hell no you're not! And if you are a programmer/math inclined you will probably actually do really well once you get a few fundamentals down and start to see th

hell no you're not! And if you are a programmer/math inclined you will probably actually do really well once you get a few fundamentals down and start to see the patterns/logic in the tuning. (learn to play a power chord and then realize that the same finger pattern applies all the way down the fret board for the first two top strings and you're on your way to writing some ramones-esque songs!) For the record I am a drummer but I understand guitar well enough to write songs that other people can then play better haha.