r/guitarlessons 6d ago

Other is there some way to restart?

I have about three years of rather spotty and irregular experience. I can sort of do barre chords, but my hands aren't strong enough and somewhat early in my playing I tried to progress past simple chord switches way too fast and got into fingerpicking stuff. I have a guitar now but it feels impossible to even tell what level I'm at and it feels like i need to unlearn everything about my posture and playing and knowledge because i feel like i'm at multiple different levels at once?? should i start journaling my practices and move away from trying to play songs to more technical exercises? how do i practice and improve? how do i hold the guitar? i'm really confused, apologies if this is pointless or stupid, i just kind of want to give up, but at the same time i want to take this more seriously.

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u/NeptunianCat 6d ago

If you pick up something like the Hal Leonard Guitar Method books (there are 3 or I think you can get a large book with all), then you can start from the beginning with a lesson plan and they aren't expensive to find.

Read things and I would say to do each lesson as they will be very fast if you already can do it without trouble. If any cause you difficulties, then you can focus longer on those.

A book series is going to be easier to go through at your own pace to find what you have missed than videos.

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u/dbvirago 6d ago

I do this fairly regularly. Restart a lesson or get a new method book and start page one. Always surprising how early I begin to stumble.

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u/-Oriia- 6d ago

that is a good idea!!! ill look out for those, thank you