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[mettamage]

> A person can also learn a few guitar chords and possibly play a carefully-chosen song in that time.

Not true, there are many 4 chord songs. [1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Smt1VsoqQ

[Jeff_Brown → mettamage]

So many.

But just learning proper guitar form -- holding the strings so you won't hurt your hand with time (your fingertips should be perpendicular to the neck, not flat against it), and so your fingers don't block neighboring strings -- is at least an hour-long job.