📌 START HERE: Your Guitar Hero Roadmap TL;DR - Pick one path below - whatever resonates below *(Read this first so you don’t feel overwhelmed)* If you’ve ever opened the classroom and thought **“Where do I even start?”** — this post is for you. You don’t need to do everything here. You just need to choose the *right next step*. Below are **three Guitar Hero paths**. Read them and pick the one that feels most true *right now*. --- 🟦 PATH 1 — Getting Back in the Game For rusty dads who feel stuck or inconsistent You’re probably here if: * You used to play but don’t feel confident anymore * You don’t know *what* to practice when you pick up the guitar * You feel guilty spending time on guitar because progress feels slow * You want to enjoy playing again without pressure Start here: Start Here Course (Orientation + mindset + how this system works — not beginner guitar lessons) Free Practice Guide Weekly community challenges What you’ll get out of this path: ➡️ You’ll know *exactly* what to play when you pick up the guitar — and you’ll start feeling momentum again. --- 🟨 PATH 2 — Confidence & Consistency For dads who can play, but want to sound better and feel proud You’re probably here if: * You can play songs, but not as clean or confident as you’d like * You want visible progress without grinding for hours * You’d love to play confidently for family or friends Start here: Learn a Song in 6 Weeks • Guided 6-week program • Clear structure + finish line • Accountability built in **What you’ll get out of this path:** ➡️ You’ll confidently play a full song start to finish and actually feel proud doing it. --- 🟥 PATH 3 — Guitar Hero Mode For dads who want expression, improv, and identity locked in You’re probably here if: * Guitar is already part of your life again * You want to improvise, jam, or perform * You want deeper mastery, accountability, and direction Start here: Guitar Hero Mindset Mastery Method Improv Mastermind What you’ll get out of this path:

The end of Feb/ beginning of March is going to be crazy for me. While I'm prepping for this, we're trying to schedule two rehearsals, because we've never played with the keyboardist before, but I've heard great things about him. I'm also playing guitar for this show: Tuck Everlasting... Rehearsals start the same week as our Waymaker show, and the next week is pretty much every night that week, or almost... and then goes into March also... You might see me a lot less those weeks... just saying... If you want to get paid to play guitar for shows like this, DM me... I may have a way to help you figure out how to do just that... Talk soon!

sus4 chords, often just called "sus" for short, are built with root, 4th, and 5th chord tones. The 3rd is suspended up to the 4th, that's what "sus4" means. Find these interactive diagrams at here: https://www.guitarthinker.com/lessons/open-sus-chords Very often in charts, especially modern worship, it will just show up as sus, and not necessarily sus4, which can cause confusion - ask me about this if not sure... The difference between these and add4 or add1 chords, is that the "sus" replaces the third of the chord with the 4th, whereas the add4 keeps the third and adds the 4th. Usually add11 works better especially in minor chords, because it may have enough separation from the third, normally a 1/2 step away, that it doesn't sound as dissonant. Questions?! If you do, let's get on a call and I'll demonstrate it for you... Don't forget to take this lesson's quiz and earn the badge for your GuitarThinker.com profile! #guitarlesson #guitarchords #guitarthinker #Intermediate Guitar Module #Music Theory Resources

Thanks to Melvin... I sure like the sound of that chords you introduce me to yesterday in my lesson... G5, C2, and especially D(4) to C open... Also, this help clarify a little too: How to understand the meaning behind guitar chord names | Guitar World

How about sharing an app, platform, or an AI workflow or anything else you’re using that’s helping you learn, perform better, or improve? I've been playing with: https://moises.ai/ and https://suno.com/ Honestly, I would get 10x better by practicing consistently every day.