• Registered: 2011-07-24
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Topic: New extremely new - can you suggest songs

I'm teaching myself, I had 3-4 lessons.

I know it's time in and reading chorde charts.

But I really need help finding some basic easy songs to start with.

I'm open to anything, old rock, country, I have worked on: take it easy, leaving on a jet plane..

Thanks

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  • Registered: 2009-08-26
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Re: New extremely new - can you suggest songs

a very common question actually... and here's a few threads with answers:

http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=17197
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16826
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16697
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15905

Hope this helps some!  smile

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  • Registered: 2011-07-24
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Re: New extremely new - can you suggest songs

Thank you very much

These threads are a gold mine!

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Re: New extremely new - can you suggest songs

You are very welcome!  When I joined Chordie as a newbie I was very lost as well.  Although I probably said it somewhere in one of those posts, I started with "leaving on a jet plane" and "Tom Dooley".  Again, although it's probably in one of those threads...  the first few songs I learned are here:  http://www.chordie.com/songbook.php?sel … did=269030  --- but I don't think the songbook saved them as transposed to the easier chords that I used.  Have you found out how to use the transpose feature here on Chordie yet? 

Let us know if you need any help.  We've all been a beginner at some point or another, and this is a site with many very helpful members that generally don't judge but just help.  WELCOME TO CHORDIE!!  smile  Good luck!

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  • Registered: 2011-01-01
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Re: New extremely new - can you suggest songs

I reckon 'Who'll Stop the Rain' by Creedence is pretty easy to pick up and the tune is probably really familiar to you, which I reckon helps. Mind you, I started learning with 'Greensleeves'....!!!! (Actually, that sounds pretty good if you rock it out with a mad/loud 'Tudor' strum smile

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Re: New extremely new - can you suggest songs

Welcome capt.r Try some songs from neil diamond, credence clearwater, bob dylan, and alot of the beatles are easy songs.

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman
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Re: New extremely new - can you suggest songs

captian.rebeccalee, welcome to chordie. With your permission I will e-mail you the lyrics to CCR's "Who'll Stop The Rain" with chords. The chords will be written above the words were the chord changes occur. The song has a strum pattern of 1 - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 -& 1.

1= downstrum
& = upstrum.

If you read the lyrics and count the strums (beats) as you listen to the song you will better understand where it shows you to change chords.
This is a easy song to play. The key is in G which is the same as CCR's recording.

Nela

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