Quote Originally Posted by soulman101 View Post
Hi , I have found a way round it by using my midlle finger more when finger picking or and ocasionally when using a pick .
I never did music at school , so I have found it hard , it must be great for the knowledge to be come natural .
The only music I ever did at school revolved around listening to Classical music and learning a bit about some of the composers. I appreciate classical music more now but I found it dead boring then.

I never had proper music lessons either so am self taught which was a lot harder in the days before the internet when you had to rely on just a few "how to play guitar" type books or else repeatedly having to lift the needle up and down off the vinyl to try and learn off the record. So much easier now to find stuff to help you play with some really good you tube tutorials to help.

I'm beginning to understand some basic music theory, but mostly I find it really difficult to digest. I'm sure I would be a better player if I knew more and had all the scales and modes and stuff down, but as long as I can just learn the songs or bits I want to learn and reach a certain level of proficiency with that, I'm happy. After all, that's the main thing isn't it? Of course, like anything in life, you have to put some effort in to feel rewarded with a sense of achievement, but it shouldn't feel too much like hard work and it's about getting enjoyment out of playing.