It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle.
“A friend of mine, that I had known for some time, came up one day with an old guitar. I don't know where he got it, I don't know how long he'd had it, but he knew about two chords on it. He proceeded to teach them to me, and then we proceeded to go crazy over music.”