I had the good fortune to meet my mate Pete today down at the allotments, and he gave me a bit of a guitar lesson. I have a very beaten up old 3/4 herald with lots of smiley face stickers on it. I bought it off ebay for a fiver, as I wanted to have a go at learning guitar, but didn't want to waste £200 on a proper new one without being sure I wasn't going to tire of it. Anyway, it has a surprisingly mellow sound. The allotment is the best place to explore it, as it is a peaceful space condusive to chilling out with a guitar, and I like to think the plants enjoy it. I've been practicing basic chords, and gradually linking them together, but it's hard in the same way as dancing. With dancing apparantly once you've done the move 24 times it will be in your muscle memory. I must have played those chords much more than 24 times, and they're still rather tricky for me! I've been exploring other chords lately, and discovered d major 7, which is a blues chord. It is the most gorgeous sound to me, and it is very easy to play.
Pete did some very melodious country and blues trickery with my simple little guitar, and made it sound like a real guitar for once. It was very encouraging.
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