Some good news

I'm happy to report that I've been playing with minimum discomfort the last week or maybe even two weeks. Not sure why but maybe the arms are slowly getting used to playing and I'm very happy that I can now practice for longer sessions without getting punished for it the next day or sometimes even right after or during as was the case before.

My arm is not giving me any trouble and my fingers don't seem to act up as much either. I feel I'm getting more and more comfortable with bar chords and at the moment I'm trying to get the first lead guitar for 'And Your Bird Can Sing' from the Beatles down. It's very hard but I'm slowly getting the hang of it although I'm still way too slow to even think about keeping up with the record.

I find that learning how to play lead riffs helps with getting control over the fingers and that in turn makes it easier to play chord progressions. It shows there is some wisdom in the words of my instructor when he tells me that I should simply play as much as I can and learn as many songs as I can.

I'm also trying to follow his advice and not look at my hands while I'm playing. I now find that to some degree you actually get quicker and better when you rely on what the fingertips feel instead of what the eyes see.

I also did a short session with my son on drums again (not sure if I mentioned I did one before) and it was a hoot again even though we play very simple stuff. I play a simple bass riff and he plays a beat that goes with it. Playing together is a great feeling though and I hope we can combine for some songs at some point. He is learning to drum 'When I Come Around' from Greenday so I want to learn how to play that as well so we can do it together. That would be pretty awesome.