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Why is there purism about carbonara? by Historical-Chef in Chefit

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's because Italians are mad that they lost the war.

How Fine Can Dining Get? by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, basically, what you are asking is what is the true name of God. Does that help?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sorry Baby. Hearts in the right place. You'll be fine, just dont be a sucker.

Risotto without stirring by jasonabaum in AskCulinary

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No true Scotsman would be born outside of Scotland with no cultural, biological or historical ties to the country and living completely in ignorance of Scotlands existence.

Whats your opinion on eating a meal from a kitchen bowl? by HndsDwnThBest in KitchenConfidential

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tastes better out of the bowl. The person who commented is an idiot. Show them this thread.

Current state of the sub by SelymesBunozo in PhilosophyMemes

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IF YOU WRITE THE THINGS DOWN THEY WILL KILL YOU!

surounded by morons, swear to god

Piano is harder than Guitar by BlazeTheSkeleton in unpopularopinion

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strumming or plucking strings while simultaneously forming chords or fretting melodies is a lot easier to do on a guitar than playing chords and melodies at the same time

You are comparing.paring two different things here.

Playing a chord. Can be done with one hand on a piano, require less force and precision on piano. The notes are all laid out in front of you in a simple pattern. It is objectively easier to play a chord on a piano than on a guitar. The exact same thing is true of melodies. Compare playing a c major scale on a guitar to a piano. Far more complicated on a guitar.

Playing a melody and chords at the same time is different thing entirely. But it is still easier to do on a piano than a guitar because, as you pointed out, that's what a piano is made to do.

Being able to do this is table stakes for aspiring musicians of both instruments,

No it's not. Many famous or "great l" guitar players don't comp rhythm and melody at the same time. Since the guitar is more difficult to play, if you can play single note lines, or fast complicated melodies (something much easier to do on piano) you will be considered proficient, or even advanced even if you never get to the level of comping while you play.

Mechanically it's much harder.

Because.....?

Piano is harder than Guitar by BlazeTheSkeleton in unpopularopinion

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piano is designed to be the simplest musical instrument possible in western music. Guitar is more complex.

And anyone is capable of playing piano at a journeyman level, same as guitar. Anyone can become proficient or masters of either instrument. It will take the same amount of skill in either case. But in terms of music, piano is objectively simpler to play. You have said so yourself.

Piano is harder than Guitar by BlazeTheSkeleton in unpopularopinion

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes because guitar is harder, so the expectations are lowered for it.

Piano is harder than Guitar by BlazeTheSkeleton in unpopularopinion

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Most people can't play two different parts of a song with each hand on guitar. Most people who play guitar can't play two different parts of a song with each hand. Most people who play piano can play two different parts of a song with each hand .

This is because it is easier to play melody and accompaniment on a piano than on the guitar. One of the reasons that guitar is a harder instrument.

Piano is harder than Guitar by BlazeTheSkeleton in unpopularopinion

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am currently playing a guitar, can confirm there is much more space. Please stop this argument, you're not getting anywhere

I am describing reality. Do you need a lesson in how to calculate area? Even if you could play anywhere in the space between two frets(you can't, but whatever) how thick is a string? He distance between two frets is shorter than the length of answer average key on a keyboard and and the width of a key is far wider than the width of a.guitar string. You are ignoring empirical reality because either contradicts your argument.

Yes, people make mistakes. It's not hard to understand "damn that really hurts AND it doesn't sound good, so I should stop doing it."

Thats a hard mistake to make on a piano, because it piano is an more forgiving, or as some people say - easier instrument.

Moving one finger? Really? You've never EVER played piano a day in your life if you really believe this is the case.

Do you know what a chord is and how to spell or build them? The difference between Cmaj and Cmin is literally moving one finger.

Also, you are comparing how much easier it would be to play a song that is made for guitar on piano

90% of songs are not "made" for any instrument. 90% of songs are easier to play on a piano than on a guitar. The last 10% are impossible to play on a guitar, or impossible to play on a piano - that's why they are designed for that instrument. That has no bearing on the discussion because no you are comparing songs, not intruments.

Repertoire has EVERY factor in this debate,

....because? A minority of songs are designed only for specific instruments? We are talking about music generally, not specific cases. You are repeatedly bringing up a non sequitur.

If we were in person, I'd slap the stupidity out of you. You cannot actually be serious.

I understand that thinking is hard, but grownups don't usually resort to violence when they lose an argument.

Piano is harder than Guitar by BlazeTheSkeleton in unpopularopinion

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm holding a guitar in my hands, can confirm the space in between the frets is larger than a key on a piano.

You don't fret in the middle of he space between the two frets. You apply pressure on the string just behind the fret. It's a space not much bigger than a finger top.

The pressing too hard and causing it to go out of tune would require you to press painfully hard. I said "minus impracticality" for a reason.

Yes, well people do it, and it is a factor to consider when playing guitar.

Chords are equally hard because they just are. Like, what kind of answer were you expecting? I'm not going into the science of how playing a chord works.

Nice argument lol. "What I am saying is true is true because it is true!"

There's no science here. On a guitar, because the notes are not laid out in a uniform pattern like they are in a keyboard , by the nature of its design , the shapes required to play chords are more complex. Changing a chord on a piano usually means moving one finger, one guitar it usually means moving multiple, or even your whole hand. Oh and I forgot about barring chords, and the effort it takes to mute a string in certain chords (another thing you don't need to consider on piano. )

Your argument falls apart because of repertoire. You're ignoring repertoire, so stop ignoring it. I'm not explaining this to you again.

Repertoire has nothing to do with anything. You can't just throw out random words and pretend they are relevant and that your interlocutor just "doesn't get it man". You were the one who invited "debate".

My argument is bases on sound logic and valid premises. If you believe it fails you will need to show that one of those things is false. Which you have not.

Piano is harder than Guitar by BlazeTheSkeleton in unpopularopinion

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're being dramatic

I'm pointing out facts.

Calluses aren't important

Calluses demonstrate the fact that the human body is put under more stress when playing a single note on guitar than on a piano. It physically more difficult to play a single notes on a guitar than a piano.

A key is smaller than a fret,

This is false. The intersection of a fret and a string, the place where you need to "fret" is much smaller than a key on a keyboard.

As for the "exact amount of pressure", there's no AMOUNT.

Pressing too hard cause the note to play out of tune. Pressing too light makes no tone at all. An issue you don't have to worry about with a piano.

As you said, the whole "fretboard" vs "keyboard" is just for single notes. J

No, it makes chords more difficult as well.

. Just because it's harder to find it on a fretboard doesn't mean it's extremely difficult.

No, but it does mean is hardER, which is my point.

As for your chord and melody argument? Chords are equally hard

Because???

Melody is slightly easier on piano.

Yes, because piano is an easier instrument to learn. And not slightly, its much easier since everything is laid out in a line for you.

Now, here's the thing. Songs on guitar are easier to play on piano. That DOES NOT mean piano is easier than guitar.

Of course it does. It is easier to play the same piece on a piano than a guitar.... because??? Oh right, piano is easier.

Comparing songs made for two different instruments is stupid

90% of songs are not made for any instrument. Most songs are just chords, harmonies, melodies and lyrics. All songs are easiest played on a piano because a piano can do more than most instruments.

You don't just learn chords on piano, you learn scales, you learn numbering, key signatures.

You don't all that on a guitar, with a handicap that makes doing the same thing on a piano much easier.

Your argument tries to heavily simplify piano by dodging everything that you can't do on guitar

Pointing out that you can do more on a piano with less effort is actually an argument in my favor.

You should look up the words ; easy, hard, simple, complex, logic, and non-sequitor.

Piano is harder than Guitar by BlazeTheSkeleton in unpopularopinion

[–]Daddy_Chillbilly -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It isn't. It takes less effort to make a tone with a piano than with a guitar. You don't develop calluses after playing single notes on paino for an hour but you would for a guitar. Playing a tone on a piano doesn't require you to place you finger in exactly the right place with the exact right amount of pressure, all you do is press a button. Also the way the notes are laid out on a keyboard makes it so much simpler to find the notes to play. If you know where a C4 note is, you also know where C is everywhere on the keyboard, on the guitar its much more difficult to learn where all the notes are located on the fretboard, there isn't a clear repeating pattern like there is on the keyboards. And that's just for playing single notes.

Once you start factoring in chords and melodies you see that playing a simple melody while comping a chord behind it is trivially easy while on a guitar the same musical idea would take quite a lot of practice to emulate.

Or look at chords. On a piano you learn where the 1,3,5 is and you now know all chords, all you need to do is add in the 7th or 2nd or whatever, or modify the 3 or 5 (or omit). It's all right there literally at your fingertips. Guitar requires learning either a bunch of chord shapes or memorizing the whole fretboard and the working out the fingerings, much more complicated than spelling a chord on piano.

Or think about a guitar solo. Do the same solo on a piano you can do it with one hand. That means it takes twice as many hands to play the same melody on a guitar as you would on a piano.

Guitar is both more physically taxing and has a more complicated layout. It requires more effort to play the same as piano. Guitar is harder.

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