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Classic guitar songs
Grundlterror
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I've been playing guitar now for probably about 6 years. I know most of the basics and I can get my hands to do what I want them to do. Mostly when I'm playing guitar I learn a song, play the shit out of it and then I don't play it for a while and end up totally forgetting how it goes.
What I'm looking for in this thread is some pretty simple songs that are more or less just chords. I think I'll be able to remember these better over the years. What I'm looking for are songs like The Who's "Baba O'Riley", Green Day's "Time of your Life" (although I hate the friggin song) or Weezer's "Jamie". Any ideas on what I should learn?
What I'm looking for in this thread is some pretty simple songs that are more or less just chords. I think I'll be able to remember these better over the years. What I'm looking for are songs like The Who's "Baba O'Riley", Green Day's "Time of your Life" (although I hate the friggin song) or Weezer's "Jamie". Any ideas on what I should learn?
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Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
Um, maybe try some stuff off The Black Album by Metallica and some stuff by Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly might be up your alley, too.
I was more getting at songs that can be played with just chords. I know how to play both of those songs and for the most part they are riffs and not chord progressions.
What I'm looking for is more just songs that can be recognized just by playing the chords that are in the song. Admittedly, I could just look up the chords on google or something but I kinda wanted a starting place.
For example, the who's Baba O'Riley is G D C
Thats basically the whole song
So again, I'm looking for easily recognizable songs that are mostly chord based. I'm talking strumming here, not picking.
Pretty much everything by Bruce Springsteen is G D C Em.
Thats weird, free falling is what I had in my head as an example of what I wanted to do. That requires a capo though doesn't it?
I didn't think so. I suppose I could just be playing it wrong, but to me it sounds perfect just with the chords. It's just A D D A C.
Neil Diamond - Girl youll be a woman
Well, um, sorry. I don't play guitar myself and dunno the difference between strumming and picking, and I don't get what you mean by chord progressions, etc. I was just suggesting songs that people I know play...
If it's a real guitar, then most Bob Dylan songs are 5 chords or less, and many Eagles songs are quite straightforward as well.
It's cool, I appreciate the suggestions. Basically I'm talking about in every note of the song they play all the strings at once (strumming) instead of single notes on individual strings (picking). I want to be a karaoke machine of classic songs that are chord based :P
It's a real one (I assume you are referring to acoustic guitar).
Bob is perfect, most excellent suggestion, thank you!
Eagles too!
Do... Re... Mi... So... Fa.... Do... Re.... Do...
Forget it...
I love Radiohead, more great ideas
I'd also suggest any classic punk, if you're into that, any Sex Pistols (Anarchy in the U.K.) or the Clash (White Riot), all very chord heavy, all very basic but fun to play.
it's actually just three strings... that's why its the most learned song on the guitar tab sites right now. I'm not a huge fan of it but hell, if you're in college, and can remotely play the guitar, it'll probably get you some ass, just don't get cocky in case they ask you to play something else : )
The intro: Am C D F Am E Am E
The rest of the song uses the same chords in slightly different order.