Unlikely but I was wondering if playing guitar hero will help me learn to play a real guitar faster? The physical movements aren't similar but does it improve other areas?
I want to learn to play the guitar will Guitar Hero help speed this process?
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ConstipatedVigilante
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No. Just play a real guitar until you get better at it - there's no easy way short of finding a good teacher and reading some books.
It might help synchronize your two hands together, but that's it. Overall, you're much better off to pick up a real guitar and start learning.
All the time you spend learning how to play the game is time you could have spent learning to play for real.
All the time you spend learning how to play the game is time you could have spent learning to play for real.
Juked07
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Guitar hero is unlikely to hurt you. If you need an excuse to play, it's a decent way to get more familiar with some decent songs XD
On the other hand, people who have played a conceptually similar game (such as DDR), as well as done a physically similar activity (such as a real guitar), seem to do very well at guitar hero, so it's certainly possible that there's a correlation. Although investing that time into practicing for real would obviously be more beneficial.
On the other hand, people who have played a conceptually similar game (such as DDR), as well as done a physically similar activity (such as a real guitar), seem to do very well at guitar hero, so it's certainly possible that there's a correlation. Although investing that time into practicing for real would obviously be more beneficial.
EMPshockwave82
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I'm going to have to agree with this statement. The playing Guitar Hero probably won't hurt you but it will not help you as much as using the time spent actually playing a real guitar.
No.
Infact, I refuse to play Guitar Hero until they come out with a version with a real midi guitar.
Infact, I refuse to play Guitar Hero until they come out with a version with a real midi guitar.
I will tell you as someone who started playing guitar after playing guitar hero that it is little to no help.The only things you might benefit from is finger strength and dexterity and possibly help you rhythm and timing
Negative.
All I can see you getting from Guitar Hero is possibly a little finger independence and endurance on the left hand, and some general hand/eye coordination. But basically you're just pressing giant plastic buttons and activating switches, it's a toy, a timing game. You could do the same thing with a conventional arcade joystick/button layout, it's just that you're holding your hands in the "air guitar position" while you play Guitar Hero, so people think something might translate to the real thing. That's nothing like a real guitar. Kind of like how stomping on an electronic floor mat is actually nothing like dancing.
It's all binary, you either hit the switch or you don't, and it's relatively easy to hit those giant buttons. With a real organic instrument, there are about 1000 different ways you can hit the string with either hand, and a bunch of them will sound like crap. The physical demands of the most basic aspects of the instrument, forming chord shapes, scale patterns, stretching with the left hand, vibrato, bending, blah blah blah, aren't there with Guitar Hero, let alone *any* of the skills developed with the right hand.
The physical learning curve is steep for noobs with this instrument. Let the fun begin.
All I can see you getting from Guitar Hero is possibly a little finger independence and endurance on the left hand, and some general hand/eye coordination. But basically you're just pressing giant plastic buttons and activating switches, it's a toy, a timing game. You could do the same thing with a conventional arcade joystick/button layout, it's just that you're holding your hands in the "air guitar position" while you play Guitar Hero, so people think something might translate to the real thing. That's nothing like a real guitar. Kind of like how stomping on an electronic floor mat is actually nothing like dancing.
It's all binary, you either hit the switch or you don't, and it's relatively easy to hit those giant buttons. With a real organic instrument, there are about 1000 different ways you can hit the string with either hand, and a bunch of them will sound like crap. The physical demands of the most basic aspects of the instrument, forming chord shapes, scale patterns, stretching with the left hand, vibrato, bending, blah blah blah, aren't there with Guitar Hero, let alone *any* of the skills developed with the right hand.
The physical learning curve is steep for noobs with this instrument. Let the fun begin.
I agree with what others say. I wouldn't expect any knowledge of the guitar to transfer, but you should be able to find out pretty quickly if you're coordinated. If you can't get past the songs on expert, you're probably not that coordinated; at the very least, you'd have trouble with sight-reading.
I also agree that if you want to learn the guitar, just learn the guitar. Guitar Hero is for raw entertainment without the learning curve.
I also agree that if you want to learn the guitar, just learn the guitar. Guitar Hero is for raw entertainment without the learning curve.
Actually I've read that there are real race car drivers who use Gran Turismo setups with wheels and seats to practice before they get their track time. It's obviously very limited in terms of tactile feedback, but the physics and track modeling are accurate enough that lap times are very realistic. They can get in the ballpark for braking points and apexes before they get in the car.
As for Guitar Hero, it would be better than no experience, but as others have said, you'd get more bang for your time by just practicing guitar. It is a far less accurate simulation of guitar playing than Gran Turismo is of driving, for example. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy Guitar Hero as a fun game, though.
You're kidding right? If you can't play GH on expert you're not coordinated enough to play guitar IRL? LOL
JulesMaximus
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No, there is no substitute for pressing down on real strings against real frets and picking and/or strumming them with your other hand.
However what I usually do is play Call of Duty 4 and then during the breaks, play real guitar. Then you get both your computer games and your guitar in at the same time 
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