Instrument skill

For the similar skill, see Creativity.

Guitar is a skill in The Sims 3.

The skill is augmented by the Artistic and Virtuoso traits.

Statistics

Compositions Known

Increases as you learn more compositions (by books),

Number of times compositions have been performed

Use the action "Perform compositions" to increase this statistic.

Each time a composition is performed you will earn more money per tip! (To make 1000+ per tip you need the guitar star celeb challenge and must have simply performed (not job related or opportunity related - just the guitar playing option) 333+ ish times. Zoom out to perform faster to get this number up.

Money earned through playing guitar

Tips you've earned playing the guitar (Using the action Play for tips)

Number of times Sims have watched you perform

When each Sim watch you play, the statistic increases (One/Sim/day?)

Challenges

Master Guitarist

Master Guitarists learn to play every song awarded to them and available for purchase at the store. 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. Afterwards, they earn larger monetary rewards for tips and performances!

This may be one of the hardest challenge to complete. The description is very misleading. You can not be Guitar Star just by having 10 house parties with friends and play guitar there. You must succeed in 10 guitar skill opportunity card. It is not Music career opportunity card. The hardest part is getting the guitar skill opportunity card at all. It is recommended you don't have any job (including Music career) and any other skill (not even basic cooking skill. Eat Quick Meal or pizza). Just play guitar for tip on the park and street day and night, day after days. Then, the opportunity cards will come. It takes about 6 Sim weeks.

Money Maker

Earn §25,000 playing the guitar to earn a new Master Track to perform. Money can be earned through tips or by completing Opportunities.

Abilities

Sims with guitar skill level 5 or above can learn new songs by buying and reading sheet music from bookstore. Sheet music is used up when learned and must be bought again for another Sim to learn it. Two more songs are available from Master Guitarist challenge and Money Maker challenge.

Experienced Sims can play for tips at level 5. If you play in a public place you will gain money and friends really fast. Playing for tips for extended periods of time will most likely lead to completing skill challenges from the Charisma skill although it will not increase your actual Charisma skill. If done for a very, very long time it may even lead to these challenges triggering for the Sim's spouse. Naturally, the Virtuoso perk is indispensable in the process.

Sims with level 5 guitar skill will create a positive moodlet of +15 to all those around. This moodlet increases by +5 with every additional skill point up to a maximum of +40. This effect does not stack with the moodlet caused by a stereo; whichever is strongest will give the moodlet.

Warning

A bug report says that putting away a sheet music into a bookcase renders Sims unable to learn the song.

Compositions

Level	Composition	Note
5	Yes Ma'am, I Do	Must be learned from a book.
6	A Love Since Forgotten
6	If You Mean It
6	Keep On Raining
6	Flamenco Fever	Must be learned from a book.
7	Pa Fights the Bear
7	Rails for Miles
7	My Porch, Anytime
7	A Perfect Moment	Must be learned from a book.
8	I Won't, If You Will
8	Two Steps at a Time
8	One More Dance?
8	Improvise Here and Now	Must be learned from a book.
9	One Night on Powell
9	Keep It Up
9	Meet Me Downtown
9	Dream Escape	Must be learned from a book.
10	If I Had Two Hearts
10	The Southern Lady
10	It Ends Now
10	Master Track: Kaitlin's Song	Randomly from the Master Guitarist challenge, the Money Maker challenge or from reaching level 10 in the Guitar skill.
10	Master Track: So Epic It Hurts	Randomly from the Master Guitarist challenge, the Money Maker challenge or from reaching level 10 in the Guitar skill.
10	Master Track: Ballad of the Raider	Randomly from the Master Guitarist challenge, the Money Maker challenge or from reaching level 10 in the Guitar skill.

Opportunities

Local Musician

Play in Contest at the Theatre before time runs out to earn the cash prize!

I Got Your Back...Up

Perform with Symphony before time runs out at the Theatre to earn some money!

The Social Event of the Season

Play the guitar at a Sim's party to earn some money, and to gain relationships with the local party starter!

In the End

Perform for Party at the Business Office before runs out to earn some money!

Raise the Fun(d)!

Perform for Fundraiser at the restaurant before time runs out to earn some money and to learn a composition!

Guitar Up!

Improve your Guitar skill by one level to receive a new composition!

Tons of Tips

Earn some money in tips to improve your relationship with a sim, and to earn some even more money!

Jammin' on the Streets

[Same as the one above]

Sorting the Section

Help Organize Music at the Bookstore before time runs out to earn some money, and to learn a composition!

Some Hogan Rock

Attend Seminar at the Bookstore before time runs out to receive a little inspiration.

Guitar in the House

Play the guitar at a Sim's home during the party on a specific date to earn some money.

Music Assembly

Perform at the School to earn some money.