I think "my pedigree chart begins with me" means that I can trace from myself upwards. They require 4-6 generations.
I am amazed at how many lines can be traced back 10 or more generations -- heavy lifting done by people other than myself, I assure you!
We can trace parts of my husband's line back 7 generations. We can trace parts of mine for 8 generations. We're pretty much what you'd guess with a quick look at us -- Americans descended from northern and western Europeans. Of course, that's assuming that the research was done properly, and everyone was telling the truth about their children's parentage, etc. I like genealogy -- find it interesting. I'd love to find I have great and noble blood in my ancestry, but I'm just as likely to have lowly or villainous blood! In the end, it's what you do from here on out that matters.