LIOG recappin

[Hydro120]

lol i play it for atleast 2 hours outa every day lol ive only been playing guitar a year i still suck

Dude, I've been playing for 15 years and playing Dave daily for three and I still don't sound like him and never will.

He's got talent I can't even comprehend.

Here's how to save you some sanity:

Don't be like Dave. I can't stress this enough. Learn the song, figure out how YOU like it to sound and then make it your own.

You think Dave would want to go listen to someone play his songs JUST like he does? Hell no. I wouldn't. I'd want someone to take one of my songs and do something unique with it ... Which is why when Dave does covers (like All Along the Watchtower) it doesn't sound like anyone else's version.

Same can be said for Cortez, The Killer ... have you heard Neil Young's version? It's completely different.

Be true to yourself and use Dave's music as the map to your destination but figure out how you want to get there yourself.

G/L!

he's trying to learn how to play. if you want to become technically better and be able to progress skillwise, it's not a bad idea to learn a song the way it is. if you can play liog the way it was written, THEN you can make it your own. but don't cheat yourself out of learning a good song just because it's too hard.

QFA. I can say from experience that I've become a better guitar player by learning the various muting/strumming/picking techniques that Dave uses.

[SPOTLIGHT5584]

i dunno guys i just play it...i know it doesnt sound like dave and i dont expect that i want just people to recognize what i play. as for the muting stuff goes....ive tried to play parts of songs ot get the Middle and ring finger to stay straight up the guitar while i use my 1st finger and pinky to play notes like lie in our graves has or the stones chorus is a good example of having ur fingers muting like that but its just wierd to play lie in our graves like that cuz every time i move my 1st or pinky finger all my fingers start to move lol