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SPOTLIGHT5584 · Post by **SPOTLIGHT5584** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:22 pm

Hey everyone! I am new to the site and I figured it would be a good idea to register for forums. I have been playing guitar for about 6 months so far and I am picking up a couple dmb songs. Any ideas on what songs I should learn first before any others?

Nitro1515 · Post by **Nitro1515** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:47 pm

DMBTabs, welcome to it.

I would start of with a song like Proudest Monkey or the Intro/Verse to Typical Situation.

SPOTLIGHT5584 · Post by **SPOTLIGHT5584** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:59 pm

Prod monkey and typical sit are decent to play. If you have a suggestion that involves more of a strumming basis to help me work that up then let me know thanks again

CWMCALL · Post by **CWMCALL** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:08 pm

Watchtower is a pretty easy "strummer"

Am - G - F - G - Repeat

SPOTLIGHT5584 · Post by **SPOTLIGHT5584** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:16 pm

the F is tough to play I have never involved my thumb in playing yet. i use finger 1 for the first fret 2nd finger for the 2 fret and 3rd finger for for the 2 strings in the 3rd fret and thumb for the first fret. THats correct right?

CWMCALL · Post by **CWMCALL** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:21 pm

SPOTLIGHT5584 wrote:the F is tough to play I have never involved my thumb in playing yet. i use finger 1 for the first fret 2nd finger for the 2 fret and 3rd finger for for the 2 strings in the 3rd fret and thumb for the first fret. THats correct right?

this is most people play the "F" I think

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1 <--i
1 <--i
2 <--m
3 <--r
3 <--p
1 <--i

Nitro1515 · Post by **Nitro1515** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:21 pm

SPOTLIGHT5584 wrote:Prod monkey and typical sit are decent to play. If you have a suggestion that involves more of a strumming basis to help me work that up then let me know thanks again

I would try Big Eyed Fish then. You learn a simple strumming pattern in the verse, basic chord changes in the chorus, and some "Dave" chords in the bridge.

SPOTLIGHT5584 · Post by **SPOTLIGHT5584** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:24 pm

so basically for the F then I bar the first fret with my first finger? ill try big eyed fish if watchtower is too tuff for me

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:31 pm

SPOTLIGHT5584 wrote:so basically for the F then I bar the first fret with my first finger? ill try big eyed fish if watchtower is too tuff for me

yup

the F was really hard for me when i was first starting. i have small hands to begin with and i hadn't built up the strength in my left hand enough to make the barre actually fret the strings well. it might take some practice to get it right.

SPOTLIGHT5584 · Post by **SPOTLIGHT5584** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:34 pm

sweet it sounds better now barred. It is tough and I am still an amatuer guitar player. I have a hard enough time getting the rythmn down for the song lol. Thanks for the help and suggestions

jmack · Post by **jmack** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:03 pm

try playing Spoon to develop your strumming pattern, it can be tricky but just listen to the song over and over, with enough practice you'll find it fairly simple and a really chill song to play. *you may find the stretch with your pinky finger to the G# (4th fret on the low E string) a bit tricky, but this will pay off in the long run.

here's a vid of dave playing it solo on youtube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nFrhkqQjE34

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:33 am

jmack wrote:try playing Spoon to develop your strumming pattern, it can be tricky but just listen to the song over and over, with enough practice you'll find it fairly simple and a really chill song to play. *you may find the stretch with your pinky finger to the G# (4th fret on the low E string) a bit tricky, but this will pay off in the long run.

here's a vid of dave playing it solo on youtube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nFrhkqQjE34

Thanks for the link...

NJPearce22 · Post by **NJPearce22** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:22 am

jmack wrote:try playing Spoon to develop your strumming pattern, it can be tricky but just listen to the song over and over, with enough practice you'll find it fairly simple and a really chill song to play. *you may find the stretch with your pinky finger to the G# (4th fret on the low E string) a bit tricky, but this will pay off in the long run.

here's a vid of dave playing it solo on youtube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nFrhkqQjE34

Spoon was my first DMB song on guitar.

SPOTLIGHT5584 · Post by **SPOTLIGHT5584** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:47 pm

i tried to play spoon....i think im just a little confused playing the song with the tab on this site so ive stuck with watchtower.

littlefriend · Post by **littlefriend** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:04 pm

SPOTLIGHT5584 wrote:sweet it sounds better now barred. It is tough and I am still an amatuer guitar player. I have a hard enough time getting the rythmn down for the song lol. Thanks for the help and suggestions

You can also play an "open" F like so until you get better at barring:

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E:-x--
B:-1--
G:-2--
D:-3--
A:-0--
E:-x--

But you must learn to barre chords. As far as I'm concerned it's one of the more important skills to learn as a beginner.