Is “Talent” on the Guitar a Myth? 

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.

It is hard work, and never give up.

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!!

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.

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!!!

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."

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Truer words have never been spoken

Working hard and perseverance is a talent

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

I truly believe practice makes perfect

"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."

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.

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.

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.

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

Talent is real

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.

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

Talent is Real.

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.