VertigoNut Posted May 27, 2002 Share Posted May 27, 2002 I'm a beginner, I admit it. But, I want to learn a "first" song really well. Somebody give me an easy, straightforward, but "cool" song to begin working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted May 27, 2002 Share Posted May 27, 2002 Behind Blue Eyes by the Who. It`s an easy progression (Em-G-D-C-A9), and it`s amazing how many songs you can hear it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted May 27, 2002 Share Posted May 27, 2002 All for you...Sister Hazel Runaround...Blues Traveler Those are a couple. Other relatively easy open chord songs are "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows...that one "Guess you really might know what it's like to sing the blues" by, who is it, Everlast? I think that overplayed Incubus song is pretty easy, too. Behind Blue Eyes is a great song. If you're young, and not familiar with it, it's worth seeking out. The whole "Who's Next" album is a masterpiece. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 the song by Everlast has basically the same pattern, can`t recall if it`s the same key. so does that first hit song by Staind, that might be a good choice-`been a while` is the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarWolf Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 Blink 182- Damnit Ozzy- Bassline + Intro to Crazy Train Tool- Intro to Schism Purple...somethin- Smoke on The Water Tell me which ones you want to learn and ill send you the tab for it...there really really really easy! All the other ones i know r a harder and i still cant play them good 100% (mainly because they dont sound right on an accoustic) YtseJam your Majesty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey_dup1 Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 hmmm, a really easy song. I'm not sure what styles you like but "fly" by sugar ray is really easy. It mostly just goes from A to D. I think in the chorus the second time around it goes to an E. Look on harmony central and you can find the chords and the words. good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 Originally posted by skip: the song by Everlast has basically the same pattern, can`t recall if it`s the same key. so does that first hit song by Staind, that might be a good choice-`been a while` is the title.I think it's just Dm-FMaj7-C with playing around with the suspension a bit on the Dm... For the new guy... Dm... 1 3 2 0 0 x FMaj7... 0 1 2 3 0 x C... 0 1 0 2 3 0 "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 yeah, I was just walking around thinking that it`s four chords as opposed to five. Goes to show you what a genius I am, I`m at work and can`t get to a guitar just now, and can`t talk about it intellegently off the top of my head. It`s got a few chords in it, but how about that song `babylon`, by david gray? I think the hardest chord in it is a major 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 Hard to advise on this one. Have no idea what you know already, what kind of music you're into, or what! MY first song was "Rebel Rouser", an old Duane Eddy tune. After that, it was "wildwood Flower", Usually a 12-string folk-hillbilly type song in the public domain! You may just noodle around and pick up something, whether or not it's really a cool song, just to learn your way around the fingerboard. The ones I mentioned were learned when I was 13. I'm 50 now! You do the math. By the way, I can't argue with the "Who's Next" statement. Pete Townsend's rhythm work is worthwhile trying to emulate, no matter WHAT your age! whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 My vote for easy/cool is Neil Young's "Rockin in the Free World". It's Em, D, C for the verse. Add a G in the chorus. And it's an A for the break. Fun to jam with. My personal favorite though is John Hiatt's "Perfectly Good Guitar". Great open chord progression. Sounds great just strummin' the accoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Wing Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Originally posted by 6string: John Hiatt's "Perfectly Good Guitar"That is a great song, period. There are two theories about arguing with a woman. Neither one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronedo Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix gets my vote. You can initially learn it with open position chords and branch into other chord inversions later . Also, it is any easy progression to solo on if you care to do that later. For Soloing, both the E major and E minor pentatonic scales work well on this song (Hendrix's textbook solo in Hey Joe is primarily based on the E minor pentatonic scale). One other nice thing about Hey Joe is that Jimi played nice chordal melodies throughout the song. Learning some of these can really spice up your playing both on Hey Joe and other songs. The Chordal Progression on Hey Joe is as follows (each "|" represents a measure mark and ":" is a repeat sign ||: C G | D A | E | E :|| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Lancer has a point. "Hey, Joe!" is a good tune for chord change practice. And for finding a variety of ways to put chords together. Several of Dylan's early work is good for that. Simple chord structures in ingenious arrangements. Grip a chord in normal position and move a finger or two around. you'll get some ugly sounds, but stumble onto some good things, too. Play some strings open that the chord chart says to mute. Mute strings that they say to play open. The possibilities are ENDLESS! Whitefang -------------------------------------------------- "Klaatu! Barada nicto!" I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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