Coming back after years: check what you do not remember
Take a grip, a change or a rhythm. Skip whatever already works.
Adrian3 minupdated
After a break you do not have to start from zero, or pass four questions. Pick one thing that is failing today. Skip the rest.
Muscle memory comes back unevenly: a skateboard jump can refuse to work for a week, then suddenly land. A grip may ring clean while the change still stops the hand. That is why we check them separately, instead of issuing one verdict.
If a string buzzes or stays silent
Tune the guitar first in the Tuner. Then form the grip you remember best and play the strings one at a time. A dead string usually means a neighbouring finger has gone flat. A buzz: the finger is sitting too far from the metal fret wire.
If that grip rings, do not do eight more. The cheat sheet is in eight open grips: open it only for the one you do not remember.
If the change stops the hand
Open Chord Changes on the pair G and C. The exercise starts at ♩ = 72. That is a tool setting, not a pass mark. Slow the tempo until the fingers have time to land.
In this pair the hand drops from the sixth string to the fifth. Our G uses the middle, ring and pinky, as in the C and G lesson. You do not have to climb the ladder today.
If the right hand does not hold an even movement
Leave the grips. Open Rhythm on the pattern D-DU-UDU. The result shows where you come in early or late, not a score for the whole try.
If the tapping is calm, skip this point. The strum returns in the next lesson of the course.
Note names you can skip
They are not needed to play Hej sokoły. If you want to refresh them, Find the note at level 1 is the two thick strings up to the fifth fret.
Where to start if you do not know
| what is failing today | what to open |
|---|---|
| a string stays silent or buzzes | the eight-grip cheat sheet |
| the C and G change stops | Chord Changes, pair G and C, slower |
| the hand loses an even movement | Rhythm: D-DU-UDU |
| nothing specific, you want to play | Hej sokoły, slowly, with the lyrics |
Do not write down a score. Write down which thing you are taking. That is enough for the next session.