What songs to learn ?? New to Guitar.

**GuardianDemon** · Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 1792 Location: Ireland

Ok,so i know there are some Real Guitarists on SH and i just today got myself a guitar and amp for christmas (But i'm not aloud it yet

) and i'm wondering what are easy songs to learn on guitar ??

Oh, and for anyone wondering, it's a Brand New Vintage Metal Axxe Razer !! Black Edition.

Any input appreciatted !!

**qays1991** · Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Posts: 434 Location: UK

Seeing that your sig has Dragonforce on it and you got a electric guitar that has the word 'Metal' in its name, I'm gonna assume you're into the sound of METAL.

if you're a really beginner, or intermediate, I don't what your level is, you could easily just pick up the Hard Rock Guitar Songs for Dummies, they got a pretty decent song selection there like Iron Man, Rock You Like a Hurricane, Carry on Wayward Son, Bark at The Moon..

(wait a minute, aren't most of these songs on Guitar Hero??) no comment?

if you're a beginner, focus on some really easy riffs...if you're an intermediate, focus on some of the tricky solos and tricky riffs, if you're advanced, focus on the whole solos, hence the songs.

of course easily enough if you don't care about all that sh*t, then by all means, do a whole song!
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**olle92** · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 656 Location: Stockholm

Well, I don't have any specific song suggestions here. But my advice to you is to play alot of different music. Even genres you don't normally like. It will help you alot.
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**GuardianDemon** · Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 1792 Location: Ireland

I'm beginnner with basic knoledge of guitars, (strum, slide , Hopo's, bends, chords blah blah blah.)

Lol about the metal, you're right !!!

Actually, i was thinking that i might try out some Tier 1 GH Songs.... It seems like an idea !!

and about teh different genre's, maybe, a mate was telling me about some well known White Stripes song that i can't remember the name of !! I'll try hunting that down !!

Thanks guys !! Gonnna wait for some more replies, see what some other guys think !!

**Eastwinn** · Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject:

Well, just so you know, metal is one of the hardest genres of music to play well on guitar. Don't expect to be great at it very quickly. Also, since you're into Dragonforce I'm going to assume that you aspire to play pretty fast. Speed comes with accuracy which comes with practice. Don't play something fast if it ends up sounding like shit. Play slowly but with accuracy. After enough practice, you'll be accurate enough that you can play faster. Don't get ahead of yourself. This isn't Guitar Hero by any means.
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**thecaptainof** · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 7571 Location: ¯\(°_o)/¯

Don't try to run before you can walk. Get the theory and basics down before you even think about songs.
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**ganondorf901** · Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 846 Location: VA all the way

Honestly, go with your chords and theroy and when u get maybe start slowly into easier songs. Just a quick question, are you new to musical insturments (as in piano and etc.)?
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**EpicPwnager** · Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Posts: 218

I'm not the best player, but alot of songs I've found helpful to teach myself were Unholy Confessions (Teaches palm muting, alternate picking, and pinch harmonics). I would also Scream by A7X is great song to learn to help your picking. Oh, and Welcome Home (intro, Coheed and Cambria) and 96 Quite Bitter Beings by CKY (intro) are helpful with sweeping.

For the finger...movements (lolwut) I recommend the intro to YYZ by Rush, and the lead parts to the Deththeme (which I still can't play D: )

Before you get into this stuff though, if you've never played guitar before, are you planning to self teach or get lessons?

If your going to teach yourself and have never plated guitar before, go for the REALLY easy stuff-

Iron Man
Smoke On The Water
Freebird (just the intro. Teaches the G, F, A?, and C chord. Maybe D. Not quite sure. Haven't memorized my chord names or anything)
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**GuardianDemon** · Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 1792 Location: Ireland

I'm only just starting on musical instruments.

I've been looking at some stuff and i'm gonna be taking lessons and teaching myself a little.

I think i'll taking the advice on learning chords (LUL WAT A7X?? & LUUUULL WAT FREEBIRD !!!)

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**Majestic122** · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 108

1. Learn power chords
2. Play Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls
3. Profit
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**Fugitive** · Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 3035

There was a great thread about easy songs a LONG time ago. Yeah, you're new to guitar so you should learn theory, chords, scales, etc... but you need to treat yourself to playing songs now and then or you'll get bored. Anyway, this thread collected a lot of songs, so here it is:

http://www.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44016

**qays1991** · Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Posts: 434 Location: UK

Just one more thing.

Like a user said here, distortion is cool, but I wanna add, try not to practice with it too much. It'll kinda draw you back from hearing what you're actually you're playing. I suggest either you practice just by using a clean tone, because
1) This would help you to hear what you're actually playing more accurately and
2) You might not agree with me on this, but subconsiously, if you say, practice DAYS FOR DAYS with just distortion until you get the notes right, you'll kinda get bored faster once you can it at full speed, maybe not instantly, but it'll happen, trust me. However, if you first practice on the clean channel, and lets say after 1 MONTH 4 DAYS 3 HOURS 66 SECONDS you finally get the notes right, and you finally insert the distortion channel, I guarantee you're gonna think something along the lines of 'DAMN, IT SOUNDS SO GOOD, AND I'M PLAYING IT CORRECTLY!!'

Heck, better yet, don't even play it trough the amp, just practice without it, which includes the 3rd factor) You won't be bothering anyone and you don't have to put up with people saying 'Turn that fucking amp off!' and also, that satisfaction feeling which I described in the 2nd point, will be MUCH GREATER by practicing without your amp then playing with it.

TRUST ME!

and of course, the most IMPORTANT rule which some people just can't be bothered to be fucked with, either it's arrogance or low tolerance, practice SLOWLY! I suggest you find the speed where you can play it right

Take this analogy, let's say you just started learning how to drive, and you finally got your license, and you bring it to a whopping 200mph and you break all your bones and damage your whole body including your sex organs except for the necessary bones and brain parts to drive. Hence, you should practice at maybe 10mph? Find the speed which you can drive where you definitely won't get into an accident.

I just wanna stress it again: Take the riff/lick/series of notes or a section of song you're practicing, and find the speed where you can play without mistakes, I suggest once you do, practice it even just slighty slower, and then quick up the pace slowly until you can finally shred that guitar as fast as a turtle!
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**DPooch** · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 1649 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

I've always found the opening riff to Evanescence's "Tourniquet" to be really catchy, give that a try.
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