Every Phase of a Guitar Player's Life

[epicgamerman]

I’m in the “ I know what I’m doing and how to play some Metallica solos but when people notice me I forget what a guitar is” phase

[jimmyfleebot]

I'm at the "I suspect I should start learning music theory" phase.

[machintosh]

Currently on the "Learning an entire song and attempting to sing it while playing only to lose the ability to strum and hearing how terrible my voice is" phase

Also the "listening to a song and imagining myself and friends playing it on a stage, and then attempting to learn it only to find out it's really difficult and none of your friends play any musical instruments" phase

[lillostwastaken]

I'm in the "I need to understand music theory but it's confusing but I want to get better from random metal songs" phase

[mtjuan]

I’m in the *”person who has a classical guitar and tries and play metal songs”* phase

[bobslo_guac]

I’m the guy who thinks he’s good until he tries to record himself and realizes he’s not nearly as good as he thought

[azdaze]

Im in the "really want to get better but am learning off YouTube and have no clue what to be practicing so I just keep learning different songs and riffs and watching theory videos that don't stick" phase.

[mr.nobody]

I'm in the "strumming random chords that sound good together" phase.

[jessedavidmathis]

I love how he filmed the guitar center part at his house and it actually looked like guitar center

[colnel]

I'm in the "I should have actually studied how to play guitar instead of learning my favourite songs" phase

[agadrak]

I've played guitar for 3 years. I started at 13, I was in my "prime" at 15, and slowly started forgetting everything. I was in the failure stage, and I knew it! And I hit it hard! So seeing that other people deal with it, made me feel better. I have finally, after 3 years of not touching my guitar, started playing again! I got my mojo back, relearning solos I used to know, working my way back to shred, and enjoying different styles of music I learned to appreciate over the years. I hope I can get further in my musical journey. That doesn't even mean I need to make money from it, just to improve.

[iamadam]

I’m at the, “I’m 32, and I’ve practiced with my mom one time, but she told me I remind her of my guitar god uncle who passed away long before I was born, and now I’m completely determined to earn the right to play his old guitar she still keeps” stage. Love you mom.

[paintball]

im starting one called, "the guy who starts to learn something, but is terrible at finishing it"

[roosetrolton]

Anyone else in the “i can play good sitting down but standing up crippled my ability to play” phase? No? Ok

[mastercrazyyyd]

I'm currently at the "Teenage guitarist who loves to play but barely has any gear to play" stage

[Vennard]

Man I've played since 7th grade, self-taught. Used to play every single day for hours, but when I went to college, life got so busy I barely played for years. I am rusty as hell, and trying to get back into it. Might be back at square one, but my goal is to one day play Canon Rock by Jerry C! Best of luck to everyone either just starting their journey or getting back on the horse :)

[jackturner]

This guy literally uses his house as guitar centre. If that’s not I flex idk what is

[tekii]

*im starting a new phase called “only learning the recognizable part thats like 30 seconds gang”. who’s in ?*

[wikkidphantomz]

I remember almost giving up, but I still ran through a few riffs here and there, then I came across the simplest crazy train intro riff ever, and I was like “I wanna learn this” now we’re here.

[LEOsoulMonarch]

I'm in the "I'm decent but super self-critical, so it's complicated" phase.

Also, "the failure" phase is my entire guitar career save for a few moments. I just kept going because the sus2 chord sounded amazing. Plus, I also skipped a few phases at the beginning.