I was 17 at the time (the Beatles era), and it was considered cool to play the Guitar. I had a little training in Music in elementary school where I had learned how to play the trumpet. I remember that the only reason I started the trumpet was because my daddy had run across an old beat up horn that a woman was selling for $10.
So, in my junior year of high school I set about to teach myself how to play a few chords so I could strum along with Love, Love Me Do and I Want To Hold Your Hand. However, it never occurred to me that learning how to play the Guitar might just be a little different than learning the trumpet.
Actually, what happened was that I gave up after about 2 weeks and threw the old Guitar that my daddy had given me in the corner and in frustration declared I don't see how anyone c an play a Guitar.
It's funny how I remember thinking those very words. I didn't know it then but my difficulty with learning how to play was because my Guitar strings were about a half inch off the fret board and it was extremely difficult to mash the strings down. After about 1 week I was developing thick calluses on the tips of my fingers on my left hand.
My desire to play eventually overcame my initial frustration and I did go on to conquer the instrument to become quite proficient. Eventually I ended up attending the Berklee College of Music studying Guitar.
If you have a desire to play the Guitar my advice is to not give up, Eventually you'll succeed if you don't quit.
Steve McArthur
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