davidsonj73
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For about four years I have been trying to learn the guitar, but still don't have any of the chords down. What should I do? Any advice?
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
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"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
BillyPilgrim
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Practice lol. Are you talking basic major and minor chords? Start with open fret, build callouses and move on to barre chords
ManFromTartarus
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I'm a guitar teacher & this is my advice.
If you've been at it for *FOUR* years and you don't have *ANY* of the chords down, then you're either not practicing or music isn't your passion. Otherwise you would have at least learned one song, most rock, blues, country, & pop tunes only have 3 chords.
As a tip I'll share this, I start many of my students learning major chords in the first position. Learn major chords E-A-D, there are literally hundreds of songs using this progression (ie: Panama-Van Halen, What I like about you-the Romantics). As you learn more songs you will have to learn more chords.
Otherwise there are literally tons of instructional vids on YouTube for beginner guitar.
If you've been at it for *FOUR* years and you don't have *ANY* of the chords down, then you're either not practicing or music isn't your passion. Otherwise you would have at least learned one song, most rock, blues, country, & pop tunes only have 3 chords.
As a tip I'll share this, I start many of my students learning major chords in the first position. Learn major chords E-A-D, there are literally hundreds of songs using this progression (ie: Panama-Van Halen, What I like about you-the Romantics). As you learn more songs you will have to learn more chords.
Otherwise there are literally tons of instructional vids on YouTube for beginner guitar.
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davidsonj73
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@ManFromTartarus I don't think it's my passion. It sounded fun, by it reality, it wasn't so much for me.
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If you want to get up on stage at a coffee shop somewhere and entertain, just learn a few simple chords and riffs and become a Great Singer. Yes, practice and learn how to sing a few good songs and your ability to sing great will pretty much balance out your mediocre guitar ability.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.