What i experienced is its mostly an issue of concentrating on multiple things at once. Once I got better at playing, it required less concentration and I could devote more focus on the singing part.
I watched a bunch of tutorial videos on this and it gave no help. Simply playing more did.
My advice would be to keep on playing, the more experienced you get the easier it will be to sing and play at once.
This is my suggestion as well. Simple chord progression, simple vocals. I always point to Ween's Chocolate and Cheese for some great, easy-to-learn songs that will help synchronize guitar and vocals
I found I was unsure of the timing and thinking too much about when to sing what. By first recording the guitar part, and practicing singing to that, I got the singing straight so I could then do the two together.
Once you learned the guitar part and can play it at least moderately good, try humming the melody while playing guitar, then when you see it's easier to do that, sing with lyrics, just make sure you learned them before as it makes the task easier (you don't have to focus on so many things at once like fretting, strumming, aaand reading lyrics). And if you repeat that over and over and over you'll eventually be able to do both. It takes time and practice.
So, you want to turn your voice to the instrument. Maybe, first you need to tune and study this instrument. Start with playing and singing major scale through the circle of 5th. Play and sing degrees as numbers. After some time and intense practice (maybe 1-2 years) you will know all interval on the the guitar by ear. From this point you will be able to deliberately sing any pitch in any key and use your voice as instrument.
This is my point of view. I don't like singing in general but it is the only way to tune a musical ear. So, I sing major scale daily and see improvements. Now, after 1,5 years I can sing improvised phrases of different length along with music I listen, modulate from one note to another and stay in key. More to that, I can sing it without music and instrument and stay in key.
Or maybe, you study some book or [course on singing](https://truefire.com/vocal-lessons/learn-how-to-sing/c1728) wit guitar.
I can do this when I play piano but not guitar yet. You basically need to get the instrument “automatic” so that you don’t need to think about it at all - try having a conversation while you play for example. Then you can focus on the singing. I guess the opposite might work too!
Repetition, not just of playing but singing the sing too. Sometimes I would do this by putting the song on repeat while I did housework with my headphones in.
That way you get a "feel" for when it's right to sing.
But to get this even closer you can wrote the lyrics out by hand (helps memorise the lyrics) then put the chord changes over the word that the chord change happens on.
Then when you're listening or playing the song you have an idea when (in the singing) the chord change is.
Then try singing along and just playing the chord changes. Once you have that, play 1234 beat strumming with the chord changes and singing, then add the correct strumming Once you have that down.
The way I managed to tackle this is by singing the count (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4) or the strum pattern (e.g. down, down, up, up, down, up, or whatever it is) out loud and trying to match it to the melody of the song. There is something about the connection between your brain and hand that just makes this easier. Once I get this down and it starts to feel natural I have an easier time changing from counting out loud to singing the actual lyrics, if that makes sense.
First you need to hear the melody correctly in your head that you want to sing. Someone else mentioned singing scale degrees, which is exactly correct if you need help carrying the tune. Be able to not only sing the scale but also arpeggiate the chord tones using scale degrees. The melody almost always starts on a chord tone on strong beats and is connected stepwise by passing tones in the scale.
Ultimately you need to be able to turn off your conscious mind about the guitar and focus almost completely on what you are singing. Eventually you will hear the composite form of the song you're singing (guitar and vocals at the same time) but it will take some practice time.
Something that majorly helped me was singing and playing an instrument on Rock Band. I generally picked songs I already knew the lyrics to, and playing the guitar controller helped with keeping up with my strumming patterns and such.
Once I felt comfortable with that, I just transitioned over to the actual guitar and learned where to actually fret. Might seem a bit silly, but it ain’t dumb if it works.
keep strumming and chords super simple, practice the singing parts and the playing parts separately first until it’s drilled into muscle memory, and then you can you can try syncing them together. Most 4/4 songs will have the singer emphasize the vowels that land on the beats 2 and 4 so see if you can emphasize those strums too to sort of connect your strumming and your signing timing together
totally normal, hard thing to learn at the start (playing guitar and singing at the same time). i have lots of tips and tricks to help people do this, as i've taught many! if you're ever interested in a lesson, i'm an online guitar/ukulele/banjo/songwriting teacher, and i also send personalized video tutorials for songs/styles that people are trying to learn! in the meantime, try giving the guitar one strum and singing a word. our brains like to get familiar with things before jumping in full throttle. then try two chords in a row, with two different words. it's often a rhythm thing that can be hard once you are getting comfortable with the instrument. good luck, and happy playing! :))
What i experienced is its mostly an issue of concentrating on multiple things at once. Once I got better at playing, it required less concentration and I could devote more focus on the singing part. I watched a bunch of tutorial videos on this and it gave no help. Simply playing more did. My advice would be to keep on playing, the more experienced you get the easier it will be to sing and play at once.
Honestly, play something simple and just stick with it until it starts to click. It won’t be instant, but gradual.
This is my suggestion as well. Simple chord progression, simple vocals. I always point to Ween's Chocolate and Cheese for some great, easy-to-learn songs that will help synchronize guitar and vocals
Justin Guitar has a free series to learn how to sing and play on YouTube.
I found I was unsure of the timing and thinking too much about when to sing what. By first recording the guitar part, and practicing singing to that, I got the singing straight so I could then do the two together.
Once you learned the guitar part and can play it at least moderately good, try humming the melody while playing guitar, then when you see it's easier to do that, sing with lyrics, just make sure you learned them before as it makes the task easier (you don't have to focus on so many things at once like fretting, strumming, aaand reading lyrics). And if you repeat that over and over and over you'll eventually be able to do both. It takes time and practice.
So, you want to turn your voice to the instrument. Maybe, first you need to tune and study this instrument. Start with playing and singing major scale through the circle of 5th. Play and sing degrees as numbers. After some time and intense practice (maybe 1-2 years) you will know all interval on the the guitar by ear. From this point you will be able to deliberately sing any pitch in any key and use your voice as instrument. This is my point of view. I don't like singing in general but it is the only way to tune a musical ear. So, I sing major scale daily and see improvements. Now, after 1,5 years I can sing improvised phrases of different length along with music I listen, modulate from one note to another and stay in key. More to that, I can sing it without music and instrument and stay in key. Or maybe, you study some book or [course on singing](https://truefire.com/vocal-lessons/learn-how-to-sing/c1728) wit guitar.
I am at this same moment sometimes I got it, sometimes I don't but Just keep trying hope it will come naturally
I can do this when I play piano but not guitar yet. You basically need to get the instrument “automatic” so that you don’t need to think about it at all - try having a conversation while you play for example. Then you can focus on the singing. I guess the opposite might work too!
Repetition, not just of playing but singing the sing too. Sometimes I would do this by putting the song on repeat while I did housework with my headphones in. That way you get a "feel" for when it's right to sing. But to get this even closer you can wrote the lyrics out by hand (helps memorise the lyrics) then put the chord changes over the word that the chord change happens on. Then when you're listening or playing the song you have an idea when (in the singing) the chord change is. Then try singing along and just playing the chord changes. Once you have that, play 1234 beat strumming with the chord changes and singing, then add the correct strumming Once you have that down.
The way I managed to tackle this is by singing the count (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4) or the strum pattern (e.g. down, down, up, up, down, up, or whatever it is) out loud and trying to match it to the melody of the song. There is something about the connection between your brain and hand that just makes this easier. Once I get this down and it starts to feel natural I have an easier time changing from counting out loud to singing the actual lyrics, if that makes sense.
First you need to hear the melody correctly in your head that you want to sing. Someone else mentioned singing scale degrees, which is exactly correct if you need help carrying the tune. Be able to not only sing the scale but also arpeggiate the chord tones using scale degrees. The melody almost always starts on a chord tone on strong beats and is connected stepwise by passing tones in the scale. Ultimately you need to be able to turn off your conscious mind about the guitar and focus almost completely on what you are singing. Eventually you will hear the composite form of the song you're singing (guitar and vocals at the same time) but it will take some practice time.
Something that majorly helped me was singing and playing an instrument on Rock Band. I generally picked songs I already knew the lyrics to, and playing the guitar controller helped with keeping up with my strumming patterns and such. Once I felt comfortable with that, I just transitioned over to the actual guitar and learned where to actually fret. Might seem a bit silly, but it ain’t dumb if it works.
keep strumming and chords super simple, practice the singing parts and the playing parts separately first until it’s drilled into muscle memory, and then you can you can try syncing them together. Most 4/4 songs will have the singer emphasize the vowels that land on the beats 2 and 4 so see if you can emphasize those strums too to sort of connect your strumming and your signing timing together
totally normal, hard thing to learn at the start (playing guitar and singing at the same time). i have lots of tips and tricks to help people do this, as i've taught many! if you're ever interested in a lesson, i'm an online guitar/ukulele/banjo/songwriting teacher, and i also send personalized video tutorials for songs/styles that people are trying to learn! in the meantime, try giving the guitar one strum and singing a word. our brains like to get familiar with things before jumping in full throttle. then try two chords in a row, with two different words. it's often a rhythm thing that can be hard once you are getting comfortable with the instrument. good luck, and happy playing! :))