lonelyday Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Heya! I'm planning on teaching myself to play guitar over the summer, and apart from being taught in primary school a song called Ten Guitars, a lame kiwi anthem which none of you will know and I have long forgot, I have no experience with guitars and know nothing. So I'm looking for advice on songs which are good for beginners and anything else you feel like telling me, coz as I said I know nothing. Haven't even bought a guitar yet. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!! Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 (shamelessly copied from an article) Easy Guitar Song 1: House of The Rising Sun, as made famous by The Animals. This is a great song, very simple, and a great way to get people singing along. It's in the simple key of A minor too, so if you feel like it you can throw in some simple Am pentatonic licks and sound really cool! The chords are: Am, C, D, F, Am, E, Am. It's literally that simple, and to make it really cool you can throw in some easy flamenco style fast strumming! Easy Guitar Song 2: Sympathy For The Devil, as made famous by The Rolling Stones. This is another great song-all the more cool if you can get someone to do the "oo-oo!" part in the background. Really simple chords, and it sounds great acoustic or electric if you feel like some high gain! The chords are: E, D, A, E all the way through except the chorus which just goes B to E again and again. If you listen to the original you'll see what I mean. Easy Guitar Song 3: Freebird, as made famous by Lynyrd Skynrd. An all time great song, and it's pretty easy to play if you miss out the solo at the end-don't worry no one will expect you to play it anyway! The song's in the key of G major, but in true southern rock style if you want to play a solo you can switch between G major and G minor pentatonics you can sound truly cool! The chords for this easy guitar song are as follows: Note-These are the chords for the main verses G, D/F#, Em, F, C, D The chorus just cycles through F, C, and D over and over, and at the end before the solo when it gets fast it's just G5, A#5, and C5 over and over. Easy Guitar Song 4: Knockin On Heaven's Door, as made famous by Bob Dylan, and then Guns N Roses. This is another all time classic song. Great fun to play, and yet really simple. This is another one in G major, although Guns N Roses tune down half a step so their version is in F#. The chords are: G, D, Am7, just cycled over and over again. Easy huh? Easy Guitar Song 5: For What It's Worth, as made famous by Buffalo Springfield. This is by far the easiest of the bunch, and a truly great song. It proves you don't need monster technique or difficult chords to make great music. Excellent lyrics too. In the key of E major. The chords are: E, A, E, A...... and that's it-simple but brilliant, as all the best ones are! maybe a bit America-centric, but at least they're well known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Wonderwall, even I managed that one. kinda disappointing how easy it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I prefer riffs to chords, so I would try the riff and chorus of Sunshine Of Your Love. It's pretty easy if you play it fairly slowly, and a good way to practise some easy bends and power chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berjo1429030949 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Wonderwall, even I managed that one. kinda disappointing how easy it was If you know Wonderwall, then you'll easily figure out Alice in Chain's "Nutshell." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 "Smoke On The Water" comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 One of the easiest ways to build confidence is to start out playing 3 chord songs like Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hadn't thought about Nutshell. It does sound rather straightforward, now that you mention it. Another easy one is 'About A Girl' - till you get to the bridge, which I never did, because that A-G intro is a cool infinite loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 One of the easiest ways to build confidence is to start out playing 3 chord songs like Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals youtube or Wild Thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Otherside - RCHP Bad moon Rising - CCR Wish you were here - Pink Floyd Zombie - Cranberries Seven Nation Army - White Stripes Keep on rocking in a free world - Neil Young + a lot of punk songs, if you're into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyday Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Wow, thanks for the suggestions!! There's quite a few awesome songs in there which will be very useful- especially the ones that I know well so I will actually be able to tell if I'm playing it wrong. I'd always wondered why it was that everyone who picks up a guitar seems to be able to play wonderwall. Anyways thanks a bunch, now all I have to do is actually buy a guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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