what are you currently trying to learn?

[knoxville]

what song/riff/solo/whatever.. are u currently trying to learn? just thought it'd be interesting to see what everyone is working on..

[Whiskey]

I have a few songs I'm working on.

Sting - Shape of my heart
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
Scissor Sisters - Take your momma out
Dixie Chicks - Voice inside my head
Eagles - Hotel California (Original Version)

I have a dozen or so more ... but those give me a good workout. I'm having real problems playing Voice Inside My Head all the way through without major hand cramps from the bar chords.

And AC/DC ... well Angus is my hero. I'll play anything from him anytime I get the chance. His idea of effects is turning the volume up. No peddles or such. Sweet.

[CaptainCrunchy]

So far for me its:

Kasabian- Shoot the runner (mainly the improved solo bit)
Smashing Pumpkins- Quiet/Cherub Rock

[KeatonCoker]

Beginner here.

I have the first 2 parts of Californication by the RHCP's down but need to work on switching of cords better. Need to get the strumming part down as well.

PUT THIS VID BACK UP PLEASE lol.

[nitemare]

Im beginner too. I'm working on my strength and speed for the barre chords. Im practicing Metallica (Nothing else matters, Enter sandman) and RHCP Under the bridge, and a couple of begginner songs just for fun.
I'm waaay too slow for the solos but its just a question of time :D

[Ttask]

I tried to play the intro of Thunderstuck, but I think I simply do not have the required strength in the fingers yet. I'll try again in a couple of weeks.

For now, I'm learning 'What breaks a Heart' from Joe Satriani. It's a really cool song, pretty easy and there is a sequence in it which is a really good stretching exercise for me.

[Matt]

Beginner here.

I have the first 2 parts of Californication by the RHCP's down but need to work on switching of cords better. Need to get the strumming part down as well.
...

I'm also working on this song, I think it's great who dave explained it. it's pretty easy, but although I'm to slow switching the chords :(

and I'm also working on some german song, but i guess you would't know them :(

if one day i'll be good enough, i'll gonna play it for you ;)

[subcaptain]

With my new found enthusiasm, I've been trying to learn lots of new stuff:

Steve Hillage - Radio (Nailed at last)
Mike Oldfield - Guilty (Getting there)
Rainbow - Stargazer (Just started, how cool is that track?)
Beethoven - Moonlght Sonata (Back to this after a long lay off)
Steve Howe - The Clap (I'm not really good enough to play this)
Renaissance - Northern Lights (Just about nailed it)
Steve Hillage - Salmon Song (just started)
Steve Hillage - Palm Trees (Almost there - much mellowness)

There's so many I want to get my teeth into, but I should be doing exercises to really.

Marty

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[Blewbyou]

I'm currently learning:
Classical Gas
Lola(kinks)
Texas Flood (SRV)
Hear my train a comin(hendrix acoustic)
A slew of Neil Young songs I am a Child,Like a Hurricane, The old laughing Lady
That keeps me pretty busy. I just finished learning Eric Claptons acoustic version of Layla and Can't find my way home.

[Paranoid]

I'm also a beginner, I'm working on learning...

The Who - I Can See For Miles
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

[Steve K]

A very basic beginner currently tackling Greendays Good Riddance, think I've almost got it and ready to try the arpeggiating (if thats how it's spelt) part that Dave mentions in the lesson, is that available yet?:confused:

P.S Paranoid I would like to try Pink Floyds wish you were here is there a vid lesson for that?

[Paranoid]

A very basic beginner currently tackling Greendays Good Riddance, think I've almost got it and ready to try the arpeggiating (if thats how it's spelt) part that Dave mentions in the lesson, is that available yet?:confused:

P.S Paranoid I would like to try Pink Floyds wish you were here is there a vid lesson for that?

Not yet, I requested it, I hope Dave does one soon.

[knoxville]

i recently started trying to learn my first solo.. its the solo to fade to black by metallica ive pretty much learned all of it i just need to get the timing down better.. im thinking i might post a video eventually if i get around to it..

[NapoLoso]

I really need to work on my hammer-ons and pull-offs
this is what is giving me most problems i know this might
be the easiest to master, but for me i just cant get them
to sound right :(

[ES335]

I really need to work on my hammer-ons and pull-offs
this is what is giving me most problems i know this might
be the easiest to master, but for me i just cant get them
to sound right :(

the intro to Layla, original electric guitar version is a great exercise for hammer-ons and pull-offs. i'm trying to learn this whole song pluse working on walk this way, that little shuffle in there is killer, also trying to do the stretch on under the bridge.

[NapoLoso]

the intro to Layla, original electric guitar version is a great exercise for hammer-ons and pull-offs. i'm trying to learn this whole song pluse working on walk this way, that little shuffle in there is killer, also trying to do the stretch on under the bridge.

Sorry I havent heard this song, who sings it please?
im gonna try to look it up on youtube :)

Thanks

[Blewbyou]

Which song have you not heard? Layla is by Eric Clapton, Walk this way is Aerosmith or Run DMC depending on version you want, But there is really only one version Aerosmith it is and under the bridge is Red hot chili pepers

[Whiskey]

Thunderstruck by AC/DC is a good one if you play the intro one-handed like Angus does in the video, while in actuality he picks every note which I find harder. I play it one handed with hammer-ons and pull-offs but use my pick finger to mute the 2 strings next to 'B' string to cancel accidental noise.

[NapoLoso]

Which song have you not heard? Layla is by Eric Clapton, Walk this way is Aerosmith or Run DMC depending on version you want, But there is really only one version Aerosmith it is and under the bridge is Red hot chili pepers

Sorry, I meant I haven't heard Layla, but
thanks for the info, I'll look it up on youtube.

Thanks

[Boogie]

I'm finishing up the following songs. I have them down, but can't quite play them at performance speed (I'm close!):

Walk, Don't Run by The Ventures
Wind Cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix

I'm starting to work on:

The Pusher by Steppenwolf

Finally, I am also learning a fingerpicking duet with my daughter. Our instructor wrote this piece and we'll perform it at our music school's next performance at the end of February.

[Blewbyou]

Hey Boogie,
So you and your daughter are taking lessons together? That's very cool. My son and I are learning together. We were taking lessons together but he's in high school now and has 2 music classes(both guitar) this semester and 1(jazz band) music class next semester so he didn't think he would be able to keep the practicing straight. I wish we had classes like that when I went to high school. If we wanted music you played a brass instument(I played baritone or a woodwind) His school also has a vocal class and dixie band plus a few more I can't remember how cool is that.

[ES335]

Hey Boogie,
So you and your daughter are taking lessons together? That's very cool. My son and I are learning together. We were taking lessons together but he's in high school now and has 2 music classes(both guitar) this semester and 1(jazz band) music class next semester so he didn't think he would be able to keep the practicing straight. I wish we had classes like that when I went to high school. If we wanted music you played a brass instument(I played baritone or a woodwind) His school also has a vocal class and dixie band plus a few more I can't remember how cool is that.

when my son was in high school he came in one day and says "alright i think i want to learn how to play the guitar", very matter of factly. so i started showing him some chords and basics. well he blew past me in a very short time. by the time he was in college he and his cousin were playing in a band. he plays more accoustic than electric, does a lot of finger picking and some slide work has done some writing and recording. so the message is, yes its great to share this with your kids but be prepared to see them leave you in the dust!

[Boogie]

Blewbyou,

Yeah... we have the same instructor, but separate lessons. Sometimes our lessons overlap a bit. For example, with this duet we are learning, we are going to be taking a bit of both our lessons to work with our instructor on various areas of the song.

My daughter (14) is really into learning fingerpicking. I'm into learning a bit of everything.

Anyway, enough of me and my daughter. Let's hear what others are learning. :D

[Lee]

Currently learning How to Save a Life by The Fray because after I watched the video linked to on our Song Request forum I was totally inspired to learn this song.
If some of you haven't read the thread in that forum and haven't seen this video you must watch it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryKp8QYA8io

I am practising my ass off to get this this right!

[Cid]

I've kinda grown tired of all the songs in G, C, D, Am, Em whatever so I've been trying to learn something harder. "Outside" by Aaron Lewis is one I'm working on and well as "Plush" by STP.

I'm basically trying to get my transitions smoother from open to barre chords and back.

[Lee]

Yeh smooth changes to and from barre chords is probably next on my to do list but I keep getting distracted by cool songs.

[charlie]

there is a much easier way to play that chord.that scary b thingy..just play the 11th fret the 1st string and the 3rd string.all there is to it..play the 2nd string open..just to try it, hold down the 4th string on the 9th fret you will see it sounds just the same as the open string you are hitting.strum those 3 strings and there ya go..ya got it...no point making something so hard huh?

[Icey Cookie]

Lynrd skynrd sweet home alabama (done just need to speed the hammer-ons and pull offs...)

Green day good riddance-time of your life (not a huge green day fan but i like this one...) i havent started yet though waiting for david to post the harder version (where he appegiates the string or whatever)

Nickelback photograph (really hard getting the strum right i found...)

Maybe CCR bad moon rising ?

As you can tell these are all songs that david has taught me...

So yeah thats me

[Jstickley]

Just got down (again) Pantera's Cemetary Gates

And im working on Nicklebacks' Side of a Bullet.

Jesse

[Miika]

Right now I'm working on chord changes and learning new chords. I also search chords for Johnny Cash songs and other songs I like, and try playing them. Lots of Johnny Cash songs have only few chords which is good for beginners like me.

[Doug]

I have been trying to learn Santana's "Europa". I can play the 1st half of this piece and then I just start to go off somewhere in my mind and jam.

I guess I need to get more practice in. This is one of those 1/2 songs I know, which are a lot.

When I first heard this song many moons ago I thought to myself that if I could play this I would have something.

If you never heard Europa try to find it somewhere and listen to it. I think it is one of Santana's best tunes.

[MDJ]

I'm trying to break a few 'self taught' bad habits but as far as songs go, I'm working on RHCP's 'I Could Have Lied'. I've got the entire song down and working on the solo now. Man, John Frusciante was 20 years old when they put that album down. He's a prodigy in my book.

[darylb]

I have been trying to learn Santana's "Europa". I can play the 1st half of this piece and then I just start to go off somewhere in my mind and jam.

I guess I need to get more practice in. This is one of those 1/2 songs I know, which are a lot.

When I first heard this song many moons ago I thought to myself that if I could play this I would have something.

If you never heard Europa try to find it somewhere and listen to it. I think it is one of Santana's best tunes.


I did the same thing with that song. I found it relatively easy to learn just using tab. Well, right up until the speed really picks up. That completly went over my head so I havent even messed with it in a while.

The great thing is that it is a song that helps you to start to learn to use the inflection of the notes with hammer ons, pull offs, and bends. I was always impressed with myself when I would play the part I knew. :D

[darylb]

What I am working on now:

Dead or Alive - the riff Dave taught - would like to learn the rest

Sweet Home Alabama - the two riffs Dave taught - I'm ok with that for now

Sultans of Swing - Daves lesson -getting better but have to set my drum track much slower than the actual song still - want to learn the solos but I think it is down the road a little ways

Should I Stay or Should I Go - Daves lesson - I love playing this one. I am a little slow going from the open to the barre chords in the chorus but getting better each time.

Hotel California- Daves lesson - playing this one on acoustic and pretty much have the changes down - just working on an arrangement ..... so to speak.

Walk the Line - got the intro and a good version of the chord changes for each verse - not completely happy with my strum pattern yet.

Folsom Prison Blues - just getting started - can play the little lead in intro and about half of the solo so far. I am trying to pick it up from listening and watching other guys play it so it is slow coming.

That is pretty much what I am working through now. I have a long list of stuff I want to learn and I am trying to exercise some patience. I love Dave's lessons and I seem to pick them up pretty fast but I also find that since I have been watching them, it is easier to learn other stuff.

What I really want to work on is the ability to just improvise over backing tracks or drum track or something. Hopefully I will get the time to join the site soon and start digging in to that type of lesson.

[subcaptain]

Doug I know what you mean with Europa, but don't worry about playing it note for note, improvise it and play your own thing, when I learnt it I found myself straying off the tab and adding my own parts, it's a great way of building up your improv skills, just get the 'feel' right, Carlos always says "it's all about tone". I've seen him play Europa several times and he always plays it differently.

Marty

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[L-Dawg]

Money for nothing- dire straights!

[Zeppelin_Maniac]

Gawd I love that E, G, A progression in "I Can See For Miles". Can't get enough of it. Townshend is bloody awesome!

These days I'm utterly distracted by the Open G tuning. I'm learning Dancing Days and Black Country Woman (Led Zeppelin).

Also on my set list to learn this month is:
Hey, Hey What Can I Do (LZ)
Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
Come Together (The Beatles)
Vertigo (U2)
Barracuda (Heart)
Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh)
Kissing The Lipless (The Shins)

Thanks to Dave I'll be learning these too:
Shoud I Stay Or Should I Go (The Clash)
If It Makes You Happy (Cheryl Crow)

Stuff I'm noodling on but not seriously learning yet:
In My Time Of Dying (LZ)
Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who)
Lola (The Kinks)

[zachfrazier]

im working on
wish you were here
iron man
sweet child o' mine
the rising sun
enter sandman

[chad]

The interlude (got that down) Solo (working on, got some of it) and outro (never looked at it :o ) for Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

I got the rest of the song down so all i need to learn is that stuff

[FrozenRiff]

I don't train or anything like that, although I should. I simply just do not know what to play or train on. Whenever I hear a good song, Ill look it up to try to play it. But as far as my skill, I would like to know how to play some songs, without my teacher telling me try the crabwalk finger exercise.

Can you guys offer me any help or ideas as to what BEGINNER songs I should learn how to play?

[chad]

I don't train or anything like that, although I should. I simply just do not know what to play or train on. Whenever I hear a good song, Ill look it up to try to play it. But as far as my skill, I would like to know how to play some songs, without my teacher telling me try the crabwalk finger exercise.

Can you guys offer me any help or ideas as to what BEGINNER songs I should learn how to play?

Smoke on the Water by Deep purple is pretty easy
Iron Man by black Sabbath is pretty easy too

And a whole bunch of Green Day songs are easy but I dont like that band all that much.

Follow this link and click on some bands you like and it will give you easy guitar tabs for them or chords http://guitar.about.com/library/bleasysongs_band.htm

[Miika]

Can you guys offer me any help or ideas as to what BEGINNER songs I should learn how to play?
Well, I don't know how advanced you are but checkout David's lessons on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=TheNextLevelGuitar
Most of them are easier than you would think and great for beginners like me.

[Justin]

Seven Turns by the Allman Brothers...I think I got it just need to polish it up a bit so it shines!

[angelicrock]

Right now I am trying to learn a lot of the John Petrucci, Jordan Ruddess classical CD stuff. Learning all by ear for some ear training. Other than that I learn pretty much anything. I love playing riffs, songs, solos you name it. My favorite solo to play is from the Layla acoustic version by Eric Clapton.

[tyler]

the crimson- atreyu
right side of the bed-atreyu
the worst is yet to come-still remains
Kashmir-LZ-- yes i know that my music ranges alot
and thats bout it

[Whiskey]

My project for this weekend is to nail down You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC. I started yesterday and pretty much have the whole song down. Still having problems getting the tremolo down on the bends without a tremolo bar. Not easy without shaking the whole guitar.

[Nenad]

Befor You Acose Me, Eric Clapton
Burn One Down, Ben Harper
Sweet Home Alabama

On those songs I work now.

[Orphan John]

Over the years i have mainly been learning Pink Floyd's stuff, Dave Gilmour is an amazing guitarist. I'm no master at them but i don't get any complaints when i pick my guitar up - lol

But recently i've been trying to get my head around La Villa Strangiato by Rush. Got a lot of it down bar the very begining Spanish bit. Way way way too fast for me.

[sheepster]

The interlude (got that down) Solo (working on, got some of it) and outro (never looked at it :o ) for Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

I got the rest of the song down so all i need to learn is that stuff I'm learning Stairway To Heaven at the moment. It was one of the first songs I tried to learn, but I never learned it all, so I'm coming back to it now. I'm going to get it down "cold" (as people seem to be saying a lot). If you can do parts of the solo, the outro will be easy for you.

[Paranoid]

I'm currently learning to play One by Metallica.

[Pekker_Head]

I'm currently learning to play One by Metallica.
Not to bad of a song to get the rythym doen, the leads migh take a while.

[Leigh]

Im trying to learn Chicago by Sufjan Stevens. The chords are not hard, but its the picking pattern is a tad difficult (I made my own patter for it) and I find it hard to keep it consistent lol

[Paranoid]

Not to bad of a song to get the rythym doen, the leads migh take a while.
Yeah I know, I already got down the rythym part through most of the song, the lead is a little harder but I'm working on it.

[dewd]

"Sweet Child of Mine" intro by Slash. I've got the notes and fingering down. Now I just have to play it faster. Sometimes it even almost sorta kinda sounds like GNR. :)

[markerdown]

Gary Rossingtons slide parts on "Free Bird". I have to re-confgure a guitar with at least 11's and learn how to use a brass slide correctly. I can play the notes, but to do it justice, it needs a slide. Plus my fingers are killin' me !

[EnlightenedSkull]

Lynyrd Skynyrd- Simple Man

[Leigh]

I made up my own acoustic version of Brand New - The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows. And now im learning Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry, the guitar riff is just so catchy ^_^

[Jobo]

lesson wise I'm working through the add and sus chord beginner lessons, I'm still finding it difficult to get that strum hand and fret hand independence, I'm ok until I think about it and then it all goes wrong. But if at first you don't succeed and all that

Songwise, I have been mostly trying to play whistle for the choir by the fratellis, but the barre chords are proving a bit tricky.
I'm also working on crazy little thing called love by queen, the strum is driving me crazy on this one.

[ToolFan]

I am currently working on:

Tool: 46 & 2 and The pot

ALice in chains: Nutshell-from Dave

STP: Plush-from Dave

Rock on :)

[jock]

I'm working on kirsty mcolls- theres a guy works down the chip shop swears he's elvis the version i've downloaded is her singing and an unknown guy brilliantly strumming an acoustic i've got the chords and the basic rythmn but cant work out the added notes and inflections any help would be very much appreciated.

[jock]

hope you nail before you accuse me thats my all time favourite track. I cant get into the basics of the song, although i'd love to learn it I'm nowhere near it and feel I never will be.

[milosheap]

currently working on high & dry by radiohead. strumming needs more work, but i think i got the gist of it.

[charlie]

Sweet child o mine.from start to finish.Have to find the last solo,got all the rest down pat now.

[charlie]

also trying to get chuck berry's johnny be good up to speed.so many different riffs you can play to that one too

[AceFrehleyGuitarGod]

1. Ugly Kid Joe-Everything about you
2. Iron Maiden-The Wickerman
3. Def Leppard-Photograph
4. Ace Frehley-Two Side Of The Coin
5. Guns n Roses-Welcome to the Jungle

A good weeks worth of material here, should keep me busy.

[Legolas_inm]

Hi I am trying to play the scientist. Does anybody have any other easy song that you can suggest?

[OctoberKIng]

"California Stars" by Wilco & Billy Bragg also working on some blues scales.

[hammer-on]

I'm a begining, curently learning:
Oasis - Live Forever
Arctic Monkeys - Scummy only the intro
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Cold play - The Scientist

not able to play a full song yet, just bit and bobs!!!

[TheGreenManalishi]

Hmmm...

Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac
The entire Black Sabbath debut album
Jeff Beck Group - I Ain't Superstitious
Bridge Of Sighs - Robin Trower

Are a few things i've been working on lately...

[TyMac]

Some stuff I've been working on:

Tangerine - Led Zeppelin
Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin
Ironman - Black Sabbath
Dirty Women - Black Sabbath
Bits of Orion and One by Metallica
The Power Rangers theme song (You know it rocks)

[Tbone76]

I too am a begginner. But right now I am working on

Dead or Alive- flat picking instead of fingerpicking. While trying to teach myself, everything was a down strum, so working on the alternate picking.

Sweet Child o mine Intro

And to make sure I stay consistant with the other stuff, Patience, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and a couple others that have slipped my mind (thanks dave for the great instruction)

[nlsstar]

i am learning a bunch of Queen right now..mostly because I want to buy Digitech's "red special" pedal ...so i figured..."i better learn some Brian May before I spend the money on the pedal...lol....duh!!!!!
1. Tie your mother down
2. Crazy little thing called love
3. Now I'm here
4. Fat Bottom girls
5. Stone cold crazy
6. Keep yourself alive

Mitch

[v4viper]

beginner here as well, Pretty much trying to learn anything I can play which thanks to Dave and Tim is most everything here. But am really intrested in learing blues riffs so working on Cold shot from SRV for starters. I have been learning scales also from other websites but having trouble figuring out how to really use them. Funny how they will show you a blues scale and then go up and down the neck of the guitar..Someday I'll get there, This site is definately making my trip a lot of fun getting there. :)

[angelicrock]

My girlfriend and I have been learning the Lord of the Rings music. Her on Clarinet and me on Guitar. Its fun. We had to come up with an arrangement ourselves but its coming along. We are going to record some of it within the next couple months. Ill keep you guys posted on when I have some uploaded.

[jus4funtim]

Stray Cats
Stray Cat Strut,
Rock This Town
I also use Guitar Pro 5 to help, plus I can use it for backing tracks to keep me in time

[jeromekayla]

Im working on

Thunderstruck- ACDC

Babe Im Gonna Leave You/Stairway To Heaven- Led Zeppelin

Purple Haze- Jimi Hendrix

Sweet Chilid O Mine- Guns N Roses

[Motorbreath]

I got my first guitar about 5-6 years ago and self taught myself some stuff using tabs but I never really got anywhere with it. It's been so long that I barley remember anything except a few riffs here and there which isn't very inspiring to pick up the guitar, Then everytime I do pick it up to try and learn somthing I get fed up with it and quite, Since I found NLG here I've been going through Dave's beginner lessons and am up to learning Patience by Guns N Roses

[Quadcam79]

I'm jumpin all over the place, ha, I make my girlfriend nuts by workin on half a song, movin to somethin else then switchin again. So right now I'm workin on

- crazy train solo
- sweet home alabama
- a social distortion/punk/rockabilly/woke up in a haze dont know where you are type song that i wrote
- tesla love song
- the guitar duel from crossroads
- jack johnson stuff, which is a real biotch since my strumming sucks

and learning scales

[swanson47]

I jump around alot with learning songs too!

Currently I'm trying to nail down:

Coldplay - speed of sound
John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane

[slinger]

So many great songs to learn ....since I started watching Daves video I've been introduced to a lot new songs, as well as getting acquainted with the classics. Want to learn them all and its hard for to stay on one now!

Layla unplugged .....Clapton
Tears in Heaven ....Clapton
Lenny ......SRV
Listen to the Music.....Doobie Brothers
Riding Down The Highway....Doobie Brothers

[AxeBattler]

I'm working on the awesome beginners lessons with David, currently practicing chords and just starting on chord changes.
The finger stretches are helping with my voicing of some chords which i find a bit difficult, like the g and c.
I was watching some mad-crazy shredding vids on youtube earlier though and thought :eek: ;)

Enjoy the journey. :)

[crocket]

Alison by Elvis Costello. With the help of David's video I nearly got it nailed and it feels good to do a more difficult (to me) song.:)

[warchamp]

There are a lot of songs im learning right now, since ive only been playing for 3-4 weeks and just got an electric 2 weeks ago im trying
"californication"(havent quit started)
"smells like teen spirit"
"Cant stop"
"Dammnit"
"fallen leaves"
"scare tissue"
A very long list, i can get the intros to almost all songs easily, but i just cant seem to get the most simple riffs down, any tips? I cant do and riffs for the life of me. I'm pretty good a solos i noticed.

[Phil]

trying to learn how to connect 2 blues scales together to be able to work with more notes to make up my own stuff

[valanx]

Firstly i just want to say its great reading through a thread like this and seeing everyones various influences and inspirations!

Right now im spending most of my time resurrecting alot of the stuff i was doing with my band about 5 years ago before it all turned to you know what! (which not coincidently was around the time i unfortunately gave up the guitar, until about 7 months ago that is)

Im trying to get into a few other songs as well, mainly

Hellrider - Judas Priest ( :eek:solo may take 100 years or so to learn though)
Worth Fighting For - Judas Priest (almost finished)
Resurrection - Pagans mind

And thanks to the video that brought me here (Lay it down) im probably going to have a go at some Ratt stuff very soon :)

[timmy_laf]

Thunderstruck by AC/DC is a good one if you play the intro one-handed like Angus does in the video, while in actuality he picks every note which I find harder. I play it one handed with hammer-ons and pull-offs but use my pick finger to mute the 2 strings next to 'B' string to cancel accidental noise.

:cool: Thats exactly how I do it too, ive tried the picking too without much sucess.



Anyway i'm trying to learn Ailses of White by The Butterfly Effect, my Dad got me started by showing me some of the scales it sounds likes, and im going from there. Ive got a bit of the solo down so far but thats it.

Allthough its a but harder to pick out what Puddles is playing because on the record it sounds like a lot of reverb and effects (making it harder for me to pick out), plus the intro is pretty dim, and I'm only a beginner, so its taking a while. And all the tabs Ive found on the net arent any good.

If anyone could give me any quick tips or hints that would be awesome.
Listen to it here: http://www.myspace.com/thebutterflyeffectau

[Ring0]

Am learning many things at the moment, working on my repertoire of Beatles songs and an excellent soft rock group called Bread.

On the technical side I'm trying to speed up my playing of Steve Vai's Eugene's Trick bag and overally just mess around with various exercises. Getting the grasp of sweep picking slowly too.

[timmy_laf]

Oh yeah, and Ive been doing System of a Down - Roulette.

Very easy if you play it in standard tuning just sliding up and down the two strings. Ive got it 95% complete, only part I havent got down is at the end of the solo where I think he does some hammering thing. Does anyone know the bit im talking about (and how to play it?)

[Fenris]

right now is it chrash test dummies - mmm
and some other random songs i can find

[AndJustice4All612]

Leper Messiah-MetallicA
Enter Sandman-Metallica
Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana (not very hard :) )
um...Unforgiven (solo)-MetallicA

[Ring0]

Learnt Desperado by The Eagles today in uh.. Minute and 13 seconds (yes, including the piano parts self-arranged on guitar).

Working on next big project.. Franz Liszt- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C# Major arranged on guitar. Has it ever been attempted before? Thought so :D

[Jamie]

Teenage Kicks by the Undertones. I am far from playing the whole song though.

[Ibanez_Freak]

im have been trying to learn the metallica "one" song but i cant really find much on it and when i do they go so fast you cant reall learn anything off of it.

p.s. im a beginner but dave has taught me a WHOLE lot now!

[bobthecow]

i am a begginer, I just learned Californication and am working on Hangar 18

[Icey Cookie]

Green day good riddance not daves version.
And adams song by blink 182...

[AceFrehleyGuitarGod]

Now I'm in the process of learning ZZ Top's Sharp Dressed Man, Got the intro and verse down, it's just the solo now.

[Ring0]

Today I popped up by book my Hans Rieschman on Manual for Paino and started putting some of the lessons on guitar, namely dynamics, attack and, to a point, putting the guitar on my lap and tapping on the strings as if it were a keybord with diverse strength to see what came out.

Point of lesson: I need to have an average "louder" picking strength when playing normally just to give me more dynamic range when I want to really bring out a note (ie. pinch harmonic + plucking so hard you'd think the string will yank and break :p). Funky stuff innit?

Edit: Considering getting myself one of these:
http://brandscycle.com/merchant/278/images/small/gripmaster.jpg

The hardest tension one too.

[Guitar2Masta101]

Lenny Kravitz - Always On The Run Solo

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Perfect)

[Rock Monster]

Well, i don't know if you guys have ever heard the song The River but its pretty cool. Its Good Charlotte featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold, and i'm tryin' to learn Synyster's solo at the end of the song. Check it out you might like it if you're into modern rock.

[Teen-Spirit]

Courtney Love- Hold onto me

I use to play guitar and I was really good at it, but I quit for awhile and now Im trying to re-learn

[pulja_91]

begginer but learned whole californiacation exept solo will post vidioe in a week or so....

now im learning the zephyr song and dont forget me by the rhcp

[boyd98]

This poses a good additional question for me.

most of the songs / riffs i know, i really can't play perfect. Timing is off and my technique is sloppy.

Do you guys often practice your songs closer to perfection before trying to learn new ones.

i have a habit of wanting to learn new and play a variety; and assume perfection will come in time?

Thoughts

[Lythos]

I'm working on songs. The summer campfire season is upon us and its my favorite time to be a musician! Most of them are easy its just a matter of remembering the chord progression and getting the vocals up to par.

Bob Marley - Redemption Song will be my focus tonight.

[Persona]

I've been trying to play Freakin'out by Graham Coxon.

[jnpit553]

Pretty much anything AC/DC. I tend to jump around alot. I know the rhythm for Dirty Deeds and pretty much all the riffs from Thunderstruck except the solos. I definitely want to learn You Shook Me All Night Long. I just learned the chorus from Highway to Hell today. The only problem is Angus didn't play an acoustic.

[kingmann90]

1) Intro to Californication (Live Slane version)
2) Can't Stop
3)Universally speaking
4) Santeria Chorus
5) And uh basically the whole Chili peppers greatest hits / stadium arcadium lol.

[hrblocked]

I'm just following david's lessons so I'm working on:

Bob Seager - Turn The Page
GreenDay - GoodRiddance(arpeggios)
REM - Everybody Hurts(arpeggios)
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
CCR - Bad Moon Rising
Social Distortion - Story of My Life

I'm also working on finger independence especially changing back and forth between the G and C. Every time I use the 3 finger G and change to C, my pinky doesn't want to be seperated from his buddy, my ring finger.

[nathaniel wall]

ahh latly im have been try to learn most of angus young like ''if u want blood''
but the song i have been tryin to do now is women by wolfmother and the beggin to ''rock n roll noise polution''

[Paul]

This poses a good additional question for me.

most of the songs / riffs i know, i really can't play perfect. Timing is off and my technique is sloppy.

Do you guys often practice your songs closer to perfection before trying to learn new ones.

i have a habit of wanting to learn new and play a variety; and assume perfection will come in time?

Thoughts

When I first started playing, I did the same thing. That left me able to play about 10 songs, however I played all 10 of them badly ! I would get bored with one song and learn another. Now I will not work on any more than 3 songs at once. I will get them as close to perfection as possible before I will learn another one. I found this made me a much better player !

[Twisted Shadows]

Since my new acoustic phase in life has kicked in, I am working on:
CCR -Rain
Foo Fighters- My Hero and Everlong

Dave's lessons are great and definitely inspiring!

[Motorbreath]

The Trooper by Iron Maiden

[kingmann90]

begginer but learned whole californiacation exept solo will post vidioe in a week or so....

now im learning the zephyr song and dont forget me by the rhcp

Wierd...because i found the awkward c hords in californication harder than the solo:p ...anywa ys fun easy song to learn. Solo is fun once you get the hang of the timing...once you do you'll wonder how you co uldnt get it before.

[clockworK`]

im tryin to learn Cut the Curtains - Billy Talent
awesome song..

[BrianG1110]

workin on

Avenged sevenfold- bat country solo
Fall out boy- of all the gin joints..... ( friends birthday this sunday, her present:D )

Incubus- Drive

thats all i can think of now, but theres a few more

[AndJustice4All612]

im learning Fade To Black, The Call of Ktulu, Creeping Death (MetallicA)

and i also WAS practicing the solo for One by MetallicA but i kinda forgot about it...

i got the music for the Ride The Lightning album from MetallicA um...i think a week or two ago, and thats all i've been lookin at

[stinky]

Lips of an angel- Hinder ...and Peaceful Easy Feeling -Eagles.....the best of the new and the old:)

[SRL]

Peaceful Easy Feeling -Eagles

That's a really good song. :cool:

[Sgt. Pepper]

The 2nd solo on Wish You Were Here. I've had everything else down since last Sunday.

[daiakuji]

Simple and Clean acoustic - Utada
Snow Hey oh - RHCP
New Kid in Town - Eagles

[Shuichiro72]

yeah i'm trying to learn oh donna by ritchie valens and Take Me To Your Heart by MLR but it's hard. :(

[superman20]

i'm trying to learn how to tap! =]

[fatblade]

I was trying to learn the following (I am a saddo that only tries to learn music I like)

Mood for a day: Steve Howe
Firth of Forth: Steve Hackett

But started learning Shine on you crazy diamond, and everything has been put to one side, cos this has gripped me so much, it is one of my favourite tracks but there was a backing track and tab in a magazine, and I have become obsessed with trying to get all the bends and vibratos right. It is way above my skill level, but stubborn mode has kicked in, so come back in 10 years time and I might have cracked the first bar.

[callum_cc]

Hi i am trying to learn the song more than words but i cant find a video lesson any where that i can learn from has any one got any help for me thanks

[d4d4n]

I'm working on a song called Battery From metallica but i got alot of problems with it !

[d6mi]

I'm currently doing Wish you were here, and Wonderwall. Practicing everything. I know how to play 'em just practicing a bit. Btw if anyone wants something to practice their solo skills, try finding a tab for Libar od svojega duga - Gibboni, imba instrumental, and some pretty bad-ass solo's. Or if you can get your hands on it you can play it by ear, but best of luck to you if you going that way :D

[SanityAssassin]

I have been practicing chucking and improving my rhythm. A bit of wick-wacking with my wah wah pedal too. I've also gone through the songwriting lessons here, so I am planning to write my first song soon. And I've been practicing singing while playing.

Songs I am currently working on:

CCR - Have you ever seen the rain?
Eagles - Take it Easy and Peaceful Easy Feeling

Plan to work:

Imperiet - Var är Vargen?

[AndJustice4All612]

I'm working on a song called Battery From metallica but i got alot of problems with it !

thats one of the hardest i've ever tried to learn

that God of War 2 pic is my background on my computer :D :cool:

[Pekker_Head]

thats one of the hardest i've ever tried to learn

that God of War 2 pic is my background on my computer :D :cool:
I have trouble with Battery when I am standing up sometimes as I can't get my wrist just right to gallop, doing it all downstrokes is another story

[Hendrix]

Umm I'm working on alot..
Little Wing- Hendrix version.. almost have the studio version down, just needs to be smoother
Couldn't Stand the Weather- Stevie Ray Vaughan
Lenny- Stevie Ray Vaughan
Mary Had a Little Lamb- Stevie Ray Vaughan version
Castles Made of Sand- HEndrix
Scuttle Buttin' Stevie Ray
Stairway to Heaven- Zeppelin ( full song)

A bunch of others.. but those are most of what i work on, almost finished the hendrix ones and mary had a little lamb so now I need to find more songs.. haha

[ad15vt]

i'm learning
Classical Gas
Layla
Tears in Heaven
Honesty (Billy Joel)

[BrianG1110]

I just started workin on free bird, I look at it as the ultimate push to the next level for a beginner:D , but yea, I have videos in the student showcase if anyone wants to give some advice.

[Broncos724]

2) Can't Stop

5) And uh basically the whole Chili peppers greatest hits / stadium arcadium lol.

same here

and desecration smile but it has a weird chord in the intro that you have to strech from the 4th fret to the 1st

[Beyond]

some 1/2 songs that I have been playing every time I pick up the guitar are:
RHCP - Scar Tissue, Tell Me Baby, Snow
Metallica - Fade to Black, One
yeah these two are my favorite bands. As some people mentioned, I think it's better to focus on a couple of songs and perfect them before moving on to the next one. So right now my biggest goal is to play Fade to Black the whole song. I'm working on it slowly and I got the rhythm part and intro solo down, and I still need the second solo, which will be the biggest challenge... Is anyone working on or know how to play this song? I'd like to hear your insights.

[Likedeeler]

I'm still working on "It's like that" from DogEatDog, but since there are no tabs, i have to figure out how to play this song myself. That is consuming much time. I'm starting to believe they don't you standard tuning and that is the reason why it never sounds the same when i try to play it. I'll have to train my ear a little more to get this done.

[slash-is-great]

I'm working on the Knockin on Heavens door (guns version) solos. Almost have the first one nailed.

Other than that, I just tend to look through the video song library and learn them

[Bounty]

Mississippi Queen-Mountain (lead) I'm working on recording this tune with 2 other guys. Its proving to be a fun project.

[ernieball80]

I am currently trying to learn all 8 minutes of Stairway to Heaven, incuding the solo. Freebird w/ slide, and blackbird by the beatles, and some beethoven which i am just starting to get around to wanting to even attempt.
Ernie
rock on

[Veritas]

I am always trying to learn Everlong by the Foo Fighters, but I just can't get the strumming right... (need help please)

Currently I am learing to switch between bar- chords and "normal" chords. After 4 Days of trying, I am pretty quick now

[Bernd]

i'm workin at this one.. its really easy..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyagflgagZQ

[Jamie]

The Clash - Should I stay or should I go

[Miles]

Transcribing and learning the piece 'Sadame' from the anime-series X on guitar. Pretty sweet one, has some mad stretches in it, though :D

[Dmackenzie]

Currently, I'm working on Flying in a Blue Dream, by Joe Satriani. It's one of his 'looser' songs so you can have a lot of fun with the legato work...

[ac/dc is god]

Crazy train solo- Ozzy
Snow-Red Hot Chili Peppers

[AndJustice4All612]

the Fade To Black solo...still >:^|
Orion - MetallicA

and i've been practicing MOP and Leper Messiah both MetallicA and im gonna eventually post the videos, when i stop forgetting

[scottdog]

James Blunt-Tears and Rain i might post a vid :p and Good riddance

[daiakuji]

- Still working on getting Snow's riff upto speed.
- Under the Bridge intro riff
- Sunday (Bloc Party)'s chorus riff and solo riff.
- MCR's Helena, Welcome to the Black Parade, I don't love you

[TrevBales]

since i am a newbie, i am just working on a few simple songs...
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Greenday
Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson
Crab - Weezer

[Musicca]

Current learn list includes:

bad side of the moon - April Wine
mas tequila - Sammy Hagar
little miss cant be wrong - Spin Doctors
jesus just left chicago - ZZ top

Within the last couple of weeks I've learned Finger Elevens "one thing", Danko Jones' "first date", The Beatles "blackbird", and Bethovens "ode to joy" for my students.

This may not be ideal advise for everyone, but I encourage all practicing guitarists to have a list of "multiple" songs to learn and hack away at.

Having something else to fall back on to learn will help anyone who may be struggling with a particular phrase or riff from becoming to discouraged It should and will expand ones repetoire of tricks and techniques furthering their ability, henceforth making them a more rounded and capable player.

Happy plucking, picking, strumming, fingering, jamming, riffing, shredding.................:D

[Ovidiu]

I really want to learn barchords so i'm focusing on them and at the same time i'm learning some scales too
I practice scales with a metronome
Songs i've done quite a few of them
Yesterday i've learnt everybody hurts by R.E.M
And now i'm working on Alison by Elvis Costello dificult barchord song
and also Blister in the sun got the song down but i do have to increase speed

[Tom loves Tenacious D]

right now, im working on barre chords.
im trying to learn to play dueling banjos,
and tribute by tenacious d

[Andy]

Right now I'm working on learning the Acoustic version of Anna Molly by Incubus. Tough song for a beginner, but I always jump into difficult things once I've learned the basics.

[gto286]

Well at the moment, i be working on bar chords and mute strings
for about 15 minutes.

chord changes on open chords. A real struggle at the moment.
for about 30 minutes

strumming, for about 15 minutes.

scales, for about 15 minutes.

at the moment it's a real struggle do to my fingers not want to stay in place
when i change from one bar chord to another

for example.
power chord.
f is 1st and 3rd fret. ok, i gof from that to G that used 3 and 5th fret
however..... my fingers end up on 3rd and 4th fret ,, just a example for ya
any tips on correcting this problem would be appreciated!

rock on.....!
Gt.

[jts1026]

im trying to learn little wing. its coming along nicely but i still have a ways to go.

[Calum]

Currently learning Always on the Run by Lenny Kravitz and Lenny by Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Hey subcaptain, how are you getting on with The Clap? I can only dream about being good enough to play that! Steve Howe is possibly my favourite guitarist. Hillage is probably my next favourite - very, very good guitarist. Did you find the coughTABcough somewhere or are you just learning his stuff by ear?

[martineggett]

Queen - Love of my Life
Eagles - New kid in town
Neil Young - Heart of Gold

Struggling with the queen one as its done on the 12 string guitar.

[luckestryke]

Imcurrently working on Karma Police by Radiohead (acoustic) wich i highly reccomend for any players who have been in it for about 4-6 months. Nice tune!!

[mblack246]

for example.
power chord.
f is 1st and 3rd fret. ok, i gof from that to G that used 3 and 5th fret
however..... my fingers end up on 3rd and 4th fret ,, just a example for ya
any tips on correcting this problem would be appreciated!

rock on.....!
Gt.


I had the same problem, what i did was to practice it so much that eventually your fingers get used to staying in that position. I found the best way was to slide from (in this case) F to G over and over, eventually the power chord shape will become natural wherever you move it from/to.

What helped me also was to concentrate on 'leading' with my finger highest up the neck (fourth finger) and just letting my 2nd finger follow it, not really thinking about it. Hope this helps and good luck ;)

[Guitarplayer01]

How to String a guitar right lol

[fret82]

Got done with Bat country by avenged sevenfold, that was really tough for a while but, after I got that song down man, I moved on to Slither by velvet revolver and Im getting so quick at learning songs, I kinda changed the main riff a little bit, because I hear them on the first part of the riff play the A string along with the (Drop D string) and it rings out more to me and it sounds great, after 3 months of playing I never knew I can learn this fast, and Im building my ear really quick, noticing different things and what sounds better, thanks Dave and Tim :)

[Matt D]

hmm im trying to learn some new songs but cant get any tho =/

[Axeman]

I'm working on a country song - Amazed by Lonestar - capo on the first fret, in G. A beautiful song. Just about have the chords and strumming, now trying to get down his lead part. Hey, it's something different.

Axe

[Veritas]

Queens of the Stone Age - In my Head...

Really cool song and really easy to play!

[AgentSnake]

kryptonite-3 doors down

[knoxville]

in a godda da vida - iron butterfly

i was playing that main riff the other day and my mom came in said she was having a 60s flashback... lol

[boyd98]

Still a novice, but trying to learn

Alison - Elvis Costello
Brown Eyed Girl - Morrison

Brown Eyed Girl is easy enough, just started this one yesterday; although it will take a week for me to get my speed up

Alison is pretty challenging, but this dang song got stuck in my head after watching Dave. Went to youtube and watched the original; never listened to Elvis C. before. Very cool -


Boyd

[Nohands]

Time, Pink Floyd (complete with solo) :cool:
Midnight Rider, Allman Brothers Band (complete with Solo) :cool:
Fade To Black, Metallica (intro complete) long way to go here :eek:
Pull Me Under, Dream Theater (intro up to 2nd verse complete) :eek:

[Lowlight]

Hog B**** Stomp by Buckethead
Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky Korsakov
Fuguetta by Yngwie J. Malmsteen i.e., Bach