Originally Posted by: JeffS65

I'd be willing to bet that you have more talent than you think. What you might lack right now is the physical ability to play as well as you would like. That's because everyone starts right there; hands like two left feet. It's always good to know that you are in the same company of every guitar player ever...including the legends.

So, enjoy, stick to it and most importantly, remember to have fun playing the things you do learn and when striving to reach a new goal, it's usually not a matter of if you can but when you can.

Yeah, what Jeff said. It takes patience and repetition. I'm 50 (51 this month) and started three years ago. I've made a ton of progress. Building finger strengh and toughening the fingers is important and takes a while. I've come to think of learning a song as programming my brain and the brain likes slow, consistent repetition. Then sleep to process it all.

Enjoy!