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Learn an E chord. Hold it till its right. Do it again.
Get up the next morning. Hold that E chord. HOLD IT TILL YOU CRY.
After 3-5 days the pain from your fingertips will be gone and you will notice little callous developing.
Once you get past the pain of holding down strings?
Superman.
Be aware of your shoulders.
Don't hunch up over the guitar.
Don't tense up.
Keep an upward posture.
Get a comfortable chair.
A good office chair without one arm is great to learn in.
Keep trying new chords until your fingertips are tough.
One day of suffering holding chords will pay off with TOUGH finger tips.
Good to go.
Not everyone gets to learn on a Les Paul.
Relax.
Quoted from zr11990:So what are my chances of learning to play Chuck Berries Johnny B Good. To me that is one of the greatest intros in rock music.
Put a 5 watt tube amp in the bathroom and max the volume so the distortion sets in after the tubes heat up.
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