I cant sing and play guitar at the same time???

Question

idk why i cant do it when i start singing and playing guitar my guitar playing goes really crappy and waaaaaaaaaaaaay out of rythm is there a way i can work on this or can anyone help me?

Answer 1

It will come in time.  Just keep playing.

Oh, and keep your foot taping.  That will help keep you in time.

Answer 2

I have to agree with everybody else. Practice, practice, practice. I play the piano, but I cannot play and sing at the same time. If I try, one of them will take over, if that makes sense.

Answer 3

It happens to me too and im pretty good i can say. Just practice dude its hard to sing and play at the same time.

Answer 4

Practice the guitar part first, by itself until you know it so well you can play it your sleep -- then add the singing.  That way you'll be able to play the guitar part without having to think about it too much and focus most of your attention on the vocal.

OR, if the singing is the easy part for you, practice that until you can do it without thinking about it very much -- then add the guitar part.

Either way, you're trying to do two things at once so you have to get one of the two parts memorized to where you can do it without thinking about it too much.