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I bought a nice American Strat and gave it a shot twenty something years ago. I learned a few chords and I had no problem knowing when to change them but there would be a long pause between chord changes.

I am so right handed it's ridiculous so my left hand did not want to maneuver on the fret board very well.
Shoulda got a lefty. I’m a lefty and I like having my strong hand up there. do you still have it? I’ll trade you a Glock or something for it
 

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I bought a 5 string banjo a few years back and believe me, it's hard to keep up the interest when you have no one teaching other than the internet. There are so many internet instructors and all claim to have the best techniques.
 

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I bought a nice American Strat and gave it a shot twenty something years ago. I learned a few chords and I had no problem knowing when to change them but there would be a long pause between chord changes.

I am so right handed it's ridiculous so my left hand did not want to maneuver on the fret board very well.
I'm very right-handed as well. I've told folks for years that my left hand is just a helper for my right. :D

Like everything else, it takes practice for chord formations to become second-nature. You can practice that while doing something mindless (lol, like watching TV) without even making a sound.

Learning bar chords (where you use the same formations for playing in different keys by moving the positions up and down the fret board) is pretty much necessary IMO if you want to learn pickin' (i.e. lead guitar).

It's a blast to play along with your favorite songs, though they're often not recorded to the same pitch. I used to make cassettes with songs I liked that were, even if I had to tune the guitar up/down a bit to match 'em.

The strings are probably rusted off my old SG and Yammer-hammer flat-top.
<sigh> :drunk2:
 

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Shoulda got a lefty. I’m a lefty and I like having my strong hand up there. do you still have it? I’ll trade you a Glock or something for it
Same here. I'm a lefty, and I found it more natural to have my strong hand on the neck. I'd trade any Glock I own for a solid American made Strat, any day!
 

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Looking for some suggestions on a good guitar teacher. Yeah, I know I could probably learn it on my own/the internet, but I don't want to start any bad habits. Thanks in advance for any input!

My son gives lessons, he's in Choctaw but can travel a bit. Let me know if you're interested in talking with him and I can get you his contact info.
 

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