I know what you mean about it being frustrating, but you just have to practice practice practice and it will come. Try taking a song that you want to sing and just learning parts of it until you can do well and then add another part. I use cheat sheets. I have the words and music in front of me for many of the songs I do. My own I know by heart and a number of others, but the sheets keep me on track even if I don't have to concentrate on them.

Originally Posted by: KasperowIf there's one thing that baffles me and frequently annoys me a lot, it is how outrageously difficult it is to both play the guitar and sing at the same time, yet I've seen so many guitarists who can sing at the same time and make it look like it's no big deal. So what I wanna know is: What is the trick to playing and singing at the same time? And is there any way to learn to do it quickly? I'd prefer if it could be possible to learn before Saturday in two weeks, since I've been asked/forced to play a few songs for the family, and I've prepared a small set-list with a few mixed classics (and a single original piece, but they don't need to know yet), and it would be more fun for everyone if I could actually sing the songs too while playing them. So is there some short-cut, or will it take months to learn to do both things at the same time?