Tom and Jerry

Uncle Pecos is one of my heros. I found this on youtube the other day and thought it was hilarious.

More improvement, and New Year’s resolutions

I think this must have been the second lesson in a row that my instructor told me I am improving and that I played a song well. Either he gets tired of criticizing or I am getting better. I can play God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen without a mistake now so maybe I am.

He did remind me that my New Year’s resolution is going to be chords. I don’t like chords. G, D, Em, C and A are fine, but bar chords? You must be joking. I’ve tried playing them and I sound terrible. But of course to be a guitar player one must use chords. Sigh…

My acoustic guitar is sounding very tingy. I always thought it didn’t sound as nice as other, more expensive models, but it’s really starting to bug me now. It is one of Samick’s cheap, smaller models so it might be the guitar? I just put new strings on it so I don’t think that’s it. I’m wondering if I would put another brand of strings on it if that would make a difference.