ok, i know what many of you may be thinking: ANYONE can play guitar. well, thats very true, and a lot of people do, including myself. however, this is what i have discovered: 99.8 percent of people can play the instrument. 0.1 percent can play it extraordinarily well. the other 0.1 percent have no musical talent at all.
there are three things you need to remember to melt faces and rock the house with your guitar. they are as follows
1:POWER CHORDS. its pretty easy. just hit two the two lowest strings next to each other with any finger arrangement, and you sound better than you actually are. power chords are like McDonalds burgers: you know its a load of crap, but people like them anyway.
2:STAGE PRESENCE. have you ever seen someone play guitar, but they just stand there and do nothing? it doesnt mean theyre bad, but they can be better. make faces, jump around, power slide, whatever it is you do, youll go from "theyre really good" to "HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME" (assuming you look good doing it :P)
and 3: PLAY NOTES RIGHT. i die a little inside everytime i hear a person attempt a well known solo and they crash and burn. so very simply, learn how to play the song RIGHT. otherwise, dont attempt to play Michael Jacksons "Beat It" and play only eight note triplets when really its 32nd note hammer ons and arpeggios. or any other song for that matter.
ill end this post with my Dads number one piece of advice: "Dont Suck."
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