I know lame title but I couldn’t help it. I wanted to put together this quick post on how guitar hero fans are kinda driving me nuts. I have played the game, and truthfully it is a little fun, how ever it’s not music it’s a game.
I believe that this game is creating awareness for guitar lessons and more young players are popping up, how ever I think we’re going to have a bunch of grouchy beginners on our hands when they realize that it’s a bit hard to learn the 5 shapes of a pentatonic scale then it is to play “american women” on HARD (damn you orange button).
Becoming a good guitar hero player is about practice so that is a solid skill that kids and young adults alike are learning from the game. Also for those sly enough to catch it there is a distinct rhythm to all the songs on games like guitar hero and rock band. You’ll find you’re much better at games like these if you’re able to pick up on the rhythm and notice that every song is just a series of patterns that are repeated (also known as Verse, Chorus and Bridge).
Anyways, I just wanted to share my 2 cents on this topic because I am hearing more and more about this. I don’t want anyones hopes to be raised that if you’re a solid guitar hero player most of those button pushing skills won’t translate over to the 6 string guitar.
Other Interesting posts:
http://www.bestbeginnerguitarlessons.com/blog/learning-and-loving-the-guitar/tuning-your-guitar-without-an-electric-tuner
http://www.learnguitarblog.com/beginner-guitar-chords-using-only-three-strings/
http://www.guitarlessonscritic.com/blog/tuning-your-guitar-by-ear-without-an-electric-tuner/