playing with similarities
Q: How is playing guitar like shooting pool?
A: They’re both all about leave.
Viz. when playing guitar, in order to sound like less of a klutz and move smoothly to the next note or chord, the player needs to be thinking ahead about which fingers will be used in that next note or chord…and that means making sure those fingers are available by using other fingers now.
And when shooting pool, in order to sink more than a single ball, the player needs to be thinking ahead about positioning the cue ball to leave makeable shots.
Q: how is playing tennis like playing go?
A: they both can be approached using a certain style of play; i.e. keep making good returns or moves and wait for your opponent to make a mistake — then capitalize on it. With each mistake your opponent makes, he or she is more likely to try to overcompensate…to your advantage.
June 11th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Unfortunately this virtuoso is speaking like the guitar is what matters. Unfortunately being bound to the limitations of technical in-dexterity one is imprisoned by the effects of fingers moving rather than the graceful motion of notes ambiently floating above the primitive tool of the guitar reaching its destination of a cadence! Pool = Mechanical logic due to the bounds of geometry and a stick. However if won can compare the chess board matrix with the scales of music and their relationship now we are talking bout suspense with strategy and capture.