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I hope I spelled that right.

 

Anyway, I have been playing for almost 2 years and have developed some serious chops technically. But, I have gotten bored learning a lot of songs. I learn the harder parts and then skip the rest or find myself biting off more than I can chew.

 

I would like to have a variety of songs that I know, that other people are likely to know, that fit into a lot of different genres.

 

So, what are quick to learn songs (as in not lots of different, complicated parts) that I should learn, slanted towards classic rock, blues, and 90s alternative. Some jazz, metal, maybe an easy classical piece if such exists, these wouldn't be bad either.

 

if you could point me towards good tab as well, I would really appreciate it.

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Quick easy to learn song suggestions:


Blues: Sweet Home Chicago, Killing Floor, Stormy Monday, Tore Down

Jazz: Autumn Leaves, Freddie Freeloader, Minor Swing, Blue Bossa

Classical: Romance, Ode to Joy, Greensleeves, Wilson's Wilde

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I hope I spelled that right.


Anyway, I have been playing for almost 2 years and have developed some serious chops technically. But, I have gotten bored learning a lot of songs. I learn the harder parts and then skip the rest or find myself biting off more than I can chew.


I would like to have a variety of songs that I know, that other people are likely to know, that fit into a lot of different genres.


So, what are quick to learn songs (as in not lots of different, complicated parts) that I should learn, slanted towards classic rock, blues, and 90s alternative. Some jazz, metal, maybe an easy classical piece if such exists, these wouldn't be bad either.


if you could point me towards good tab as well, I would really appreciate it.

 

 

I wrote One Guitar, Many Styles for exactly the purpose you indicated. As rock guitarists, we spend a lot of time learning guitar parts that only work when we play with a band. I wrote this as a way of giving guitarists a small repertoire of things (in a variety of styles) that we can play unaccompanied.

 

How do I say that without sounding like an info-mercial?

 

Anyway, check it out thanks!

 

Jon

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I wrote
One Guitar, Many Styles
for exactly the purpose you indicated. As rock guitarists, we spend a lot of time learning guitar parts that only work when we play with a band. I wrote this as a way of giving guitarists a small repertoire of things (in a variety of styles) that we can play unaccompanied.


How do I say that without sounding like an info-mercial?


Anyway, check it out thanks!


Jon



Cool! I've got some students trying out for school bands next year and their auditions require them to play a solo piece of music. Being rocker kids, I've always had trouble finding a piece they'd like AND they could learn for the audition, so I'll be checking this out. :idea:

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I hope I spelled that right.


Anyway, I have been playing for almost 2 years and have developed some serious chops technically. But, I have gotten bored learning a lot of songs. I learn the harder parts and then skip the rest or find myself biting off more than I can chew.


I would like to have a variety of songs that I know, that other people are likely to know, that fit into a lot of different genres.


So, what are quick to learn songs (as in not lots of different, complicated parts) that I should learn, slanted towards classic rock, blues, and 90s alternative. Some jazz, metal, maybe an easy classical piece if such exists, these wouldn't be bad either.


if you could point me towards good tab as well, I would really appreciate it.

 

 

I'd say arrange your own pieces - write some technically impressive tunes or arrange some popular songs for solo guitar trying to work in chords, melody and bass. I dunno if it qualifies as a classical piece, but something like Classical Gas is probably the sort of intermediate difficulty level you're after? If that's a bit too technical Air on a G-string is almost definately a option for you and is one that people will recognise.

 

I'd also suggest you set a date to perform at an open mike night, decide on a set list of things to work on. Aim for it. If you have the pressure of a performance in front of a bunch of stranger in the back of your mind it'll hopefully focus you and you'll be forced to aim for "performance level" as opposed to just hacking your way through each song like most amateur players do.

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Stop learning songs! Instead listen to new music, get away from mainstream stuff and get into good music. Start listening to stuff that will inspire you to play differently. Learning music is just a phsycological as it is pen and paper or theory. Get into a mindset and involved in the music instead of just playing a song you like to hear.

 

Start learning how to solo over the top of songs as well.

 

Overall I'd say just expand your music pallete and maybe even try to get with some other musicians who listen to different music and make your own sound.

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Stop learning songs! Instead listen to new music, get away from mainstream stuff and get into good music. Start listening to stuff that will inspire you to play differently. Learning music is just a phsycological as it is pen and paper or theory. Get into a mindset and involved in the music instead of just playing a song you like to hear.


Start learning how to solo over the top of songs as well.


Overall I'd say just expand your music pallete and maybe even try to get with some other musicians who listen to different music and make your own sound.

 

 

He's not even started learning songs!

 

Maybe he likes the music he listens to already!

 

Lets face it most guitarists can play some riffs and improvise a solo over a chord progression - there's not many that can stand up and entertain people by just playing the guitar. I can tell you now that most people's attention spans prove quite short if you pick up a guitar, wank all over the fret board and play the first few bars of Sweet Home Alabama.

 

Do something like this, this or

and you might actually entertain someone.
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I would love to learn that bohemian rhapsody bit. With the exception of the finger picking I probably have the chops to be able to learn that and pull it off.

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Stop learning songs!

 

 

Never, ever stop learning songs! You can learn it all from learning songs, scales, chords, apreggios, your whole instrument, how to play melodic lines through a chord progressions, how to sound lyrical, how to sound sexy... it's all in the songs.

 

Songs are what people will ask you to play when they ask you to play something. They're not interested in your fantastic chops, they wanna hear a song they know and love.

 

There are songbooks specifically for the purpose of being allround covering pretty much all styles. Get one of those and play thoruhg it. Want to work on your chops too? Play them faster and faster and in all 12 keys.

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