Getting a Guitar (age 8)

Rainbow had been saving her pocket money for a few weeks and she finally had enough to buy herself a guitar. She'd always liked music and was wanting to learn how to play songs, her parents had agreed as long as she didn't do it late at night and that she got her homework and chores done first.


Bow hothoof: come on dashie!


Rainbow: coming dad!


Scootaloo: where are you going daddy?


Bow hothoof: me and rainbow are going to buy her a guitar sweetie.


Scootaloo: *getting excited* can rainbow play the guitar?!


Bow hothoof: *chuckles* not yet baby, but I'm going to teach her.


Bow was in a band when he was in high school and was really good at playing the guitar.


Rainbow: *getting impatient* let's go dad!


Bow hothoof: ok ok I'm coming.


*time skip to the music shop*


Rainbow was looking around the shop at all the guitars that she could get. She kept looking for a further 10 minutes and then she saw the one that she wanted to get.


Rainbow: can I get that one dad?


It was an electric blue fender. (I don't really know any guitar types)


Bow hothoof: yes sweetie if that's the one you would like.


The guitar was £75, but rainbow had money saved from her birthday and Christmas as well pocket money that she had saved up. They bought the guitar and then headed home.


*time skip to at dinner*


Rainbow: when are you going to teach me how to play dad?


Bow hothoof: I'll do it tomorrow dashie, it's getting a little late now.


Rainbow: ok.


*next day*


Today bow was going to teach rainbow how to play the guitar, he had her sat on his knee with the guitar sat across her lap. ( I am learning how to play the guitar but I don't really know how to explain how it works, so I'm not going to write up the actual lesson in detail ) he taught her the chords , where each of the frets we're, strumming patterns and more.


Bow hothoof: I think your ready to try a song dashie!


Rainbow: which one, should I try dad?!


Bow hothoof: I was thinking twinkle twinkle little star, because it's a simple song to play.


Rainbow: ok.


After about 20 minutes rainbow was able to play the song, with little to no trouble and she was so happy when she did it.


Rainbow: *hugs bow* I did it, thanks dad your the best teacher ever!


Bow hothoof: *hugs her back* your welcome sweetie!


After that day rainbow was able to play a variety of different songs, and decided that when she becomes a teenager she was going to start a band just like her father had done.

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