How hard is it to learn how to play guitar?
Okay lately I have been more and more into acoustic composition and I really like the way the guitar sounds. I bought a learning guitar, not like one of those expensive ones. I know that learning guitar is not simple or quick but can anyone help me in telling me how long it would take to learn how to play. I’m just talking about at-home playing, nothing fancy. Oh and I also reckon of learning from a professional.
Thanks
depends on the person no simple answer there… if you know how to read composition and your fingers are already flexible and tough a few months.. if your fingers are stiff and you don’t know composition years.. or even never
I’ve been playing for four years and I’m still not super excellent….
When I was young my parents got me a guitar teacher. I wanted to learn how but didn’t want to practice. Now I am older and I tried and it’s hard cause my fingers don’t want to go to the cords. But I am self teaching. I reckon as long as you practice day after day it’s not that hard but you probably have to have the talent in the first place- I don’t
i’d say about three years to get inane pretty excellent, but it really depends on how excellent your teacher is and how much you practice and if you have a natural talent or no matter what (dont worry not a lot of people do). i know that i played guitar for about 8 months, practising maybe every second day for half an hour, but i had a really terrible teacher, and i got better, with my fingers and stuff but then i got a new teacher and after a month i could see so much of a difference.
try to get a teacher at home, dont go to a composition store and get lessons, except they have really excellent feedback about it or no matter what, because they are busy and tend to muck you around a bit.
after about 2 years you should be pretty damn excellent if you have a excellent teacher and you practise
practising is so vital, by the way
hope this helped
Depends. If all you really want to do is learn a few chords so that you can play some simple song trimmings, you could probably do that in about 6 months or so, with day after day practice.
OTOH, if you in fact want to get really excellent and be able to play anything you hear, read sheet composition and play well with other people, you can expect it to take years, with lessons and day after day practice.
Depends on the teacher and how motivated you are to learn and practice. Set goals with the teacher and tell him or her what you want to accomplish. Self taught will frustrate you and you may get some terrible habits that will be harder to right once you start playing more, except of course you are a super genius. Make it fun and handle it like art.
well any kind of composition can not be learned over night. playing guitar can be simple or hard depending on the person. some people naturally have a gift for composition. that is just the way it is.
I taught myself, and within 6 months, I could play the intro to I Want It All. I really, really wanted to get excellent at guitar, and practiced for 2-4 hours a day.
My friend taught himself, and in about 6 months, he could play Horse With No Name. He didn’t really care…
It really all depends on the person, and how motivated they are. After awhile of playing though, it beyond doubt evens out, and gives way to things like theory and originality.