any tips for learning how to play a rhythm guitar and sing at the same time?

Question

i know how to play guitar its just hard as hell playing a rhythm and singing along with what im playing.

Answer 1

ask your question in this guitar forum

Answer 2

Have you been playing long? If you haven't been playing long I would think that after you're more comfortable with the guitar and the songs you're playing you will be able to sing with it. If you have been playing for a while, I'm not sure what to tell you.

Answer 3

Try playing bass and doing it, now that's hard! lol! anyway it's like this in my opinion. It's like learning to play the drums, it takes time to get your hands and voice to work together. Practice is the key, it may take some time, but you can do it if you commit.

Answer 4

Get a good tempo in your head first,for the song.Then play the song without singing. Then try to sing the first line. Then 2nd and so on. It IS FUN1

Answer 5

That's easy.. try playing a 6-string bass and singing..
Practice is all it takes.. If you can play the chords.... the singing will follow..

Answer 6

You probably have to concentrate to much on chord changes and it breaks your rythm.

Try just strumming the chord once and singing it. Don't bother with trying to strum a rythm, just 'flash' the chord's voice and sing along. Once you can change chords in time with your singing, then try it strumming a rythm.

Just practice and have fun. You will soon get it.

Answer 7

can you play the rhythm without thinking about it? cuz as soon as you can do that itll be easy to singat teh same time

Answer 8

practice makes perfect. sorry i don't have any tips besides practice.