What is the correlation between skills from Guitar Hero/Rock Band and learning to play real guitar?
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That said, the controller does impart some key skills to players, especially those who stick with the game and get pretty good:
1. Dexterity. The hardest part of learning to play guitar, at least at first, is training your hand and fingers to act independently of one another. Most people don't use their little finger even as much as it is used in simple guitar songs, so training your finger to stretch out and hold down the buttons on expert Guitar Hero is a great step toward being able to play guitar. Getting used to moving your fingers around as individuals helps a lot.
2. Rhythm. Once you can move all the fingers on your hand well enough to play expert Guitar Hero, the next big skill you learn is keeping rhythm with all those fingers. Getting used to moving your hand quickly and getting your fingers to move quickly and in time with the music also will go a long way toward playing.
So while Guitar Hero definitely won't even come close to teaching you to play guitar, it does give you some skills that will speed up beginning on the actual instrument. I have a friend who plays Guitar Hero to an unhealthy extent who's transfering those skills to the actual guitar. He definitely seems to be ahead of the game as far as being a beginner.
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(It doesn't answer the question, but you may be interested to note that the DRUMS on Rock Band do have the potential to teach someone starting out some fundamentals that translate pretty well into playing real drums. This guy turned his drum kit into rock band controllers. I think he said the "blue" notes are tricky since they are used to represent more than 1 drum, but other than that, he seems to show that the game could get someone pretty close to being able to do the real thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j4v_1Gx04M )
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I by no means think that it should be used to teach people to play the guitar, but it does get people interested, which is cool.
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The only benefit that has carried over from GH into my real guitar playing (if that's what you can call it at this point) is the flexibility in my fingers. Keeping your fingers on the four buttons on the controller actually increases overall flexibility, allowing you to spread your fingers further apart and that's really helpful in playing a real guitar.
Conversely, I play GH much better now cuz it no longer seems so difficult when compared to the real thing. Songs that I was stuck on for quite a while, I zipped through them and got 5 stars on the first try.
Other than that, other than the shape of the controller and the fact that both things involve music, there is no real comparison. They both require unique skill sets and somebody who excels at one won't necessarily excel at the other.
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I play a lot of Guitar Hero and a little bit of guitar.
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