Easy songs to teach my mom

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Thu May 15, 2003 2:29 pm

Ok, so Im trying to teach my mom how to play guitar. I taught her some basic chords and she can play them allright but she thinks she would learn much easier if she was playing some songs she knew and liked that had a basic 3/4 chord progression. She listens to 70's music and current stuff like Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, and other popular newer music . She doesnt have a big chord vocabulary at all but could anyone maybe name some songs that fit the category Im looking for - oldies (70's) and popular current music with very easy basic chords. Thanks is advance.

DmbFanJason · Post by **DmbFanJason** » Thu May 15, 2003 2:59 pm

once I tried to teach a guy how to play the guitar...it was exciting at first, but i got extremely bored.....it's funny I guess because I expected him to be able to play it like me...haha...good luck with your mom though...I bet I could teach her a thing or two...heh heh. jk, had to say it...LATE!!!!!!

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Thu May 15, 2003 3:18 pm

DmbFanJason wrote:good luck with your mom though...I bet I could teach her a thing or two...heh heh. jk, had to say it...LATE!!!!!!

sbhanot · Post by **sbhanot** » Thu May 15, 2003 4:52 pm

um - save tonight by eagle eye cherry, hook and run around by blues traveler, wonderwall by oasis (you need a capo for that.....)..... Those are good ones - creedance clearwater rwevival is pretty doable too

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Thu May 15, 2003 5:05 pm

neil young is a great starter...for anyone wanting to learn good basic chording...

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Thu May 15, 2003 6:22 pm

Thanks everyone, except for Jason, you can burn in hell, j/k kinda. Im not really teaching her so much as showing her stuff and then walking away and letting her learn it herself, I get frustrated when I try to sit there and teach the whole time.

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Thu May 15, 2003 6:36 pm

jsgksu wrote:Thanks everyone, except for Jason, you can burn in hell, j/k kinda.

LMAO

barcode · Post by **barcode** » Thu May 15, 2003 7:19 pm

Neil Young - Heart of Gold (Intro is Em and D, Verse is Em, C, D, G) one of the easiest tunes and sounds cool too...also, you can play a very basic sounding Hotel California with this chord progression:
Bm, F#, A, E, G, D, Em, F#.

Chords Used.

Bm = 224432
f# = 244322
A = x02220
D = xx0232
G = 320003
Em = 022000

try those on and tell us how she makes out!

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Thu May 15, 2003 8:12 pm

barcode wrote:tell us how she makes out!

now Jason only took her on a date...there was none of that business

j/k

bugman96 · Post by **bugman96** » Thu May 15, 2003 10:50 pm

Bob Dylan - Knockin On Heaven's Door

ryopan · Post by **ryopan** » Thu May 15, 2003 11:13 pm

wish you were here by pink floyd. easiest and probably the sweetest intro ever. after playing it for the first time, everyone feels like a bad ass. good feeling. i agree that sitting there the whole time and trying to teach is hard. i have an ex lady friend who calls me the guitar nazi just because i give her a tip here and there. anyways man, good luck with it and all. spreadin the music around is always nice.

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Fri May 16, 2003 6:41 am

firedancer86 wrote:
barcode wrote:tell us how she makes out!
now Jason only took her on a date...there was none of that business j/k

lmao

even though thats a pretty comic line , i think that jokes are jokes , but there's also a serious matter when talking about moms .... Behave guys lol

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Fri May 16, 2003 9:43 am

how about horse with no name by america? That is one of the easiest songs ive ever seen.. and its from the 70's

theancienttree · Post by **theancienttree** » Fri May 16, 2003 10:13 am

that "picture" song my kid rock and sheryl crow is just G C D Em, alot of parents like that one

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Fri May 16, 2003 10:43 am

I actually have showed her wish you were here and horse with no name, but Ill try the other ones too, thanks. And I know I probably asked for it by bringing my mom into the subject but c'mon guys, lets leave her out of this, not something that needs to be joked about. Thanks.