TA1LGUNN3R wrote:Strike wrote:Part of my problem with learning is I am a bit unfocused. I really want to get good at finger picking and I want to learn barres better (I can play an F# barre but I haven't learned any others yet) and I also want to do 20 other things at the same time. The only reason I haven't tried to learn slide guitar is because currently I don't have all the accessories I need.
You pretty much just summed up why I never get very far when trying to learn guitar. I've probably tried to teach myself guitar 6-7 over a few years, but I always end up moving on to something else because I get frustrated with it. Although, I think in my old age I've become more patient, because I'm teaching myself the violin and it's going much better.
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It's a bit of discipline but I found I just needed that one thing to get me started and I really have picked up well and enjoyed picking it up since.
As far as rhythm, I can't say how much it varies between bass and guitar. I'm just starting so most of my stuff is rhythm based (I mostly learn my own strum patterns as I don't trust most of the ones I hear from others)
As far as difficulty, I've heard and kind of agree that out of the traditional rock style instruments, drum is probably the most difficult to learn especially if we're talking about learning to play other songs). there is no tab or notation to really guide you with drums you have to develop a really good sense of beat and if you're learning someone else's song you have to have a really good ear for how they are playing it.