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Picking the song. For the song I picked Mountain Music by Alabama. Why? I chose this song because I love the beat in it and it is just all around a great song to listen to. I have not attempted this song yet so that is gonna be new, but I have been looking at the chords to the song and I believe I can achieve this by the end of my deadline. Obstacles.... Now the strumming part of this song will be a challenge because it does start out with some speed for the intro. As you move on it is faster than what I am used to but I will keep up the work and get this done. One last thing, I am going to bring my guitar to the classroom to show what I have accomplished. Here is the kicker though, I'm not a huge fan of playing in front of people because they all just look at you and I will probably get nervous and might make a mistake.  We will soon find out though when that time comes.
Lets get Strumming... We all love listening to music with friends or just alone. Blasting songs with full volume in your car when no one is around you. Well my favorite parts are the guitars in the background, and the leading guitars in solos. I have always loved the sound they make and what people can do with them. So in class my teacher has presented a project to us and I thought this would be great. I already have a guitar at home and it gives me a good reason to start playing it. I got the guitar a few years ago from my aunt and uncle who wanted to get rid of it. I tried learning to play it a few times but never stayed into it. I got all things to tune the strings and a book with all the chords for it. I practice over some months and can play a little here and there but the hardest for me and memorizing the strumming patterns and shaping my hands for the chords. I already know how to play riffs and parts of songs but for this project I am going to pick a song I like and learn t