On a scale of 1 - 10, how hard is the electric guitar to play? (1= easiest, 10= hardest).?
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Anywhere between 4-9 depending on musical background, natural abillity, etc. Try it youself and you will see but never give up it's very daunting at first.
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i usually playthis first one .... a barre chord is harder \n0------------3-----------8\n1------------5-----------8\n0------------5-----------9\n2------------5-----------10\n3------------3-----------10\nx------------3-----------8\nthe first site (christianguitar) shows pics of someone actually playing the chord. The second  site shows many variations of different chords and you can even do a reverse search to find a chord name
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hard?\n\nAmaki Owlaf i am humbled. good answer.
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It depends on what type of guitar is used for the music you want to play.\n\nIf you're asking this question, I'm guessing you don't play guitar yet.  Many people start out on an acoustic guitar, then go to electric.  I don't know whether people go the other way.\n\nAs for being easy on the fingers, you can get strings that are easy on your fingers for an acoustic guitar, too.  It doesn't take long before you build up callouses and then it doesn't matter much.\n\nI hope you have a great time playing the guitar!
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Here's my golden tip for you...\n\n1. Choose a the right guitar for you.\n\nIn your stage, you should have first the unamplified guitar, or that simple guitar. You need not to worry the brand. You need not to buy the costly one. Just make sure that when you press the guitar fret, it's soft for your fingers and the sound is great.\n\n2. Know your favorite song/s\n\nThe best way to learn easily is to play whatever songs that you like. In that way, you can now familiarize the chords/fretting of the songs\n\n3. Do not overpressure yourself\n\nJust keep playing the guitar at the right tempo and timing. Don't try first the plucking. Practice first your strummings..\n\n4. Let your fingers sore!!!\n\nLetting your fingers sore will make it more hard and strong to hold onto the frets. For about a week and a half.\n\n5. I myself didn't had lessons. But not to brag, I can play songs by ear. Just familiarize the chords!! Because guitars is all about chords chords chords!!! But i advice you also to have a guitar teacher(like me)  because they can suggest something to enhance your skills.\n\n6. Honestly speaking, playing the guitar is not all about just playing it.You should learn how to play it with your heart! Just keep playing a song after song. Then after a few weeks, you could memorize the chords the easiest way.!\n\n-If you need song's guitar chords and tablatures. just visit http://www.ultimate-guitar.com and search the song you want to learn.\n\n-If you want to know the chords:\nhttp://www.all-guitar-chords.com/\n\n-If you have questions, just email me (psychoangelo89@yahoo.com). and im happy to answer you.!!\n\nGoodluck on your guitar adventures.!!!!
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i'm a guitar instructor, and i've played in tons of bands. i'm leaning toward fewer effects. i like to just get my tone from my guitar, my amp, and my fingers. i have a recording studio in my house and i have literally dozens of pedal for that, but when i play out, i use an overdrive (which just give me a little more grit and volume), a chorus pedal ( with the rate set real low, and i'll send it to 2 amps sometimes) and a wah pedal. some songs just need a wah pedal.\n\nalso, the fewer things involved, the fewer things can go wrong.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar
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It takes 8 classes (If twice a week) or say a month to make ur fingers'  comfortable with the frets. To start learning its alwayz better with the acoustic, electric guitar will be easy after your fingers are comfortable with the frets. Practicing after learning is very important. You can visit indiaguitartabs.com if you want to get the notes for songs. They are self explanatory. Get back to me in case you require any further help. Have a gr8 guitar day.
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I'm not so much into guitars, but my hubby says:\n\n"It depends on what style of music you are playing.  For metal, I'd go with an Ibanez RG Series with a Wizard II neck with pickup selection consisting of DiMarzio pickups or (if you want to go all out) go with EMG 81 on the bridge and EMG 85 on the neck.\n\nIf you want to play hardcore, screamo, that kind of thing, go with a Gibson Les Paul with stock pickups.  But if you like good distortion, either use a Seymore Duncan JB 59s or EMGs.\n\nAnd if you just want to go extreme metal, good shred stuff, something that's lightweight, go with ESP (or if you can't afford that, LTD), they come stock with EMGs.\n\nOverall, it really depends on what type of music I'm playing, these are just what I prefer."\n\nHe's a crazy music nut.
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Just one. any body that can play a guitar,can do the job by his self!
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Scales are good exercise but above all, CHALLENGE yourself.  Learn stuff that you don't know and that is beyond your ability.  I remember back when I was learning.  (Well I'm STILL learning but have been playing for almost 30 years) I looked at the song "Crazy on You" by "Heart".  There were two chords that I didn't know and at the time, they weren't easy for me at all. F#m and C#m.  Well I learned them and realized that the F#m position ONE fret up was a Gm.  Same went for the C#m.  Anyway, it opened up my ability four fold.  Weather it's a complicated scale or a strange chord that you don't know, LEARN it.  Want a workout?  Go to www.e-chords.com and look up some Beatles songs.  Open your mind to all sorts of music and listen to the arrangements and the chord structures.  LEARN them.  It will make you a better musician.  Good luck.\n\nKarl Withakay
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I'm thinking a stringed instrument would be harder to play.  Like you I might be a bit biased as I've watched my daughter play the violin for almost 8 years now and there is no way I could do what she does.  It takes so much just to get a single note right.
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I dunno anyone who can teach ya but,it is easier to learn electric but better to learn acoustic.\nreasons are:\non acoustic the neck is thicker, once you can train your hand to hold the chords better on acoustic you'll be better to play electric, but if you play an electric and your hand's only used to the thin neck, you won't be able to play an acoustic very well.
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try the gibson site 1st--pretty sure that les paul made the 1st electric guitar--saw a guy playing one of the very early models not too long ago in a club---that thing screamed!!--he played it on his lap with a old square medicine bottle--wow!!!--very primitive looking thing --but sounded great!!
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i dont think it is very hard
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Learn the Circle of Fifths chart....It'll be extremely difficult at first but if your persistent and have a passion for music you should be fine! GOOD LUCK!!!!
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preferably. i learnt to play when i was 19, and it hurted by shoulders and back alot. but i think its not impossible to learn and be good at it if u have the will...but its definitely not an easy instrument to master, compared to the guitar and piano. good luck!