Advice for a fellow musician

A couple years ago i loved playing guitar and i was damn good at it. i was always teacher other friends how to play and what not. Well i went through a phase where i pretty much lost interest in everything including playing guitar. I played everyonce in a while but my playing skills went right down hill.

I was wondering if anyone has some advice to help get me back interested in playing because i just get frustrated because i know how good i used to be but now i have trouble playing some simple songs.

Any advice would help.

thank you

 

just gotta practise, work out those fingers and it will come back. Everyone has peaks and valleys in their playing levels - all it takes is a little refresher to get back to where you were.

 

When i first got my bass (first instrument) i played it very seldom. Just occasionaly having patches of playing addiction. 1 guitar later and i feel i play enough. As long as your there, and your instruments there, theres a good chance you will play it. Even if your not "Good", you just have to practise. Learn the fretboard, tabs, music. Everything comes pretty easy after that.

 

It sounds to me like you lost interest in it. I know a ton of people who would be considered "good" but just weren't really musicians at heart and kinda just fell out of the hobby. I'm not saying you're not a musician and I'm also not saying that you've lost interest but it does happen to a lot of people. It seems to be a thing a lot of people go through; they want to play an instrument so they go out and get one, but realize that while it is fun to mess around with it, they can't REALLY express themselves through it.

 

I loved playing the guitar. I just went through a period in my life where i jsut lost interest in pretty much EVERYTHING not just guitar. I basically sat around and watched movies. But now i am getting back to everythink i love to do. Ive been sitting in my backyard in my hammock just playing around on my harmonica. These last two days I have pulled out my acoustic guitar and im slowly learning hotel california from start to finish. I hope this will get me back into the musical spirit. I also want to get back to writing my own songs again.

Well tahnks for your guys feedbacks. Any more feedback/ encouragement is greatly appreciated.

 

I also went through that period! But it wasn't just guitar - I stopped composing songs and writing poetry. I didn't write a single new poem and/or song until a few weeks ago. At that time, I didn't feel like doing much outside of work apart from watching a movie. Hell, I didn't even feel like coming here - it was only last year that I became an active member again. Anyway, I know how it is to stop playing for a while and then return only to find out how rusty you've become.

 

Ah yeh i went through a faze like that. To get back into your guitar i suggest going to some gigs and get back into the music you love with a passion. Natrualy the urge to learn the guitar and the songs you've been listenin to will follow. And practise practise practise!

peace =]

 

I've had a guitar for most of my adult life, but was never really very good at playing. I could do some rhythm, I could do some lead, but not mix it all up and stuff. Thus I never felt at all competent. But it was enough to temper boredom, and to entertain my kids as they grew up.

Seven days ago, I picked it up again, found some YouTube guitar lesson videos, and began to go back to find any/every basic trick/tip/lick possible. The more I played, the more my fingers needed to play... and I've improved more than I thought was even possible in such a short time. I am learning basics I should have learned many years ago- but man, I'm learning them like crazy now!

Something clicked, and now the harder licks are ones I just wanna keep playing endlessly. I practiced about 3-4 hours today. I may do 8 tomorrow.

Maybe it's that I'm playing because I now, more than ever, love operating that magnificent piece of wonder that is a guitar. Not just for the end product- a good song, a good sound. The act of toying/playing it is itself pleasant. Like shuffling a new pack of cards, or playing a pinball machine, or ... no real equivalent. Running scales or playing difficult (to me) new riffs is itself pleasant. When I get it right, it's just a bonus, that's all.

But this is the first time it's all really "clicked" and I couldn't resist sharing the joy a bit.

Oh, and then I peek in here after playing "Watchtower" and "Hey Joe" over and over... and learn that it's Jimi's birthday.