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I put it down and concentrate on something else for a while.

I put it down and concentrate on something else for a while.

Ditto. I'll try a few different methods of learning it.. But if I just am not getting it.. I move on and come back.

Geoo

I put it down and concentrate on something else for a while.

Exactly. Try something else, clear your mind. You'll miss it soon enough, and when you do, you'll be in the perfect state to learn and progress.

I find it very difficult to work through the frustration. It just puts more pressure on and hence leads to more frustration and the cycle begins again.

Definitely take a break. Don't give up though cos you will nail it eventually and you'll get a great sense of achievement when you do. 8)

I'm going through a bit of a sticky patch at the moment so I can sympathise. Got my guitar lesson this afternoon though so hopefully that will help out abit.

I usually stop playing it, find something much harder, and try that. Then I go back to the original item, and work on that some more.

Step back, walk away from the guitar for a day or so. No use getting peed off at something you are doing(I assume) voluntarily for your love of music. Something I do when finding myself taking it too seriously is put away all the lessons and scales etc and just fool around plucking and singing and acting goofy.

Yes , take a break.Or play an easy song , or the one , which you know how to play perfectly.

But the disclaimer -

"Whoever you are , whatever you do , please don't take the guitar and smash it into the opposite wall."

(I have felt like doing this more than 10 times at 3 am , when , the Cmaj chord was bothering me too much , and later barre chords , but i am very glad , i didn't do anything woozy)

In a single word - Relax :) (and let your guitar do the same too)

Rahul

Either put it down for a while or play something easy that you already know and can play well. I like the latter because it will loosen you up and you'll have more confidence when you go back to what' s giving you a problem.

I can work on a hard piece for hours on end, as long as I'm not frustrated. But as soon as I start beating myself up over it, I know it's time to take a break from it for a bit, one way or the other.

Personally I can see the value in playing through the frustration, and so I continue all the way up to breaking point, when i just simply cant nail the last bit. Ie. I can do the seperate times in seperate goes, but not all at once.

In this case, I reach the point of almost getting it. Then quickly distract myself with something relatively familiar with me, so that brain is no longer engaged, then I quickly jump back to what I was trying to do, with the comfort and confidence behind me from playing something I know I know.

Then 9/10 times it'll just click and I'll be able to play it through first time.

In this case, I reach the point of almost getting it.

When this happens to me. I relax and try to play it about half speed. Usually 5 or 6 times through, and then go back to full speed. I find it allows me to refocus and gives me better feel for the flow, which is what is usually the problem.

I put it down and concentrate on something else for a while.
Same here...just don't put it down for a week... :D