Hi Bryan,

I picked up the guitar first time at age 52. Never played any other instrument so a true novice. I did my homework on web based lessons and ended up here at GT. A few yrs later I'm still here and I pick up my guitar every day I'm at home. Even took it away for xmas break. I'm not the best at playing but I can get myself through a range of songs.

The best thing in my opinion is to work your way through fundamentals 1 & 2. When you come out the other end you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you can do plus what you know about guitar and music theory in general without being overwhelmed with theory v actual playing (it's a good balance). It's very structured and relevant to what you will move onto in your guitar journey. There were chords finger positioning etc that I couldn't physically do during this time but I followed the instruction and chipped away at it .... and got there eventually.

I now supplement my online learning with an instructor once fortnight to get one on one critique and coaching mainly for my actual playing. This was quite a time after I'd finished fundamentals 2, in hindsight I think I should have started with the instructor shortly afterwards to check on my dexterity with the instrument.

In summary do the fundamentals and even if some of the songs in the course aren't your thing don't get hung up on them, you can choose some on the same level that you may familiar with, and like, and you can play those ones heaps to consolidate your learning.

Success story.... well I'm not Eric Clapton but I can play the guitar and when I learn something new I've got a good grounding .... best of all I'm having a great time.

Best of luck mate, enjoy your journey 👍