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I'm trying to teach myself how to play guitar. I mean, Tyler helps me when he gets off work, but otherwise I'm sitting here reading tabs all day trying to play. My fingers really hurt. Even as I type right now, I can't really feel the keys because it just feels like I'm still holding down the strings with all my might. Will I ever get used to that pain?
Tyler's guitar is too big for me. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a pygmy. I have such a hard time stretching my fingers to get that one note, and I have absolutely no clue how to hold my fingers correctly over the strings, I'm just guessing. I'm sure I'm making it harder on myself than it really is. I've been looking at smaller guitars, and I think all I'll need is a 7/8 size guitar. Last night Tyler was trying to talk me into getting a 1 3/4 size, but I think that'll be too small. I'm not the size of a 7 year old, but I may be the size of a 12 year old.
I'm slowly learning my first song. It's "Of Angels and Angles" by the Decemberists, because it is slow, and I can kind of play along with it once I get my parts down. I'm still trying to get it to where it's fast enough. I'm using Mr. McKinney's tried-and-true method of "slowing it down until you can play it." It's REALLY slow. But at least I'm learning. I know I'll never be good enough to play in public but it really calms me down and gets my mind off of other things when I'm trying to concentrate on strumming the right string.
Hopefully I'll get to see Michelle's apartment tonight. Hopefully. That is unless something else comes up and we end up missing each other for the third night in a row.
I can't get my party on this weekend because Tyler has to work. Sadness.
Tyler's guitar is too big for me. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a pygmy. I have such a hard time stretching my fingers to get that one note, and I have absolutely no clue how to hold my fingers correctly over the strings, I'm just guessing. I'm sure I'm making it harder on myself than it really is. I've been looking at smaller guitars, and I think all I'll need is a 7/8 size guitar. Last night Tyler was trying to talk me into getting a 1 3/4 size, but I think that'll be too small. I'm not the size of a 7 year old, but I may be the size of a 12 year old.
I'm slowly learning my first song. It's "Of Angels and Angles" by the Decemberists, because it is slow, and I can kind of play along with it once I get my parts down. I'm still trying to get it to where it's fast enough. I'm using Mr. McKinney's tried-and-true method of "slowing it down until you can play it." It's REALLY slow. But at least I'm learning. I know I'll never be good enough to play in public but it really calms me down and gets my mind off of other things when I'm trying to concentrate on strumming the right string.
Hopefully I'll get to see Michelle's apartment tonight. Hopefully. That is unless something else comes up and we end up missing each other for the third night in a row.
I can't get my party on this weekend because Tyler has to work. Sadness.