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Originally Posted by tbeltrans
You do realize that such an admission can put you in guitar jail.
Funny you should mention going from guitar to piano. I have found that the music I want to make seems to be piano music. I have several really nice guitars, but most of my music time seems to be spent more and more on my piano.
I have a Roland V-Grand, which is their best digital. Also, I have several piano courses that I work from as well as figuring out stuff off recordings by ear. The advantage of the piano in that regard is that every pitch occurs on just one, and only one, key. The piano usually does not get retuned in various ways as the guitar does with all the open and alternate tunings.
However, I have found that after playing piano for a while, I can go back to the guitar with a fresh musical perspective. So, it seems to me, it is all good. If anything, being able to play more than one instrument broadens our musical horizons.
Tony
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Tony I couldn't agree with you more. It's funny, I have wanted to play again for years but never got around to it. I had bought the Learn & Master piano course (and sold it), but I got the motivation again when technology improved allowing me to play in a way that makes sense for me. Now I can't stop. In the past three weeks, I have learned to play these songs:
All of Me - John Legend
Imagine - John Lennon
It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
Hello - Adele
Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
Superman - Five For Fighting
Stay - Rhianna
Adventure of a Lifetime - Coldplay
Too Good At Goodbyes - Sam Smith
These are not difficult songs for piano but I just follow the chord progressions and then vary my playing with chord inversions, arpeggios, and bits and pieces of the main melody here and there, and then when it makes sense in the song, I improvise a solo.
I could not really do this a month ago. In addition to the 21 Days piano course I am taking, there are many You Tube videos that teach in a similar way.
Today, I am going to figure out one of my childhood favorites: I Say A Little Prayer For You by Aretha.
I am having so much fun I am getting little else done.
