Guitar

Who doesn’t love the gift of music? A smooth jam lilting on a summer’s breeze brings joy to all who hear it. So why not become the source of such aural pleasures by picking up the guitar and developing this skill. The Guitar skill can be enjoyed by any Sim, not just those who have embarked on the music career.

Acquire by: Take Guitar Class

Development tools: Guitar

Available ages: Teen, Young Adult, Adult, Elder

Development Benefits

To get started on the guitar skill, visit the Wilsonoff Community Theater and enroll in the guitar class. §400 later, your Sim now has the ability to strum a few bars on a six string. To advance this skill, though, you really need to pick up a guitar for the Sim’s household. The guitar can slide into the Sim’s personal inventory, though, so they can take it the park or the beach. The guitar is a great ice-breaker.

When you play in a communal location, Sims around you stop and listen. Even if you mess up and play a song poorly, you still start off on the right foot with Sims who were listening. Use socials on them quickly before the boost fades.

Once Sims know how to play, they only have a few available compositions. Only by leveling up the skill does the Sim learn more music and eventually reach a point where they can buy sheet music from the bookstore and really play some impressive tunes. As the skill improves, the Sim gets better at playing music and makes fewer mistakes. Here’s the level progression of the Guitar skill:

Level 1–4: Sim learns at least two basic practice-level songs per level.

Level 5: Sim earns three new songs—real songs that other Sims enjoy listening to.

Level 6–10: Sim learns at least one new song per level and performs it without fail.

Level 5 is particularly important to this skill. At this level, the Sim stops just noodling around with the Play interaction and moves up to the Perform interaction. Other Sims get the Enjoying Music moodlet if around a performing Sim. Level 5 Sims can also Serenade other Sims, which is a romantic social that can aid a romantic conversation following the song’s conclusion.

Guitar-playing Sims can also Play for Tips in public locations. This is not the most lucrative activity, but it does add some extra change to the household bank account. The higher your skill, the more you make in tips. To really make money with this skill, practice hard and be sure to socialize around Sunset Valley. Soon, you will receive opportunities to play at parties or venues. That’s where the real money is.

Sheet Music

You can buy sheet music from the bookstore or earn it from opportunities and give it to your Sim to practice. To learn from sheet music, left-click on the music from the Sim’s personal inventory and select the Learn interaction. The Sim starts playing the song and when the meter is full, the Sim knows the song by heart and can perform it.

Skill Challenges

Master Guitarist: Master Guitarists learn to play every song awarded to them and available for purchase at the bookstore. After learning so many songs, they receive a special master track!

Guitar Star: Guitar Stars must play at 10 parties and venues in the town to earn their title. Afterward, they earn more money for tips and performances.

Money Maker: Earn §5,000 playing the guitar to earn a new master track to perform. Money can be earned through tips or by completing opportunities.