Comments on: Sing And Play Guitar At The Same Time

By: Luna

Luna — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:54:51 +0000

I learned to play the guitar by singing with it! My book was full of old music (think folk songs) I wasn’t really familiar with. So to avoid the chords sounding like a mass of meaningless noise, I was forced to sing along. Unorthodox method, but it worked really well, aside from some frustration the first couple of weeks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:04:00 +0000

well i do hope that, as iget to work i’ll not just be good but the best in my playing

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:24:48 +0000

I’m glad to hear i’m not the only one with this problem. I am also self-taught and hve bypassed the easy boring mechanics. I can also see and hear how this affects my over-all playing…..hopefully this helps me learn to sing and play better. I’m currently working on a difficult…(to me anway) song from alice in chains called….I stay away….the music by itself is not difficult, nor is the singing, but together it is one of the most challenging songs i have ever taken on, i practiced for just a lil while, unable to master it, but when i went back to some of the easier songs that i had been struggling with, they were much easier. Thank you for your article on playing and singing at the same time, from now on i will….tap before I talk and talk before I sing…..you hit it right on the head, it is hard to even talk while playing guitar, much less sing,,,

By: Mat Ke

Mat Ke — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:26:12 +0000

I’ve read the article and I must say it’s of great help. I really have big problems with this even though i play for about 2 years now. I can play and sing songs that have simple rhytm patterns but whenever the musician sings something that’s not directly in the guitar rhytm it’s an enigma to me (sorry for my english, i can’t really find good expresions).
This is one of the most interesting things on this matter I’ve seen, check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT86g9gTKk

By: Bob Burger

Bob Burger — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:20:23 +0000

After 40 years of playing(Country, Old rock and Blues), I had the humility to realize that I was a strummer,singer and entertainer and not a very good guitar player.I stopped playing the songs I memorized for years and studied with an experienced player who played on the road for many years. The keys to my improvement on guitar was listening to constructive criticism.I learned practical music theory, more complex chords and the mathematical formulas for constructing pretty chords to accompany my vocals.My teacher made me Comp(lay down the chords) using all down strokes to maintain a strict beat.Then he made me read music,learn scales and arpeggios to play and improvise on the melody side of tunes from the STANDARDS.Next I learned how to read simple and intermediate classical music on the nylon string.I am working on my solo guitar on classical and CHORD-MELODY now and have made my living teaching for the past twenty years.I love what I do!!! Ps This is the first time I ever made a comment on this site!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:18:55 +0000

Thanks Friend

By: z

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:16:28 +0000

I am working on learning this myself, but my uncle told me to make up some simple story to tell, like walking the dog or getting groceries, and just tell the story without singing over a simple progression, and work my way up from there. it’s working so far, though I still can’t play anything too complex, it really has boosted my efforts somewhat.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:19:52 +0000

It took me ages to master singing and playing at the same time, but I love this website – it really helped! You’re right about tapping your foot and using a metronome, it helps immensely. Natural talent is such an amazing thing – I envy those out there who can do all that stuff!

By: Martinc

Martinc — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:57:05 +0000

Wow!! this is such a great article. Ive been playing guitar for over 15 years and everything you say makes sense. Growing up I had a really good ear and skipped alot of things now Im stuck with singing and playing at the same time, haha. Im curently having trouble singing Roxanne while playing ( i know its pathetic) Anyways I really enjoyed the article.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:29:45 +0000

Thanks for the comment Patrick. I think we all learn the hard way unfortunately. It seems to be the hardest message to get across, but I was exactly the same so I understand how easy it is to ignore the fundamentals.