I play guitar "by ear", started when I was about twenty and although I didn't have much time with work and a large young family, I could produce recognisable tunes......mainly Scottish pipe tunes and well known folk stuff. I cant sing for toffee so I had to fingerpick the melody.
For years I was on a plateau and thought that I had gone as far as I could...got a bit fed up, then about a couple of years ago I picked up the instrument again and found that I had improved quite a bit and continue to do so.....or so my son tells me!
Is this common among guitar players? I met one lately who plays professionally and he told me its all about relaxation and forgetting about technic....."let the music take over" he said.
I would appreciate any comments as I love just being able to produce simple music.