Sparky3 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 My friend gave me an acoustic guitar, not the best but something to learn on. After i learn a bit what are some good rock,metal or whatever kind of songs that aren't real difficult that i can learn. I figure if i learn real music instead of twinkle twinkle i'll enjoy it more.Also any advice on dvd's to learn from. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 My friend gave me an acoustic guitar, not the best but something to learn on. After i learn a bit what are some good rock,metal or whatever kind of songs that aren't real difficult that i can learn. I figure if i learn real music instead of twinkle twinkle i'll enjoy it more.Also any advice on dvd's to learn from. thanks. Get one of those pop/rock fake books. Best way to start building the repetoire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I recommend Fretboard Logic by Bill Edwards. It doesn't teach songs but it teaches theory and patterns on the fretboard which can then be applied to whatever you want to play. It is slightly boring but if you make the time to learn theory, it will really help playing any instrument. I have Fretboard Logic levels 1 and 2 and Bass Logic. There is are DVDs available but I didn't have the cash to buy them. Oh, and no children's songs. I know how annoying they are and I wouldn't have bought a book with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 +1 on the Fretboard Logic recommendation. Great books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I looked at the ads for fretboard logic some years ago, so it's nice to hear good reviews about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 +1 for the fake books. when you're first starting up, you need to actually be able to play something, not just learn theory. +1 to the theory books. You'll need to know WHY you're doing it that way, not just HOW to do it. So do them both at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 There are a lot of good books and you are swamped for choice these days for information and tablature to learn...perhaps too much... Learn a few chords and try and pick out some simple melodies while your fingers are getting used to it and growing calluses... A lot of rock songs really only have a couple of chords so one way to get the hang of it is to learn the basic chords of a song and play along...sure it won't sound like the "real thing" but it will help with learning rhythm and song structure, strengthen the hands, toughen up the fingers and get your coordination happening...a lot of those lyric sites include basic chords to songs with the words... Similarly...you can learn a few riffs...classics like Led Zeppelins 'whole lot of love' for instance are ridiculously easy... It is easier if you are sufficiently motivated to learn stuff...good to have some goal... So the question is...what kind of music is it that you like or would like to play? Funny as the don't play 'stairway to heaven' joke is...in my day that really was a song that guys and girls judged if you were a "real" guitar player by (these days it's probably Vai's for the 'love of god' or something) and so we dutifully learned that even though it mean't missing out a lot in between...it's good to try and push yourself... I remember the first "song" I learned though...two chord (D and A) arlo guthrie thing...'walking down the line'...on my sister's classical guitar...played that song for hours in front of the tv learning to change from A to D...hehehhe...I even remember the words 'walking down the line, feet 'ill be flying, tell you bout my worried mind' (I don't know what I thought about the Heavy, heavy girl verse...hahaha...I was only 11 or something!) If you like the blues...there is a heap of great songs that are approachable and will give you a good introduction to pentatonic lead and riff playing that is the basis of almost all rock music anyway... enjoy... pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 my first one was 'house of the rising sun' then 'itchycoo park' then 'sweet home alabama' and 'Here comes the sun' and lots and lots of punk songs (the real kind not the crappy modern stuff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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