Resources


ABC Notation
http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm
http://abcnotation.com/learn
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/doc/ABCtutorial.html

Tunes
https://thesession.org
http://www.norbeck.nu/abc/
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/OneilsOcarolans.html
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/oneils1.html
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/allans.html
http://www.biteyourownelbow.com/webtunes.htm​
​http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/findtune

Metronomes
You NEED a metronome.  Everyone is afflicted with some degree of “dysclockxia”.  A metronome is a proven treatment.  Buy and use a metronome.  The market place is filled with extraordinary electronic metronomes at widely varying prices and capabilities.  Focus on the metronome part of the device.  Don’t overbuy.  Read the user reviews to ensure the device has plenty of volume. 

A review of twenty-one metronomes is available at this link:
https://www.cmuse.org/best-metronome/

A free, online metronome is available at this link:
https://jamnerd.com/metronome

Slow Down Recorded Music
Slowing down the tempo of a fast moving tune can be a very helpful technique for learning the tune.  Here are two software products designed for that purpose. They work without changing the pitch of the recorded music.  
  • Audacity -  Free
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
https://www.lifewire.com/audacity-tutorial-change-songs-speed-without-affecting-pitch-2438167
  • Amazing Slow Downer - $50
This software slows down music without altering the pitch
Download a Free Trial
https://www.ronimusic.com
  • Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72myEL4vLMU

Most Digital Audio Workstations include a feature to slow down music without altering the pitch.

Picks
  • D'Addario Picks
http://www.daddario.com/pwpicks.Page?sid=8411c0c5-ea6b-453c-b75f-4015d1c33231
  • Jim Dunlop Picks
https://www.jimdunlop.com
  • Wegman Picks
https://www.wegenpicks.com/
  • Clayton Picks - having trouble keeping your grip on a pick?  Check out Clayton's Shark pick.  It has sand embedded in it!
http://www.steveclayton.com/
  • Herco Nylon Picks
Some players love the tone of a nylon pick.  Herco is a source for those picks
https://www.jimdunlop.com/category/products/guitar+picks/herco.do
https://www.theguitarmagazine.com/features/pick-of-the-bunch-jim-dunlop-herco-nylon-picks/
  • Herdim Nylon Picks
Another source for nylon picks.  The large triangular model is very popular with mountain dulcimer players.  The famed Irish band U2 uses a Herco nylon pick.  They play the pick upside down and use the large end of the triangle, not the pointed end.  
https://www.stringsandbeyond.com/herdim-standard.html
  • Pick  Punch - Make your own picks
http://www.pickpunch.com/

I am a long time customer of Pick Punch.  My go-to shape is the baby 346.  My favorite material is acetal delrin. Depending upon the tune, the ensemble and style of playing I may use gauges of plastic sheeting bought from Pick Punch that range from 0.50mm to 0.80 mm in thickness.  As some one who perpetually loses picks and is grumpy about flexibility and shape, I find Pick Punch provides a great support systems.  One sheet of plastic can easily produce fifty or more picks.  That makes the unit cost next to nothing.