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Posted on 5/30/13 at 3:36 pm to MontanaMax
small hands wont help guitar ill say that much.
i think the OP should get a harmonica and be done with these high aspirations.
i think the OP should get a harmonica and be done with these high aspirations.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 3:45 pm to Ray Penpillage
quote:this is me. I've tried and tried and tried, but I just dont have the competency to pull it off. oh well.
'll never be able to sing while I play guitar,
Posted on 5/30/13 at 3:55 pm to 225bred
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'll never be able to sing while I play guitar
Start out with some super easy 3 or 4 chord songs to train your brain.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 3:58 pm to bobbyray21
Guitar took me years to really be good at. There are so many different scales, so many different techniques, but all comes with muscle memory and developing dexterity in your fingers. You really have to stick with it to become a good player. I feel like anyone can learn some stuff with enough practice, wether you have creativity or not. Wether you are good with phrasing and feel, that's something not everyone will be able to do.
Drums I naturally picked up on and was pretty good from the start. As a kid I was able to play right when I sat at one. I feel you either can play drums or you can't. It's rhythm, practicing only betters your craft, as you develop style. But, you should be able to at least do a beat right when you sit at a drumset, if you have any hopes of being a drummer. The chops come with time.
Piano I've never really got completely serious with. I've learned some songs, and I'm able to come up with my own stuff. Definitely nothing great at it, but I think it could come a lot easier being that I've played drums, which I feel helps a little more with piano at least for me, and guitar for so long. I don't completely understand, nor can I read music FWIW.
If you have rhythm, it might be a much easier learning curve for you on piano.
Drums I naturally picked up on and was pretty good from the start. As a kid I was able to play right when I sat at one. I feel you either can play drums or you can't. It's rhythm, practicing only betters your craft, as you develop style. But, you should be able to at least do a beat right when you sit at a drumset, if you have any hopes of being a drummer. The chops come with time.
Piano I've never really got completely serious with. I've learned some songs, and I'm able to come up with my own stuff. Definitely nothing great at it, but I think it could come a lot easier being that I've played drums, which I feel helps a little more with piano at least for me, and guitar for so long. I don't completely understand, nor can I read music FWIW.
If you have rhythm, it might be a much easier learning curve for you on piano.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 4:02 pm to NoSaint
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i think the OP should get a harmonica and be done with these high aspirations.
I'll kill a harmonica, sorta. Playing it at the same time as guitar is a bit tricky though, at least playing it well.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 4:04 pm to 225bred
I'm uncomfortable singing without a guitar, or any instrument 
I don't know what to do with my hands.
I don't know what to do with my hands.Posted on 5/30/13 at 4:08 pm to CocoLoco
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I don't know what to do with my hands.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 4:09 pm to CocoLoco
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I'm uncomfortable singing without a guitar, or any instrument I don't know what to do with my hands.
Grab your junk
Posted on 5/30/13 at 4:14 pm to CocoLoco
Squeeze the testes with various degrees of pressure depending on the pitch you need to hit? 
Posted on 5/30/13 at 4:37 pm to MontanaMax
Y'all must be old, that's dated techniques, that's what skinny jeans are for these days.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 4:41 pm to 225bred
Seriously, though, my friends' band had a singer for a few years who was about 20 at the time. He could sing, but the dude was grabbing his junk every 3 seconds and totally overdid the f-bombs between songs. We actually started greeting him by grabbing our junk and yelling "muthafricka!"
Singers are some weird creatures.
Singers are some weird creatures.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 5:05 pm to Jester
Singers definitely are wired differently
Posted on 5/30/13 at 5:48 pm to CocoLoco
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I'm uncomfortable singing without a guitar,
That's me.I'm getting more confident singing while playing but I'd much rather play and let someone else sing.I'd add a little harmony maybe.
I'd love to take off down the coast with my guitar and see if I could play for beers and food.I definitely wouldn't count on my playing paying for the trip.I just think it would be a lot of fun.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 9:41 pm to bobbyray21
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The times I've ever messed around on a guitar it seemed like my hands weren't meant for it. Are larger hands better, or is it more about finger strength? My hands are relatively small -- would that make it more difficult?
Bigger hands mean bigger fingertips to fit on strings.
Lead guitarist for a band I just started listening to (Dead Sara) is tiny. When they do acoustic she plays a big assed Gibson dreadnought that covers her entire torso. Just have to adapt with the hands. My hands are smallish. And watching her illustrates that it is all practice.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 9:50 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Lead guitarist for a band I just started listening to (Dead Sara) is tiny. When they do acoustic she plays a big assed Gibson dreadnought that covers her entire torso. Just have to adapt with the hands
Posted on 5/30/13 at 10:18 pm to LSU alum wannabe
This is strictly my opinion. Either your musicaly inclined, or your not. If you are, guitar, bass, or piano should be fun and come relatively easy. If your not, you might be able to strum a few chords, play some bass licks, or pound out a few notes on the keys, but they wont come easy or have any rhythm to them. Some people just have a gift that you cant teach. Dosent mean that you cant have fun or get enjoyment playing music. I can play all of the instruments you listed and they are all fun to play. Started out playing guitar, then picked up the piano. Our bass player in church quit so I switched. I am really enjoying it. I dont mind playing music in the flat keys any more. When the guitar has to play c flat minor add 9. I just play c flat . You said you would like to try drums but you live in an apt. Have you looked at an electric set. They make some really good ones nowadays.
Posted on 5/30/13 at 10:24 pm to bobbyray21
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1. What easier to pick up: guitar or piano?
Piano is easier to pick up. Guitar is easier to master.
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