7 months into learning the guitar, I am getting re-acquainted to a simple truth, most great songs comprise of the same group of very repeatable chords. Yes, some of them involve a wonderful finger picked solo but for the most part, the verses involve some combination of A, B, C, D, E, F or G chords. The only difference is the style of the strumming and even this is generally your choice as a guitarist unless, of course, the song has a distinct strumming pattern.
I don’t find life all that different. When interviewing successful folk, we find that the traits we often find are predictable – persistence, integrity, dedication, determination. The same applies for successful companies as well. The magic sauce, like in music, is some unique mix of these time tested traits with a dose of personality (i.e. the strumming pattern).
Learning the combination of a song until it is part of our sub conscious is, of course, hard work. But, is life any different?
Time tested basics + a strong dose of personality. It’s that simple. In theory, at least..
A Learning a Day 
