Newbie Help Please

rmuller612 · Post by **rmuller612** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:52 am

I started playing my guitar a few months ago. I have the general chords down and can play them with some ease. I have been a huge Dave fan for years now. I was wondering if someone could please point me to a Dave song that is somewhat easy to play. I know that his style is amazing and nothing is truely "easy"......well you get the point.

Any help would be great.

Peace,
Robb

mlb1399 · Post by **mlb1399** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:57 am

Grey Street is pretty easy check out the tabs on here. Lover Lay Down is fairly easy. It seems that a lot of people learn Crash into Me first. It's easy in the sense that there isn't much fret movement but it does involve a stretch that is difficult for a lot of beginnners. Unfortunately a lot of Dave songs, can be difficult in their respective ways. Another non-Dave Matthews song that is really easy is Wish you where here by Pink Floyd. Good luck!

ledzepp4l · Post by **ledzepp4l** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:08 am

Halloween, #41 minus the intro, dancing nancies, grey st. to name a few

MattyTrane · Post by **MattyTrane** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:47 pm

let you down, proudest monkey, seek up really isnt hard at all either

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:07 pm

Where are you Going, Gravedigger, Cover of All Along the Watchtower,Stay or Leave,Grey Street

chauser · Post by **chauser** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:59 pm

typical situation is an easy song to learn. and once you have perfected it, it sounds cool as hell. 8)

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:05 pm

If you're going to do grey street, do it right, and the chorus is a bitch if your just starting.

yknSTONE · Post by **yknSTONE** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:56 pm

mlb1399 wrote:Grey Street is pretty easy check out the tabs on here. Lover Lay Down is fairly easy. It seems that a lot of people learn Crash into Me first. It's easy in the sense that there isn't much fret movement but it does involve a stretch that is difficult for a lot of beginnners. Unfortunately a lot of Dave songs, can be difficult in their respective ways. Another non-Dave Matthews song that is really easy is Wish you where here by Pink Floyd. Good luck!

I would like to add that a 'professional like Matthews even STILL finds it difficult to do this stretch for the amount of time that the song lasts.

Example(s)

Watch him after he plays Crash...he always shakes his left hand out.

Also, there is an alternate way he compensates for playing the way its supposed to be played. (Just because the stretch takes a toll on his left hand.)

AcousTronic · Post by **AcousTronic** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:07 pm

"Christmas Song" is the easiest Dave tune that I know of... Easy chords, simple blues strum pattern on the chorus, easy to sing to.

KCW wrote "Stay or Leave", but I disagree... Halfway through, the time signature completely changes, and some of those chords on the end would be tough for a beginner. BUT it is the hard stuff that makes you a better player!! So rather than learning the easy learn something hard. If it takes you two weeks to even sound like it, then after two weeks there will be a bunch of songs that will "at that point" come easy to you...

Learn something easy to get some basic chords and comfort level, then CHALLENGE yourself!! You be glad you did

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:15 pm

Yea I forgot about the other parts in Stay or Leave but the chorus and verse is pretty easy.

mlb1399 · Post by **mlb1399** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:25 pm

yknSTONE wrote:
mlb1399 wrote:Grey Street is pretty easy check out the tabs on here. Lover Lay Down is fairly easy. It seems that a lot of people learn Crash into Me first. It's easy in the sense that there isn't much fret movement but it does involve a stretch that is difficult for a lot of beginnners. Unfortunately a lot of Dave songs, can be difficult in their respective ways. Another non-Dave Matthews song that is really easy is Wish you where here by Pink Floyd. Good luck!

I would like to add that a 'professional like Matthews even STILL finds it difficult to do this stretch for the amount of time that the song lasts.

Example(s)

Watch him after he plays Crash...he always shakes his left hand out.

Also, there is an alternate way he compensates for playing the way its supposed to be played. (Just because the stretch takes a toll on his left hand.)

Veru true. I should have said it is more difficult for beginners.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 4:23 pm

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic ... 36&start=0

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic ... 64&start=0

Kukini · Post by **Kukini** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:22 pm

Dude, learn Trippin' Billies, Warehouse, hard shit. It's what I did and now easy stuff comes well... easy. I'm glad I made myself learn the hard way cuz now I feel more comfortable learning easy songs.

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:31 pm

I disagree with learning songs like those at first. Always reach higher than your level but not that much higher. If you take a jump that big your going to get frustrated with it. But he has a good idea for the most part. Play stuff that you arent good enough to do but is still realistic for you to learn at your level and you will get better faster.

DMBartender · Post by **DMBartender** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:11 pm

DMBTabs, Welcome to it.