I didn't have time to respond the other day, hope I'm not too late--

Before you start, it is a good idea to make a short inventory of the different kinds of things that you can do--different strums and picking patterns you know, as well as the devices, like bass runs, chord position leads, and various ways you know of playing scales--and the "cheap tricks" like slides, bends, tremelos, and such. Don't worry about adding to it, just think about the things you know, and have used in other tunes--and you don't need every possibility, just the ones you usually use, and like to use. And don't worry that you aren't a guitar hot shot--people like simple ideas, and not too many, at that, so that can actually be a plus--

Take a bit of time to do this, because it is really important, and it is the basis for what you're going to be doing from here on--think of it as your artist's palate--






The next thing to do is write out chords, measure for measure, for the whole length of the song that you intend to sing-- and mark them out, measure for measure--you should really do this on a music staff(even if you don't write out the notes,because it is easier,