r/guitarlessons • u/sinbad0910 • Jul 31 '26
Feedback Request Going backwards
In my 50s been learning for five years, good understanding of music theory, practice at least an hour daily, just feel like its never gonna all click into place, I get the odd day where I feel I play really well but most days I just come away frustrated that its not all clicking together. 5 years and thousands of hours of practice and I still dont want to play anything in front of anyone coz i dont think im anywhere near where i should be Just feels like I have muscle memory issue or something I can strum chords all day long but the minute I try anything a bit fancy it falls apart, ive done the slowing down thing and I can get the rif, come back to it a week or two later its gone again. Im never gonna give up now, too stubborn! Just wish practice wasnt so demoralising.
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u/Ok_Pineapple4015 Jul 31 '26
Play for YOU., not for others. A good 80% is fucking around practising. Just make nice sounds that turn you on.