Let's face it, playing guitar can be extremely frustrating, especially when you're starting out. There are days where your fingers just don't to do what your brain tells them and you just can't seem to concentrate well enough to nail that song all the way through.
But that's OK. Sometimes you just have to shake it off, bite your hands like a madman, break a couple of your guitars, and try again.
Wait. What the... ?
(This video also prompts another important question: when will he learn to film the correct way on an iPhone?)
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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.
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