r/PlayingGuitar is a subreddit with 19k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses guitar, cover, solo, instrumental, and music.
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Popular Themes in r/PlayingGuitar
#1
Solution Requests
: "Love these Dunlop Flow picks but the tip rounds off so fast, anyone know of any picks that stay pointy for longer?"
1 post
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I have manic Stage Fright"
1 post
#3
Advice Requests
: "Best way to get back to playing and shake off the dust?"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Regardless of if you like the style or not, did i made a good job following the chords progression here? Trying to write something exciting but harmonically legit"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PlayingGuitar
#1
Guitar
: "The problem with Guitar picks. Am I the only one?"
313 posts
#2
Cover
: "Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet (Cover)"
158 posts
#3
Solo
: "Guitar 🎸 Solo from my new release - A beautiful Change"
79 posts
#4
Instrumental
: "Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet (cover)"
35 posts
#5
Music
26 posts
#6
Chords
: "Can you name songs that use the Bm–A–E chord progression? Here's a little idea I made from those Chords."
24 posts
#7
Song
18 posts
#8
Lesson
: "Rate my Riff: Main riff from one of my composition."
15 posts
#9
Fingerstyle
15 posts
#10
Jazz
: "The Beatles - Girl"
14 posts
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+3k members(21.0%)
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Last updated: June 14, 2026