So I've always loved guitar.  Maybe that's because my Daddy used to play when I was little. (I always loved when he'd play and sing Summertime.)  When I got older, I really wanted to learn how to play guitar too.  I'd been singing all of my life.  I started violin in 6th grade, and piano shortly followed.  Then in 8th grade, I learned the bagpipes.  It's not like I don't have musical talent here, people.  However, I never got around to learning guitar.

Later in life, my dad bought me a guitar. (It's so pretty- it's blue :))  The plan later became that I would teach him bagpipes and he would teach me guitar.  That didn't last long. 

I did, however, get a 'beginner's book' with my guitar and tried learning on my own a little.  However, let's face it, no one wants to start at the beginning. :)  I wanted to know chords so I could write songs. (And, no I am not a songwriter either. Maybe one day? . . . ha! unlikely)  Fortunately for me, my cute little book has a chord chart in the back :) 

I've tried playing chords.  I fail.  My poor fingers and the guitar strings are not friends.  I have no callouses, and the work it takes to get callouses is painful! So I quit. lol

Well, I bring this up now, years after having tried to really play anything on my guitar, because guess what I did tonight? That's right, I pulled it out.  You see, I ♥ Taylor Swift.  You should all know that by now.  I wish I could be her.  Well, sort of.  Anyway, I thought, I'm going to be Taylor Swift for Halloween this year :) Random, I know. (BTW, this was at the beginning of the year about, so this has been a long time coming.)

Well, to complete the ensemble, I figured I should learn to play one of her songs.  I could learn a few chords enough to be able to play one song, right? HA!  So tonight, after tuning up the guitar (and relearning what each string was :-S) I searched tabs for Speak Now, the song I had picked, and started to learn.

OUCH!

I was even a good girl and cut my nails (cuz there is no way I could attempt it with nails), and picked out some of the chords.  Once I found tabs I liked, I perservered.  For like 10 minutes. My fingers are recuperating now.  However, I'm afraid my hands may not be built for guitar :\  I suppose you'll find out how well this goes in October :)