Guitar is perfect for a start imo. I started playing by learning Chords only several years ago (i.e. rhytm guitar) I quickly was able to sing along to favorite songs which is good fun :)
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Thanks! Yeah I think playing guitar will be fun!
I can't decide between western and classical guitar though... Thoughts?
I prefer western guitar. The key was for me to be able to master the first 4-8 chords. Its very difficult at the beginning because your hand will hurt and it feels awkward to make the chord shapes . But once you know the shapes by heart and your hand relaxes and you can switch between these chords without thinking the magic starts. I would try G, Em, D, C .. with these four chords alone you can play and sing many songs already if you transpose them (capo). I would not start with scales and single tones. I d also buy a songbook with these classic campfire, pop or folk songs
Thank you! Also tend towards western guitar. I am currently playing with our old guitar for kids (way to short) and therefore I'm only practicing my right hand technique (strumming and picking). Left hand is to painful after a few minutes. 😂
Once I have my own guitar, I will do chords! I have yet to find out all the terms (don't know what a scale or riff is😂). I figured I would just pick an easy song with easy chords and start practicing.
Thank you! Excited to play my first song hopefully soon.