Guitar lessons; lesson one.

[hemi68charger]

Hey gang..... Part of my homework from lesson one was to come up with 3 songs I would like to learn. Well, I'm a classic rock sort of fella and have many many songs I would love to learn, but I'm sure there are some more appropriate for a 50 year old beginner on an acoustic guitar... Any suggestions? I was thinking of some sort of Kansas or Pink Floyd.. Maybe Beatles and Fleetwood Mac..... I'm sure whatever it is will need to be basic chords.........

Cheers,
T

[Indygenerallee]

Troy, you have a PS3? I bought Rocksmith and I started playing guitar and it goes at your speed, goes into chords and even has a tuner, comes with a cable that plugs from the PS3 into your Guitar and your Surround sytem becomes the Amp! Very cool tons of classic rock and new tunes you can purchase on Playstation store.
I learned a couple Alice in chains songs on it. If your a beginner don't even try the Iron Maiden!!! 

[4cruzin]

Since I am a guitar player I would vote for Iron man from black sabbath . . . Smoke on the water by Deep Purple and maybe Working Man from Rush . . . Not for the lead guitar part but for the rhythm part.  All pretty easy . . . IMO.

[Shakey]

... on an acoustic guitar...

Bron-Yr-Aur by Jimmy Page   

How ya' been Troy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqptegyFWbE

[Shakey]

oh and another good one...

Blackbird by the Beatles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAgceen153I

[MrSnicks]

Black Betty

[Dino]

I love classic rock as well and on acoustic I love playing Behind blue eyes and Pinball wizard by The Who.  Dustin the wind by Kansas, Space oddity by David Bowie and pretty much the entire Aqualung album by Jethro Tull.  That dude can play acoustic!

Bron-y-aur stomp is on the list, I think the guitar needs to be tuned in F.  I'd probably hurt myself trying to play it though.   

[RallyeMike]

The first acoustic song I learned was Red River Valley. It's a simple starter - good for the campfire. 

[crj1968]

Wish You Were Here

Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down

For Whom the Bell Tolls.


These are all pretty easy and a good start.

GnR's "Patience" is cool to play also G C D E

[FJ6N96]

Troy,

Excellent idea~  Mopars and Music

How about "Green River" from CCR!

Rick
FJ6N96

[hatersaurusrex]

Wish You Were Here

Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down

For Whom the Bell Tolls.


These are all pretty easy and a good start.

GnR's "Patience" is cool to play also G C D E

Another vote for Wish You Were Here - uses chommon chords that are relatively easy, and the intro riff and even the solo aren't that hard for a novice.  Chord changes are easy to sing over and keep your timing.  Was one of the first songs I learned in its entirety.

[c00nhunterjoe]

Summer of 69

[68CoronetRT]

First song I ever learned on guitar was "Day in the life"-Beatles Fairly easy chord progression. Also "Rock and Roll Music" - Beatles.

"Wish you were here"-Pink Floyd is another.

Kinda random song but easy is "Little Red Riding Hood" by the Pharaohs.

For picking "Behind Blue Eyes" -The Who, is not too bad.

Stairway is always a classic and is actually not very complex.

"Sister Golden Hair" - America

"Desperado" Eagles, mostly piano but you can find guitar versions.

Another picking song would be "If" by Bread.

Man I grew up in the wrong era! hahah

[HANDM]

Stay away from songs that require intricate picking techniques....

Easiest songs out there are

Knocking on heavens door.... G D C and A minor in that order
Free Bird G D E F and a A sharp or B minor at the end...something like that anyway...
Another will come to mind but for now......

[Bob T]

So, how'd it go Troy, did you stick with the guitar or is it gathering dust in the spare room 

[Ponch ®]

Purple Rain.

[Musicman]

So, how'd it go Troy, did you stick with the guitar or is it gathering dust in the spare room 

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Hey gang..... Part of my homework from lesson one was to come up with 3 songs I would like to learn. Well, I'm a classic rock sort of fella and have many many songs I would love to learn, but I'm sure there are some more appropriate for a 50 year old beginner on an acoustic guitar... Any suggestions? I was thinking of some sort of Kansas or Pink Floyd.. Maybe Beatles and Fleetwood Mac..... I'm sure whatever it is will need to be basic chords.........

Cheers,
T

Why do I picture this................


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWM5bmzYRh0

[jaak]

Knocking on heavens door....

That's one I was going to suggest. Same Chord progression in the Verses and Chorus

(G) Mom, (D) take this badge off of (A minor)me...
(G) I can't (D) use it any-(C) more....
(G) It's getting dark (D) too dark to (A minor) see...
(G) Feels like I'm (D) Knocking on heaven's (C) Door...

REPEAT


Jason

[hemi68charger]

So, how'd it go Troy, did you stick with the guitar or is it gathering dust in the spare room  

Hey Bob..

No dust collection... Practicing going up and down the frets and learning two songs; Choir of the Bells and Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here". I'm at the introduction part of the later. Getting better, but don't practice as much as I should to develop the calus on my fingertips. I am using the Tabular method and thus far seems to suit me.. Getting better and since I know the song, I can feel and hear my progress, which is way cool..  

[Bob T]

Cool, stick at it, the more you do , the better it gets!
Beats the stuffing out of anything on tv anyway, been living in a motel room for 5 months and only have turned it on for a total of around 15 mins... would rather play of go out and watch live music or do stuff, no cars to play with...

[myk]

Exactly.  When I got sent to Vegas for two months for job training I didn't want to spend any money, so I locked myself in my hotel with my guitar and picked away.  I finally learned the solo to Pink Floyd's "Time," although I never did quite nail the singing and the strumming rhythms to Taylor Swift's "Everything has changed."

We should've started this stuff a long time ago...

[Bob T]

One of my two favourites to play around with are Little Wing and Comfortably Numb using a ditto looper for the rythym and soloing out over the top of it, Hurricane is another good one too