Is it just me, or are today's guitarists lazy?
Why are there so many questions from people wanting to know the guitar chords to particular songs?
In the old days (yeah, I know) we'd tune our guitar to A=440, usually to a piano, pitch pipe or harmonica, sit down with the music, usually a 45 vinyl, and diligently try chord after chord until we felt we had a good grasp on the song.
I remember being excited about figuring out a Beatle song, and my neighbor, a much better guitarist said..."No, Stan..that's not a C chord, it's an Am...hear the difference?"
It made me a better player. Todays kids want everything handed to them without putting forth the effort.
With all the technology today, is it wrong for me to not help these beginners who wouldn't know the difference in sound between an A major and an E minor if it smacked them on the head?!
No, it's not wrong to dislike that its been alot easier for us today and not help, or the fact that maybe the younger generation doesn't appreciate playing by ear.
Myself, i try to figure out what chords are being played, but usually its with no luck, and that's when i turn to chords or tabs on the web. But really, the fact that so many people want to play an instrument is a good thing in my opinion, and the serious ones when they get better and better will eventually be making shit up on their own.
So please, don't hate us, just....strongly dislike us. Ha ha.