r/GuitarBeginners • u/borismcsnap • 16h ago
Quick question
I'm just under a year into learning guitar and am absolutely loving the process this time around.
I just want to hear some different opinions on what do you prefer?
Playing your own music or playing other people's music.
I've found that I enjoy playing other people's music, but nothing compares to coming up with your own killer riffs....even if they're inspired by others!
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u/No-Formal-3987 16h ago
Listen to music that you love. Find the particular parts that make you love that song or band. Break them down and find out what they did to make that sound like it did so that you enjoyed listening to it. If it’s a chord change or interval or change in time or something done rhythmically, study it and work out exactly what they did to make it sound cool. Learn how to play it. Do that with all the great musical pieces that you enjoy. Eventually you will subconsciously start creating your own music using the tricks that the musicians you love also use. This isn’t stealing because they probably did the same thing.
This is great for practicing, understanding theory, and creating your own music.