Playing Guitar and Singing

Still In Hiding
Still In Hiding Posts: 370
edited January 2010 in Musicians and Gearheads
I've always had trouble doing this-for some reason I can't sing/play at the same time. does anybody have any tips on how to not lose focus of playing guitar when trying to sing? thanks!
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  • InsideMan
    InsideMan Posts: 261
    Keep practicing.
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  • ccpa
    ccpa Posts: 32
    Master the song On guitar until it's second nature. Than add the singing. U may catch yourself screwing up the same part everytime so you may have to slow down the strumming and singing to get the varying degrees of rhthyms down. But as the above poster said, it's practice.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    therk17 wrote:
    Keep practicing.
    Yup! Keep at it...it will get easier!
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  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    therk17 wrote:
    Keep practicing.

    :mrgreen:
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Keep practicing. I used to think 'I'll never be able to do this!', but once I got it, it was easy! It's like changing chords, one day it clicks.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • TriumphantAngel
    TriumphantAngel Posts: 1,760
    there was a good thread about this ages ago. i'll see if i can dig it up for you..

    found it. here you go..

    viewtopic.php?f=8&t=37438&start=0
  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    practice. The first song I was able to sing and play was "Not For You" and the verse to "Smells Like Teen Spirit". If you practice and keep trying, I can almost guarantee you'll get it! Also, try playing along with the song. It helps, a lot. Everyone here has great advice. Sorry if I'm just repeating
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  • Still In Hiding
    Still In Hiding Posts: 370
    thanls everybody!
  • inlet13
    inlet13 Posts: 1,979
    Try to do a simple song like Long Road. One chord type songs might be best to start with. Then try two, then three... ect.
    Here's a new demo called "in the fire":

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