<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nWatching some more YouTube videos, there’s definitely a sentiment in the comments that it’s shameful to be compared because people automatically discount Taylor Swift’s skill–most likely because of her simple chords and the fact that she’s a pop artist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, all in all, I’d say Taylor Swift is a decent guitarist.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSome purists might be offended–so it’s time to get a little philosophical. Let’s try and understand what a guitarist even means. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is Taylor Swift a Guitarist?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Taylor Swift is not Steve Vai, <\/strong>nor is she Jimi Hendrix<\/strong>, nor is she John Mayer<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, if you think about it, the greats of the guitarist world are incomparable to any other guitarist because they have achieved a niche and style all their own. It’s not a very fruitful discussion to try and compare Steve Vai to Jimi Hendrix, because these two were artists<\/strong>. It’s like trying to compare apples and oranges. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIn other words, if being a guitarist was about how fast you can play complicated scales up and down the fretboard<\/strong> without messing up<\/strong>, then it would be easy to objectively decide who the greatest guitarist ever was and we’d be done with it. However, it’s not like that. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe truth is that music speaks to us all differently, Hendrix reaches different fans than Vai.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, in terms of technical complexity, Taylor Swift is probably not highest on the list, but she is absolutely one of the highest in influence<\/strong> because of the reach of her music. The fact that she writes her own songs and sings and performs requires different skills, but none less important. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, in summary, if you were trying to come up with a way to assess someone’s guitarist-ism, to coin a term–think of how that person has influenced the lives of others with the beautiful and amazing music of the guitar. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nLike a tree that falls in the forest–if someone who is technically brilliant at the guitar and doesn’t perform, then they probably still would be considered a guitarist–however, the joy of the instrument and of music doesn’t spread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which Instruments Does Taylor Swift Play?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To sum up, Taylor Swift’s main instrument is her voice, and then her guitar. Many of her pop songs don’t feature her own guitar playing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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