Just learning

[snap]

Hey. I'm just learning how to play the acoustic guitar. Any tips?

[Admin]

Yes, if you are interested in playing easy acoustic songs, learn your basic major and minor chords first. Like E,G,A,B,D,C. For some extra guidence you can use the easy chord finder at logue.net/chords/index.htm



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[snap]

Thanks a lot! ;D

[Admin]

Your Welcome!

[Brewman]

I know all the standard chords, how should I go about learning easy acoustic songs. I can play bits and pieces of stuff, but not full songs.

thanks

[myaxerules]

First off, make sure you stay here and learn from the free lessons. They are the best and easiest to learn on the net. Begin by learning "how to read tablature" and then begin learning the basic chords C,G,A,E and D. You'll find some very easy to play songs in the free lessons archive, and in the free downloads, you'll also find a free chordfinder that can show you all the chords.
Also see the free guitar chords lessons offered by Scott Morris. Here's the link....

www.guitartabbooks.com/freelessons/chords.htm

But seriously, you will learn more at guitartabbooks than anywhere. A good easy song to try for beginners that's in the free lessons is "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix, and some of the Nirvana. I think I'll make a good list of the easy ones and post it here.
Best wishes bud!

[myaxerules]

I forgot to tell you, also you should use a light gauge (smaller/thinner strings0 because they are easier to push down. Ok here's the list of the easy lessons and songs to learn from the free lessons page
at guitartabbooks
Oh yea, learn alot of blues and powerchords
They sound good on acoustic as well

Frpm 2002
7-07 Lynyrd Skynyrd * Sweet Home Alabama
7-14 Open E Blues Intro
7-17 Queensryche * Silent Lucidity
8-11 Pink Floyd * Money
8-18 Nirvana * Come As You Are
8-20 Low Rider * War
9-04 Sunday Bloody Sunday * U2
9-13 One by Metallica
9-30 L.A. Woman * Doors
11-03 D Blues Intro
11-05 Blues Ending Guitar Lick In The Key Of D
12-25 Electric Funeral * Dust On the Bottle * Bawitdaba
12-26 Kryptonite * Crazy Train * Enter Sandman

From 2003
2-23 Walking Bass * Back To Basics
2-24 Walking Bass Part 2 * Alternate
2-25 Riffing With Jailhouse Rock
3-20 Rock You Like A Hurricane * The Scorpions
3-21 Wonderful Tonight * Eric Clapton
3-22 Blister In The Sun * Violent Femmes
3-25 Main Street * Bob Seger
3-26 Runnin Down A Dream * Tom Petty
3-27 Livewire * AC/DC
4-08 Paranoid by Black Sabbath
4-09 Fly By Night by Rush
4-28 Blues Scales Review
5-02 Blues Endings
5-07 George Thorogood * Bad To The Bone
5-19 Nirvana * Smells Like Teen Spirit
7-10 Marilyn Manson * Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
7-16 Bob Marley * Redemtion Song
7-17 Redemtion Song * Part 2
7-18 Eric Clapton * Cocaine
8-06 Brooks and Dunn * Neon Moon
8-07 Birthday by the Beatles
8-15 Eric Clapton * Layla
8-17 CAN'T YOU SEE * The Marshall Tucker Band
8-24 Nirvana * The Man Who Sold The World
8-29 Weezer * Dope Nose
8-31 Hank Williams Jr. * Country Boy Can Survive
9-08 AC/DC * Big Balls
9-24 Ted Nugent * Free For All
10-01 Bryan Adams * Run To You
10-15 The Clash * Should I Stay Or Should I Go
11-01 Deep Purple * Smoke On The Water
11-02 Molly Hatchet * Dreams
11-03 C Blues Song Intro
11-10 Bruce Springsteen * Born In The U.S.A.
11-11 Collective Soul * December
11-17 Ozzy * Mamma I'm Comin Home
12-04 Jimmy Buffet * Margaritaville
12-17 Jimi Hendrix * Red House

Also, make sure you learn the chords and scales in the free lesson page.
I doubt you'll ever need another guitar lesson, and if you do need help
email Scott. He gives the fastest replies, and this site rocks!!

[Thanks for the song list]

I tried a few out and a couple sound good. I'm still learning to piece stuff together for full songs and I've started lessons. I am trying to put in an hour or 2 a day, so hopefully I'll have some good sounds soon. Pink Floyd Money sounds awesome from the free section. I can play it exact and it sounds good.

Brewman