re: Guitar Players: Whats your strategy for learning a new song?

Learn the phrases and practice them very slowly.

Practice while doing other things until you you don't notice that you are playing the phrase. Do the same for each part of the song and you'll learn the song thoroughly.

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But throw her in the generic radio pop group

That's a pretty big group. Can you narrow it down? strictly new stuff? Older stuff? examples?

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Yes it is

Lets see, we are listening to Taylor Swift right now (I'm shocked she actually dj'd so its rolling). She mentioned the other day she likes John Mayer. She will jam Better than Ezra...If I had to put her in a nutshell I'd say late 2000's through 2010's soft pop rock. She is 28.

If you learn and play her Tennessee Whiskey, I bet you get lucky that night.

I have been playing a little longer than you and have the same frustration at times.

I work with a teacher and youtube videos. Some easy 4 chord songs

Dead Flowers
Can't You See
Wagon Wheel
Knocking of Heaven Door

Most of those have your basic chords G,C,D, Am, Em and easy strum patterns.

Those were the first four I started with.

I have moved onto some others now

Let Her Cry
Wish You Were Here
Learning to Fly
Pretty Woman
Growin Up

WYWH and PW are a bit more difficult with harder chords and changing strum patterns.

The wife wants me to learn Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crowe. First one she has asked me to learn.

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Pick one well beyond my ability. String 8-10 notes together. Get to impossible chord or chord change and get angry. Then noodle around until sleepy and go to bed frustrated.

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I also do this as well.