First Song.

[Ghost]

I was wondering what's a good song to learn first. I've got some of the basics down. But I can't do power chords or palm mutes yet.

I was wondering wich song should I learn first?!?

[chrisbs]

any nirvana song

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[Ghost]

I don't know power chords, and Nirvana requires power chordes.:confused:

[Black Star]

then learn them

[Ghost]

Wow, incredibly good, advice, and I just learned them this morning, I'm practicing on.

I was just asking for a basic song, without too much complicated things, so I could practice my melody.

I guess you people don't really wanna help a beginner who doesn't even know how to Palm Mute.

:(

[Gothic Sponge]

A good first song to learn is House of the rising sun.

[The Fury]

You didn't say what style of music you were looking for so hopfully something here will be to your taste. They all use the basic 7 chords featured in the beginner lessons here at Cyberfrret. You should be able to find tabs for them everywhere.

America - Horse With No Name

America - Lonely People

Beatles - Hey Jude

Beatles - Let it Be

Beatles - Twist and Shout

Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Blind Melon - No Rain

Bowie, David - Space Oddity

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth

Buffett, Jimmy - Changes in Latitudes/Attitudes

Buffett, Jimmy - Margarittaville

Bush - Glycerin

Clapton, Eric - Wonderful Tonight

Clash - Should I Stay, Or Should I go

Counting Crows -Mr. Jones

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Hey Tonight

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop the Rain

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Almost Cut My Hair

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Helpless

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Southern Cross

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Teach Your Children

Dave Mathews Band - Ants Marching

Doors - Love Here Madly

Dylan, Bob - Blowin' In the Wind

Dylan, Bob - Like a Rolling Stone

Dylan, Bob - The Times They Are A-Changin'

Eagles - Already Gone

Eagles - Lyin Eyes

Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling

Eagles - Take it Easy

Eagles - Tequila Sunrise

Everlast - Ends

Foo Fighters - Big Me

Green Day - Brainstew

Green Day - Hitching a Ride

Green Day - Time of Your Life

Hendrix. Jimi - Wild Thing

Jewel Who will Save your Soul

Jewel - You Were Meant for Me

Joplin, Janis - Me and Bobby McGee

King, Ben E. - Stand By Me

Kingmen - Louie Louie

Kinks - Lola

Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole

Led Zeppelin Hey Hey What Can I Do

Live - Dolphins Cry

Live - Lightning Crashes

Live - Selling the Drama

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

McLean, Don - American Pie

Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin

Nirvana - About a Girl

Nirvana Man - Who Sold The World

Nirvana - Penny Royal Tea

Nirvana - Polly

Oasis - Champaine Supernova

Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter

Pearl Jam - Last Kiss

Petty, Tom Free Falling

Petty, Tom Swingin

Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil

Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side

Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want

Santana - Put Your Lights On

Santana - Smooth

Seger, Bob - Against the Wind

Seger, Bob - Hollywood Nights

Seger, Bob - Night Moves

Seger, Bob - Still the Same

Semisonic - Closing Time

Smashing Pumpkins - disarm

Soul Asylum - Runaway Train

Staind - Outside

Stewart, Rod - Maggie May

Stone Temple Pilots - Creep

Sublime - What I Got

Sugar Ray - Every Morning

Third Eye Blind - How's it Gonna Be

Thorogood, George Bad To The Bone

Yardbirds - For Your Love

Young, Neil - Heart of Gold

Young, Neil - Helpless

Young, Neil - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Young, Neil - Sugar Mountain

[ESP_Viper]

Post in the beginners forum man. Shawn will help ya out.

[Ghost]

thanks alot The_Fury. I noted many of those down, thanks alot again.

[The Fury]

I can't take credit for that list, Shawn (Cyberfret) made it and it's been floating 'round here for quite a while, I just copied and pasted it.

Anyway, have fun playing.

[Epithet]

The very first thing your teacher should have taught you is power chords.

Memorize where they are, practice them like you live depends on it.

My first songs were really got me, come as you are, bullet with butterfly wings, and a very butchered version of enter sandman.

Most nirvana songs are excellent for learning guitar, same with alot of blink 182 songs. Once you learn to palm mute, do glycerine.

I have a friend who just sucks at powerchords, I got them right away, but he's been playing for almost 6 months, and still isn't the greatest at them.

if you're one of these people, plug away as much as you can at them, but do other stuff so you don't get to frustrated. I'd suggest maybe High your love away by the beatles, or around here by the counting crows.

Basically, if the band has one guitarist, their songs are good for practicing. (unless they play more complicated music, like incubus or hoobastank)

[SRVrules15]

i would suggest Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven, Green Day - Time of your Life and Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven into to any beginner. any classical stuff is nice to learn and fun to play but start off with the ones i suggested it will give you coordination and timing.

[guitarer]

tears in heaven? for a beginner? I don't know if that's such a great idea. The chord shapes are just variations of basic ones, but the fingerpicking and position changes could throw you off pretty bad.

[SixStringMadman]

"In the Middle"..Jimmy Eat World.

Just exclude the solo for now.

SixStringMadman

[guitarer]

The solo on "The Middle" isn't that hard as long as you practice your pull-offs and hammer-ons. And it'll be good practice doing those for a beginner too.

[newguy]

here are some easy ones i learned perfectly when i started out.

Metallica - Fight Fire with Fire
Metallica - Damage Inc.
Megadeth - Hanger 18
Megadeth - Holy Wars
Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star

[chrisbs]

try
Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple

and Iron Man by Black Sabbath

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[Lazer]

I learned the intro to Hells Bells by AC/DC. It was pretty easy.