For Tim Leaning...I used to take paper and pencil with me to make drawings of the chords and moves the great players were doing. I could just catch a bit of this and that, maybe a chord or two. Those were the days WAAAY before what is available today as music instruction. The I saw Paul Geremia at our College, sat down, and when he began to play I wrote: "Forget it" on the paper. that was 1966...Hardly what you would call, "Prissy". Ditto "Spider John" Koerner. Dave Van Ronk, Bruce Cockburn, and hundreds of others...

Became friends with Paul and met Blues Great John Hammond Jr. here in Montreal and walked with him a bit during a break in one of his shows. I was trying to learn how to play lead lines and he told me, "just keep trying to play it, mistakes will come then you'll get it." Sounded weird just trying to follow somebody's hand motions, but he was right.

Also had the honor of playing with Jazz Great, George Benson, who told me to be able to sing what I can play, and play what I can sing...VITAL...Try it...

You'll find a treasure trove on YouTube, and you might want to search "Homespun Tapes" in New York for more great stuff...

All the best on your "Guitar Journey"
bob