Good, fun songs to learn on guitar?

Question

anybody whos ever learned to play guitar, what are some good songs you learned with. I have been playing for a few months and I have 'over the hills and far away' and under the bridge down pretty good.

Answer 1

Congratulations on learning to play the guitar. I have been playing for sixteen years, and it's the one thing I'm more glad I learned than anything else. It's a real blessing when there is nothing else to do to be able to pick up the guitar and just start strumming some chords, or when you get good enough, fingerpicking some tunes.

That being said, it completely depends on your level of ability, and your preference of music.

If you want to be able to play some cool rock songs quick to impress people, learn some good songs that have power chords. "She hates me" by puddle of mud is very easy. Green Day songs are very easy and fun to play. One of my favorite power chord songs is "Glycerine" by Bush. Very, very easy, and impresses people like crazy. If you don't know what a power chord is, find out, and start using them. They are easy and a lot of fun. It's just the sepeartion of two frets and two or three strings in a row you press down. You can easily move up and down the fret board and jam out!

If you are doing good with chords, you can pick out some good G, C, D songs to play if you are still pretty inexperience. "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton can be played and sound pretty good simply by going "G, D, C, D, G"... Another fun song to get people singing along is "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett...It's Just D, A, G, and toss in a little D7 (look it up it's easy) in between verses. Also, "My dingaling" by Chuck Berry is always a hit if you're playing in front of a crowd who is out going (like if you're all drinking) and it's simply G, C, D....

I doubt you're fingerpicking yet, but if you are you can look up "tab" songs on the internet (assuming you can't read music, which I can't). One of the first songs I learned to fingerpick was "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton. Took a lot of practice, but I really wow people every time I play it.

After you learn the basics of fingerpicking you can take a song, for example, "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton, and you know the chords (G D C D G right?) and you can FINGERPICK the CHORDS. Just hold down the chords and pick various strings (you'll get the feel for which ones sound right).

Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Everybody who's ever picked up a guitar in the rock era has learned the opening arpeggios of "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. I know that there are some good modern songs to learn, but StH is still the best place to start.

Answer 5

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Answer 7

Nirvana's "Rape Me" Is really easy and fun, Green Day's " When I Come Around" and "Brain Stew", Linkin' Park hits are all easy to play. System of a Down "Toxicty", Is fun and easy. Good Luck Keep Playing!

Answer 8

nirvana- come as you are Great song very easy
deep purple- smoke on the water another good easy one
police- message in a bottle good song but its a lot of stretching out across the fret board

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Answer 9

Sort of a Prayer (Acoustic) by Red Delicious
Purple Jesus by Greta Gaines

Answer 10

try some Green day songs, My Chemical Romance, Blink 182...