“Maybe get a blister on yo’ little finger, Maybe get a blister on your thumb!”
Yes indeed, my application of misdirected creative energy on the guitar is coming along. I now have my second lesson behind me. So far I’m enjoying it quite a lot. One thing that has really tripped me out is how quickly your body adapts to things. My fingers are finally getting toughened up so it doesn’t hurt so much to play. Last week, it felt like my fingertips had been burned, or like they were permanently a little numb. In only a couple weeks, I have nice little callouses there now, and it doesn’t hurt so bad (which on a mystified by my universe level I find completely fascinating.) That is, all except for my pinky, I’m afraid it might take it a little while to catch up!
I can play the intro to La Bamba now, and I taught myself (and by taught myself, I mean looked up guitar tab) the intro to The Beatles, “In My Life”, which admittedly is not a huge accomplishment, but it is neat to be able to make noises that sound really familiar. Last night, I taught myself Jingle Bells, but it still needs practice… I’m gonna try and have it down good by the time I go home for Christmas, because I figure if I am to torture them with my practice, I can at least do it with some holiday tunes.
Chord changes are really hard still, I have learned (in case you know yourself what I am talking about) Em, Am, C, G, D, and last week I learned another G, and Cadd7, and Dsus4, which are much easier to play, at least that C is. I can basically play the rhythm for Green Day’s “Good Riddance” now, but the regular old C is still a major bitch, which puts “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” out of reach still, pun intended.
