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Mon May-04-09 12:55 PM
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So what's the easiest song for a guitar novice to play? |
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My guess: Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple.
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Mon May-04-09 12:59 PM
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1. We Are One In The Spirit |
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Em-Am
Alter lyrics as necessary.
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Mon May-04-09 01:04 PM
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3. Hard to beat a two-chord song with the chords Em and Am for easiness. |
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I can't think of any songs that are just Em.
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Mon May-04-09 01:02 PM
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about as easy as it gets...
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Mon May-04-09 01:15 PM
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7. I can't think of one easier than this..... n/t |
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Mon May-04-09 01:08 PM
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4. Wild Thing, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are... |
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Nirvana songs are mostly easy and fun. Easiest: Smells Like Teen Spirit Come As You Are, Rape Me, Been A Son, Polly, Lithium, About a Girl.
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Mon May-04-09 06:49 PM
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29. No, that's not true. Nirvana is not as easy as people say. |
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"About a Girl," I agree.
You have to tune down a step for many Nirvana songs.
Be honest.
Also "Come as your are" is a ridiculous suggestion for a novice.
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Tue May-05-09 12:24 PM
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58. Its what I learned first when I was 14. |
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Yes most of their songs are half a step down, and some are in drop D. THe intro to COme As You Are is easy. Sex and Candy is easy too, not Nirvana I know.
Well you just made me feel like a better guitar player than I probably am I have been playing for about 12 years, just dicking around usually. Been learning some Pink Floyd, Money isnt terribly hard, but dont even try Dark Side of the Moon. David Gilmour is god man.
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Mon May-04-09 01:09 PM
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5. "Dirty Water"...Standells... |
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but "Smoke on the Water", yeah..that one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBD8SObQYD0"Dirty Water"....Standells Tikki
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Mon May-04-09 01:23 PM
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14. I love that Dirty Water, |
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Boston... You're my home.
(You once were, anyway. Sigh...)
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Mon May-04-09 01:13 PM
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6. Iron Maiden's Infinite Dreams |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM1NS11FBegThis is just a little above "Smoke on the Water," but it's not "Wasted Years." Another fun song would be NOFX' "Drugs Are Good." Lots of examples of it on YouTube.
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Mon May-04-09 01:16 PM
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8. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes |
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You learn the intro, you learn the song.
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Mon May-04-09 08:22 PM
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Acoustic guitars. Now THAT's punk!
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Mon May-04-09 01:18 PM
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9. As mentioned above- A Horse With No Name is about as simple as they come.... |
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but once you get the concept of 5th (aka power)chords down, you can fake your way through a HELL of a lotta tunes.
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Mon May-04-09 07:56 PM
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43. In fact, you can bang your way through... |
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Edited on Mon May-04-09 07:58 PM by Iggo
...the entire New Wave Of British Heavy Metal + Scorpions.
EDIT: That's the 80's version of Scorpions. You ain't touching Uli Roth.
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Mon May-04-09 01:18 PM
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Mon May-04-09 01:19 PM
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11. Sister Ray by Velvet Underground |
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It's just a three chord vamp--no chorus, no bridge, just G-F-C over and over and over until you get sick of playing it.
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Mon May-04-09 06:56 PM
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33. Velvet Underground: This is not a bad suggestion. NT |
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Mon May-04-09 01:20 PM
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before my grandson acually learned to PLAy the guitar I thought he would drive me nuts. He also did some Pink Floyd back then.
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Mon May-04-09 01:22 PM
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13. Jane Says - Jane's Addiction nt |
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Tue May-05-09 01:42 PM
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60. one of the few songs I can actually play! |
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nt
That and behind blue eyes
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Mon May-04-09 01:31 PM
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15. Tom Dooley. Two chords - G and D7. |
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Mon May-04-09 01:34 PM
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3 chords... even i can play it.
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Mon May-04-09 01:36 PM
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17. The lead guitar solo from 'Cinnamon Girl' |
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Mon May-04-09 01:37 PM
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18. "Lilly Was Here" by Candi Dolpher |
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Most of the guitar part is 4 notes, repeated over & over
The chord progression in "Hey Joe" isn't too hard for a beginner
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Mon May-04-09 02:23 PM
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19. "Know Your RIghts" - The Clash |
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Mon May-04-09 02:37 PM
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20. Are you looking for solo or chords? |
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What I used to first learn was Metallica for solo stuff and Beatles for chords.
Hide Your Love by the Beatles was the first song I ever learned from start to finish.
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Mon May-04-09 03:37 PM
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G l o r i a ...........GLORIA! :party:
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Wed May-06-09 06:48 AM
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64. Love what Dave Barry says about that song... |
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that if you heaved a guitar over a cliff, as it hit the rocks going down it would spontaneously play "Gloria."
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Mon May-04-09 03:44 PM
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22. "Spirit of Radio" by Rush |
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Mon May-04-09 06:44 PM
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26. Rush has easier songs to play than that one. |
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Fly By Night is one example. :hi:
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Mon May-04-09 06:56 PM
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Wed May-06-09 05:08 AM
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63. Sorry, I didn't get it. |
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Despite how it may sound, Spirit of Radio is actually not hard to play at all (even the solo is quite easy), so I had no way of knowing it was a joke.
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Mon May-04-09 09:03 PM
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47. The entire Rush catalog is easier to play than The Spirit of Radio |
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Mon May-04-09 05:56 PM
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Just play any 7th chord. The song is just a 7th chord that never resolves.
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Mon May-04-09 06:06 PM
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24. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? |
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Mon May-04-09 06:28 PM
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25. Neil Young's solo from "Cinnamon Girl" |
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And on the subject of "Smoke On The Water"...coincidentally enough...I just finished watching "VH1 Classic Albums: Machine Head," in which Ritchie Blackmore says the reason most guitar players get the riff WRONG is that they STRUM it instead of PLUCK it with their fingers. For what it's worth, current Purple guitarist Steve Morse strums it.
:toast:
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Mon May-04-09 09:32 PM
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49. Same goes for Rainbow's "Man on the Silver Mountain" |
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he also plucks that one-- two-fingered, just like "Smoke". Incidentally enough, both songs are also in G, and use similar chord progressions.
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Mon May-04-09 10:04 PM
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I said that upthread :grr:
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Mon May-04-09 10:20 PM
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53. I know, I noticed that about 30 seconds after I clicked "post message," and thought... |
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..."You know, Richardo's a cool dude, if he notices that I just innocently posted a dupe of his post he won't make a federal case out of it or punctuate his anger with the :grr: smiley, he'll just let it go..."
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Mon May-04-09 10:44 PM
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Mon May-04-09 06:45 PM
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27. Norwegian Wood would be my guess. |
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Mon May-04-09 06:46 PM
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28. I learned "little brown jug" on the guitar when I was a kid |
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Mon May-04-09 06:52 PM
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30. Strangely enough, I started by playing R.E.M. I found that easy when I was just learning |
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Others:
Jesus and Mary Chain Some Smashing Pumpkins U2, in particular Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby, and if you know how to do alternate tuning, Rattle and Hum A lot of Bruce Springsteen, which is really simple. You will be amazed how simple his stuff is to play.
Two lies not to believe:
That Elvis Costello is easy That Nirvana is easy
They are easy for people who are great at playing the guitar, but not for everyone.
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Mon May-04-09 06:54 PM
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31. I love this thread, and am kicking and recing it. |
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But we'll see who is being honest about this.
I was told it was "easy" to play Elvis Costello by someone who it turned out had never played any song other than "Beyond Belief."
Well, shit, yeah, it IS easy to play "Beyond Belief." But it's a keyboard driven song with four chords, unlike his other work, which is guitar driven and requires ten chord changes a minute.
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Mon May-04-09 06:58 PM
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34. Amazing Grace or Wildwood Flower |
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Too weird 'cause I just got strings for my guitar and ended up playing them both to remember wth I was doing. I'm still clueless, but they warm me up for my wee repatore. :D
:nopity: I priced fiddles today.. I can get a Jap one for 90ish dollars. I just wanna see if I can pick it up enough to please me and my dogs and anyone loony enough to listen :P
:woohoo:
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Mon May-04-09 06:59 PM
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35. The most important thing to build a passion for guitar is to Find The Song |
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You Yearn to Play, no matter what the chords are and work from there.
You will begin to get this sense of control and mastery once you can play those songs, and you can move on from there.
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Mon May-04-09 07:04 PM
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36. What bands do you like? That would be a much more sensible way to proceed. |
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Each of us will have a bias based on what we were listening to when we wanted to learn how to play the guitar.
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Mon May-04-09 07:04 PM
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37. Everyone learns Smoke On The Water first, don't they? |
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Mon May-04-09 07:08 PM
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38. I thought it was Amazing Grace |
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:crazy:
Guess it depends on your raisins.
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Mon May-04-09 07:10 PM
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39. My raisins learned Heard It Through The Grapevine. |
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Mon May-04-09 08:13 PM
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Truth is, most everyone learns it wrong.
It's inverted fifths, not regular ones.
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Mon May-04-09 07:15 PM
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40. Some Beatles, if you like them, and many John Lennon Songs. |
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You'd be surprised how easy some of these are, and you feel like you are moving ahead quickly when you learn them.
But I still stand by R.E.M., probably out of nostalgia, because that is how I learned.
Good luck. I know you can do this. And you will LOVE IT.
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Mon May-04-09 07:28 PM
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41. Stairway - everyone learns it so you puke every time you hear it |
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Mon May-04-09 07:52 PM
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Velvet Underground: D C G... that's it. Listen to the song once and you'll get it the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsTFCA2zeMI
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Mon May-04-09 08:11 PM
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Power Chords? Get a copy of Judas Priest's Unleashed In The East and knock yourself out. You can fake your way through ALL the rhythm parts of the ENTIRE album by using 2-string 5th chords. Best thing that ever happened to me during my first year of playing (other than all the getting laid.)
(Mostly) Open Chords? Eagles Greatest Hits, specifically Take It Easy, Lyin' Eyes, Already Gone, and Peaceful Easy Feeling. If you have any kind of a singing voice, this is the shit for you. Eagles sing in multi-part harmonies. Pick one and go with it. (Also try Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. In fact, I wish you WERE here, so I could show you how simple it is...lol.)
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Mon May-04-09 10:00 PM
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50. Any and all Ramones songs. |
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Mon May-04-09 10:09 PM
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52. Especially Beat on the Brat and Rock 'n Roll High School |
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Tue May-05-09 01:30 PM
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59. I might say...the single best way to work on your bass guitar... |
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is to follow Dee Dee's bass runs on just about any Ramones' recording.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNEdTy9nCdwRamones cover...bass Tikki
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Mon May-04-09 10:33 PM
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54. "Pablo Picasso" by the Modern Lovers |
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One chord, an Em, and that's it. If you can strum eighth notes, you're good to go.
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Mon May-04-09 10:34 PM
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55. "Smoke" is generally the first thing anyone plays. |
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It's easy and fun. My son started with it about 15 months ago. He's a friggin awesome Thrash player now.
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Mon May-04-09 11:17 PM
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57. You're probably right. Even *I* can play "Smoke on the Water." |
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Not well, but I can play it.
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Tue May-05-09 01:48 PM
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61. Smoke on the Water is only easy once you master bar chords |
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When I Come Around by Green Day is only 4 chords and none of them barred...I believe
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Tue May-05-09 01:52 PM
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62. I'm don't know, but I can play the hell out of Bark at the Moon on guitar hero!! |
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