[John]

Hi Gail,

You found the best online program for what you are trying to accomplish. I’m really thankful that Jonathan spent so much time and effort putting this program together. I’ve had similar goals for years and finally accomplished them following this program. Best wishes to you!!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Welcome Vivian!

You’ve picked a great online learning program for guitar. Jonathan’s training program really works and the Song library is perfect for your goal. Best wishes with your new journey!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Hi Jennifer,

When I first started the program, I found the suggestions in the ‘Strum Pattern Practice’ (in the ‘7 Day Song Practice Guide’) of muting all the strings to be essential (SP1, SP2, and SP3). When watching the videos, I try to emulate Jonathan’s strumming hand paying close attention to the details. Once I feel my strumming hand is in sync with the video, then I play the strum pattern and chords together. Hope this was helpful coming from another student.

Best wishes with your guitar playing!

–John

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Thanks Jonathan! Having fun!!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Thanks for the suggestions on Bsus4, C#m7 and loose thumb tip! Great to know. Do you have a similar tip for the Dm7 with the thumb? I feel like I’m getting closer, but not consistently there yet.

Have a great night!

–John

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Hi Susan,

For me, the chord dictates where my thumb goes and it has taken time and patience to get comfortable. What I chose to do is emulate Jonathan’s thumb positions and mute fingers in his Song Library and after time that worked well for. For example, if you pause on any of his songs you can see the thumb position for various chords. I’ve also done the same with strumming. Mute the entire guitar with my left hand during any song and emulate his strumming only taking the chords out of the equation. This would be part of my warmup routine. Keep in mind I’m a beginner too and no expert! Hope that helps and best wishes!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Hi Sheila,

That was the most difficult chord for me while trying to learn ‘How Can It Be’ by Lauren Daigle. It took me about a month to build my guitar callus on the pinky finger up and I had to pay extra attention to the posturing on my pinky finger to get a clean sound. The posturing that Jonathan talk about and patience was key for me. Hope that helps.

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

As far as I can tell all the buttons show Completed and the gold check marks are above each area. Could be all my clicking around over the past month did something strange. What I might do is unmark all and mark again at some point in time. Have a great day!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

That’s what I thought you were doing Jonathan. It does feel natural to use finger 2, so thanks for the confirmation!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

My course is at 96% Complete and it looks like everything is marked as complete. Just curious what the 4% I missed is as I’m struggling to find that information. Super fun course and song library!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Thanks Jonathan! Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving!!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Cool goals Louise! You are on to something with the ‘find time’ comment. As children, fun was non-negotiable, right? It’s nice to have non-negotiable practice time with the guitar! Best wishes with your practice sessions and goals!

John
Washington State (USA)

[John]

Hi Lindsay,

Your goals are similar to mine! I’ll look forward to sharing tips and hope you reach your goals. I’m probably going to switch to the extra light gauge strings over the weekend, so I can play longer.

Kindest regards,

–John

John
Washington State (USA)