Games

ABOUT three years ago I started learning guitar, beginning with simple chords and scale practice.

A few weeks into the scale practice I found my fretting fingers adapting to the work far quicker than I expected. It took me a few days to realise that I had Guitar Hero to thank for that.

Playing Guitar Hero is — for the most part — nothing like playing the real thing. A modicum of finger dexterity is the only real parallel. But wouldn’t a music game be the perfect vehicle for learning a real instrument?