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7 Ways to Learn How To Play the Guitar

I have fingers like sausages, which is why I play the drums.  But I have this longing to be able to pick up a guitar and play.  Maybe one of these apps point out by Mashable is what I’m looking for.  I’ll start you with Rock Prodigy,.

This $20 mobile app for iPhone and iPad is one of the earliest attempts to gamify guitar playing. It first launched in December 2010. The app senses pitch to determine if you’re playing the right note.

Rock Prodigy features more than 150 lessons for players of various skill levels. It automatically tracks your results and progress. There is also a library of nearly 100 songs (possibly the best song library since The Beatles: Rock Band); and for each song, a global leaderboard lists the 10 best scores of all time.

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Alan Cross

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