Guitars, Notes and Life

June 25th, 2018

You know, I have been practicing the guitar faithfully ever since I got it. I’m learning basics and mostly learning how to keep my fingers where they need to be. One thing I noticed is, without a doubt, unless I am paying absolute attention to how my fingers hold down the string on the fret, the note I play will either sound right or bloody awful.

Sounds obvious to those out there who play the guitar, but I’m just starting out and I noticed it takes conscious effort to see where I want to place my finger and hold that finger down to get the right sound. Otherwise, it’s offkey. It’s like I need to know what I want, attack that key, hit the string and make the sound. No distractions or daydreaming. I usually daydream about a lot of things, including school, but still get what I need to be done right.

Not with the Guitar.

Sounds like what makes or breaks us in life also, if you think about it.

I wanted to go back to school. I want that degree. I want to go to law school. I’m conscious of what I want, hitting the right notes to get there and expect the right sound.

Now, alternatively, I can say I did what was right to be an author. Why didn’t my song play then?

I wonder if I did do what was right.

Then again, academia is linear. Stay on a tried and true path and you can’t lose. Being an author … well, that relies on factors not tried and true. Whatever those factors were, I just didn’t have it.

But school … like the guitar … I think …no … I’m definitely getting.