Which is harder to play?

[RobH4413]

Kind of depends on what you mean.

Generally speaking though, acoustic guitar is harder to play because it requires more effort to hold the strings down, slide up and down the frets, etc...

If you talk to a lot of the best electric guitar players, they'll tell you that they only play electric during their shows... Sort of the swing the heavy bat before you go up to the plate mentality. If you're just learning, it's probably best to practice on acoustic, or even buy an acoustic plug in.

You'll find that you're going to start getting incredibly painful blisters, sore hands, and annoying tendinitis. The only thing you can do is play through the pain. Eventually your blisters will turn to calluses, your hands will get stronger, and you'll learn to deal with any other pain. I'm sure since you've played other instruments you're probably familiar with some/all of these symptoms.

If you're teaching yourself to play, I'd recommend learning all the basic chords first, then trying out some tabs from your favorite songs and just building on that. Eventually start learning some major scales, and you'll be jamming in no time.


Good luck my friend.