Hardest to play?

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Which is the hardest to play?

The Stone - whole song
24
32%
Billies - verse
15
20%
Fool To Think - transition to chorus and chorus
16
21%
OSW instrumental intro
5
7%
Stand Up verse
4
5%
Captain - the stretches!
11
15%
 
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If you can play Stone, Stand Up is super easy so thats out of the question. I put down FFT chorus, cause I dont even get remotely close to playing it well, even if I take it super slow. I haven't tried Captain yet, I guess I'll give it a shot, but if it truly is harder than the #41 chords, then it just might be the hardest one since I can't stretch those chords at all.

Billies are pretty easy, pretty fast. Didn't have any trouble with it. The intro sounds awesome, too bad he doesnt do it live as much. OSW intro is super easy if you fingerpick it. Ive never tried it with a pick, sounds like a nightmare.
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The verse of FTT is harder than the chorus. I was just talking about that with dmbfanjason last time we spoke.
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Fool To Think was never a problem for me. The transition from chorus to verse and verse to chorus was not that difficult for me because if you look at it on sheet music, you just play constant 8th notes in proportion to the verse. There is just an extra 8th note at the end of each phrase. Since the tempo does not change, I dont find that to be too difficult.

I vote for stone, but out of deafult. I dont have too much trouble with it. occasional slip up, but nothing too major anymore.
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the stone
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I've have been able to play and sing the stone for over a year now, and it is still a bitch to play and sing.
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El Capitan, because I cant play all those stretches for 4 minutes.
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FTT is the only one I can't play. I learned Billies and The Stone ages ago, they are no problem at all. The Stone was one of the first open mic songs I played solo. Too bad I forgot the words halfway through. The guitar was spot-on though. Captain is tough to play reeealy cleanly.
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i've had a hard time with the stone, but i actually picked that up a lot easier then i have the billies verse. captain isn't so bad, the stretches i don't find too hard, it's moving up and down the fret board that i find more difficult. and i've never actually even attempted fool to think, though i have looked at it. but i cast my vote for billies.
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i don't relaly find the stone that hard at all...
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JoeGamo05 wrote:i don't relaly find the stone that hard at all...
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hahaha yeah i "pop" in everynow and then with a post, mostly just a reader ;) how is everyone btw???

imo, i think you never know is one of his hardest
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The Dreaming Tree wrote:FTT is the only one I can't play. I learned Billies and The Stone ages ago, they are no problem at all. The Stone was one of the first open mic songs I played solo. Too bad I forgot the words halfway through. The guitar was spot-on though. Captain is tough to play reeealy cleanly.
Same here, I mean I can play it close to half as good as Dave, but his right hand in the verse kicks my ass. The chorus is easier IMO, but the transition from the verse kills me.

I also think this would get more votes if it wasn't on Everyday.
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