From Guitar Hero to Real Guitar Hero

I have read a lot of stuff about people supporting Guitar Hero and people talking shit about it.

I don’t know why people argue so much, it’s a game and it’s goddamn funny, you can play it for hours and have a great time with your friends, that’s what videogames are for.

Its true that Guitar Hero won’t help you to become a “Real Guitar God”, but games like Guitar Hero makes you feel that feeling that only musicians know, and if playing a plastic guitar feels great… imagine how it would feel to play a real guitar like that!

Years ago i played a computer game called Frets On Fire, i played that game a lot and believe it or not it helped me to become a better guitarist… not because by playing the game my “real” guitar skills improved but it helped me because i wanted to learn how to play everything i played in the game in my real guitar, that game kept me motivated to go through boring guitar exercises and stuff like that cause i wanted to be able to play my favorite songs.

Music games can also help you to get some music culture, in games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Frets On Fire, etc you go through different music styles, genres and ages from classic rock bands to modern ones, from Pop to Metal… and that’s awesome! as a guitarist and musician you have to know a lot about different genres and musical eras, general culture is always great for any kind of artist.

If you play Guitar Hero but don’t play real guitar give it a chance and learn how to play guitar with online guitar lessons or with a guitar teacher … playing a videogame with friends it’s great and i like it a lot, but the feeling of playing a wood and steel guitar for your friends and your audience is unbeatable.

Related posts:

1. Are online guitar lessons for you?
2. Your first live experience
3. Tips to dig out of a playing rut
4. How to Find a Great Guitar Teacher
5. 3 Tips to get rid of the “guitar its not for me” attitude

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