Members hockey_musician Posted December 23, 2003 Members Share Posted December 23, 2003 Allright, now whats a good song so whats a song to learn. Pretty dumb question to post eh? but im serious. Ive been playing for a little while now and i know a few "rinky-dink" songs, and some intros, but i want to learn a good acoustic guitar song. Like what can you guys suggest? Maybe a few chords, and some finger-picking involed, but nothing too difficult. As for genre, something along the lines of eagles, or maybe clapton. Any suggestions are apprecitated.! And a link to the lesson would help, but is not neccisary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cams Posted December 23, 2003 Members Share Posted December 23, 2003 Give The Beatles' Blackbird a try: it's not too difficult to master but difficult enough to give you a good challenge. Plus it's a well known song and satisfying to play for folk. There's a great lesson here: Blackbird Lesson This lesson has a four-fret stretch which I found really useful to learn as it gets the fingers more supple and will help your playing in the future. It isn't actually how McCartney plays it - he doesn't do the stretch and chooses an easier way, but I shan't divulge it as the stretch is a more useful exercise IMO. In fact, have a search around the whole guitarnoise.com site - there's a lot of good stuff on there!! Cams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katz Posted December 23, 2003 Members Share Posted December 23, 2003 wheat kings by the tragically hip is an awesome song to learn. it is fairly easy using only g, c, and d chords but the strummingpattern may take a while to get used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soundude Posted December 23, 2003 Members Share Posted December 23, 2003 Gimme three steps is a good song to learn that has some good string bending that's not too hard and the chords are easy. Peaceful easy feeling is an easy Eagles song (D- G A pretty much). Teqilla Sunrise has some nice double string lead, easy chords but the rythm can give you a challenge. Just a few suggestions- Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chirpy_72 Posted December 23, 2003 Members Share Posted December 23, 2003 Go check out HC's tablature files. Just find an artist you like and go from there. A lot ( if not most ) of the songs have just the lyrics and chords listed. It doesn't get much easier than that. Between there and the OLGA, there's a heck of a lot of music to learn. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members foolishpride Posted December 23, 2003 Members Share Posted December 23, 2003 There are some Creedence songs out there that aren't too hard to play. Who'll Stop The Rain? is one of them. It's just got G, C, D, and Em chords. You can find the tabs for them at: http://www.guitaretab.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hockey_musician Posted December 23, 2003 Author Members Share Posted December 23, 2003 allright...but how can u learn a strumming pattern? is there somewhere that tells u them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Murdoch Posted December 24, 2003 Members Share Posted December 24, 2003 Tears in Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilHippy Posted December 24, 2003 Members Share Posted December 24, 2003 Cat Scratch Fever is easy to play on acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted December 24, 2003 Members Share Posted December 24, 2003 I'll second Tears in Heaven - it's one of my all-time favorites, but the chord changes can be a little tricky if you're just starting out.. It all depends on your age and personal preferences, really - here are some songs that I found to be pretty easy to pick up: Patience by Guns n' Roses Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Clapton gave it a nice groove Wonderful Tonight by Clapton All Along the Watchtower - Dylan's acoustic version of course Angie by the Rolling Stones Ripple by the Grateful Dead Willin' by Little Feat (1972) Sister Golden Hair by America Sweet Home Alabama by Lynnrd Skynnrd Life by the Drop by SRV Baby I Love Your Way (Everyday) by Peter Frampton Wild World by Cat Stevens Hotel California by the Eagles Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin Thank You by Led Zeppelin One by U2 and of course.... FREEEEBIIIIRRRD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hockey_musician Posted December 24, 2003 Author Members Share Posted December 24, 2003 YOU GUYS ROCK! THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP! by the way i know tears in heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Murdoch Posted December 24, 2003 Members Share Posted December 24, 2003 Originally posted by hockey_musician YOU GUYS ROCK! THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP! by the way i know tears in heaven sing it and play it at the same time. that's what i'm working on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katz Posted December 24, 2003 Members Share Posted December 24, 2003 h_m, most tab sites will only give you the chords used at a particular point in the song. i wish they would give strumming instructions as well. some say "brightly or moderatley" and then give you beats per minute. i say what the hell?? the best way to learn strum patterns to a song, imho, is to play along with the cd. play the song so you can here the chords being played but not so loud that you cannot hear yourself. read along with tablature so you know when the chord changes are. strum up and down in constant motion and you will be able to hear when you are in syn and just importantly when you are not in sync. soon enough you will be able to pick out a strum pattern that sounds good for you. that is the best thing about guitar playing. it doesn't have to be played exactly like the cd. add your own strum pattern, fill ins, and licks and make the song a part of your style. btw, i am a h_m myself! katz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soundude Posted December 24, 2003 Members Share Posted December 24, 2003 Another good way to improve your strumming is: try stumming an "air guitar" as you listen to the radio going down the road. If you drive, playing against the steering wheel works until your hands get sore. "strumming against your leg works well. Try to stay in beat and rythm. One of the biggest weaknesses many technically great guitar players have is they don't hold good time and this is a good way to practice. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katz Posted December 29, 2003 Members Share Posted December 29, 2003 soundude, i thought i was the only goofy ass to do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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