Hi, Joe..

This is just "a guess" and I'm just throwing it out there to consider...

The "problem" (if you choose to call it that) might be "who you are" and your expectations. You approach everything (an observation - and a generalization) from SUCH an analytic angle, you may be "blocking" your ability to "learn naturally" - in a relaxed manner that allows that to become a part of you...

I learned to pick out chords (age 14-15..) by sitting in front of the radio all night long tuned to WLS in Chicago (I lived in PA) and playing along to everything I heard - strumming and trying different chords until I hit what sounded right...Song after song after song...night after night after night... eventually, that ability to "know what's coming next" just becomes "a part of you" - most pop song from any era are all fairly similar, so you are playing the same chord groupings all the time...

When you learn "by ear" and "by feel", you don't expect someone to put some method in front of you to follow so you can learn to do it - in fact, you cringe at the thought...

Constantly searching for "the secret" - expecting to have that lesson plan laid out in front of you - might lead to a sort of "fear" of NOT having it there - which would make learning by-ear-by-feel quite difficult...I would think...

Just some thoughts - and I could be COMPLETELY wrong. I love to read manuals myself - coding, small engines, electrical wiring, whatever... but, put a piece of sheet music in front of me and my mind seizes...


So... Put a record on the turntable ( smile ), drop the needle, grab your guitar and start poking around until you hit the right chord (or something close)... then continue that for roughly 10,000 hours...

Last edited by floyd jane; 07/28/15 05:28 AM.
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