melodies vs chords and thinking of songs

Work has been full on and so it's been really nice to have music practice with my son every night before his bedtime. He's doing really well with the guitar and I'm following him. We are learning the individual notes on the guitar, while on the autoharp of course it's chords. Hubby gave me a lesson in chords and established patterns in blues guitar. It's a lot to absorb and I feel I'm in over my head a bit, but then remembered that NO ONE CARES, it's just me learning something for myself. Momma's boy wanted a pitch pipe and that arrived yesterday. great fun.

Keeping a beat is very difficult for me (I like to think I have a jazz sensibility, but that's just HS, I just need to practice) So that will be my focus.

I wouldn't mind trying to write country/blues songs about where I live now and the people I know. Thinking about a few pupils and neighbours and comparing them against traditional song heroes and I don't think it would be that big of a challenge. Our criminal/ bad boy types could become the wayward cowboys and our quiet and beautifully put together girls could easily become pretty maids and sirens. All with a Bristolian ooh er.