My first week of guitar practice is complete, and I have once again encountered the biggest obstacle in my previous attempts at learning the guitar: the strings hurt my fingers. So much. So I did a little research and found that to overcome this I should:
C D Em and G, and Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri, which makes use of Am C G Dm F and Fm. Jar of Hearts gave me a lot of practice in shifting from Dm to F which was really useful as I was finding it pretty difficult. I did have a lot of difficulty with the Fm chord though, I think mainly because it is a bar chord. I had a lot of trouble with the B major chord previously (before subsequently giving up on it), so I think I might have to find some alternative fingerings for the assessment in 12 weeks (or fake it :P). Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri Pompeii - Bastille
I did realise while I was practicing that although I have these chords pretty well under my fingers and could play them in time, that my (somewhat poor) renditions of these songs were super boring, because I haven't learned to strum. This week, I will not only begin to cover more minor chords, I want to learn how to strum, and maybe later down the line, even learn fingerpicking? But till then, I will be looking after my aching fingers and hope they toughen up quickly!
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