Learning The Guitar

This evening I practiced the basics of the guitar for an hour and a half. I have a lot to learn!!!! I have a DVD which gives lessons. It teaches songs as you go along, but I'm not ready for playing songs yet. I have to learn how to move my fingers from chord to chord smoothly. I need to play the chords and strum with the right hand. It's very awkward holding the guitar in the first place if you're not use to holding it. I'm beginning to think that learning to play the piano was easier than this is although I'm about 50 years older now. If I were 9 or 10 I may not find learning the guitar to be so difficult. I have to practice playing the chromatic scale and some fingering with the right hand. When that's accomplished I'll begin to practice playing a chord and changing to another chord until that is smooth. This could take forever! Then I'll be ready to play some of the songs which are presented on the vol. 1 DVD. There are 10 or 12 vol. to the set of lessons. This could be a lifetime project getting to the last lesson. Time will tell whether I ever learn to play the guitar. For my next instrument, I'd like to learn the Harp. I may be an angel by the time I get around to that.