When a man lies, 
he murders some part of the world. 
These are the pale deaths, which men miscall their lives.
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer; 
cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?

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This story may sound strange, but bear with me:

I've been taking private lessons from a very skilled instructor.  He used to have several students, but then his wife got cervical cancer and he only kept me on as a student because he didn't have time for lots of other students.  I've been with him for some five years now, I started playing guitar from scratch.  His wife has since died, we kind of went through that shit together.

My goals were to be a Blues player of all sorts (Delta, Chicago, Piedmont, etc...), I told him I wanted to be a guitarist, not just a guy who could play a few songs.  He took that to heart and made sure I never really learned any songs specifically, but made sure that I understood why and how the notes were played when they were played.  Now I fear that I've got a Swiss cheese knowledge of theory (I have the minor pentatonic scale down great, but the major scale and how to integrate that is still a mystery), can play lead to anything bluesy (especially if it follows a traditional I-IV-V, or something with a quick change, or maybe  I-IV-V-VII, etc...), I can pick up on any blues tune in any style in any key.  Outside of that, I struggle with using moveable chords, I only sort of get the circle of fifths, struggle using the whole fretboard, getting out of my rut, etc...

I have heard that chatting with a new instructor can be a huge benefit, because I don't think I'm getting anywhere new with my old instructor...  even though we have become best friends over the years.  I think I need fresh talent to help me continue to grow, but how do I make that break?  How to I find the right guy?

Of course my goals have grown to become more than just a blues guitarist, but blues is still my underlying passion.

Has anyone else gone through something similar?  Do you have suggestions?


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Don't give up on this forum, Buddha. I'm hoping that it gets wheels. You've got me excited to engage in breaking my rut and having fun playing the guitar again and this is the venue I'm hoping will do it for me.


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