Is “Talent” on the Guitar a Myth?

[@catzdollz9810]

Its FUN....For me. just soooooooo self-indulgent FUN. I have such a good time, every time I pick up a guitar. I can't believe I missed this much fun, all my life. I LOVE every challenge. Bar chords are killers but Im intent on mastering them and having FUN beating them at their own game! Watching videos of 5 year old children in NORTH KOREA play dreadnought guitars convinced me, if they can, so can I.

[@yourguitarsage]

Great attitude!

[@jamessator5564]

Practice Practice Practice I’m 55 and I practice every day, either playing scales or playing made up licks or cover tunes!! I love guitar only passion I have!!

[@CodySharp82]

Great video, I agree. I used to think natural ability was all there was in the arts - painting, drawing, music, etc. but as I've gotten older, I've realized that if I put some effort into it, I could become better at even things like drawing which I seemed to have no natural altitude for doing.

[@yourguitarsage]

Well said!👏🏼

[@marksmith7385]

Erich, I believe you. Currently working thru your free 30 day beginner guitar course. I am impressed. I will be signing up for your pro course. Thank you!!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Awesome! Thank YOU!

[@jonaskarlstrom4152]

It is hard work, and never give up.

[@yourguitarsage]

Bravo!

[@ZagerGuitar]

You're a true artist! Thanks for sharing your gift with the world. 🎸

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you, guys. Love your guitars!

[@voska7390]

Talent is not true. It is passion. Something you are passionate about. I never had passion for sports so never had so called talent in sports. I have passion for guitar that make me practice all the time

[@yourguitarsage]

Wow, great analogy! I’ve never thought about that. They don’t call it talented when you’re good at sports. Amazing.

[@luisamilton-b5k]

Obrigado Mestre, por disponibilizar esse conteúdo excelente, vou estudar com afinco, Deus ó abençoe, saudações do Brasil🇧🇷

[@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic]

Yep. Even those with natural apitude (or "giftedness," if you believe in such a thing) only rise to the top after many hours of concentrated effort. There's a parallel saying in the business world; "It's funny...the harder I work, the luckier I get."

[@yourguitarsage]

💪💪💪

[@gr637]

When I get a bit frustrated with my guitar practice I remind myself of this quote: If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all‘. Michelangelo

[@yourguitarsage]

That is an amazing quote! I thought you were going to say that that was your own thought which is powerful enough, but coming from Michelangelo just seals the deal.

[@HunnysPlaylists]

self-indulgent nonsense.

[@KaagapayMarintv]

You are right, Sir. Practice makes perfect, Perfecto de Castro what saying.

[@yourguitarsage]

👍🙏🏼

[@tyr5076]

Yes - hard work on guitar will always see results- but just like anything there are the amazing naturally talented people who become the best with the same hard work- I've seen a few of these guys over my years- Some people are creative geniuses and others not- I'm no guitar genius but I still love playing my hero's songs and I thank God for the best in the world

[@yourguitarsage]

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[@scottakam]

There is a great book on this subject called the "Growth Mindset". There is a tendency among "naturally talented" people to say they don't practice/try to improve at all when the actually do. In their mind, it is ok to fail if you don't try, but to try hard and fail is devastating to their self worth.

[@yourguitarsage]

👏🏼yes, “growth mindset” is a fascinating subject.

[@thegram9207]

I tend to believe that if you have some activity in your HEART it is more easy to go through the rigorous training excellence demands - and have FUN..... That is when we talk skill. Talent can be hearing capability , creativity, imagination , intuition - things you cannot easily train.

[@yourguitarsage]

Absolutely!

[@boards80]

Working hard and perseverance is a talent

[@yourguitarsage]

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[@linzyhicklen8558]

I truly believe practice makes perfect

[@yourguitarsage]

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[@Gertrude-fo5hi]

It doesn't

[@misteramerica3610]

"Natural" talent is typically a mystical universal click that occurs via happenstance. E.g. a ton of 1950's kids were "naturally" talented on electric guitar from a lifetime of playing with connector toys and developing precision touch based memory with their fingers that translated eerily to the light precision touch. Add to that classical music more common in the mainstream mediums of the day, like movies, radio etc. And "natural" talent develops. Beyond that, a freak of nature rarely occurs and is known more as a phenom in a category rather than "talented."

[@misteramerica3610]

Versatility is the main difference, wheras a person can be above average in several similar skillsets a phenom is so in tuned with one, that it doesn't easily translate to others.🤔

[@yourguitarsage]

Bravo! This type of thinking takes work, and some are too lazy for it or truly just don’t believe.

[@pmkrak]

I do believe in talent, but it's not the "be all end all". I do believe that some people have have a genetic predisposition for a certain activity. IF they happen to discover it AND also have a interest in the activity that drives them to practice intensely doing it, then they'll can become so good at it that they leave everyone else in the dust. Examples of these people would be Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Hank Aaron, etc. This doesn't mean that you can't become good, or even great without it. Dedication, practice, discipline, determination, etc. is by far and large, the most important ingredient. But every once in a while someone comes along that is special and nudges is bar up another notch.

[@gnoll1812]

I dont think you can say talent doesnt exist, obviously dome people are going to naturally be better at some things than others. That being said, talent does not and never will beat out hardwork and determination. In fact a lot of people who have a natural inclanation towards something tend to give up easier when they hit a rut than those who put in the work to get there.

[@yourguitarsage]

But I did just say it 😜. If you mean being born with the talent, let me know if you can spot any babies or toddlers who are going to do what EVH did. 👊🏻

[@gr637]

You can have some natural ability, but when it comes to developing skills that take years of hard work, the initial natural propensity quickly disappears. Also consider that there are so many aspects of guitar playing; you could be a natural at one, eg fingerpicking, but suck at another, eg rhythm.

[@yourguitarsage]

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[@nativebob2956]

So how did my uncle play anything you put in his hand fiddle guitar piano organ and that is even if he never played it before

[@yourguitarsage]

Could he play them all at five years old? If good, what about 2 years old. He practiced them at some point.

[@gr637]

What do you mean by ‘playing’? Surely you can’t have mastery of a musical instrument- or anything else for that matter- if you didn’t…gain that mastery.

[@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic]

Because he couldn't. No one, ever, in the history of the world, actually played a guitar, violin (fiddle), organ, or piano without having learned how. Not just make a sound; Actually play it.

[@nativebob2956]

@yourguitarsage I don't how old he started playing but my dad had a hard time trying to play guitar grand ma and PA play ma played Hawaii set guitar PA play harmonica jews harp bones stakes spoons and great grand PA play fiddle but he died before unkle bob was born my uncle tried to take lessons on piano but the teach said he didn't need lessons in germany my dad around a fiddle gave it to my uncle and he played it like I said he could play anything maybe he was what they call gifted but I know every time we would go over to see him he was playing something my cousins play to I play harmonica guitar and ukulele but it came hard to me

[@nativebob2956]

@KZbinHandlesAreMoronic so you don't believe in a God given gift when I was 3 mom and dad gave me a plastic trumpet the first song I played was taps that is when I found out my brain worked differently from most I played for 3 or four hours on it fast forward I got a guitar I tried and tried to play something put couldn't play so I quit fast forward agian and I found out that if you don't know the tune you will not play anything I have heard people beat around no the guitar and think they are playing the song they were singing I have a friend that played the guitar but he thought he was playing a song but it didn't sound like any song I have ever heard so one day he ask about a harmonica I told him how to get started I told him where to go and get tabs but he always said he came read music so I said if you have the tone in your head you will play

[@darrelwessel2453]

I think talent has a lot to do with it.. Strumming, picking tempo and muting are just some of the talent you need to play guitar... I've been trying to learn guitar for nine years and if you don't have any talent your screwed.

[@yourguitarsage]

Darrel, your thoughts will keep you from getting what you want. Strongest paradigm to break is our own belief system. Because we don’t believe it’s a belief system and we, “know“ it is true. We can’t see anything different until we break out.

[@darrelwessel2453]

@@yourguitarsage sorry brother you lost me :( ,,,, Just because I think I can play like Eddie doesn't mean I will ever play like him... all I can do is do the best I can.... if you know what I mean.

[@yourguitarsage]

I guess it comes down to, have you practiced as much as Eddie did and with the same type of passion and curiosity? If you can answer yes to that, then we could compare apples to apples. Well, at least that’s one guy‘s opinion. 👊🏻

[@macabre1132]

@@darrelwessel2453 No you won't. Not because of talent, but because of attitude. You can google how much did Eddie Van Halen practice on his guitar and you will see he practiced all day and night. Even slept with his guitar. You won't become Eddie because you don't have the passion, desire, or drive to do that. NOT because of talent.

[@Robert-fi9xl]

I wasn't there but I heard Robert Johnson really sucked until he went down to the crossroads and then he was talented.

[@gr637]

He probably just needed to put together in a musical way the various skills and techniques that had already learned.

[@yourguitarsage]

😂👊🏻

[@garykeller15]

god given talent is a proven fact what is a myth and a lie is this anybody can be a musician, play guitar become a rockstar, become a shredder guitarist, screaming vocalist all these scams these guitar teachers, musicians who sell lesson courses all say. Which it is time for the BBB to step in and demand them to change their claims or be fined just like they did with cheerios when they claimed health benefits that they could not prove outright. Here is how this works god gives you the talent, but he also has to destine you to be a musicians, or whatever it is. if not then you will hit permanent roadblocks/brick walls and you will never progress any further. But this does not mean those given the talent by god and destined by god to be musicians don't have to go out and work hard and hone the talent they were given. and just as god give you the talent he can also take it away. This attitude or mental state of you can do anything or be anything you want if you believe and work hard at is is godless, it is blasphemy. it is basically saying you do not need god or others to do stuff or be something like a musician. Fact is without talent from god and god destine you to be whatever it is, you can work 24/7 7 days a week for 50 years and still will not progress. you will be just wasting your time. what you need to do is quit after 1 year of trying. then go find what god wanted you to do and become. whether it is something you hate or something that is not a good as being a musician. You do not want to waste 20+ years of trying to be a musician and knowing that you were not given the talent by god and was not destined to be a musician but your trying anyways cause you believe these fools who claim no you do not need talent you need to believe, work hard and manifest it and it will happen. Manifesting is a scam just like this belief of you can do anything if you put your mind to it and work hard. It's is total B.S. and that is the stone cold brutal absolute truth in the form of verbal razors. whether people want to believe that truth or continue to live in Mr. Roger's Neighborhood's land of make believe and waste all their time for nothing. For me i realized after foolishly spending about 15 years believing the delusional lie of talent does not exist and you can be anything and do anything you want if you believe and work hard at it. Took me 15 years to realize that was B.S. and i realized if god does not give you the talent does not destine you to be a musician or whatever, then no matter how much you believe and how hard you work. you never will achieve that. So talent is real and the statement you need to be born with talent is a proven actual factual statement.

[@yourguitarsage]

You have just decided your fate, according to what you believe you were born with or without. No crime in that and we’re all free to believe what we believe. But our beliefs have consequences.

[@Gertrude-fo5hi]

​@@yourguitarsageyou can't change a belief, unless the evidence available justifies a change of belief. Beliefs are simply a byproduct of reality. It doesn't work the other way around.

[@Jerry-j1i]

Yeah, talent is definately inborn. No evidence to suggest otherwise

[@Jerry-j1i]

Talent is real

[@yourguitarsage]

there he is!😜

[@dabidibup]

There’s very little difference between “talent” and “dedication” If you’re good, you’ll keep playing - if you keep playing, you’ll be good

[@yourguitarsage]

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[@Gertrude-fo5hi]

Fake.

[@HunnysPlaylists]

Talent is Real.

[@yourguitarsage]

If you say it enough times you might be able to convince somebody and disable them to.

[@HunnysPlaylists]

@@yourguitarsage Reality is not willed or absed into existence.

[@HunnysPlaylists]

@@yourguitarsage in other words the same s0phistry you use to make your statments here does not apply to or affect me.

[@HunnysPlaylists]

@@yourguitarsage as for your projection of "disblity," your curses are returned.

[@yourguitarsage]

It starts with will but then takes work.

[@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic]

Obviously, people have differing levels of innate abilities. Just as some people have higher levels of intelligence or physical dexterity than others. However, more often than not, the concept of, "talent," seems to be used as a rationalization for why those who can do something, "can", and why those who can't, "can't." It's just an advanced form of sour grapes. Get to work.

[@yourguitarsage]

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