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What're some good, easy rock songs?
Depends on your definition of easy... maybe try some ACDC.Wolf Devil said:What're some good, easy rock songs?
Smoke on the WaterWolf Devil said:What're some good, easy rock songs?
Iron Man, to a point.Wolf Devil said:What're some good, easy rock songs?
My last band covered that. With only one guitar player. I played and sang it at the same time. Was a real *****, heh.The intro to Tornado of Souls is probably the hardest thing I can play, some something around that level or above.
speak for yourselfSaiyanPrideXIX said:Everybody always omits that F note in the second intro riff.
Also, get yourself a metronome, and learn to use it.Remember the Four Fret Fingering Theory and you should be fine; all it really says is that in any given position where you are holding a note, you should be holding it with a finger that will allow your other three fingers to reach other notes in the riff naturally and easily. Once you understand this concept it will greatly help you in learning new songs. All guitar players eventually happen to fall into it naturally once they get good enough.
It is also generally a very good practice to learn riffs slowly; play them much slower then their natural speed, and gradually as you get better at it, you can inch up to the proper speed. Your hands will get used to the motions and you will be able to make them much more quickly as time goes on. Eventually you will be so used to the motions of so many riffs that they will come as second nature, and then you can piece together your own improvisations off your ass; at that point you'll start to learn about what sounds good together by ear.
This man is correct :OSaiyanPrideXIX said:My last band covered that. With only one guitar player. I played and sang it at the same time. Was a real *****, heh.
Master of Puppets is not an easy song to play unless you are playing it wrong, so don't even try that. Everybody always omits that F note in the second intro riff.
Iron Man, Smoke on the Water, and Paranoid are really good and easy to learn. There is a part in Iron Man that will teach you to stretch your fingers really well, but even if you can't get that the rest of it is easy.
Always be in tune. I know many people who tried to learn guitar but didn't know how to be in tune and as such it held them back MASSIVELY and for great deals of time. Get an electronic tuner and keep it in tune as often as you can.
Remember the Four Fret Fingering Theory and you should be fine; all it really says is that in any given position where you are holding a note, you should be holding it with a finger that will allow your other three fingers to reach other notes in the riff naturally and easily. Once you understand this concept it will greatly help you in learning new songs. All guitar players eventually happen to fall into it naturally once they get good enough.
It is also generally a very good practice to learn riffs slowly; play them much slower then their natural speed, and gradually as you get better at it, you can inch up to the proper speed. Your hands will get used to the motions and you will be able to make them much more quickly as time goes on. Eventually you will be so used to the motions of so many riffs that they will come as second nature, and then you can piece together your own improvisations off your ass; at that point you'll start to learn about what sounds good together by ear.
As for holding the pick, just keep in mind that it is probably best to hold it with your thumb and forefinger tips directly in its center. Strum and pick with motions from your wrist, not your forearm; using your forearm will make you tired easily even if you are a seasoned player. Your forearm should rest casually for most lighter riffs; your wrist and thumb joints will do most of the work. Only in very light cases with strummed acoustic chords is it more wise to use your whole arm in the strumming pattern.
Remember to try not to hit too hard on the strings when you use the pick. She's a lady; she'll sing if you ask, but not if you push her too hard.
You pretty much always want to pick up a guitar by the area of the neck where it meets the body; other places put a lot of stress on the instrument.
Always put it away when you're done; don't lean it face down on anything, under any circumstances, and try to use a stand for it at all times if it isn't going in the case.
When you first change your strings, once they're good and tight, give them a light tug underneath (where your pickups or sound hole are at). This will stretch them slightly and give them some give, which will severely reduce the time it takes for them to get settled into a point where they will stay in tune. It also reduces tension and tends to make them last longer, in my experience.
There's tons more, I'll add some more tips later.
ive done this with every song ive ever learned, well most of them, but its really obvious how much i changed it on Summer Song, Eruption, Cliffs of Dover, and Mr. CrowleyJust curious to those of you who are guitar players out there. Do you change up a song to your liking? Like for example say you like to play Van Halen's "Eruption" do you play it exactly as is? Or do you change it a little or twist it a bit to make it sound better (in your opinion)?
Things like this are why I don't like to talk to other musicians. In the end someone always starts up with this sort of thing. Just because things aren't hard, doesn't mean they aren't fun to play.i dunno how to put this in any form of subtlety, so im just gonna say it. anyone who rates the guitar work in disturbed, is either a nublet of a guitarrist, or someone who thinks hes awsome but actually cant play for balls >_>