When I was learning guitar, I was always told that using a capo is “for cheats and wimps” and stuff like that. The fact is if I would have started out using a capo, I would be a better guitarist for it now.
I would have learned more songs quicker; I would have jammed more, joined more bands sooner and got bitten by the guitar bug much sooner.
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Every now and then I will write a song, a riff or a melody that I like, play it through a few times, and then nod my head in approval, and say to myself:
“Yeah, man, that`s the sh*t” while pouting like a rock star, only to realize with horror that this little `masterpiece` I wrote sounds just like another song!
Duh, duh, durn!
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