I’m planning to lead worship at camp this year, and I need to know basic chords. I’ll be lead singer as well, so it won’t be necessary for me to shred or anything. Is it totally unrealistic to learn how to play in 5 months if I practice often?
Katie,
Not unrealistic at all. Here’s how to learn quickly and have fun doing it:
1. First make a short list of your favorite pop/rock (or any genre) songs. Maybe 10.
2. Look up chords for these on the web.
3. Pick out the one with the fewest number of chords
4. Look up those chords and learn how to finger them
5. Play that song every day for a week or two, and you’ll KNOW those chords by heart.
6. Rinse and Repeat
Good Luck,
John