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oldpink
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PostPosted: 17:01 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: suggestions for songs to learn on acoustic Guitar Reply with quote
looking for some new stuff to learn now I have time on my hands
nothing too complicated and nothing with fingerpicking etc
just nice songs to strum along to, or play at party's etc

to give you an idea of my level of playing recent stuff I learned includes Give a little bit by supertramp (on a tv advert just now)
David Bowie Heroes & sorrow
meat loaf Heaven can wait, paradise by the dashboard light
Greenday 21 guns & Restless Heart Syndrome

I don't mind using Capo's but hate detuning and have a very wide musical taste
Karma for anything out of ordinary that takes my fancy
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PostPosted: 17:11 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beethovens Moonlight Sinata (in A minor I think?) sounds terrific, yes it's fingerpicky, but it's worth it.

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PostPosted: 17:14 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
The intro to Comfortably Numb. (edit - fail "fingerpicking". Sad ) Makes people cry, that. In fact the whole song is pretty straightforward and 'easy' to learn to sing too....

Extreme - More than Words. Chicks dig that properly, you don't even need to sing it, cos they do!!

If you made it through those two and haven't got slithering clunge flopping at your feet you're doing it wrong.

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PostPosted: 17:16 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
GhostRider wrote:
Beethovens Moonlight Sinata (in A minor I think?) sounds terrific, yes it's fingerpicky, but it's worth it.

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just a bit out my league, though I love listening to John Williams etc
thats more my son's league, he does all that "canon in G" fingerpicking when he's not
blasting out his thrash / death /grunge metal on his electric guitar

I can play comfortably numb already, sounds great on my 12 string
more than words is Ok tried it before and got it not too bad but hate the Bm7
and you have to do little finger picks to get it to sound right
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PostPosted: 17:32 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Brain Damage is easy.

American Pie, G D Am C Em is about all you need.

She Talks to Angels by Black crowes is one of my faves.

Ultimate Guitar is your friend

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/
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PostPosted: 17:40 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
AJ9000 wrote:
Brain Damage is easy.

American Pie, G D Am C Em is about all you need.

She Talks to Angels by Black crowes is one of my faves.

Ultimate Guitar is your friend

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/


Learned a load of floyd over the years
american Pie I can play but can never remember the lyrics past verse 2
the black crows, now thats one I will look at

I use ultimate guitar all the time for tab's / chords, had to use a proxy recently though
as the Nazi music industry has banned a lot of tab's there due to copywrite issues in the Uk
I had to use an american proxy to get around there block on Bowie and Eric Clapton tab's
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PostPosted: 17:42 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mr Pink Snr.

Theres an acoustic chord version of Comfy Numb here

Wish you were Here

Without knowing what kind of music you want to play its harder to select songs. Levellers do a shedload of easy 4 chord songs that are good to learn. Stereophonics have a few nice tracks to play.
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Ahhh that reminds me, "Lonely Stranger" by Clapton is a good one to learn, easy on the ears too.

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PostPosted: 17:44 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
oldpink wrote:


I use ultimate guitar all the time for tab's / chords, had to use a proxy recently though
as the Nazi music industry has banned a lot of tab's there due to copywrite issues in the Uk
I had to use an american proxy to get around there block on Bowie and Eric Clapton tab's


Ultimate Guitar I have bookmarked for easy access. I use a combination of that and youtube. Get the chords you want to learn from U/G and head to youtube with a different webpage and look for someone covering the song. The origonal rarely shows you the chord formations and changes but covers tend to use a single static camera and you can see everything clearly.
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PostPosted: 17:49 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wonderwall, Oasis. Gallagher is a clever songwriter, nice chord transitions, fairly easy to play.
I like whisky in the jar, Thin Lizzy version, again easy but you can improvise on it a bit. (Once saw an Irish guy play this in the traditional style on a 12 string acoustic, awesome.)

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PostPosted: 17:55 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Old Git Racing wrote:
Wonderwall, Oasis. Gallagher is a clever songwriter, nice chord transitions, fairly easy to play.
I like whisky in the jar, Thin Lizzy version, again easy but you can improvise on it a bit. (Once saw an Irish guy play this in the traditional style on a 12 string acoustic, awesome.)

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This is one of those great dividers of guitarists. If you are of a certain age, the first thing you ever learned to play was House of the Rising Sun. If you're not then the first thing you ever learned to play was Wonderwall.

I find Getting Better by Shed 7 very satisfying to play.
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PostPosted: 17:57 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
pinkyfloyd wrote:
Mr Pink Snr.

Without knowing what kind of music you want to play its harder to select songs. Levellers do a shedload of easy 4 chord songs that are good to learn. Stereophonics have a few nice tracks to play.


this is the point of this thread finding new avenues to explore
I've learned most of the Floyd stuff thats in my playing ability and I've covered oasis, Bowie, travis, james etc

I like Ballad type stuff like Heart alone & Rod Stewart killing of Geordie
right through to ACDC (on acoustic as well)
just getting bored playing the same bands and song's thats why I'm looking for a bit of variety
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PostPosted: 18:02 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
got quite a few oasis / Noel songs under my belt already and I'm a fan of his style

Shed 7 not in my usual playlists will have a listen Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:29 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is a list of the songs I play on acoustic. All can be found on Ultimate Guitar and all use basic chords.

Eagles - Hotel California
GnR - Patience
Levellers - Another mans cause
Ugly Kid Joe - Cats In the Cradle
Scissor Sisters - Take your mama (simple 3 chord song using barre chords and great fun to play)
Paolo Nutini - Candy
Verve - Sonnet
Verve - the drugs dont work
Iggy Pop - Passenger (takes a bit to get used to the constant chord changes)
U2 - One
The Cure - Friday I'm In love
The Almighty - Jesus Loves You (but I dont)
Chili's - Desecration smile
Stone sour - zzyzx Road (Great song to play on acoustic)
Kelly Jones - Jayne (played slow and bluesy or fast on the electric)
Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
Paul Weller - Brand new start
Paul - Weller - Wild wood
Green Day - Boulevard of broken dreams
Green day - Good Riddance
Nirvana - About a girl
Pogues - Irish rover
Linkin Park - Numb
Dubliners - Whiskey in the jar
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey.....
Oasis - Live forever
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Richard Ashcroft - Song for the Lovers
Levellers - Sell out
Levellers - Come on
Levellers - 4AM (Rock song plays great acoustic though)
Levellers - Riverflow
Soul Asylum - Runaway train
Train - Drops of Jupiter
Creedence Clearwater - Bad Moon Rising (3 chord wonder)
Bob - Blowin in the wind
Beautiful South - Dont marry her
Beatles - Let it be

I have them all printed out and stuck into a folder for easy access away from the computer and all piss easy to play.

Sheesh I can play more than I thought
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Old Git Racing wrote:
Gallagher is a clever songwriter


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Thumbs Up

I know quite a few of them already but theres a couple that I see that I will have a go at
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PostPosted: 19:03 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
oldpink wrote:
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I know quite a few of them already but theres a couple that I see that I will have a go at


If you cant get the chords on U/G pm me and I can give you them from my copies bud.
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Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.
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PostPosted: 19:03 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Learn this and you'll be all done in 1 song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfFbuT3I6A
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My immortal by Evanescence is beautiful acoustically, pretty easy but still sounds awesome Thumbs Up
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Some M. Ward stuff?

Chinese Translation
Fuel for Fire

Not a lot of folk will probably know it though if it's party pieces you're looking for, plus, they'd probably work best if you sang the song as well Laughing

M. Ward is my favourite singer/songwriter/guitarist dude of recent years. The guy has a good earthy tone and feel to his songs. Quite a songwriter as well and his guitar style is sorta 40's - 50's like, I dunno, not great at describing these things.
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DaFrostyOne wrote:
Learn this and you'll be all done in 1 song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfFbuT3I6A


one of my favorite guitar pieces ever, though I could never play it Thumbs Up

pink thanks for the offer, I've got about 300+ tab / chords downloaded from UG on my laptop
and a load printed & laminated for use at party's (someone always spills booze over them)

if you have trouble getting chords from UG just now due to the Nazi music industry block
use this link then just go to UG through there proxy and you can get all the songs blocked in the Uk https://www.hiddensurffreely.com/
it fools the site into thinking your in the USA where the songs are not blocked
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PostPosted: 19:43 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tears in Heaven

Layla acoustic

Behind blue eyes

This is one of my favourites though from In Flames (damn good metal as well)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeyFrzw2jBQ
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PostPosted: 19:45 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
GhostRider wrote:
Beethovens Moonlight Sinata (in A minor I think?) sounds terrific, yes it's fingerpicky, but it's worth it.

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You are telling him to finger a minor... Rolling Eyes Tis illegal mate Laughing

Acoustic stuff isnt my forte at all! Maybe picking from my metal side of music.. the intro to "hearts burst into fire" by bullet for my valentine.. or the whole song "all these things I hate" by the same band Laughing

Fairly basic and the first one sounds pretty good!
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PostPosted: 21:27 - 15 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
lullaby by creed
everlong by foo fighters
time of your life . greenday
zoe jane by staind
also aaron lewis has some really nice acoustic stuff !
times like these . foo fighters
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Nirvana's version of The Man Who Sold The World. It even features a nice slidy one-string solo.
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