Barry is 100% correct. At 67, I'm another old guy and I have to start everything so slow that it doesn't sound like music. One bar at a time; over and over and it naturally speeds up. Just when I think I'm making music, I start making mistakes or I lose my place and I have the hardest time memorizing songs. I don't care; I'm having a ball, my wife likes the sound of me playing mistakes and all, and I'm giving my brain a great work-out.
With Toby's videos take little bites then stop it and practice that one part until you have it slow and smooth, then add the next bar slowly. Pretty soon you'll have a line, then two.
When I got my Yamaha at Christmas time I wanted to learn to play it, not just strum along while I sang some old songs. It's a lot of work, but heck, old guys have a lot of time and I'm loving it.
Last edited by lowrider; 07-03-2017 at 04:16 AM.
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