best songs for beginners

dbernard · Unread post by **dbernard** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 3:16 am

it's funny, my brother tried to get me to play guitar for a couple of years, he even bought me one. two years go by and the only action my guitar got was settling dust. then i met this girl and she liked dave matthews (i was indifferent, as all i had heard was the radio stuff and wasn't real impressed). she nonchalantly played a dave cd and i shrugged my shoulders, then two step came on...the rest is...

MyHeartIsYours813 · Unread post by **MyHeartIsYours813** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 4:39 am

Yeah, sometimes I wonder if there are a lot of people learning guitar just for the sake of playing Dave's stuff...we are freaks lol, but damn, the songs that guy writes are amazing and are totally worth the effort. Also since I started playing guitar eventho I only did it to play Dave's songs I've also started playing many other artists like Howie Day and Ari Hest and GooGoo Dolls...so I owe Dave a HUGE thanks for giving me the passion to pick up the guitar..and actually buy one for his songs because now I dont only play Dave and my passion for the instrument is still growing.

Corona5k1635 · Unread post by **Corona5k1635** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:29 pm

WoRD.

dave

"sitting, smokin, feeling hiiiiigh"

gcom007 · Unread post by **gcom007** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:31 pm

I started to play dave stuff, only played dave stuff, started to play other stuff (clapton, mayer, jazz and blues), proceded to get sick of everything basically except working on my own stuff.

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:53 pm

when you first start out, you may think that all you want to learn is Dave songs, but you get to a point where you are getting better at playing, and your ear gets better and you start hearing songs by other artists that you like and different kinds of music that you like, and you'll want to learn them. you'll experiment with alternate tunings, you'll learn songs for a day and then forget about them, but it's a lifelong learning process, the guitar is, and I'm sure that eventually you'll know more than just Dave songs. however, the Dave songs that are out there now are enough to occupy a beginner for a number of years.

peace

paywad927 · Unread post by **paywad927** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 3:55 pm

i too started playing guitar just to play dave songs. thats really all i want to play now, but ive only been playin a couple months. im sure, as gravedigger said, that i will start experimenting with other songs and artists as i get better and more experienced with a guitar. for now tho all youll hear from my guitar is dave.

gcom007 · Unread post by **gcom007** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 5:45 pm

gravedigger wrote:however, the Dave songs that are out there now are enough to occupy a beginner for a number of years.

peace

I learned most of them in a few months...I'm weird though.

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 5:50 pm

gcom007 wrote:
gravedigger wrote:however, the Dave songs that are out there now are enough to occupy a beginner for a number of years.

peace
I learned most of them in a few months...I'm weird though.

wow, some single songs took me a few months to learn. but "learn" is a loose term. its easy to remember what chords to play, but its the learning the rhthm and everything that goes along with making the song sound good. and more time to learn to sing them while playing. It really takes years to master them all.

peace

gcom007 · Unread post by **gcom007** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 5:57 pm

gravedigger wrote:
gcom007 wrote:
gravedigger wrote:however, the Dave songs that are out there now are enough to occupy a beginner for a number of years.

peace
I learned most of them in a few months...I'm weird though.
wow, some single songs took me a few months to learn. but "learn" is a loose term. its easy to remember what chords to play, but its the learning the rhthm and everything that goes along with making the song sound good. and more time to learn to sing them while playing. It really takes years to master them all.

peace

the only one's that I really had problems with were the stone, tripping billies, what would you say, and ants marching...the rest I was able to pick up quickly...I could play along with any dave song w/in six months of playing...I never had a problem with strumming as some beginning guitarists did...it always came naturally to me for some reason...but yeah, it was kinda cool because these guys in stores couldn't believe I'd only been playing for x months and wanted to give me free lessons and stuff. the guy who sold me my taylor was shocked when I came back and played 4 months later. it was weird...seriously...

gravesRR7 · Unread post by **gravesRR7** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 10:05 pm

HA HA, I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY GEEK! yes, i learned guitar only to play Dave. that is ALL i play, nothing else really. In fact, i think i'm an even bigger geek, because i started playig guitar just to learn to play Lie in Our Graves. Now i play all of his songs, but LIOG is what inspired me to take it up. Nice to hear i'm not the only one :lol:

Corona5k1635 · Unread post by **Corona5k1635** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 12:18 am

Booya.

dave :shock:

BTW: i could say i've learned all the dave songs in my short 7month career but i havent cause in my opinion i have to be able to sing and play a song to say i have it done pat. but thats just me.

gcom007 · Unread post by **gcom007** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 2:09 am

there are bigger things in live than dmb

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 2:10 am

gravesRR7 wrote:HA HA, I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY GEEK! yes, i learned guitar only to play Dave. that is ALL i play, nothing else really. In fact, i think i'm an even bigger geek, because i started playig guitar just to learn to play Lie in Our Graves. Now i play all of his songs, but LIOG is what inspired me to take it up. Nice to hear i'm not the only one

LIOG is a GREAT one.................took a few months for me..!!!

peace

gcom007 · Unread post by **gcom007** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 3:18 am

gravedigger wrote:
gravesRR7 wrote:HA HA, I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY GEEK! yes, i learned guitar only to play Dave. that is ALL i play, nothing else really. In fact, i think i'm an even bigger geek, because i started playig guitar just to learn to play Lie in Our Graves. Now i play all of his songs, but LIOG is what inspired me to take it up. Nice to hear i'm not the only one
LIOG is a GREAT one.................took a few months for me..!!! I wish we could bang up together....it'd be cool....

peace

LIOG...best song ever!!! well, behind pig, bartender, and say goodbye...

DmbFanJason · Unread post by **DmbFanJason** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 4:07 am

For best song to begin with..you should really ask Gcom...you're a beginner right Gcom?

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