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I often find myself learning songs half assed. Like I'll learn the verse and chorus and be over it, and forget the jams and what. But right now on bass I'm learning two step, and on guitar it's Grey Street. But this 60 dollar 4-year old guitar doesn't cut it
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Jer1400 wrote:I'm learning Clapton's "Classical Gas" and Pachabel's Canon (arran. in D). The left hand piano part is easy, and the right hand is just long and takes a while to memorize.

These song's I've been learning for a while... Everyone once in a while I'll learn another few measures or so.
Best version of Classical Gas I ever heard was by Tommy Emmanuel, the finger picking king. Clapton does a decent version though.
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so is this clapton version on a cd or something? i'm a bit skeptical about this...
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The version I heard was off Limewire and it said it was him but who knows. I guess it might not be him but why do you find it hard to beleive Clapton would cover that song? He is always playing old stuff and brining it back.
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the rest of tears in heaven
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checkii wrote:It's cool to hate on Chosta, I get it. But the prejudice that people take into his posts makes people so stupid it's hilarious to read. I take every gif I watch (which is A LOT) with a humongous grain of salt. But I don't let that grain of salt get into my eye and blind me to whatever truth can be found in what I'm watching. He is not any worse than any other poster here, and the people who claim he is just don't know what they're talking about. The demonization has gotten ridiculously out of hand.
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Bill Efting wrote:
Jer1400 wrote:
Beauford33 wrote:learning Cannon in D on guitar. hard for me cause I cant finger pick worth a damn.hell, If I dont get it soon, Ill be happy with the intro part. cool tune.
Well, I would say mute any strings you're not using when those chords come up so you can use a pick.
No...because your killing the song by using a pick, classical is to be finger picked in order to keep the bass notes properly, it just takes practice to finger pick, just arpeggiate basic chords with your fingers to practice. I'll post some of my old lessons online if anyone wants them...
Well, in this particular song, and 90% of them are single notes, so you'll just be picking them with one finger anyway... I usually use my thumb and index finger. It's better to learn it now and fingerpick it later when you can....

Try these songs for practice with finger picking:

1. Good Riddance - Greenday
2. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
3. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
4. Dust In The Wind - Kansas
5. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac/cover by Smashing Pumpkins

If you need the sheet music or guitar tablature for these songs, just P.M. me. Here's a classical piece called Romanza:

Code: Select all

E  :7-----7-----|7-----7-----|5-----3-----|3-----2-----|0-----0-----|3-----7-----|
B  :--0-----0---|--0-----0---|--0-----0---|--0-----0---|--0-----0---|--0-----0---|
G  :----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|
D  :------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A  :------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E  :0-----------|------0-----|------------|0-----------|------0-----|------------|
                                                                                 

E  :12-----12-----|12-----12-----|10-----8-----|8-----7-----|5-----5-----|7-----8-----|
B  :---0------0---|---0------0---|---0-----0---|--5-----5---|--5-----5---|--5-----5---|
G  :-----0------0-|-----0------0-|-----0-----0-|----5-----5-|----5-----5-|----5-----5-|
D  :--------------|--------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
A  :--------------|--------------|-------------|0-----------|------0-----|------------|
E  :-0------------|--------0-----|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
                                               Half-bar the  5th fret                 

E  :7------8----|-7-----11----|-8-----7----|-7-----5----|-3-----3----|-2-----0----|
B  :--7------7--|---7------7--|---7-----7--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|
G  :----8------8|-----8------8|-----8-----8|-----0-----0|-----0-----0|-----0-----0|
D  :------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A  :------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E  :7-----------|--------7----|------------|-0----------|-------0----|------------|
   Full bar the  7th fret                                                        

E  :-2-----2----|-2-----2----|-3-----2----|-0-----0----|-0---------0|
B  :---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-------0|
G  :-----2-----2|-----2-----2|-----2-----2|-----0-----0|-----0----0-|
D  :------------|-------1----|------------|-2----------|---------2--|
A  :-2----------|------------|------------|-------2----|--------2---|
E  :------------|------------|------------|------------|-3-----0----|
Good luck with learning to fingerpick.


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Oh, by the way Bill: Is there anywhere else I could get your songs besides the site that you posted a while ago? My email's been having some problems and I haven't been able to sign up, though I'd like to hear your stuff seeing as it recieved good reviews on that site.
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Stairway to heaven!! The whole thing. I'm slowly making progress.
Forget about the reasons and the treasons we are seeking
Forget about the notion that our emotions can be swept away, kept at bay
Forget about being guilty, we are innocent instead
For soon we will all find our lives swept away

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Jer 1400:

I'm sorry but theres no real way to help that right now...umm damn...

I am planning on posting some of my acoustic lesson figures from some of my old CDs on there, updated with better quality for your listening/practicing pleasure!
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TrippnBill686 wrote:
Duffman wrote:
Jer1400 wrote:I'm learning Clapton's "Classical Gas" and Pachabel's Canon (arran. in D). The left hand piano part is easy, and the right hand is just long and takes a while to memorize.

These song's I've been learning for a while... Everyone once in a while I'll learn another few measures or so.
did eric clapton even do a version of classical gas? or is that a mistake? because its not his song, it was written by mason williams and i can't find any info on if clapton did a version.
Yes, I have a version of Clapton playing it.
clapton never played the song
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Today I just began learning Timmy's solo on #41 from L@LC... Couple hours later and I now have it memorized - now it's just ketting it up to speed. :sigh:
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crawling in the dark by hoobastank

f'n learning lead when all you play is rythm sucks
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checkii wrote:It's cool to hate on Chosta, I get it. But the prejudice that people take into his posts makes people so stupid it's hilarious to read. I take every gif I watch (which is A LOT) with a humongous grain of salt. But I don't let that grain of salt get into my eye and blind me to whatever truth can be found in what I'm watching. He is not any worse than any other poster here, and the people who claim he is just don't know what they're talking about. The demonization has gotten ridiculously out of hand.
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for the past week i've been trying to learn 'Neon' by John Mayer.

i have never come across a song that is harder to play :(
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elijah77jc wrote:for the past week i've been trying to learn 'Neon' by John Mayer.

i have never come across a song that is harder to play :(
wasnt as diffcult as some people it out to be. Its just have rythm. keep at it. sing it while you do it, helps me.
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Loads of Hendrix
Forget about the reasons and the treasons we are seeking
Forget about the notion that our emotions can be swept away, kept at bay
Forget about being guilty, we are innocent instead
For soon we will all find our lives swept away

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I dont have patience to play lead. Which is okay, I dont wanna.
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