[chrissnell]

Imagine being able to play this and then just belting it out when you come across a piano at the mall or in a subway station.

I never learned to play piano; as a kid, I learned other instruments instead. This will always be a regret for me because I wish I could play. There's something so satisfying about playing and singing a song with such a strong chord progression right before the chorus. It makes you feel warm inside to play stuff like this. I have to substitute with acoustic guitar but piano would be so much better.

[Toutouxc]

You can get a shiny new budget digital piano for ~$500 (I have a Roland FP-10) and get to a point where you can comfortably accompany your singing in a single year. I got my piano a year ago, as an adult with no prior knowledge or experience (I could play the guitar a little), and it's been great. It's not even that difficult, and every bit of progress is so rewarding, the feedback loop between doing things right and hearing the beautiful tones come out of the thing is very tight.

I can't really stress this enough, if you have ANY desire to play the piano and you can spare a bit of space and a bit of time, go for it. It's a good idea. It is all you imagine it to be.

[ghostpepper]

As someone who has played guitar at a beginner-intermediate level for 15+ years and started learning piano within the last few months, why don't you start now?

My extremely limited guitar knowledge has still given me a head start, and I've found that the common advice - that music theory is simply much easier on piano - is very true.

[ushakov]

imagine being able to play a guitar in front of some random girls at a park

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LADbw4IgCv8

i have to substitute with piano, but acoustic guitar would be so much better