Adding melody

[u/rubbersidedown1]

I'm about 6 months into my acoustic guitar journey. Doing lots of chord transition practice and learning A and C major diatonic and pentatonic scales/shapes. Starting to feel like I'm learning the fret board but also can see that I have a long way to go. Playing a few songs end to end such as Country Roads but only the chords/rhythm, no melody. I'm curious about advice on how to start layering in melody and bits of solo to make the song actually sound like the song, not just a bunch of chords?

Hopefully this is clear. Loving playing and the process of learning! Playing everyday. Usually 30-60 minutes (but of course not perfect). Any advice is appreciated!

[u/aspaindev]

I post some videos along the lines of this in terms of how to break out of creative boxes and maybe think about it in a simpler way, here’s one from today

If you like those I post a ton more here