Guitar Learner Gains Enough Skill to Recognize His Own Limitations
By
The Onion Staff
Day-old at best. Try it dunked in something stronger.
Summary
A St. Louis man named Henry Right has reached a point in his guitar hobby where he's gained enough skill to recognize his own significant limitations. After a year of lessons and practice, he now understands how much he still doesn't know about playing guitar, watching professional players with admiration and frustration at his own progress.
Key quotes
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I had finally gotten good enough at my new hobby to understand just how bad I am at it
watching a video of a professional guitarist fluidly strum his way through a progression of a dozen or more chords that Right admired
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