Can I Learn to Play Classical Guitar by Myself?

Posted in learn guitar on 21. Feb, 2011

Another learn guitar question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:

Question: People said you can do rock by yourself but classical is much more difficult. I’m a guitar noob. I only know the major chords. That’s it. Any pros please lend advice!
Answer: I’m a pianist and a violist, and I have been teaching myself how to play classical guitar for about a month or two without first knowing how to play ‘traditional’ guitar. I could struggle to play you a few chords – you know, G, C, Am, E, Em, F, D, Dm…but I could more easily play you parts of Bach’s Cello Suites or minuets by Purcell. It takes patience, though.

It’s do-able, then, but of course I’m no expert, and with professional help you would advance quicker and with proper technique. You’d also, most likely, get much further than someone trying to learn alone in a shorter amount of time. You’d also have to be very determined, or else you’d give up. I’ve already pretty much given up as I’m not a huge fan of guitars.

And I’m not very good. My skills aren’t impressive. For a pianist with no knowledge of guitars, impressive enough. But as a guitarist? Kind of laughable.

But then again, it’s probably more down to the individual – your own talent, determination, and passion. I am a self-taught violist, but I can actually play properly because I love the instrument so much. Then again, I’m better at the piano in which I’ve had professional help – but I’ve also been playing for longer.

Conclusion – it’s all very subjective :) If I were you, I’d give it a go – what’s the worse than can happen? It might be fun; you might be a virtuoso in the making.

3 Responses to “Can I Learn to Play Classical Guitar by Myself?”

  1. ssork says:
    February 21, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    youtube tutorials all day long. you can do it :}

  2. Wayne T says:
    February 21, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    It’s possible, but highly unlikely that you would get it right without a teacher or tutor. You would need to learn to read music.

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    February 21, 2011 at 1:16 pm

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