Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero is one of those games that I am not very good at. Ok, not very good at is an understatement. I have no musical ability and have never played a musical instrument in my life. I am always extremely hesitant to play this game with my friends and especially with my girlfriend.

As I walked downstairs at my girlfriends house I saw Guitar Hero sitting out already set up. Immediately I wanted to turn around and go back upstairs but of course I was dragged down and forced to be a part of the game.  I began to watch as my girlfriend and her sister played. They began on easy and were only playing 3 out of the 5 cords on the guitar. The speed was relatively slow, definitely manageable for a beginner who has never played.  As the game continued to go on, more and more people began to come downstairs and watch Guitar Hero. It was as if people heard the music and automatically knew what game was being played, so they came running. I was asked if I wanted a turn and considering I was with my girlfriend and a bunch of her family, whom I didn't know very well, I of course wanted no part in this game. I knew I would go up there and make a fool of myself and look like a loser in front of everyone.  After a few turns I was finally convinced to take a turn and at least try the game.

I just knew I was going to make myself look like a fool. I took the guitar and began to look for a song I recognized and at least knew the beat too. Finally I found a song I felt confident in, selected easy and began to play it. Wow, not so bad I thought, as I calmly and coolly breezed through the beginning of the song. The more I played the song, the more I felt confident and actually started to enjoy myself. I finished the song and passed the guitar on to someone else. After they had played I immediately asked for it back. I wanted to play again. I of course kept the difficulty level on easy, but as I continued to play the game became more and more fun. Eventually you could not get the guitar out of my hands. I was begging people to let me play again and again. It was addicting and a lot of fun to play and even to watch others play. This is a great game to play with your friends because it is not only intense and fun to play, but it is a lot of fun to sit around and watch your friends play too. You can have competitions throughout the game to beat each other on certain songs or just continue to play until you have master songs that were once difficult.  Guitar Hero is a great game for anyone and it does not take a lot of musical talent to be able to play. I mean I figured it out.