What makes guitar a formidable opponent? Rock stars make strumming so cool and so wild that you might actually think that they're just fumbling with the strings. But hey, it takes days to learn
about Adobe Photoshop and years of rigid devotion before you can play the guitar!
For once, I would like to think that Steve Tyler is a genius. Definitely not with women and his crazy antics, but in musical chemistry. He's a master of his own craft disguised in leather pants and long, dingy hair. And to be a master, it entails a lot of work. You have to invest patience, devotion, time, and discipline before you can reap a lovely tune. So at least, let's give the poor crazy guy a little credit. It's harder than you actually think it is.
If Steve can learn it, why can't any normal human being do? Try to place your fingers in different directions, then hold on to it for a little while. Let's see if you won't get the cramps!
Unfortunately, guitars are not linear like the piano. There are ups and downs in scales swinging across the fretboard; lots of finger patterns to remember; and you'll have to move with agility and harmony. While one hand plucks the strings, the other presses it down. Now that's tough next to bagpipes.
I remember, when I first learned about the chords, I was jumbled up in despair. It's hard to make two things work as one. Like your left and right hands are off their separate ways. I have to develop a strong grip, endurance, and coordination before I got the hang of it. There are many times when I wanted to give up and learn
other instruments instead, but my strong desire to play spelled out success from failure.
For beginners, there will come a time when you'd want smash your guitar to the wall. It's not that simple as it looks, but for a passion so strong, hard work will surely pay you that piece of a lovely tune!
