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A cheap acoustic guitar from Amazon… That’s what happens when you’re unemployed, you waste that little money you have… I can’t even play it, I though it would be easy to at least pretend to play it but nope, even those “easy to play songs” on YouTube are impossible for me and I’m negated in learning chords, now is a pretty dust collector that I want to destroy.
Also I guess cyberpunk 2077. That game isn’t what it promised to be.
Edit: people, you also can ask about the game, not just the goddamn guitar. Seriously, stop asking about the guitar, the post wasn’t even about music advice.
That’s already a lot. Plus extremely boring, because you’re not doing anything remotely sounding graceful. You get annoyed really fast.
Just an example, a couple of years ago I also bought an electric guitar and after 2 years I could only badly play one song that doesn’t use chords at all. I’m not doing that shit again. The acoustic is even worse to hold and feel. That’s why I almost instantly regret buying it.
It’s something every single musician has to go through.
Actually it’s something everyone has to go through when learning anything.
Would you also quit learning a second language because you can’t immediately have a full conversation with a native speaker? Quit working out because you don’t start with the ability to do pull-ups? Quit any game you try if you don’t win your first match?
The excitement is in seeing yourself progress from the point of being a complete beginner. You are depriving yourself of a great joy by abandoning the project at the first sign of any friction
It sounds like OP might have ADHD. Which makes it even harder to both focus on something that isn’t immediately gratifying as well as keep a schedule. It’s still possible (I’m learning guitar slowly myself) but it definitely takes more effort than a NT person may have.
I’ll second that. We love to try new things!
In fact, we love it so much, that we instantly stop caring about all the old things that we’ve tried.
Just ask my Magic cards, D&D books, homebrewing equipment, lock picks, camping gear, axe & knife throwing range, video & board game collection, and whatever else is collecting dust at my house.
I’m not a musician. I don’t get paid for suffering reading and researching boring tutorials on YouTube plus the hundreds of hours trying to hold the guitar correctly.
I wish musicians actually got paid lol
So you mean you actually had no intention of even trying to learn the guitar? Hmm… Yeah, that would make me regret buying one too lol Did you think it would just magically play itself?
I tried already. That’s my point.
If you spent an hour looking at YouTube tutorials and expect to be able to do much, you’re just going to frustrate yourself. I’ve been playing guitar for almost 30 years and I’ve also taught plenty of beginner guitar lessons, and to get anywhere with it you need to practice at least for a few minutes on a regular basis.
It doesn’t have to take up a big part of your day, you don’t have to spend hours and hours on it, but you do need to do it regularly. For the people I’ve taught I recommend half an hour of practice every day, but even 15 minutes a few times a week will get you to where you can comfortably play simple songs within a month.
The fact that you’ve bought two guitars now sounds like you really want to learn, but it is going to take work. Even playing as long as I have I still practice often and I still find new things to learn all the time!
This holds true across pretty much everything, you’re always better off doing a moderate amount of effort regularly over a longer period of time than going all-in for a short period, it’s just being human. Ever since we were hunting mammoths by slowly walking behind them, rather than sprinting.
That doesn’t work for me. I need fast result in everything.
Well, I’m afraid that means you’re just going to have to get used to being disappointed then. Good luck.
Well the ukulele is easier then electric guitar, and wonder wall will still sound nice in it
Fun fact for anyone that wants to apply this, if you have a capo and a guitar then you can sort of play ukulele. Capo on the fifth fret in standard tuning, ignore the two thickest strings. Take them off altogether if you’re really committing to the bit. You now have ukulele, basically! Well, you have a four string guitar in GCEA tuning, the most common one for ukes. All the fingerings will be the same.
It sounds like you really do want to know how to play the guitar, but have had a hard time learning from YouTube. You’d probably really benefit from some actual lessons, from an in-person instructor. You can often find group lessons on Craigslist for pretty cheap. I took piano lessons once with a bunch of kids in some guy’s house. I was the only adult there, but I learned a lot, and I really enjoyed it. It was fun talking to the kids too, and comparing progress with them.
Aside the fact I’m broke, there’s nobody here that teach guitar. I wasted enough money
I guess it’s not for you then. Good luck with your next hobby! I hope you find something you like.