nsherman2006 Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Ok, this is it. I'm not talking about the songs with the most technique, or by your favorite artists. I want to know what you guys think are the ten essential songs for the acoustic guitar. These songs need to sound good without vocal accompinament, they need to be recognized by everybody, and they need to be pretty easy to play. These need to be the essentials, classic songs that people drop quarters in your case for playing. Reckon it's bein' darn time to hear some a y'alls 'pinions. neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 i don't think i know 10 songs on the acoustic. i wrote a couple,and i know "the ballad" by testament,and that is about it.i am an electric baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 "Going to California" and the first part of "Over the Hills & Far Away" - Led Zep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Hotel California and Stairway to Heaven are both VERY recognizable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 10 acoustic songs "I" can play? Little Martha - Duane Allman Bron-yr-Aur - Jimmy Page Skating Away On The Thin Ice of The New Day - Jethro Tull Bron-yr-Aur Stomp - Jimmy Page (FUN) The Rain Song - Jimmy Page 1st part of Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull American Pie - Don McLean Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Hey Hey What Can I Do? - Led Zep Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake and Palmer Need some more? I've forgotten quite a few, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiefletcher Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Spanish Fly - Van Halen Patience - G'N'R More than Words - Extreme Rocky Mountain High - John Denver Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard Love Ain't No Stranger - Whitesnake ( Kinda Acoustic ) Sailing Ships - Whitesnake When the Children Cry - White Lion She Talks to Angels - Black Crows Ice Cream Man - Van Halen ( Again Kinda Acoustic! ) BRING BACK THE LATE 80'S!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 (edited) A few more The Needle and The Damage Done - Neil Young Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills and Nash Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford The Wizard - Uriah Heep Goin' Mobile - The Who Love Ain't For Keeping - The Who End of the Line - Travelling Wilburys Handle With Care - Travelling Wilburys Seven Turns - Allman Brothers Gallows Pole - Led Zep Edited November 24, 2004 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Bron-yr-Aur Stomp - Jimmy Page (FUN) Hey Hey What Can I Do? - Led Zep How could I forget those? LZ really made it cool for rock bands to go acoustic...they had an entire acoustic album for pete's sake! Forerunners of the 'MTV Unplugged' movement you might say. ...for those of you old enough to remember when MTV actually showed music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeR Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 The song from at the end of the Wedding Singer is number one in my book (The one Adam Sandler sings to Drew Barrymore on the plane). Not that I particularly like it, but its fairly easy to play, and, well, honestly, I have slept with all 5 girls I have played it for (I think its the magic song!) Now THAT is a cool song! Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacred Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 The song from at the end of the Wedding Singer is number one in my book (The one Adam Sandler sings to Drew Barrymore on the plane). Not that I particularly like it, but its fairly easy to play, and, well, honestly, I have slept with all 5 girls I have played it for (I think its the magic song!) Now THAT is a cool song! Luke LOL I just pictured that as a music video in my head, each girl sitting on your couch as you play that song and then she melts and feels so special and that she is the only one and gives it up to you for that , shame on you hehehehehehehe I think you should change your name to Theif of Hearts hehehehehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacred Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Greensleeves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim3 Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 BLS - Spoke in the wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maher Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Hotel california Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Buy the Neil Young Songbook and pick -any- ten in there. Acoustic Ramones is fun too if your into bold vigorous strumming on acoustic. -Lots- of people recognize Sheena Is A Punk Rocker, Rockaway Beach, or several others, even bashing them out on acoustic, and it's -fun- to play a very 'vibrant' acoustic song once in awhile to break up the 'folk singer' la-de-da tempo stuff, change of pace so to say...especially on some old Gibson J-200 or a Guild, those things are great chunky volume boxes for that upbeat hard strummin stuff. Think Elvis here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Kansas - Dust in the Wind Heart - Dog & Butterfly Beatles - Dear Prudence Beatles - Here Comes the Sun ...and 3 more already mentioned that I think are great acoustic songs, Duane Allman - Little Martha Black Crowes - She Talks to Angels Zeppelin - Bron-Y-Aur They aren't too tough to learn but they sound great and are well known. I like the acoustic guitar in alot of Simon & Garfunkel (ala Scarborough Fair), James Taylor (ala You've got a Friend) & Jim Croce (ala Operator) songs. If you can get past the feeling that your listening to 'your parents' music you'll hear some great guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strings to the Max Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 "Lipstick Traces" ............UFO!! Max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeleFreak Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Easily Recognizable/Easy To Play... Tears in Heaven The House Of The Rising Sun Stairway To Heaven Mrs. Robinson Heart Of Gold The Times They Are A-Changin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 well, heres a few I CAN play Hotel California Greensleeves (haha Sacred) Brown Eyed Girl What i ATTEMPT, LOL Tears in heaven (I still cant that one chord right, still tryin) Stairway to heaven (thanks to BeAR i figured out some more by ear) American Pie (attempted to figure out, couldnt find a tab for it) Keep on rockin in the free world (yea, i can play it all but that danged solo) On accoustic, I like to strum, and just strum, thats it, i dont really like pickin or anything, meez enjoyz strummin fooo!!! lol, later Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard_King Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Alright I play acoustic ALOT, and I can convert just about any song into an acoustic song with minor changes here and there to make it more suitable.Any Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band, alot of the Grateful Dead songs, some Phish, Tom Petty, Jack Johnson, just about any Pink Floyd, and some Stevie Ray Vaughan. I could go on all day with acoustic songs but I'll just make a short list of a few our band jams around with. Tears in Heaven (Clapton) The House Of The Rising Sun (Animals) Stairway To Heaven (Zeppelin) Hotel California, Seven Bridges Road, Desperado, Witchy Woman, ext.. (Eagles) Freebird (Skynyrd) Needle And The Damage Done (Neil Young) Shooting Star (Bad Company) For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield) Horse With No Name (America) The Rain Song (Zeppelin) Like I said the list can go on and on and on, but my all time favorite is Life By The Drop by Stevie Ray Vaughan!!!!!! Is this kinda what you were thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Man of the World - Fleetwood Mac The Blessed Hellride - Black Label Society Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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