Topic: I need some songs! :(
i am getting an electric guitar soon and i want to learn some rock songs,not those easy three cords ones,i want hard,proper one.please will someone post some:)
- alvee33
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Have a look in the Public Books section under Rock collections. I think there are about 30 or so collections posted. Sure to some good stuff amongst it.
Is anything really made up of zeros and ones??
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Have a look in the Public Books section under Rock collections. I think there are about 30 or so collections posted. Sure to some good stuff amongst it.
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I have looked and i didnt find anything good <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_sad.gif" border=0 alt="Sad">
- Kahuna
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Try Fastballs - The Way!
- alvee33
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So...... you obviously know what you like. You have favourite rock tunes. Look them up, they must be on here somewhere.
Is anything really made up of zeros and ones??
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So...... you obviously know what you like. You have favourite rock tunes. Look them up, they must be on here somewhere.
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i know,but thats the prob,the ones i can think of are too easy:(
Re: I need some songs! :(
Throw on a cd and start learnning it. Learn a measure at a time if you need too or write your own with all the riffs and chords and modes your little heart desires.
"Nobody paints by ear so why would I play guitar by sight?" 
- alvee33
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Just because a song is easy to play does not mean it is a bad song. You could try to embellish them a bit. Throw in some runs or riffs or try the solos.
If you can play the "easy" songs really really well then it's a good start.
I assume you have an acoustic at the moment and are getting an electric. Remember that they are slightly different to play. Techniques used for acoustic might not get the same results on electric and vice versa. OK so there's not a huge difference but believe me they are there.
More power to you and I wish you all the best.
Is anything really made up of zeros and ones??
Re: I need some songs! :(
<img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile"> I know your looking for some challenging stuff but start with the fun easy stuff this will keep you comming back for more songs like" Smoke on the water " and "IRON MAN" are lots of fun and everyone knows what your playing you want a good lead part to pratice try sweet child of mine its one of my favorites!! hope this helps..........
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try I won't stand in your way by the Stray cats...it has more than a few chords for you <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
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Hi cazador, try Hey Joe by Jimmy Hendrix, it's on Chordie try Hey Joe v10, it's an old one but Hendrix was an awesome guitarist, should keep you busy.
- cytania
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Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
There are so many ways to play this song. Open A D E chords work fine on an acoustic and you can even fingerpick it but on an electric there are many more options.
The cheat method of getting a rockin electric version is to capo the sixth fret and then play 8 10 on the A string and 8 10 on the D string. Then back to 8 10 on the A string and shift up to 10 12 on the D string. This is all played on the top 3 strings with your flat back finger muting the lower strings but if they sound a tiny bit it can be cool.
As you get into the chorus which is the same pattern lift your flat finger back and play with more gusto. Voila! you suddenly get some stabs of trebles that you can make correspond with the Go Go Go bits.
The simple electric voicing I use is full tone neck pickups, mid tone on the amp with overdrive at the lowest level. Then slightly ramp the guitar volume down till you get next to no distortion, then go just above this. You should find a 'sweet spot' where the verse two string sound is low and rolling but when you kick ass at the chorus the thin strings scream out nicely.
Now if you look at the tabs around chordie you'll find there is alot more to Johnny B Goode. Chuck Berry uses a barre to cover the sixth fret and can manage to get his middle finger on 8th and jab the tenth with his ring/pinkie, very impressive stuff. Ordinary mortals will find this way hard.
There's also lots of runs and bends with back/forth between low and high strings to add to the intro and the guitar break. Look up videos on YouTube and you'll find all kinds of amateurs playing what they think is a hot version of JBG, some of these are really lame but that can be more instructive than the ones where fingers are a blur.
Will take a lifetime to master like Chuck does it!
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