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gitaardocphil wrote:06sc500, you use exactly the same system as I do concerning songs. I compare this always with meeting a woman.
The first impression is "her looks", a "wow" feeling, once you know her better, you dig deeper, character, personality.
A song = identical. I fall in love with the MELODY, THE TUNE and NOT THE LYRICS.
If you analyze the lyrics, I am afraid that writing lyrics is a special skill. Go back in timer and analyze or listen to lyrics of famous artists in the 60ties, like NO MILK TODAAY, OH WAHDIDDY DOM DIDDY DOO, great title lovely tune even the Beatles: SHE LOVES YOU YEYEAH.
The melody is what remains at the end.
True dat. . .can be applied to music and girls. . .lol
Hey, just wondering what is a correct way to use a slide, on my acoustic or my electric.
I can't believe that no one mentioned Smoke on the Water and Deep Purple. Clapton's Layla riff is also an eay one to remember. I'd think that Sweet Child 'O Mine is easily recognized, as well as Sweet Home Alabama.
bedem wrote:LED ZEPPLIN...
&
AC/DC
if you can name me a bettar aussie band i wil give 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
dollars.............
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......( the money will be sent to you via telepathic link)
What about the Wiggles? They are the highest selling Aussie music group, with AC/DC in 2nd. (lol)
Queen-We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions have been way overused though. . .I still like both songs. Bohemian Rhapsody speaks for itself. In the world of guitars, how about Eric Johnson? He may not be the most popular one out there, but for us guitar players, he's a true legend. Speaking of guitar players, Hendrix was already mentioned, thought I'd toss in Clapton, SRV (although there's a seperate thread about him), and EVH. Back to bands, I'll add the Eagles-look how they influenced the world of music, with their California-rock-country sound. Their old school stuff is great, and Long Road Out Of Eden is a pretty decent album. How about GNR? Slash is probably one of the most ridiculous guitarists ever. I'll add Lynyrd Skynyrd-the definition of southern rock. OK, one more. Johnny Cash. He may not have appealed to as many people, but I think that he was better than Elvis (my humble opinion). One more-how about Styx? Probably THE BEST band to come out of the 80's, with all due respect to others like Van Halen.
tonydr wrote:learn the beginning of Purple Haze. Moderately difficult with bends hammers and pulls and glissando. Used to be a rite of passage, but still has some good basic techniques for any guitarist.
And you get to learn the Hendrix 9th (or what we old guys remember as the James Brown 9th).
And saying you can play some Hendrix is always cool.
By the way, what is a 9th, a type of chord shape or something?
The solo from Killer Queen is very easy, although you do need to do some bends and make your way to the 21st fret.
If it means anything, I put some Eric Clapton Signature strings on my $50 Rogue, and it made it sound close to a Martin (not quite there).
gitaardocphil wrote:Well 06sc500, I wanted to know how old you are. WHY? because, I am born in December 1955, = 52 years old. But my list is timeless and BASED on the melody and NOT on lyrics.
I am a great fan of the BEE GEES.
I adore ballads, also R&R, Blues, Pop, Hard Rock, Grunge, Disco and Metal. So the best solution is dividing my list.
METAL:
- Enter Sandman by METALLICA.
- Peace Sells by MEGADETH
HARDROCK
- Highway Star + Smoke on the water by DEEP PURPLE
- Kashmir by LED ZEPPELIN
ROCK
- Jump + Eruption by VAN HALEN
- Stranglehold by TED NUGENT
- AC/DC , but also the "unforgettable performance" of Ten Years After, GOING HOME.
BALLADS (In fact, I love a lot here, but my list=)
- Desperado + the Last Resort by the EAGLES.
- Don't Forget To Remember by BEE GEES (always played when I broke a relation)
- HOMBURG by PROCOL HARUM
POP (to much)
- NORWEGIAN WOOD by the BEATLES
- SILENCE IS GOLDEN by TREMELOES
- TEARS IN TH MORNING by BEACH BOYS
- IF by PINK FLOYD
DISCO
- STAYING ALIVE by BEE GEES
BLUES
- I STILL GOT THE BLUES by GARY MOORE
- BIRD OF PARADISE by SNOWY WHITE
- CROSSROADS by CLAPTON (but this is closer to ROCK)
GRUNGE
- SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT by NIRVANA, this song has it all= straight from a "tormented heart"great guitar play
I can add more, but I CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION WHICH SONG I LOVE MOST, perhaps TEARS IN THE MORNING.
My list is based on melody and lyrics. Based on just melody, Cliffs of Dover would be my number one (this is my favortie song). That being said, I am more a fan of instrumental music than songs with words, just because I'm more of a guitar player than singer. This is why I love Eric Johnson's music so much.
SouthPaw41L wrote:Jessica by The Allman Brothers-
Not one word is sang in this song but the pure beauty and emotion of the music is moving, goose-bump moving.
Riviera Paradise by Stevie Ray Vaughan-
Hard as heck to play but Stevie ripped through it like it was second nature. One of Stevies more complex songs and absolutely beautiful...........
Harvest Moon by Neil Young-
Musically soothing, lyrically, images of a peacful place pops into my mind evrytime I hear this masterpiece of a song.
The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles-
A happy/sad song that has gotten me through some rough, unpleasant times in my life. Now that I think about it, lots of Beatle music has been my partner in testing times of my life.
I do like Jessica alot, although I didn't include it on my list. It sounds so cool even though you never play more than one string at a time on a guitar.
Thoguht this might make for an interesting thread. . .choose what you think are the most beautiful songs ever written. . .my top 10 isn't in any particular order
Annie's Song-John's guitar accompaniment that repeats throughout the song is awesome
No More Lonely Nights-in my opinion Paul had the best voice out of all the Beatles, and it shows on this song
Yesterday-sounds simple, but it's actually very difficult
Sweet Child 'O Mine-Slash's intro says it all-where does someone come up with a riff like this?
Don't Let it End-the prettiest song by Styx
Forty Mile Town-Eric Johnson plays and sings a great melody
Babe-beautiful Styx love ballad
Tears in Heaven-one of the most poignant songs ever written, and probably the best acoustic song ever written
Wonderful Tonight-Clapton's prettiest song
Save Me-Queen's softer side
#1 worst song in the world: Vamos a La Playa by Righeria. They sing about going to the beach in spanish. We had to sing it for our spanish class for "spanish day" this year. I'm pretty sure that it's the only song that they play in hell. . .
It doesn't come anywhere near Cliffs of Dover, but I think EJ's solo in Desert Rose is pretty darn good.
Hey, thanks, I'm learning a bit of Hendrix like Hey Joe and All Along the Watchtower, and I'd like to learn some more Clapton besides Layla on the electric.
Hey, I know there's been different threads on songs for a 12-string acoustic, but does anyone have anything to recommend for a 12-string electric? Pretty much anything with string bends more than 1/2 step are out of the question, though I do play some songs like this just by playing normally up two or three frets. Some cool solos that aren't ridiculously fast would be appreciated.
anastasiak112 wrote:Hi all.
I choose songs that I like in order to practice my guitar playing. MOST of the time, after I've found the tabs here, and have played it a few times, I have found that a song is not so much fun to play if it's not accompanied by other instruments.
My question is rather a call for suggestions: What songs sound good played solo on acoustic?
(For example: The Kill sounds great acoustically, but the original version, I would never have imagined to play it had I not heard the acoustic version.. (not that I play it... just an example).
Thanks everyone.
Anastasia
If you can play with your fingers, I highly recommend Song for George by Eric Johnson. If not, try anything off of Clapton's Unplugged album. It's probably the best acoustic playing you'll ever hear, including fingerstyle on a classical, slide playing on a dobro, and good ol' picking and strumming on a 6-string. My favorites are Signe, Tears in Heaven, Layla, and Old Love. Clapton is flat out dominant on an acoustic.
Judging on speed alone, Herman Li is the fastest player I've seen, but Eric Johnson can play just about as fast, and I like his style and sound a lot better.
cytania wrote:One key weapon in SRV's armoury was a Tubescreamer pedal. Originals like he used are fetching high prices but reissues and even hot-rodded reissue pedals are widely available. If you are in a home practive situation than look for a Pod vitual amp as these usually have a preset that gives instant Stevie, my Behringer Vamp 2 certainly has this preset.
If you are a beginner try for a more general blues sound simply by rolling off the treble on your guitar, dropping the volume to bite point and turning the amp up with gain engaged but way down low.
Musicians' Friend has Ibanez Tube Screamers for $40. Maybe I'll look at getting one.
I don't have a tube amp, but I can get some decent sounds for my purposes. Maybe eventually I'll pick up a tube-sound pedal.
I'm not really looking to sound exactly like SRV, just am trying to dial on a blues-type sound. I think I have it just about set up. I have the low and mid knobs turned all the way up, the high knob turned all the way down, the gain on about 2 or 3, the shape turned all the way up, and the tone control on my guitar turned so there's not much treble. Actually this setup gives me more of that rich, dark Eric Johnson tone that I was trying to find, which is pretty cool. But if I turn the gain down ever so slightly it becomes more bluesy, which is waht I was looking for.
It changes every few months or so. . .
1. Eric Johnson
2. Styx
3. Clatpon
4. Beatles/Paul McCartney with Wings
5. Eagles
I have to include the next five too. . .
6. Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. Queen
8. Johnny Cash
9. John Denver
10. SRV
This is based on liking more than just one song, so it was hard to come up with.
cytania wrote:One key weapon in SRV's armoury was a Tubescreamer pedal. Originals like he used are fetching high prices but reissues and even hot-rodded reissue pedals are widely available. If you are in a home practive situation than look for a Pod vitual amp as these usually have a preset that gives instant Stevie, my Behringer Vamp 2 certainly has this preset.
If you are a beginner try for a more general blues sound simply by rolling off the treble on your guitar, dropping the volume to bite point and turning the amp up with gain engaged but way down low.
thanks I'll try this
Hey guys, I have a 30-watt Crate combo amp with clean, overdrive, reverb, and chorus. Each of the 3 channels has several adjustments, like low range, middle, and high. How do I set this up to get a blues SRV-style sound? Thanks
See, I did read the reviews and most of them were good. I just thought it would be cool to get one for that price. Just curious, and I had a thread on this, does anyone have a Rocktron wah? There's no reviews on Musicians' Friend.
As to my knowledge, you place your finger extremely lightly on a string, say, the top string, 12th fret, but you don't actaully push the string onto the frets, just place your finger on it. You pick the note as usual, and you should get the 12th fret up an octave, or the 24th fret. I find pinch harmonics to be easier and more effective, at least on an acoustic. For these you fret a note normally, then strike the string with the pick and your thumb at the same time. You need to put your thumb right at the tip of the pick and then you should feel both the pick and your thumb hitting the string. Sorry if it's a confsuing explanation, but after some pracitce you'll get a feel for it.
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