Learning guitar

[Sun_Sparkz]

I have noticed in the past that we have a few resident musicians.. I've never really in my 20 years endeavoured to learn the arts of the music world but lately I have become increasingly interested so I have set about educating myself..

I brought an acoustic guitar (a 3/4 sized one - I have small hands)

I have began taking guitar lessons every Thursday night from a guy in a
band.. he seems ok and he knows how to play very well.

I have been researching the subjects at http://library.thinkquest.org/C00146...eory/index.htm

Also online lessons from here http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200a.htm

Also I have brought tickets to a few different concerts just to get me in the musical mood.. The Who, Duo Sol, A few opera tickets and Jazz in the Park.


It seems to be taking AGES to learn to play.. I am having lots of trouble moving from one chord to the next in time, and also my fingers don't stretch very far so some chords are painfully hard. And it feels like one week I will learn a chord and then as soon as I walk out the class.. I have forgotten everything! and don't even get me started on reading music! I never knew music could be so complicated.. all those clefs and notes and staffs and sharps and minors.. I'm going nuts!

I'm really enjoying it, its just frustrating that's all.. Does anyone have any tips/ comments of when they learnt to play/ good easy songs to learn/ any helpful sites I could visit?

thanks guys..