Is it easier to learn the guitar or piano?

Question

is it easier to play/learn guitar or piano?

Answer 1

It's easier to learn a song or two, and sound decent on the guitar.
Learn 3 cords and you can play a number of songs.
A few weeks on a guitar and you can make play something that sounds like something. A few weeks on the piano and you'll still be doing good to play chopsticks.

To be able to read music and play a song should take about the same practice on either,
And both take years to master.

Answer 2

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Answer 4

I've been playing guitar for 20+ years. I initially found it easy to strum along to few 3 chord pop songs, but it took me a good few years to do some more intricate parts. Conversely, I've been playing piano for about a year and have found it much easier to pull off some more intricate phrases. I'm still a far better guitarist than pianist, but found learning the piano much easier. Similarly, I've been teaching my 9 yr old son both piano and guitar and have found that he sounds pretty good on the piano but struggles with the guitar.

My conclusion? Learn both - and the younger the better!

Answer 5

For me, honestly guitar was easier. I started out learning piano, but it took me a long time to re-learn how to read the bass clef in the music. I also had a difficult time with the left hand, moving differently than the right, moving at different tempos, and so on. Guitar was easier for me, and memorizing chords was a lot easier on guitar than they are on piano. Plus you can start playing songs a lot sooner than you can on piano, just with simple chords that won't take you too long to memorize. Learning how to press down the strings, memorizing chords, and so on will take practice just like anything else, but for me, guitar was the easier instrument to learn. But both are absolutely beautiful instruments and good luck with whatever you choose!

Answer 6

Just a tip for anyone who may have came across this now. If you learn one theoretically you should be able to pick up another instrument and learn it easier than if it were your first. For example, iv'e played guitar for almost 9 years now and i just tried out piano and even after a few days i'm getting pretty good at it. Just having a basic understanding of theory and notation combined with an improved sense of rhythm helps alot.

Answer 7

Well, I've been taking piano lessons for two and a third years. I just started teaching myself guitar. For one thing, guitar is PAINFULL on the fingers if you are a beginner. The guitar might be harder since you have to memorize all the chords and frets. A piano is only one set of eight keys that repeat themselves. However, on the bad side, a piano involves more techniques and different styles of notes.

Answer 8

Speaking as one who has played guitar for many years and THEN began playing keyboards (not necessarily "proper" technique style), I'd say guitar.

With guitar, you're generally just fingering with one hand and strumming or picking with the other. Now, if we're talking classical guitar, that's a different story.

With piano, I think your brain is working harder, trying to coordinate both hands to perform fingering that is similar, but at different places on the staff.

For what it's worth, you have ALL the notes displayed before you on the piano keyboard, but on the guitar fretboard, you cannot necessarily play the same chords as you can on the piano; the inversions will be different.

But, on the guitar, you can reach a greater range of notes with just one hand.

You fingertips will be a bit tender for a while when beginning guitar, due to pressing the string down on the neck, as opposed to the piano, where it's just a flat, smooth key.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I predominantly play the piano but I also play guitar and I found it much easier (at least initially) to play the guitar. Particularly if it is just chords that you can sing along to. If that is what you want, then guitar is quick and fun.

If you are talking more formal training (exams etc) then they are equally difficult. In this case, go with which instrument you prefer the sound and repertoire of.