Taylor Swift Might Be a Better Guitarist Than You! (9 Reasons)

Sure the title's a bit tongue-in-cheek but check out the vid and see if you agree with the overall message.

[alext]

And she has intense facial expressions to reinforce the lyrics while playing and singing. It's an underrated skill.

[andybowen]

Taylor Swift isn’t some manufactured fake artist.Shes a legit country artist who clearly knows music theory and writes her own stuff

[rome]

I watched her Tiny Desk Concert and was really impressed. When you strip away all the big production, you realize what a talented musician she really is.

[kadenthrower]

I’m glad someone in the guitar community is putting some respect on her name. There are plenty of talented, beautiful, tall, blondes that don’t have even half her career in the industry. She’s one of the only pop artists of this generation who still writes by herself (the entire speak now album) and she’s played guitar at every one of her shows for the past 13 years. All of us guys (and girls) could learn a lot from her.

[inflago]

I realize that she has a massive fanbase, but I'll never get the hate Taylor Swift gets. She actually writes almost all of her songs, and is at least very competent at guitar and piano. What more do you want from a person?

[Kris_Bartlett]

The biggest reveal is Mike's been using her calendar for the last 10 months.

[OdaKa]

People really take the actual skill of these artists for granted.

[hamcronation]

The people hating are the same people that thought they were playing “Brown Eyed Girl” correctly.

[ksenijajemensek]

Taylor Swift is super talented. She can play the guitar, the piano, the banjo, the drums. She writes all her songs, she sings her songs. She fights for artists’ rights. She’s a beautiful beautiful angel who has a heart of gold. She’s one of the very few artists who ALWAYS say thank you to her fans. She’s grateful. And Tiny Desk Concert shows her abilities as an amazing singer, an amazing guitar player, an amazing songwriter and an amazing storyteller. I love this concert and I love and respect Taylor. I wish I could meet her one day.

[nee_nee_]

Taylor Swift is a great songwriter, the problem is that most guitarists happen to be stuck in classic rock.

[davidwollpert]

'John Mayer-like rhythms." Yeah, uh, she wouldn't like that comment.

[temsulonglemdur]

She's been plucking and using mutes her entire career. It's just that people don't give her enough credit for her guitar skills.

[Yesh]

I’ve never played in heels you got me there

[josefinaazpiroz]

Also how good at eye contact she is most of the time guitar players are really focused on what tey're playing but you can tell she not really thinking about it, she moves around looks at the audience. She really engages with whats around her and that shows what a great performer in general she is.
Btw on tours she leaves this open segment where she plays a surprise song that it either an old one of hers or its from another artist. That shows great versality, to one night play a song that you havent played in years and another play one from another artist is a feat in itself. You should really check out her surprise songs youll love them

[Axess-svnq]

When you change that calendar behind you to next month, it'll be 'back to I'll see myself

[kdrake]

You could do a series called “What We Can Learn From....” Taylor Swift, Angus Young, etc.

[patrickclark]

I'm not sure why you would have doubts about Taylor Swifts guitar playing abilities. She's got a Taylor guitars endorsement and has been playing since she was a child. She's been a professional musician for most of her life and played thousands of live shows. She writes her own music and performs it herself as well as sings which she's been doing for ever too. I have no doubt that she is a great musician and a competent and able guitar player. Now she probably not a shredder or anything like that but she's definitely better than most guitar players that don't do it for a living and even some that do.

[ashrendar]

I'm gonna let you in on a secret about female guitarists a lot of us have to play our guitars that low on the strap because certain aspects of our anatomy get in the way lmao

[chiparooo]

I watched that Tiny Desk concert on a whim when it came out and was blown away. Just a great performance even if you’re not a fan for all the reasons you state Mike.

[francoperez]

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