How do you play the guitar?

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I've been trying for 25 years, and still don't have a clue. Advice welcome.
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  • I don't even know which end to blow into.
    I'm just a Maserati in a world of Kias.
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  • Not very well
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  • Strum strum, pick pick...repeat
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  • BarneyBarney Frets: 614
    Badly..!
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  • Put in 10,000 hours of focused practice
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  • DLMDLM Frets: 2513
    edited February 2018
    Like I talk. Almost everybody does.
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  • slackerslacker Frets: 2216
    What do you want to do? 

    I know someone who learnt C F and G and used a capo for everything else. 

    My daughter's boyfriend and my nephew both play guitar, cowboy chords only so they can sing Stereophonics or Stone Roses songs. 

    All the above is operating a guitar, it has it's place and serves a function. If you want to play the thing, then it becomes more difficult. My own journey over many years has led to an acceptance of what I can do and what I cant. I would like to shred, sweep pick etc. Playing slide comes easy. So I've had to accept what I can do and what I cant. However I have been working on my speed, bending etc so I dont always reach for a slide. 

    The Quad jam at Leicester really helped me. So get yourself to a jam. You will find yourself with people with similar problems and people who will help. 


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  • antifashantifash Frets: 603
    Try playing it with your teeth. And then in the bath while plugged into your amp. If that doesn’t work, put the amp in the bath with you too. 
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  • 57Deluxe57Deluxe Frets: 7329
    try poking both your eyes out and start playing it on your lap in your own imitable style...
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  • Thanks for all the suggestions. I tried playing with my amp in the bath but just got smoke on the water. I then poked out my eyes with chopsticks and tried playing with my teeth and It has so far proven to be more beneficial to my playing than the CAGED system.
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