Don't worry about breezy - he does that to everyone

If the sessions quite noisy I sometimes put my ear to the sound box of the guitar and run my finger up the E bass string until it resonates (sounds sympathetic) with the music

A lot of tunes are cominations of the 1,4,5 progression (ie E,A,B or G,C,D or D,G,A)

Try picking out the bass note of the bar cord before hurtling into open chords

And always wear a vest