A personal goal for me is to do a better job of learning guitar chords. I've played on and off for over 30 years. I'm working with the same basic set of chords I learned back when I started. This includes most of the basic open major, minot, and 7th chords, as well as E-form and A-form Barre chords, and minor and 7th variations off of them. One of the reasons I started this Blog is to give my own guitar playing advancement some structure, especially when it comes to learning chords.
The truth is I mostly just hack around. Typically I'll hear a song on the radio or a CD with some good rhythm guitar work that sounds "doable", then go to Guitar Tab Universe or OLGA and look for the guitar tab, or song chords. Then play along with the original music, satisfied to just get close to the real song. I've done this with songs like Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World, and China Grove by the Doobie Brothers. It is a lot of fun, but it is an almost random approach that practically insures that I'll stay stuck at my current level of playing. I'm investigating a lot of options on how to best advance my playing. Due to my work and travel schedule, lessons from an instructor are not an option. So I'm mostly looking at lesson programs available online or DVD, especially those geared towards helping me in learning guitar chords and ryhthm guitar techniques.
What are your playing goals, and what is your game plan to reach them?
Peter
The Guitar Players Toolbox
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