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this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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I'm self taught since COVID so 3 years now. I can defo see the benefits to in person lessons, because I've sat with mates and picked things up off them in a drinking scenario, so sitting sober with a pro would be exponentially better.
But I'm self taught at most things and see it as one of my superpowers or something, so I'm quite happy with my progression.
What I've found that's helped improve me though, is listening to other genres of music. I specifically taught myself acoustic fingerstyle because I'm a metal head. Learning a completely different genre to what I listen to usually has opened up music for me. That, and learning some theory.
One of the things i like to do for practice is trying to play along to music videos. My wife controls the TV remote and I just try and work out the song while it's being played, then forget it and try and play the next song.
Hello fellow COVID player! My experience is much like yours. The most difficult part of guitar for me is music theory. I just haven't been able to wrap my head around it properly. But I'm getting there slowly.