Wooohooooo!!

Azrael · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject: Wooohooooo!!

I just finished playing my first song all the way through!!!

Granted, it's not like a classical piece or anything (it was Everlong by the Foo Fighters), but I'm still pretty happy that I'm able to do it. I'm also coming along very nicely on Johhny Cash's version of Hurt, but there's only so many times a day I can play that song.........

Anyone have any suggestions on songs that are good for a novice like myself to learn? This would be for the guitar, just in case anyone was confused

BTW, I just bought my second guitar last night, mainly cause I'm tired of playing with an upside down guitar (I'm a lefty

). I had to buy it online, since none of the stores around here, or within a 60 mile radius has any lefty guitars. Here's a pic of my new one.

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Kjeldorian Royal Guard 42 · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:03 pm Post subject:

That's a perty paint job.

What is that? It's like a cross between a PRS and a Les Paul. Not a fan of Les Pauls but PRS fiddles make me all giddy inside.

Blown · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:17 pm Post subject:

shovelnose · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject:

ohhh nice dean.

you should deff check out those tab pages, that will give you a lot of songs to work on
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Paradise Lost · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:57 pm Post subject:

Learn how to play the Original Version of Layla, and
not the Eric Clapton wussy guitar part, but the
Duane Allman - "I kick Ass" - Slide Guitar part

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Potato-VS- · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:07 pm Post subject:

Hmm Ill ask my sister in a few seconds - Ill call her at her university.

Potato-VS- · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject:

Here are some songs she recommends - they may be complex at first:

Wonderwall by Oasis
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/oasis/wonderwall_tab.htm

Hotel Yorba by the White Stripes
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/w/white_stripes/hotel_yorba_tab.htm

omgshovelyouinthebutt? · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:21 pm Post subject:

where i get my tabs:

www.mxtabs.net

kubrick · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:25 pm Post subject:

Yeah Musician's Friend rocks! *

Unfortunatley, doesn't look like we sell that guitar.

I've been playing guitar for about 9 years, never took any lessons. I just like to find tabs for songs I like and work on getting them somewhere close. I also like to improvise a bit putting serveral ideas together.

I mostly play acoustic so I tend to like songs with acoustic parts(Dave matthews,etc).

A great acoustic learning song is Blackbird by the beatles. Actually, a lot of songs by the beatles are good to learn. And don't forget Led Zepplin. I think you'll find that a lot of famous songs use fairly simple chord progressions.

I also recommend learning some fundamemtals, like chord progressions and some scales.

* I work for Musician's Friend. So I may be a bit biased.

Blown · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject:

I always wanted to play the geetar but i r teh stoopid

Azrael · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:43 pm Post subject:

Yeah, musician's friend was my first stop, but unfortunately they didn't have the one I wanted, so I had to go somewhere's else on the net

It's such a pain in the ass being one of those "militant" lefties. My mom and aunt were like, "Why not just play right handed?", to which I replied, "Dammit, because I'm left handed and it doesn't feel right!" Bah!! They'll never understand

The nice thing is that my friend has really been helping me out alot, mainly with figuring out chords and stuff, and giving hints on picking, and what types of things to practice, instead of just sitting there strumming like a madman! Mostly I've had to teach myself though, and I don't think I'm doing so bad!
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Speaker's Xeno · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:00 am Post subject:

_-=Did It Hurt=-_ · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:49 am Post subject:

Looks good AZ

BTW i have 4 Git-Fiddles and 2 Banjo's

Don't play much anymore

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Potato-VS- · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 8:16 am Post subject:

[quote="_-=Did It Hurt=-_"]
BTW i have 4 Git-Fiddles and 2 Banjo's

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thats so americanish!

Hamese · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 8:51 am Post subject:

Anything by Greenday is playable by a five year old.... using a two string power chord.

Also, I would have played right handed if I were a lefty. I help teach quitar, and anyone who comes in and say they are left handed we will talk to them about learning right handed. Because it will be so much easier on them for the quitar alone. When you learn guitar you have to teach both hands something, why not just teach them right handed. It has always worked out.
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