guitar

you know any good acoustic songs? im not shure just how hard clapton is to play, or maybe some grateful dead ? or maybe even hotel california, i cant play any of their songs so if you know thier difficulty level let me know

 

Box of rain by the grateful dead. even me can play that, and i don't know how to play guitar.

 

It depends on YOUR tastes in music. I like John Denver and Jim Croce. I learned thier stuff.

 

Learn Layla thats a good acoustic song to learn, or even "Fade to black" by Metallica.

 

Clapton is easy... It's basic blues stuff, then you can add on and add on... soloing and whatnot.

 

Are you guys more comfortable playing with your fingers or with a pick?
For a beginnger, I'm more comfortable with playing with my fingers because I cant seem to strum the guitar correctly with a pick. Is this a bad thing and should I start using a pick more?

 

i can play just fine and i never used a pick, except on electric sometimes, but i dont really like electrics anymore. i figured out the clap flatpicking style using my tumbs. i used to wonder the same thing when i started. guitar is easy if you love it enough and practice all the time.

 

The riff at the start of 'Layla' isn't exactly easy, IMHO.

 

I recently learned All Along the Watchtower. If you're familiar with the barre versions of Am, G and F you can do it too

 

Some Dead stuff is dead easy if you want just to play chordal accomaniments, esp. the old time rock n'roll numbers, and also many of their songs aren't that difficult. Many Bob Dylan numbers are really easy too - esp his early stuff.

 

It's just hammer-ons, the rest are mostly power chords and soloing, you get the hang of it after listening to it and if you watch him play it.

 

layla is one of the first songs i figured out, i was watching tv and it was on some show and i picked up a friends guitar and played it.

 

i learned the begining of layla and it really is hammer ons in the same fret on diffrent stings and a few power chords. its a real fun song to play, i allso figured out his live acoustic version from his unpluged concert witch would be great if i had the new martin im saving for.

 

I like a bunch of Cat Stevens and James Taylor and Pink Floyd. Learn "Where Do The Children Play" and "Fire and Rain" and "Wish You Were Here" and you should be set.

 

Yeah, I like James Taylor quite a bit... I learned the blues genre by listening to Buddy Guy, Clapton, and SRV. Folk mostly just came to me, but it was mostly due to CSNY, The Byrds, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie. Bluegrass due to Bill Monroe and a few independent musicians I've jammed with.

 

you ever hear classical gas by clapton? it seems like a really kool song on an acoustic but not shure how hard it is cause sometimes thoes sounding songs are rreally hard and other times their just a bunch of picking like blackbird.

 

Meh, I prefer playing Tommy Emmanuel's version of Classical Gas.

 

wasnt classical gas written by mason williams?

 

Yep, I believe around '67 or '68. I just like Tommy E's version the best. I've heard Doyle Dykes do a good cover, as well.

 

orsino can you play Meadow Rag by Steve Howe? i figured it out saturday at like 2 in the morning. it's not that hard once you get the hang of it, it just really hurts your fingers.