Staying motivated as difficulty increases

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Thanks for the post! I was just wondering if I might find a post from another beginner, such as myself, and find out how things are going for them. I am currently at Module 4, Lesson 2 and not all of the lessons have gone very smoothly. I am very appreciative of Josh’s sense of humor and always being “positive” and being “positive” is not one of my strong points.

Today I put on a CCR song - “Cross-Tie Walker” - and attempted to play along with it, just by using my ear and having no bass tabs to follow. What I thought would be a relatively simple song turned out to be practically impossible for me to play!

But I will stick with the course and see how things end up…

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Stick with it and you’ll be amazed at how much better you play.

Playing is fun. Learning is work. Learning to play is both: a hell of a lot of work AND play.

Don’t stress. Just keep at it at your own pace. You’re going down a path that leads somewhere great.

Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

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When the going gets tough, remember why you picked up the bass.

Nothing like some swamp music

Left a good job in the city,
Working for the man every night and day,
But I never lost one minute of sleepin,
Worrying about the way things might have been,

Big wheel keep on turning,
Proud Mary keep on burning

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