Meeting People is Easy

The other night I was reading a book and it had this quote in it which I thought was great and demonstrates a great attitude towards music:

If you have been rejected many times in your life, then one more rejection isn’t going to make much difference. If you’re rejected, don’t automatically assume it’s your fault. The other person may have several reasons for not doing what you are asking her to do: none of it may have anything to do with you.

Perhaps the person is busy or not feeling well or genuinely not interested in spending time with you. Rejections are a part of everyday life. Don’t let them bother you. Keep reaching out to others. When you begin to recieve positive responses then you are on the right track. It’s all a matter of numbers. Count the positive responses and forget about the rejections.

- Thom Yorke (Radiohead)

Video Lesson: Creep by Radiohead

Apply this attitude towards playing the guitar and you will really start to enjoy it. We all make mistakes, the more you make the more you learn. So well we are on the Radiohead theme, here is a guitar lesson I found on YouTube. The first version is great for acoustic guitar, especially if you are playing solo. I’ve heard Thom Yorke do an acoustic version of it and he uses those exact chords. The dude in the video does a pretty crummy version of the arpeggios, but if you listen to the track you should be able to figure it out. (It will help you develop your ear if you don’t go searching for the tab).

One Response to “Meeting People is Easy”

1. Stevie Says:

   I loved your lesson. I need help. I am trying to learn guitar but I cant make my left hand work. Do you have any suggestions or drills or anything .check my audio blog out
   Stevie

   July 19th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

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