Whats a good song to learn for a complete beginner.

[jamesd74]

Just wondering what cords you need to learn, i have started to learn D, G, C. Does anybody know a song to learn for beginners and any advice on technique would be a big help.

Cheers.

[olly]

Learn an Em as well (real easy one) and then cycle though G - Em - C - D which is the foundation for loads of songs.

One good one to learn is Wonderwall by Oasis. It is a good one for beginners as there is little finger movement to change the chords and two notes stay the same throughout the whole sequence.

[olly]

Another one people like to try, which is good for chord change practice and picking is "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M

This starts with D and cycles to G then goes to Em and A

[jamesd74]

Cheers olly

[olly]

No worries

Let me know if you get stuck in any way or need to check the accuracy of any tabs! I will be glad to help!

I assume you know about guitar tab and how to read it and how to find it?

[polyal]

learn any song you enjoy listening to
go here for the chords to nearly every song in any key

http://www.chordie.com/

[davidne]

Oh course, the classic, Smoke on the water by Deep Purple

[jamesd74]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm might give that one a try.

[alun]

Just wondering what cords you need to learn, i have started to learn D, G, C. Does anybody know a song to learn for beginners and any advice on technique would be a big help.

Cheers.

Hi James, Add an Am to that, and start playing in G. to D. to Am, then, back to G. to D. to C, then repeat G D Am, G D C, etc, and that gives you, Knockin on Heavens Door, easy and good fun to play, try it, do it your own way, you'll be surprised.

[jamesd74]

Just wondering what cords you need to learn, i have started to learn D, G, C. Does anybody know a song to learn for beginners and any advice on technique would be a big help.

Cheers.

Hi James, Add an Am to that, and start playing in G. to D. to Am, then, back to G. to D. to C, then repeat G D Am, G D C, etc, and that gives you, Knockin on Heavens Door, easy and good fun to play, try it, do it your own way, you'll be surprised.

Thanks will do.

[jamesd74]

Just wondering what cords you need to learn, i have started to learn D, G, C. Does anybody know a song to learn for beginners and any advice on technique would be a big help.

Cheers.

Hi James, Add an Am to that, and start playing in G. to D. to Am, then, back to G. to D. to C, then repeat G D Am, G D C, etc, and that gives you, Knockin on Heavens Door, easy and good fun to play, try it, do it your own way, you'll be surprised.

Thanks will do.

Is there a tab ?????

[alun]

Is there a tab ?????

I don't read tab,or music, but I reckon you'll probably find it on ultimate guitar, or chordie,

if not just give it a go as you see it, nothing wrong with that, we need good new original guitarists.

[Instructor]

Horse with No Name - 2 chords.

[alun]

Horse with No Name - 2 chords.

I've always played this particular song using 4 chords, Em. D6/9 Em9 Dmaj9,

What 2 chords do you use?

[Instructor]

For a beginner, Em, and then this one 2x0200 so, a D 6/9. You can certainly extend harmonization to the chords you just named, but for beginners and strummers alike this is a great first song.

I always play a clip on YouTube for those who have never heard the song, so they can get a sense of it.

Instructor

[alun]

For a beginner, Em, and then this one 2x0200 so, a D 6/9. You can certainly extend harmonization to the chords you just named, but for beginners and strummers alike this is a great first song.

I always play a clip on YouTube for those who have never heard the song, so they can get a sense of it.

Instructor

No, I can't make it work with two chords, and I'm a strummer,
post your link for youtube, and I'll give it a look.

[Instructor]

The You Tube I am referring to is just anywhere where theyve made a video of the original songs. Depending upon the age of the student, many have never heard the song before, so it's a challenge to teach, unless they hear it a couple of times and understand what its supposed to sound like.

Instructor

[GuitarTutorHelp]

I suggest working on major and minor open chords first. You'll probably find that some of the harder chords at first include F and B major (though these are generally played as a movable chord).

It's also very important to learn the 12 bar blues since many songs are based off this.

Here's a basic 12 bar blues progression using the chords you mentioned:
(G-C-D)

Each bar will get 4 beats:
G 4 bars, C 2 bars, G 2 bars, D 1 bar, C 1 bar, G 1 bar, D 1 bar.

Also, check out something such as "Wild Thing"

Easy Riffs include:
-"Smoke on the Water"
-"Satisfaction"
-"Sunshine of Your Love"
-"7 Nation Army"
-"Kashmir"

Have fun!

[Instructor]

I dont know of any good reason to have to use B Major for a beginner.

The V in E is B, but its a B7 so that can be taught using a B7 or even a 3 finger B11

The IV in F# is B, but how many songs for a beginner are in F# where they cant be made to E? And the B has the IV and V as E and F# and again I don't see where there would be too many songs a beginner would use. I do teach F however, but in such a way that is made very easy and encourages finger strength while not struggling with holding down 2 strings with one finger.

Instructor

[NicolaePaul]

I think you should make a list of you favorite songs search for the tabs and start working on them.

For example tears in the rain was one of my first songs learned and although it is quite hard for beginners i practiced it until i played it perfectly.

Think on your long term goal when learning a new song.

[jamesd74]

thanks for the advice

[Cogs]

Hello back, James. Are you really a beginner if you've made 335 posts?
Anyway, re: tunes using just G, C and D
There are lots of folk tunes which only use 2 or 3 chords, but in case you want something a bit more rock-y, here are 3 well-known tunes which don't change chord too rapidly
1)"Love is a stranger" (Eurhythmics) can be done with just D and G
2)Sloop John B (Beach Boys and others) is good in G- it's an easy tune to sing. In G, the tune doesn't go up very high for the average voice.
3)Johnny B Goode (Chuck Berry) is also easy to sing in G and is good for getting used to the 12-bar blues format which is used in lots of classic rock tunes
If you have trouble working out where the chords come, let me know.
Advice re. technique-
1) Practice hard changing between 2 chords (any 2, but especially the ones used in the song) till you can do it smoothly and fairly quickly
2)slow down the tempo so you can play big chunks of the chosen song without making big mistakes
Good luck

Just wondering what cords you need to learn, i have started to learn D, G, C. Does anybody know a song to learn for beginners and any advice on technique would be a big help.

Cheers.

[jamesd74]

Yer I am A beginner, got my guitar 24th September2010. Thanks for the list will look them up.

Regarding the post I talk allot so it would appear I post allot.

oooo I am also a very young 37

[thisaintvegas]

If I can give any advice, and what I would of liked to of been given to me?

Don't go on YouTube and look for "Easy songs for beginners" I found it had me stuck for days trying to learn a simple song, and not progressing, so I stopped with all the flapping, chose a song I liked, and knew the timing of down to a tee etc etc...

It was Time For Heroes by The Libertines, a band I love and was one of the reasons I picked up the guitar, I just kept at this until I could play it, its a good song with Fm, Bm, G, & A. Once i learnt that, I felt I was really getting somewhere and it spurred me on to learn more, so I just kept doing it a song at a time.

So my advice after all this chit chat, just pick a song you like, know and love, and learn it. The reward is so much more than learning Wonderwall by Oasis.

Oh, and check out justinguitar.com > His videos are great, and helped me loads!

[bigiain]

free falling tom petty D G A