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Need a list of good beginner-intermediate songs to learn

Unread post by DSeibel » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:34 pm

Guys

I have been playing for a while now and I have been struggling with trying to find a list of cool songs I can stick with and learn. I seem to jump around with no real direction. Here are some songs I have started learning...some better than others...can you guys help me add to my list.

-Crash Into Me
-Lover Lay Down
-Jimi Thing
-Everlong - Foo Fighters
-Times like these - Foo Fighters
-Knockin on heavins door - Dylan
-Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
-Redemption song - Bob Marley
-Burn One down - Ben Harper

Basically looking for songs that are catchy, people know, and that will allow me to build my confidence and move along to more difficult things down the road.

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Unread post by mrjones » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:38 pm

learn the whole song. you probably can play the verse of jimi thing and lover lay down, but it will help you more to learn the chorus and everything.

if you want something fun to play at parties learn big pimpin'. i always get a good response
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Unread post by NJPearce22 » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:47 pm

Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Ants Marching - DMB
Grey Street - DMB
Run Around - Blues Traveler
No Rain - Blind Melon
Collide - Howie Day
Crazy Game of Poker - O.A.R.
Wonderwall - Oasis
Never Let You Go - THird Eye Blind
Hold My Hand - Hootie
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
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Unread post by mrjones » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:48 pm

NJPearce22 wrote:Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Ants Marching - DMB
Grey Street - DMB
Run Around - Blues Traveler
No Rain - Blind Melon
Collide - Howie Day
Crazy Game of Poker - O.A.R.
Wonderwall - Oasis
Never Let You Go - THird Eye Blind
Hold My Hand - Hootie
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
for crazy game of poker, do you use the tab at oarsa.com?
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Unread post by NJPearce22 » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:50 pm

mrjones wrote:
NJPearce22 wrote:Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Ants Marching - DMB
Grey Street - DMB
Run Around - Blues Traveler
No Rain - Blind Melon
Collide - Howie Day
Crazy Game of Poker - O.A.R.
Wonderwall - Oasis
Never Let You Go - THird Eye Blind
Hold My Hand - Hootie
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
for crazy game of poker, do you use the tab at oarsa.com?
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That opening "solo" is pretty much straight-forward. Using the natural minor and some blues scales.
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Unread post by mrjones » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:52 pm

NJPearce22 wrote:
mrjones wrote:
NJPearce22 wrote:Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Ants Marching - DMB
Grey Street - DMB
Run Around - Blues Traveler
No Rain - Blind Melon
Collide - Howie Day
Crazy Game of Poker - O.A.R.
Wonderwall - Oasis
Never Let You Go - THird Eye Blind
Hold My Hand - Hootie
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
for crazy game of poker, do you use the tab at oarsa.com?
ultimate-guitar.com
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/o ... r3_tab.htm

or

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/o ... er_tab.htm
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Unread post by NJPearce22 » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:54 pm

mrjones wrote:
NJPearce22 wrote:
mrjones wrote:
NJPearce22 wrote:Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Ants Marching - DMB
Grey Street - DMB
Run Around - Blues Traveler
No Rain - Blind Melon
Collide - Howie Day
Crazy Game of Poker - O.A.R.
Wonderwall - Oasis
Never Let You Go - THird Eye Blind
Hold My Hand - Hootie
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
for crazy game of poker, do you use the tab at oarsa.com?
ultimate-guitar.com
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/o ... r3_tab.htm

or

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/o ... er_tab.htm
Bottom one.
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Unread post by Pizzle » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:29 pm

mrjones wrote:learn the whole song. you probably can play the verse of jimi thing and lover lay down, but it will help you more to learn the chorus and everything.

if you want something fun to play at parties learn big pimpin'. i always get a good response
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Unread post by ballmeblazer » Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:14 pm

if you're counting jimi thing as a beginner song then pretty much most guitar you can get in a somewhat short period of time. once you learn to play dave style, most everything else, save for funky tunings and blues stuff is mostly just open chords. just go through your CD collection or your iPod and just learn to play songs you like. and learning whole songs helps.
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Unread post by The Scarlet Pimpernel » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:06 pm

Big Me - Foo Fighters
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Unread post by NJPearce22 » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:38 pm

mpizzlex wrote:
mrjones wrote:learn the whole song. you probably can play the verse of jimi thing and lover lay down, but it will help you more to learn the chorus and everything.

if you want something fun to play at parties learn big pimpin'. i always get a good response
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Unread post by highasatree » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:31 pm

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Unread post by Kahn » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:32 pm

anything written by O.A.R. ever
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Unread post by mrjones » Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:01 am

NJPearce22 wrote:
mpizzlex wrote:
mrjones wrote:learn the whole song. you probably can play the verse of jimi thing and lover lay down, but it will help you more to learn the chorus and everything.

if you want something fun to play at parties learn big pimpin'. i always get a good response
Tab?
alright im drunk and i hope this helps

G-9
D-X
A-7

do that 5 times then

B-77587

then this 5 times
G-8
D-X
A-6

and

B-55475
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Unread post by NJPearce22 » Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:10 am

mrjones wrote:
NJPearce22 wrote:
mpizzlex wrote:
mrjones wrote:learn the whole song. you probably can play the verse of jimi thing and lover lay down, but it will help you more to learn the chorus and everything.

if you want something fun to play at parties learn big pimpin'. i always get a good response
Tab?
alright im drunk and i hope this helps

G-9
D-X
A-7

do that 5 times then

B-77587

then this 5 times
G-8
D-X
A-6

and

B-55475
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