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Best first song to learn on guitar?
Oct 11, 2015, 2:32 PM
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I just dug the old Fender out of the attic and am gonna give it another whirl. Learning chords always frustrated me, but I want to give it another shot.
Wondering what the "perfect" song to master using acoustic guitar and basic open chords.
1) Must have pop culture appeal
2) Preferably something that people know the words to
3) A song that girls like (i.e. Thunderstruck does not apply here)
I'm more of a country guy, so stuff like Sister Hazel, Oasis, Hootie, etc. might not be ideal. What song did you learn first/would you learn first? My first inclination is to just focus on Cash
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Sweet Melissa***
Oct 11, 2015, 2:43 PM
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Re: Sweet Melissa***
Oct 11, 2015, 2:48 PM
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This is awesome. Definitely will be a while before I can play all the chords in this one if this is accurate. Something to shoot for. Thanks.
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110%er [7013]
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Gamecock Fight Song. Followed by a Jimi Hendrix
Oct 13, 2015, 9:04 AM
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guitar burning, then throw flaming guitar in a dumpster and start a dumpster fire in honor of UCS Football.
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Hootie is a good call.
Oct 11, 2015, 2:57 PM
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It didn't take an ounce of talent to create and sell that crap to the public, so you know it won't take any effort for a beginner to master it.
You kind of have to learn chords, and it's not all that hard. Just do 30 minutes a day until your get the fingertips in shape, then an hour a day. It's not hard to get in an hour while watching TV at night. Don't worry so much about what you're playing just yet, as long as the songs you choose to practice on are firmly ensconced in your brain and you know where the changes are and whet the timing is. In a year, you'll look back and be amazed at your progress.
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Re: Hootie is a good call.
Oct 11, 2015, 3:07 PM
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Yes, gettin the fingers in shape is the process right now. I'm really enjoying so much more than I did when I tried to learn as a teen. Possibly because I'm more patient now and don't expect to get it immediately.
I'm trying to master C-A-G-E-D at the moment. And as you know, it's taking a tool on the fingers. They're not healing as fast as I want to learn. But I'm trying to be patient. And I know Hootie is kind of a joke, but you cannot deny that every chick with nice bewbs knows all the words.
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Re: Hootie is a good call.
Oct 11, 2015, 3:12 PM
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Also, this is helping a lot. Not sure of other's experiences with this...but it's helping a lot to hear the chords and see what they look like on the fretboard.
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One more bit of advice...
Oct 11, 2015, 3:21 PM
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Find some folks to play with. If you've got pals that play, try to get a jam session going once a week. You'll be amazed how much playing with others will up your game, especially in the beginning stages.
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^^^solid advice
Oct 11, 2015, 10:19 PM
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Also, I use the tabs app a ton, at home and performing. Word of advice....careful with the tab pro examples you showed....they are great, but early on they don't label the chords, so you see finger charts and don't put 2+2 together that it's a chord you are playing. I recommend an iOS app called chord bank if you want to see what chords look like. Then you can just use the basic chord charts in the tabs app. I know touring musicians that use those charts.
Lastly....best beginner song? Free falling, by Tom Petty. Everyone knows it, it's three open chords, and it is the exact same chord progression the entire freaking song.
Good luck!
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Stairway to Heaven***
Oct 11, 2015, 8:05 PM
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Stairway to Heaven***
Oct 11, 2015, 8:05 PM
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Don't worry about songs.
Oct 11, 2015, 11:24 PM
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Unless they have no words. Words have no value until you can make chord changes without thinking. The words will draw your focus and your mind essentially tries to master rhythm and melody at the same time. It's frustrating.
If you don't have at least an hour to spend on the guitar then don't bother. Learn two chords and how to change between them without looking at the neck. D and A or G and C are good first pairs. An hour should be enough to make your fingers sore.
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Lot o points [156287]
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Songs are like the perfect tee shot.
Oct 12, 2015, 8:08 AM
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They keep you coming back and wanting to play more, despite how hard it is. In those early days, when your fingers hurt and you think it's the most complicated thing you've ever tried to do, being able to bust out a crappy cover if a song....ANY song.....is about the only thing that made me keep playing.
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And now look at you.
Oct 12, 2015, 8:24 AM
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You've made it all the way to Nashville.
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true story.......
Oct 12, 2015, 9:34 AM
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I've got a long ways to go to be as good as I want to be at this music stuff, but to RH's point, I've gotten to play with some people in this area that I have no business playing with, and it's made me a LOT better. Probably wouldn't have stumbled across those folks in the greater Clover area.
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There actually are a fair number of fine players around
Oct 12, 2015, 10:32 AM
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York County, and almost everywhere, for that matter. What sets those who succeed in Nashville apart is usually the ability to sing or write, and most importantly, the heart to navigate music industry politics in order to find and keep work.
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Lot o points [156287]
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I was talking about Clover in particular.
Oct 12, 2015, 10:46 AM
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York county has plenty....Clover has none.
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To be completely fair here....
Oct 12, 2015, 10:57 AM
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the neighborhood you lived in was (and still is) full of Yankee carpetbaggers that probably have mullets, drive jacked up Camaros, and 'playing music' means sliding a Bon Jovi 8 track into the Craig underdash unit.
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twue, twue.***
Oct 12, 2015, 10:58 AM
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Same here.
Oct 12, 2015, 10:38 PM
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That's why I said stick to a couple of chords. There's also an issue with vocal range that confounds someone who doesn't know his vocal limitations.
How long you played, Obed?
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Smoke on the water, teen spirit, or Stairway to heaven
Oct 12, 2015, 9:41 AM
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Everybody loves to hear those in guitar stores.
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War Pigs.***
Oct 12, 2015, 9:51 AM
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A friend took his backpacking guitar on a backpacking trip
Oct 12, 2015, 9:57 AM
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to the Grand Canyon... That inspired everyone to pick it up and give it their best.
Nice post... Think I'll dust off the cob webs, turn my guitar and try again.
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Heisman Winner [135965]
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I've got one of those Martin Backpackers.
Oct 12, 2015, 10:33 AM
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Nice little novelty to have, although not the best playing you'll ever lay hands on.
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Have you seen these?
Oct 12, 2015, 10:52 AM
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I was going to get a backpacker for dual purposes....so I could travel with it, and so my daughter could learn on it since it's small. Only problem was it's darn near impossible to sit down and play with it resting on your lap....then I saw this:
http://kraftboy.com/
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Have not, that's awesome.
Oct 12, 2015, 11:03 AM
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I still kick myself for ever getting rid of the best travel guitar I ever owned, and I'd ###### up another Kramer Ferrington if I could ever find one in good shape. I gave Joonyer the acoustic bass version when he started playing years ago, and we still have it.
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Re: Best first song to learn on guitar?
Oct 12, 2015, 12:39 PM
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Lot of greate advice in this thread as I knew there would be. Thanks.
Obed, thanks for pointing out the tabs Pro distinction. I'm going through trying to learn CAGED and all their transitions until I get sick of them.
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Re: Best first song to learn on guitar?
Oct 12, 2015, 12:39 PM
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Lot of greate advice in this thread as I knew there would be. Thanks.
Obed, thanks for pointing out the tabs Pro distinction. I'm going through trying to learn CAGED and all their transitions until I get sick of them.
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SRS andser fer SRS
Oct 12, 2015, 3:03 PM
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You may stay away from Cash to start with. He played a lot in E which makes you play a B as the fifth chord. Try to find songs in G or A (and use a capo on the second fret). Early Alabama songs used this a lot. Also, consider some Hank Jr. Songs from the early 80's. A lot of his are G,C,D or C,G,A.
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I've seen many guys playing solo acoustic gigs in bars over
Oct 12, 2015, 3:09 PM
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the years that never play anything besides a song in G-C-D.
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Lot o points [156287]
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Not Drivin n Cryin man, they're avant garde.
Oct 12, 2015, 3:46 PM
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Straight to Hell shuns the mainstream and goes with G-D-C.
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Learning to play by the time I'm 40 has been on my list
Oct 12, 2015, 3:18 PM
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For years. I got 4 months. Gulp
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You can make great strides in 4 months.
Oct 12, 2015, 3:20 PM
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Unless you're the whitest guy on the planet, in which case, you won't learn to play even if you live to 200.
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Gotta get a guitar first
Oct 12, 2015, 4:00 PM
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Air guitar isn't doing too good working the finger tips back up.
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Re: Walmart.
Oct 12, 2015, 4:05 PM
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It would be better than what I got. The old Yamaha didn't take too kindly to some harsh storage conditions once upon a time. Thinking about a travel geetar like y'all wuz discussin' above. Cuz I travel. Some.
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Back when I was in sales and doing a lot of driving
Oct 12, 2015, 4:19 PM
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I always wanted a Rainsong Guitar. They're carbon fiber, and water and temperature changes have zero effect on them. I just never could justify a few thousand for one. They really do sound and play great...had the chance to buy one of the demos at the NAMM show in Nashville many years ago, but had just gotten married and wasn't sure if I would still be when I got home with it. It would be great to have an acoustic that you could leave in the trunk all day while working when it's 105 degrees and 100% humidity in Middle Georgia. I guess I could afford one now, but I hardly ever pick up anything but the bass these days.
That said, I've been leaning pretty hard towards picking up a Fender Precision here lately.
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Sounds like a nice guitar
Oct 12, 2015, 4:22 PM
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To start a divorce for me too
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Kill 2 birds with one stone...
Oct 12, 2015, 5:55 PM
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Fine tune your hand for divorce and a nice Rainsong Geetar.
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wagon wheel
Oct 12, 2015, 4:13 PM
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if you got a capo...
4 chords and everybody knows it.
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Any Rush song should be pretty easy to learn***
Oct 12, 2015, 7:16 PM
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Take your first finger and put it
Oct 13, 2015, 8:59 AM
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on the second string on the second fret. Take your second finger and place it on the 3rd string on the second fret. Strum down down down up down up.
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