crime- gangster funk.

Nadja - The Bungled and The Botched

Earth, The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull on repeat.

Arthur Brown - Time Captives & spirit of joy &
Pentagram - 20 Buck Spin

on repeat

the ramones doing "7 and 7 is."

I'm listening to myself practice guitar in my little Marshall headphone amp.

I am completely frustrated and on the verge of tears. I feel like there is a chunk of my brain missing.

I hate you, chord charts.

I hate you, chords.

I hate you, stupid fingers.

I even hate you, guitar.

burun wrote:I hate you, chord charts.

I hate you, chords.

I hate you, stupid fingers.

I even hate you, guitar.

just plug on with it, it's worth it.

incidentally, which kinds of chords are giving you trouble? open or barre?

if it's any consolation, I probably can't make the kinds of noise that you can probably make on guitar.

What kind of chords?

I am wrestling with the Guitar 101 stuff. A, D, and today I added G.

I had to start over b/c the chord charts I had were not flipped over for lefty and I couldn't figure out why everything sounded off, and why I was really hurting myself trying to play G...stop laughing.

I am sure I'm going to maim myself before this is over.

burun wrote:What kind of chords?

I am wrestling with the Guitar 101 stuff. A, D, and today I added G.

I had to start over b/c the chord charts I had were not flipped over for lefty and I couldn't figure out why everything sounded off, and why I was really hurting myself trying to play G...stop laughing.

I am sure I'm going to maim myself before this is over.

I'm not laughing. (...ok, I am a little, but in sympathy.) It's hard! It tears up your fingers.

I'm sure you can do it. anyone can play guitar.

I eventually caved in to taking lessons, though. I was surprised at how quickly I started getting better after that...sometimes self-teaching isn't the way to go.

burun wrote:What kind of chords?

I am wrestling with the Guitar 101 stuff. A, D, and today I added G.

I had to start over b/c the chord charts I had were not flipped over for lefty and I couldn't figure out why everything sounded off, and why I was really hurting myself trying to play G...stop laughing.

I am sure I'm going to maim myself before this is over.

You could leave off the fifth (the D) and just play the root and third together if it hurts your fingers.