Teaching myself guiar, out of 10 how hard is it?

[platinumike]

I already play drums and decided topick this up How hard out of 10, 10 being the hardest do you think it could possibly be? Im also looking for some online tutorials or something.

 

[pontifex]

depends. i found it extremely hard

 

[ethebubbeth]

it really depends on what you're trying to play...

shred is hell

 

[xospec1alk]

Originally posted by: platinumike
I already play drums and decided topick this up How hard out of 10, 10 being the hardest do you think it could possibly be? Im also looking for some online tutorials or something.

you can goto powertabs.net and dl the powertab software...they have finger exercises and stuff

 

[Gibson486]

out of all the instruments, I think guitar is hardest to learn and is second only to Violin.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
out of all the instruments, I think guitar is hardest to learn and is second only to Violin.

Our of curriocity how many instruments have you played or tried to play?

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: Gibson486
out of all the instruments, I think guitar is hardest to learn and is second only to Violin.

Our of curriocity how many instruments have you played or tried to play?

4 , drums, piano, guitar, violin.

 

[PastaPete]

guiar?

 

[CalvinHobbes]

I would say 7 out of ten. If you want to be able to play something simple, then maybe 4/10. If you really want to play well, it's going to take a lot of practice. Someone people are just able to play more easily than others. I just don't have the talent for it but I still like to play.

 

[nakedfrog]

WholeNote
Depends on how much practice you're willing to put in.

 

[slightlyhuman]

i taught myself how to play, never took a lesson. i'm decent.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
I would say 7 out of ten. If you want to be able to play something simple, then maybe 4/10. If you really want to play well, it's going to take a lot of practice. Someone people are just able to play more easily than others. I just don't have the talent for it but I still like to play.

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what happened to it anways?

 

[BD2003]

Its pretty damn hard at first. It is not only very difficult and impossible to see how it could be done, but it is also extremely painful. It has a VERY steep learning curve, where things will be impossible at first, and get easier much faster, and then after that itll be much slower improving, but youll be able to play most anything you hear on the radio with practice after a month or two.

Id say its about as difficult and requires as much patience as organic chemistry.

 

[BD2003]

Id also recommend you stock up on bandaids and local anesthetic if you are going to begin learning guitar on one of the cheapest acoustics money can buy.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: Gibson486
out of all the instruments, I think guitar is hardest to learn and is second only to Violin.

Our of curriocity how many instruments have you played or tried to play?

4 , drums, piano, guitar, violin.

It's odd that you found the guitar harder than the violin. Frets are basically cheating.

But just to clarify, drums are percussion "instruments" and the piano is a percussion instrument.

 

[DaShen]

It is easier if you played piano beforehand. It makes it easier to figure out chords and improvise. Otherwise, it depends on your age (the older you are the harder), and how much time you are willing to spend.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: Gibson486
out of all the instruments, I think guitar is hardest to learn and is second only to Violin.

Our of curriocity how many instruments have you played or tried to play?

4 , drums, piano, guitar, violin.

It's odd that you found the guitar harder than the violin. Frets are basically cheating.

But just to clarify, drums are percussion "instruments" and the piano is a percussion instrument.

that was not in order

 

[Platypus]

Depends if you're a musical person I guess..

I can play pretty much anything with strings, piano, bass, guitar, etc. I found guitar to be easy but I had a long piano background.

That guitar is going to be rough to learn on.

 

[Schfifty Five]

It's definitely not the hardest to learn...in fact I'd say guitar is one of the easier intrustments to just pick up and be pretty decent at it.

 

[The Stigenator]

learning to play isnt hard.. you can learn using tabs.. its easy. THe hardest part is practising chord changes and knowing what chord is which one. Also i suggest using light cooking oil to oil your strings, it will make them a lot easier on your fingers. Or you can use the oil tehy sell at stores.

The biggest problem for me is the F chord.. i cannot do it! I cannot bridge too. I never learnt the bridge chords properly. I guess i will restart it now, the last time i played the guitar was years ago.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
learning to play isnt hard.. you can learn using tabs.. its easy. THe hardest part is practising chord changes and knowing what chord is which one. Also i suggest using light cooking oil to oil your strings, it will make them a lot easier on your fingers. Or you can use the oil tehy sell at stores.

The biggest problem for me is the F chord.. i cannot do it! I cannot bridge too. I never learnt the bridge chords properly. I guess i will restart it now, the last time i played the guitar was years ago.

that's on eof those things you have to practice.....I remember it being really hard, but I eventually got it after i forced my self into pain.....

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
learning to play isnt hard.. you can learn using tabs.. its easy. THe hardest part is practising chord changes and knowing what chord is which one. Also i suggest using light cooking oil to oil your strings, it will make them a lot easier on your fingers. Or you can use the oil tehy sell at stores.

The biggest problem for me is the F chord.. i cannot do it! I cannot bridge too. I never learnt the bridge chords properly. I guess i will restart it now, the last time i played the guitar was years ago.

What about a proper B flat? I think it's worse than the F. Much easier if you cheat and bar with your ring finger and don't bother with the high E, but that will only get you so far.

 

[Firsttime]

Ive played bass for a couple years now, and a couple weeks ago I picked up a guitar and Ive been playing around with. It dosn't seem too hard IMO. Maybe a 4/10

 

[phreakah]

i picked up guitar a couple of weeks ago.. i think i'm doing okay

my experience w/ instruments is 6 years of clarinet though totally different

 

[BigToque]

I heard that the best way to learn to play guitar was to learn to play the piano first.

Anyone else heard this?