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Topic: Good songs for acoustic guitar?
Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Thu 12/19/19 10:26 AM
I like thrumming a few dischords and groaning a few tunes, of an evening :) Anyone got any favorite songs that work really well? It's great to learn a new song. Kind of fishing for ideas really. apreciate any good ideas, Usually play a 12 string.

SparklingCrystal 💖💎 Joined Mon 05/20/13 Posts: 33354	Thu 12/19/19 04:18 PM
Depends what you like :) I played "Never Going Back" by Fleetwood Mac on guitar, not the easiest, but SO beautiful! I had a really great version of "Michelle" by the Beatles as well. That's all I can think of right now. It's late, hihi.

Argo Joined Mon 11/11/13 Posts: 12416	Thu 12/19/19 04:48 PM
you cant always get what you want....rolling stones pretty much C and F back and forth with the lyrics.....until D--but if you try sometime...F--you might find you get what....C--you need one of my favorites because it's really easy to play and sing with

Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Thu 12/19/19 05:07 PM
Good stuff chaps :) when i used to play (many years ago) we didnt have the benifit of the internet. but now you can google the song and type chorde and 10 minutes later you know the song. It's great. Learned tha one "we used to know" by jethro tull recently. works well solo.

Argo Joined Mon 11/11/13 Posts: 12416	Thu 12/19/19 06:42 PM
you.tube is great for tutorials by some very good players right now i am studying "Travis Picking with Don Ross" ...<(google it) he takes his time and isn't concerned about showing off how good he is but more about helping others progress in their own right...

SparklingCrystal 💖💎 Joined Mon 05/20/13 Posts: 33354	Fri 12/20/19 06:52 AM
Yes, tutorials and tabs, although not sure how this works for 12 strings. For drums it's always more difficult to find tabs.

Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Fri 12/20/19 10:30 AM
you.tube is great for tutorials by some very good players right now i am studying "Travis Picking with Don Ross" ...<(google it) he takes his time and isn't concerned about showing off how good he is but more about helping others progress in their own right... nice one Argo. he's very clear isn't he? I picked it up in no time. just practice now, till its automatic and quicker. you might want to check out the ragtime tute by Steve Dahlberg on youtube your thumb is doing the same thing, pretty much as the travis pick. Rag it on up.

Larsi666 😽 Joined Wed 01/31/18 Posts: 17182	Fri 12/20/19 10:35 AM
Any old Bob Dylan song, or Janis Joplin, I would recommend

Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Fri 12/20/19 10:40 AM
Yes, tutorials and tabs, although not sure how this works for 12 strings. For drums it's always more difficult to find tabs. Drummer eh? I tried but couldn't get on with it. also everyone could hear me making a hash of it :) I like singing, so it's guitar for me :)

SpaceCodet Joined Sat 07/27/19 Posts: 632	Fri 12/20/19 02:57 PM
"House Of The Rising Sun" is the only song that comes to mind.

Freebird Deluxe Joined Sun 12/23/18 Posts: 4637	Fri 12/20/19 03:39 PM
I have spates of trying a thumb pick but keep going back to bare thumb ,the pick sounds harsh and too loud

Amelia Joined Tue 10/09/18 Posts: 14	Sat 12/21/19 01:20 PM
What about George Michael Music? You can't do anything wrong with George Michael! Or what about Spanish music?

Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Sat 12/21/19 01:52 PM
I have spates of trying a thumb pick but keep going back to bare thumb ,the pick sounds harsh and too loud [/quote Same m8 especially with 12 string double strings. best for strumming really. I don't often play my 6 string. It sounds so weak by comparison.

Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Sat 12/21/19 01:53 PM
"House Of The Rising Sun" is the only song that comes to mind. Learned that one a long time ago. :)

Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Sat 12/21/19 01:57 PM
Any old Bob Dylan song, or Janis Joplin, I would recommend the trouble I find with Dylan is remembering all the flipping words. :)

Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Sat 12/21/19 02:02 PM
What about George Michael Music? You can't do anything wrong with George Michael! Or what about Spanish music? You need a classical guitar for spanish style. Plus it's hard :) And not keen on George M. but thanks anyhow

Argo Joined Mon 11/11/13 Posts: 12416	Sat 12/21/19 02:07 PM
the trouble I find with Dylan is remembering all the flipping words. :) Lol......like subterranean homesick blues.....#MeToo

Freebird Deluxe Joined Sun 12/23/18 Posts: 4637	Sun 12/22/19 02:06 AM
the trouble I find with Dylan is remembering all the flipping words. :) Lol......like subterranean homesick blues.....#MeToo I don't know how he did in the early days , stoned most of the time to boot, Someone once said Dylan was the only guy he has seen doing a thirteen and three-quarter bar blues

MsStinder Joined Sun 12/01/19 Posts: 22	Wed 12/25/19 03:06 AM
Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin Nothing else matters - Mettalica

Cosmic Charlie Joined Tue 08/20/19 Posts: 1315	Wed 12/25/19 05:19 AM
Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin Nothing else matters - Mettalica lol i think starway to heaven was pretty much the first thing I learned at about 17 I ckecked out the mettalica track