Most players try to learn songs like this: ➡️ Find a cool tune ➡️ Watch 4 random YouTube vids ➡️ Try to glue it all together ➡️ Give up halfway through Sound familiar? Here’s the truth: A song is just a LEGO set 😎 Big and overwhelming if you don’t have the manual. Simple and satisfying if you break it down into the right steps. Here’s the formula I use with my private students: ➡️ Song = Sections (Intro, Verse, Chorus, etc.) ➡️ Each section = Chords + Pattern ➡️ Practice 1 section at a time ➡️ Stack them together - done. I made a simple LEGO-style Guitar Blueprint that shows you exactly how to break songs down and finally finish them. Want it? Comment “BLUEPRINT” below and I’ll send it your way 🎸 Once you see how the pieces fit, the whole thing gets way more fun! - Dave 🎶

Really struggling to keep my palm from touching the first string ruining the chord. A is also pretty tricky with some wide fingers.

How do I get the 101 songs?

Welcome to The School of Guitar! This is community to help older adults confidently play popular songs for family and friends 🎶 Before you do anything else, book a free onboarding call below so you can unlock the "Sing & Play 101" Guitar Masterclass 🎁 👉👉👉 Book Your Free 1-1 Acoustic Guitar Playing Assessment Second, introduce yourself to the community by commenting on this post. Feel free to share what you do, where you're from, why you're here and what type of music/artists you like as well as some dream songs you'd love to play! Once those two things are done, check out these resources: 🎶 👉 Guitar Guides & Resources (101 Sing-along Songs List, Ultimate Guitar Guide) 👉 "Your First 5 Days on Guitar" Course 👉 TSG Community Calendar with Upcoming Events ..and please read the group rules below: I'm aware this is a free group and I want to keep the community healthy and happy 🥳 It's great to have you here! 📋 GROUP RULES 🙏 1. Be kind, give helpful feedback, and no promoting yourself (no guitar teachers DM'ing or soliciting, or spamming guitar cover links) 2. Please keep discussions around guitars, music ed, and related subjects only; no politics or religion debates. 3. Encourage growth, share tips, and be an engaged active community member.

@Al Sachs @Nicholas Elliott @Sarah Dorsett @Cody Danielczyk @Eduardo Yams @Chitravansh Mohan @Bill Reeves @Cian Tyler @Hector Aguirre @Dean O Donoghue @Stephen Murphy You'll have received your welcome message with a point to the most timely and useful resource in the Classroom for you. Any questions give me a shout 🤘 And anyone else who's been around here for a while inside TSG Free, if you're looking for advice on which resource to start with in here or what to focus on, drop me a DM 📲 Keep the playin goin, Dave 🎶