexterity, so I stuck with it for that.
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Drop D tuning for a little change. Super easy sounds mellow is fun to play.
I totally hesitate to post this next one, since it's Taylor Swift and I really don't know how I feel about her, but it was posted on a guitar forum for a fun easy strumming pattern. And it is super fun to play fast, and you can learn it in 5 minutes. So props to this guitarsage.
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