Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

[Condemnedsoul]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

Bar chords giving you a hard time. Just takes practice and some good instruction. Check out this video:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/less...guitar_your_barres_and_barre_chords_suck.html
Let me forewarn you. The language is sometimes very expressive and not always in good taste. However, he is teaching good technique. This might be worth your while to study.



If you need help with progressions, look at a book called Fret Board Roadmaps. It covers basic scales and position playing. It is a real treasure in the chords and progression dept. The author also lays out the cycle of fifths on the keyboard. Learning his method did really helped improve my playing and learning songs by ear.

Check out Disraeli Gears by Cream. Here you will find Sunshine of Your Love. Also there is another overlooked musical gem and is an easy to learn song - Outside Woman Blues. And the lead to this song is Clapton at his precise best.

 

[EDX]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

black sabbath iron man
is a nice song to learn from, on it you really need to get the grove of the song and really play some notes like you mean
black sabbath paranoid

ac/dc highway to hell

george thorogood bad to the bone

sodom ausgebombt
a pretty punk rock sounding song from a metal band but is really easy, the only hard part is the solo, also is good for working stamina at playing

zz top la grange is not so hard except soloing

and check this will help you a lot

 

[El Dunco]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

Death - Flattening Of Emotions

Nile - Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve Its Possessor Against Attacks from He Who Is in theWater

Meshuggah - New Millennium Cyanide Christ

Cannibal Corpse - Frantic Disembowelment

Should be pretty simple. Have fun.

 

[uOpt]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

This thread is ridiculous.

How are you gonna learn actual songs with just 4 guitars? This makes no sense.

 

[phred]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

Tens years after - I'd love to change the world.

Badfinger - Baby blue

 

[treyhaislip]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

This thread is ridiculous.

How are you gonna learn actual songs with just 4 guitars? This makes no sense.

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[Steven Mal]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

Here's a list of some easy simple songs for a beginner. As a bonus, many of these are also good to try to learn by ear so you develop ear as a musician. Some of these have difficult solos but you should ignore them for now. Focus on the harmony/rhythm part to build your chops.

Blink 182 – ******
Blink 182 – First Date
Blink 182 - Happy Holidays You Bastard
Blink 182 – Anthem Part Two
Blink 182 – The Rock Show
Minor Threat - Straight Edge
Minor Threat – Filler
Minor Threat - I Don’t Wanna Hear It
Fall Out Boy - Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today
Fall Out Boy - Dead on Arrival
Sex Pistols – Problems
Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun
Sex Pistols - Liar
Foo Fighters - Everlong (Remember to tune to Drop D)
Judas Priest - Breaking the Law
Judas Priest – Grinder
Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
Judas Priest – Rapid Fire
The Beatles - Eight Days a Week
The Beatles - With a Little Help from My Friends
The Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love
The Beatles – Dizzy Miss Lizzy
The Beatles – Day Tripper
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana - About a Girl
Danzig - Mother
Sum 41- Rhythms
Sum 41 – Summer
Sum 41 – Fat Lip
Credence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Credence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
Morbid Angel – Desolate Ways
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath – Children of the Grave
The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
The Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones – Beat on the Brat
The Ramones – Rockaway Beach
Boston - More Than a Feeling (A great easy solo in this one to
Streetlight Manifesto – A Better Place, A Better Time
Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion
Aerosmith – Round and Round
Band of Skulls – Death by Diamonds
Band of Skulls – Fire
Vagiant – Seven
The Cure - Fascination Street
Motorhead - Ace of Spades (Tune to E flat, one half-step down)
Janes Addiction – Mountain Song (Weird solo with effects)
Lit – My Own Worst Enemy
Dick Dale – Misirlou
My Chemical Romance – I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills
Sum 41 – Motivation
Blink -182 – What’s My Age Again
Pennywise – Bro Hymn

Hopefully you can find some songs that you're interested in and are easy to play. Good luck.

I perused through the thread but if I mentioned a song that was already posted I apologize.

 

[Mallowpuff]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

It is not a song you need to learn it is a progression. If you learn a I-IV-V progression and become good at playing it in all keys you will be able to play thousands of songs. Once you learn it in one key modulating to other keys is simple. We are talking about learning 3 chords.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_progression

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_containing_the_I–V–vi–IV_progression

Thanks, will look into!

So that's what I was supposed to be doing last weekend :lol:

Sorry, I'll get started on those ASAP. Got the time and the privacy to make some noise, and set up the camera, so should have something this week.


Learning progressions and theory is fine, and definitely more useful than learning a few songs, but applying theory to figuring out how a song is constructed and then reconstructing that song takes far more time than learning the song itself, from which you can also learn progressions and basic theory.

Take your time. I actually can't wait though!! :fingersx:

black sabbath iron man
is a nice song to learn from, on it you really need to get the grove of the song and really play some notes like you mean
black sabbath paranoid

ac/dc highway to hell

george thorogood bad to the bone

sodom ausgebombt
a pretty punk rock sounding song from a metal band but is really easy, the only hard part is the solo, also is good for working stamina at playing

zz top la grange is not so hard except soloing

and check this will help you a lot

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Thanks!

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Thanks!

This thread is ridiculous.

How are you gonna learn actual songs with just 4 guitars? This makes no sense.

Sorry for taking so long, I literally forgot about this thread.. Sorry again! I'm back here though!

 

[Mallowpuff]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

Well, thanks everyone! I definitely have some stuff to work on! I may try to post a clip(???) if I master one of these.

 

[Mallowpuff]

Re: Probably a stupid question but, what song to learn?

So that's what I was supposed to be doing last weekend :lol:

Sorry, I'll get started on those ASAP. Got the time and the privacy to make some noise, and set up the camera, so should have something this week.


Learning progressions and theory is fine, and definitely more useful than learning a few songs, but applying theory to figuring out how a song is constructed and then reconstructing that song takes far more time than learning the song itself, from which you can also learn progressions and basic theory.

:yo: