Nice vid - bit of a vetran here (recording engineer, retired) but was drawn by the title :) But seriously, I think too many younger players expect super fast results. Hell, I don't play shred or fast, never could... but I love to play *my* music. Trying to emulate your rock god or whatever is a Highway to Hell, as the boys said. Just concentrate on making pleasing sounds... and most important, give it a purpose as soon as you can, do some recording, jam with mates. Learn! I've heard it from young players (and not so young!) 'How do you deal with the dissapointment?' .... hell, just work through it, laugh at yourself and go back to it. Before you know you have all the basic chords under your fingers and then you start thinking, 'what if I put my fingers here?' LOL... and you learn. You can't be spoon fed. You learn by failing. Fail lots and get over it!
Thanks for the comment! Your right we all need to know it takes time, enjoy the journey and love the process. We are all In the same boat and I matter where we are on in the journey these 5 points made in the vid still apply.
I think a lot of people quit because they're taught wrong. There is no "proper technique" you have to abide by. You play however you feel comfortable and I promise your playing will improve. There are certain techniques that usually work for most people, but if it's not working for you then stop doing it. There are no rules. In 16 years, I never learned "proper" finger picking, but I can easily play any song that requires it and it'll sound good
thanks so sharing this! Indeed everyone is different and have strengths and weaknesses. There are some amazing players with strange technique but it works with them. So yes I agree with what your saying here. Thanks John
@RiffsRhythm The finding the balance part for sure... it's too easy to want to get ahead of yourself & imagine that quickly humbles enough learners to the point that they just jack it in as it seems impossible! Luckily I'm still thrilled by fumbling from one chord to another 😂
I want to be in that 10% club too. I bought a guitar in the first year of lockdown and now it's just gathering dust. I am going to pick up the guitar again. Really pleased to have found this channel as it's inspired me to give it another go.
Thank you for this. #3 and 5 is what I needed. I saw this video at first and thought I need to watch it so I put it in watch later. I then went to try and learn a song I loved that sounded easy (anchor by days n daze). Found a tab online. You gotta manually bar most notes. And I cant seem to bar notes and play those chords at the same time. Its so frustrating. I was having intrusive thoughts that id never be as good as her (the lead singer and guitar player in the song) so I watched this video. Pizza slices indeed. I need to go back to learning chords and where the notes are lol. Perhaps an easier song. I did learn the end song to adventure time and that was pretty fun
Thanks for sharing and great to know that the video has helped! Your guitar journey will always have obstacles, but with consistency, time and structure
No major feedback here, but a sincere thank you. I decided to "dive in" to trying to learn an instrument (41yrs old) because I've never tried ever in my life. I can confirm your inspiration here hits home.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’m thrilled to hear that you’re diving into learning an instrument - it’s never too late to start, and every step is a win. You’ve already taken the biggest one by getting started! Keep at it, and enjoy the journey. If you have any questions along the way, I’m here to help!
I'm at a point where I feel like I have peaked as a beginner. There is no way I would perform for anyone, even a guitar store. I've been playing for 3 years. Two years being taught by self-taught teachers, and a Berkeley graduate teaching me the last year. I know a lot of theory, chords and scales but I can't play a song. I'm ready to give it up and pass my guitars to my son.
This is a trap many of us fall into, myself included. I spent way too much time focusing on everything but actually playing songs. It’s kinda backwards, right? We get into music because we love playing music! Don't get me wrong, the theory, chords, and scales are all super important and definitely worth learning-but now that you have that knowledge, it's time to focus on learning songs! This is where the fun really begins. Plus, with your background, you'll not only enjoy playing, but you'll also understand why the song works musically. Keep going!
Man good to see you are replaying to everyone.. So, i just turned 19 and just started guitar learing for weeks i m on acoustic guitar playing about 5 hours a day learend basic chords a little bit bar chords sometimes it doesn't ring. Trying faster my fingers and i'll give my 100% to become a good guitarist
Thanks for replay Man 😌🎸Man i'am investing my Teenage times on guitar rather than doing other things i have plan i'll increase time more but my fingers are f up still gonna try @@RiffsRhythm
I quit because I'm brazilian, I love metal, people here hate metal including the guitar teachers. I do basic stuff, simple songs only. Wish I could learn songs from bands like Slipknot, As I Lay Dying ans Sylosis.
You need to find a good teacher. I would never teach my students the opposite to what they are passionate about. Fundamentals are essential but to get your head in the game you need inspiring stuff but made easier.
@@RiffsRhythm That's so true! Thanks for the answer. The first music school I went to, the teacher said it was almost impossible to play metal so I gave up at that moment, then I went to another school where I took lessons for over a year, the teacher was good but he never taught me songs I liked, they were boring Brazilian songs. That's what discouraged me. Today I abandoned the guitar and I'm more tempted to learn drums.
Hi nice video! Been playing guitar on and off thru my youth, in my later years i want to take it more serious. I know putting in the hours is the way you have to go. Guitar practice can be very loud, didn't want to disturb anyone so that kept me alot of times not practicing. I don't think im alone thinking this, maybe some tips on how to be "more silent" while practicing would be nice for beginners to know :) many live in apartment and often the first guitar u get is an acoustic wich is loud. Myself i bought the Yamaha silent guitar, and this is for me THE BEST ever. I can play that guitar late at night with headphones without any external amp. It's super good if u worry to disturb anyone, and it feels like an acoustic guitar and looks really cool. That's my tip anyways, if u have more please make a video about it i think it can help alot of paranoid guitar players XD
I quit because i had nobody to practice with and lacked motivation/discipline to do it alone. Still, guitar somehow made me appreciate many different genres i didn't really care about. I listen to a lot of stuff so it was still worth it. I'm gonna try and pick it up again, or maybe bass or piano. Still undecided haha
Thanks for sharing! Keep at it but enjoy the process. Stay consistent and it will reward you. I hope this channel can be a source of inspiration for you
@@RiffsRhythm I just bought an Epiphone Flying V Prophecy (mustaine version) and I've done quite a few songs already that I've posted. I practice 2 hours a day 4 days a week
Dean im 73 I've been playing now for 16 years I played guitar when was a teenager not very well I'm greatly improved today you have to put in the practice time 1 hour a day
Thanks so much for you comment, yes I think quality of practice is better than how much time you play for. But a combination of both is the golden ticket
It took me years to learn. I recently sold my Fender Strat and kept my acoustic as I found that I although I do OK on electric I am much better playing acoustic instead. I also find acoustic more enjoyable with a more well rounded sound.
Learn simple single note riffs, then simplified chords, then move on to the big full chords. Message me on Instagram if you need more help and see my newsletter in description
Over three years later and that voice that says " you'll never get it" finally got me and for the first time in over three years i haven't picked up my guitar in almost a week.
Reason one although I do have a highly regarded method, there's just so much of it. I think what really is the worst though for me is that voice saying you'll never get there, and what lends credence to it is having started late in life, I couldn't find one example of someone like me starting later in life and getting really good at the instrument. I never met heard or read about someone doing this. Yet my first year I practiced 4+ hours a day EVERY day ( married, full time job and kid). I practiced even when I was sick and almost burnt mysel out. My second year was around 2 hours a day and by the end I still couldn't play some of my favorite solos at full speed like David Gilmores Comfortably Numb solo or Pages solo on Stairway to Heaven. And I still feel like a newb in music theory. So yeah my guitar after over three years I haven't been inspired to pick it up for a few weeks and I actually feel like I would lose whatever skill I've worked so hard to acquire over the past 3 years in a relatively short time.
I'm a bass guy and I got into playing guitar for an extra instrument. I'm much better on bass but even with my limited abilities on guitar I look at guitarist like Lou Reed and Bernard Sumner with their limitations and I don't feel so bad.
@@RiffsRhythm I'm almost quitting. Gave up because of chords before but came back recently. It's been a month and i was putting 2 to 3 hours every day and it dosen't work. Can't change chords, strumming is terrible, guitar keeps sliding off from my leg and fingers keep mutting the strings. Just not having a good time and watching great guutarists play and people saying how great it is dosen't help either. Just thinking of how much time i put to achieve nothing.
@@YagoOliveira-kh2ci I have a new video coming and I'm putting together a FREE Video/Tutorial?PDF worksheet to solve some issues. I hope this will help you and others
You don’t have to learn it. It’s great for finger independence, strength and good for coordination. However, depends on how much time you have to practice? Learning songs with Melodys can be more fun and musical
I quit because I'm fucking tired of sounding like shit with both guitars and that my fingers keep muting or not pressing stuff hard enough, plus my useless pinky. I'm throwing my gear on the trash
It really depends on lots of things in this situation. Have you been consistently everyday for 30th years? How do you feel stuck? What are your strengths and weaknesses? I would highly recommend a good guitar teacher to see what they can do.
@RiffsRhythm Not really shocked, I find it very difficult sometimes but if i found it easy i probably wouldn't carry on. My guitar tutor said a lot of it is down to people wanting to learn their favourite songs, not getting it straight away, then getting frustrated and quit, pretty much what you said. Need to keep it fun & progressively more difficult but probably some people are just not cut out for it.
Me too, and I still suck. Can play lots of bits of things but nothing well 😂. Been at it for years but just fascinated by guitars and since it’s only for my own fun there’s no rush or pressure.
@gerrygreen1 I do that all the time, start learning a song, learn the riff and/or solo then get distracted & don't learn the rest. This is why it's important to practice improv as well ear training.
5 reasons why most musicians give up on being an artist, and start making 5 reason TH-cam videos 1. Laziness 2. Lack of talent 3. Attention seeking nature 4. Laziness 5. Lack of talent
I’m 66. Been playing since 14. Bands. Couple small tours. Even made a few bucks. But the guitar has always been my adversary. Thousands and thousands of practice hours. I’m not the quit kind of person. But ya know, it wasn’t worth it and I’m still practicing even today. It’s like a second job. I should have just put it down. No shame in that. 5 reasons or not.
Nice vid - bit of a vetran here (recording engineer, retired) but was drawn by the title :) But seriously, I think too many younger players expect super fast results. Hell, I don't play shred or fast, never could... but I love to play *my* music. Trying to emulate your rock god or whatever is a Highway to Hell, as the boys said. Just concentrate on making pleasing sounds... and most important, give it a purpose as soon as you can, do some recording, jam with mates. Learn! I've heard it from young players (and not so young!) 'How do you deal with the dissapointment?' .... hell, just work through it, laugh at yourself and go back to it. Before you know you have all the basic chords under your fingers and then you start thinking, 'what if I put my fingers here?' LOL... and you learn. You can't be spoon fed. You learn by failing. Fail lots and get over it!
Thanks for the comment! Your right we all need to know it takes time, enjoy the journey and love the process. We are all In the same boat and I matter where we are on in the journey these 5 points made in the vid still apply.
I think a lot of people quit because they're taught wrong. There is no "proper technique" you have to abide by. You play however you feel comfortable and I promise your playing will improve.
There are certain techniques that usually work for most people, but if it's not working for you then stop doing it.
There are no rules.
In 16 years, I never learned "proper" finger picking, but I can easily play any song that requires it and it'll sound good
thanks so sharing this! Indeed everyone is different and have strengths and weaknesses. There are some amazing players with strange technique but it works with them. So yes I agree with what your saying here. Thanks John
Super insightful! I've only just started learning & feel motivated anyway but this has hammered home my desire to be in that 10%!
If you can get past that first year then you’re in the 10% club! Which reason can you relate to so far?
@RiffsRhythm The finding the balance part for sure... it's too easy to want to get ahead of yourself & imagine that quickly humbles enough learners to the point that they just jack it in as it seems impossible! Luckily I'm still thrilled by fumbling from one chord to another 😂
I want to be in that 10% club too. I bought a guitar in the first year of lockdown and now it's just gathering dust. I am going to pick up the guitar again. Really pleased to have found this channel as it's inspired me to give it another go.
Thank you for this. #3 and 5 is what I needed. I saw this video at first and thought I need to watch it so I put it in watch later. I then went to try and learn a song I loved that sounded easy (anchor by days n daze). Found a tab online. You gotta manually bar most notes. And I cant seem to bar notes and play those chords at the same time. Its so frustrating. I was having intrusive thoughts that id never be as good as her (the lead singer and guitar player in the song) so I watched this video. Pizza slices indeed. I need to go back to learning chords and where the notes are lol. Perhaps an easier song.
I did learn the end song to adventure time and that was pretty fun
Thanks for sharing and great to know that the video has helped! Your guitar journey will always have obstacles, but with consistency, time and structure
No major feedback here, but a sincere thank you. I decided to "dive in" to trying to learn an instrument (41yrs old) because I've never tried ever in my life. I can confirm your inspiration here hits home.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’m thrilled to hear that you’re diving into learning an instrument - it’s never too late to start, and every step is a win. You’ve already taken the biggest one by getting started! Keep at it, and enjoy the journey. If you have any questions along the way, I’m here to help!
I'm at a point where I feel like I have peaked as a beginner. There is no way I would perform for anyone, even a guitar store. I've been playing for 3 years. Two years being taught by self-taught teachers, and a Berkeley graduate teaching me the last year. I know a lot of theory, chords and scales but I can't play a song. I'm ready to give it up and pass my guitars to my son.
This is a trap many of us fall into, myself included. I spent way too much time focusing on everything but actually playing songs. It’s kinda backwards, right? We get into music because we love playing music! Don't get me wrong, the theory, chords, and scales are all super important and definitely worth learning-but now that you have that knowledge, it's time to focus on learning songs! This is where the fun really begins. Plus, with your background, you'll not only enjoy playing, but you'll also understand why the song works musically. Keep going!
Great video, your a top guitar TH-camr and yet you are super underrated exactly like my favorite band the stone roses.
Wow, thanks! Really appreciate your comments, means a lot :)
Man good to see you are replaying to everyone.. So, i just turned 19 and just started guitar learing for weeks i m on acoustic guitar playing about 5 hours a day learend basic chords a little bit bar chords sometimes it doesn't ring. Trying faster my fingers and i'll give my 100% to become a good guitarist
WOw! 5 Hours a day! Keep it up, how are you finding playing acoustic for 5 hours? I bet you can crush rocks with your hands now
Thanks for replay Man 😌🎸Man i'am investing my Teenage times on guitar rather than doing other things i have plan i'll increase time more but my fingers are f up still gonna try @@RiffsRhythm
@@RiffsRhythmman my fingers are f up still i gotta be be better i have future plan to go with electric guitar.. I like Solo
I quit because I'm brazilian, I love metal, people here hate metal including the guitar teachers. I do basic stuff, simple songs only. Wish I could learn songs from bands like Slipknot, As I Lay Dying ans Sylosis.
You need to find a good teacher. I would never teach my students the opposite to what they are passionate about. Fundamentals are essential but to get your head in the game you need inspiring stuff but made easier.
@@RiffsRhythm That's so true! Thanks for the answer. The first music school I went to, the teacher said it was almost impossible to play metal so I gave up at that moment, then I went to another school where I took lessons for over a year, the teacher was good but he never taught me songs I liked, they were boring Brazilian songs. That's what discouraged me. Today I abandoned the guitar and I'm more tempted to learn drums.
why do they hate metal over there?
@@BraulioMontelongo Because our culture is garbage unfortunately.
Hi nice video!
Been playing guitar on and off thru my youth, in my later years i want to take it more serious.
I know putting in the hours is the way you have to go. Guitar practice can be very loud, didn't want to disturb anyone so that kept me alot of times not practicing. I don't think im alone thinking this, maybe some tips on how to be "more silent" while practicing would be nice for beginners to know :) many live in apartment and often the first guitar u get is an acoustic wich is loud.
Myself i bought the Yamaha silent guitar, and this is for me THE BEST ever. I can play that guitar late at night with headphones without any external amp. It's super good if u worry to disturb anyone, and it feels like an acoustic guitar and looks really cool.
That's my tip anyways, if u have more please make a video about it i think it can help alot of paranoid guitar players XD
Thanks for sharing and yes that’s a point that is not talked about much. I’ll make a note for a future upload! Thanks and good luck!
I quit because i had nobody to practice with and lacked motivation/discipline to do it alone. Still, guitar somehow made me appreciate many different genres i didn't really care about. I listen to a lot of stuff so it was still worth it. I'm gonna try and pick it up again, or maybe bass or piano. Still undecided haha
Thanks for sharing! Keep at it but enjoy the process. Stay consistent and it will reward you. I hope this channel can be a source of inspiration for you
I've been going strong for 7 months strong now. I refuse to give up with the progress I've made since February 2024
This is great to hear! Keep going! How are you are you getting on?
@@RiffsRhythm I just bought an Epiphone Flying V Prophecy (mustaine version) and I've done quite a few songs already that I've posted. I practice 2 hours a day 4 days a week
@@BraulioMontelongo sweet! Keep it up 👍
Dean im 73 I've been playing now for 16 years I played guitar when was a teenager not very well I'm greatly improved today you have to put in the practice time 1 hour a day
Thanks so much for you comment, yes I think quality of practice is better than how much time you play for. But a combination of both is the golden ticket
It took me years to learn. I recently sold my Fender Strat and kept my acoustic as I found that I although I do OK on electric I am much better playing acoustic instead. I also find acoustic more enjoyable with a more well rounded sound.
Nice work! Thanks for sharing and finding your love for acoustic
Having a guitar since 2008, Tried several times and gave up instantly, not able to play a single chord yet, what am i lacking? 😢
Learn simple single note riffs, then simplified chords, then move on to the big full chords. Message me on Instagram if you need more help and see my newsletter in description
Over three years later and that voice that says " you'll never get it" finally got me and for the first time in over three years i haven't picked up my guitar in almost a week.
Oh man don’t join the 90%! Did any of the 5 reasons resonate with you?
Reason one although I do have a highly regarded method, there's just so much of it. I think what really is the worst though for me is that voice saying you'll never get there, and what lends credence to it is having started late in life, I couldn't find one example of someone like me starting later in life and getting really good at the instrument. I never met heard or read about someone doing this. Yet my first year I practiced 4+ hours a day EVERY day ( married, full time job and kid). I practiced even when I was sick and almost burnt mysel out. My second year was around 2 hours a day and by the end I still couldn't play some of my favorite solos at full speed like David Gilmores Comfortably Numb solo or Pages solo on Stairway to Heaven. And I still feel like a newb in music theory. So yeah my guitar after over three years I haven't been inspired to pick it up for a few weeks and I actually feel like I would lose whatever skill I've worked so hard to acquire over the past 3 years in a relatively short time.
@@beaglegod1I think you should plan on being bad for the first 2 or 3 years. Sounds like your expectations are out of wack.
I'm a bass guy and I got into playing guitar for an extra instrument. I'm much better on bass but even with my limited abilities on guitar I look at guitarist like Lou Reed and Bernard Sumner with their limitations and I don't feel so bad.
Thanks for sharing!
For me it was chords. Just impossible to play. Guitar is like playing a game starting from the final boss.
There is certainly a huge barrier to overcome but as a teacher I know that there are many things that makes this easier. Are you over this hurdle?
@@RiffsRhythm I'm almost quitting. Gave up because of chords before but came back recently. It's been a month and i was putting 2 to 3 hours every day and it dosen't work. Can't change chords, strumming is terrible, guitar keeps sliding off from my leg and fingers keep mutting the strings. Just not having a good time and watching great guutarists play and people saying how great it is dosen't help either. Just thinking of how much time i put to achieve nothing.
@@YagoOliveira-kh2ci are you on Instagram?
@@YagoOliveira-kh2ci I have a new video coming and I'm putting together a FREE Video/Tutorial?PDF worksheet to solve some issues. I hope this will help you
and others
@@RiffsRhythm No, i'm not. Don't really like social media.
Hey just saw this vid can you give any advice about the spider walk on the guitar do you have to learn that or can you just skip it
You don’t have to learn it. It’s great for finger independence, strength and good for coordination. However, depends on how much time you have to practice? Learning songs with Melodys can be more fun and musical
My problem is I lack of creativity, everything that I play has been played before lmao
Keep learning new things. Most people you see as creative are just building on what they've already learned. We all borrow from each other!
That video is the top one ❤
Thank you 🙏
A shape barre chords. My ring finger will not bend to allow the high e to ring out. That was the exact moment I quit
I find that very difficult too. As long as you have the A,D,G and B strings your all good. Don’t quit!
You can play it either without the E or using your pinky ring and middle.
Nice one Dean but the video goes blank very quickly mate.
Which part goes blank?
It seems to be working fine here… anyone else having issues?
@@RiffsRhythm just checked again and it looks fine now. Sorry. 😅
@@craigesson6944 phew! I’m glad it’s now working. Have you managed to watch the whole video now?
@@RiffsRhythm yes I scrolled through it all. Cheers Dean
Barre chords
I quit because I'm fucking tired of sounding like shit with both guitars and that my fingers keep muting or not pressing stuff hard enough, plus my useless pinky. I'm throwing my gear on the trash
Sorry to hear this! Were you playing regularly?
@@RiffsRhythm for a while yeah. One day I just stopped. Then relapsed, then gave up on sucking.
You look like a mixture of Ed Sheeran and Thom Yorke
Haha I get told I Look like Ed Sheeran by all students at the schools I teach at!
Ok what about when you been playing and practicing for thirty years and still suck.
It really depends on lots of things in this situation. Have you been consistently everyday for 30th years? How do you feel stuck? What are your strengths and weaknesses? I would highly recommend a good guitar teacher to see what they can do.
I'm kind of proud to be in a 10% club.
Yes Jimmy glad to hear this! Where you shocked that 90% Quit? Hope the reasons will help more people not quit the guitar.
@RiffsRhythm Not really shocked, I find it very difficult sometimes but if i found it easy i probably wouldn't carry on. My guitar tutor said a lot of it is down to people wanting to learn their favourite songs, not getting it straight away, then getting frustrated and quit, pretty much what you said. Need to keep it fun & progressively more difficult but probably some people are just not cut out for it.
Me too, and I still suck. Can play lots of bits of things but nothing well 😂. Been at it for years but just fascinated by guitars and since it’s only for my own fun there’s no rush or pressure.
@gerrygreen1 I do that all the time, start learning a song, learn the riff and/or solo then get distracted & don't learn the rest. This is why it's important to practice improv as well ear training.
5 reasons why most musicians give up on being an artist, and start making 5 reason TH-cam videos
1. Laziness
2. Lack of talent
3. Attention seeking nature
4. Laziness
5. Lack of talent
Who’s given up being an artist?
I’m 66. Been playing since 14. Bands. Couple small tours. Even made a few bucks. But the guitar has always been my adversary. Thousands and thousands of practice hours. I’m not the quit kind of person. But ya know, it wasn’t worth it and I’m still practicing even today. It’s like a second job. I should have just put it down. No shame in that. 5 reasons or not.