Easiest Dave song to learn?

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:54 am

I picked up a guitar 3 months ago and I am just now learning Grey Street. I just finished Crash and can sing to that after 3 months. All this and I've been playing bass for almost a year. So I do have some idea of what I'm doing, which I'm guessing would speed up the learning curve, with the chords and whatnot...etc...etc. But I have trouble believing you can play the stone after 3 months mastered. That song is dave complexity at it's finest along with YNK.

Snyder · Post by **Snyder** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:57 am

i like tictacs wrote:I picked up a guitar 3 months ago and I am just now learning Grey Street. I just finished Crash and can sing to that after 3 months. All this and I've been playing bass for almost a year. So I do have some idea of what I'm doing, which I'm guessing would speed up the learning curve, with the chords and whatnot...etc...etc. But I have trouble believing you can play the stone after 3 months mastered. That song is dave complexity at it's finest along with YNK.

That's how I was on Bass. I can play guitar so that made the bass pretty darn easy to learn.

two_stepper10 · Post by **two_stepper10** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:01 pm

I'd say Crash is one of the easiest, awesome song and it was the first song I learned to play after learning all the chords, definitely just learn that its not too hard at all. I've got the strum pattern in a file that Billy had made so if you need that let me know and I can hook you up with that, its great.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:16 pm

i like tictacs wrote:I picked up a guitar 3 months ago and I am just now learning Grey Street. I just finished Crash and can sing to that after 3 months. All this and I've been playing bass for almost a year. So I do have some idea of what I'm doing, which I'm guessing would speed up the learning curve, with the chords and whatnot...etc...etc. But I have trouble believing you can play the stone after 3 months mastered. That song is dave complexity at it's finest along with YNK.

not quite. learned that in a week.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:12 pm

Beauford33 wrote:
i like tictacs wrote:I picked up a guitar 3 months ago and I am just now learning Grey Street. I just finished Crash and can sing to that after 3 months. All this and I've been playing bass for almost a year. So I do have some idea of what I'm doing, which I'm guessing would speed up the learning curve, with the chords and whatnot...etc...etc. But I have trouble believing you can play the stone after 3 months mastered. That song is dave complexity at it's finest along with YNK.
not quite. learned that in a week.

try it on bass.

cough

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:24 pm

just kidding. at least say Stefan, not dave.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:34 pm

charliemike · Post by **charliemike** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 8:55 am

I'd say that Christmas song is pretty easy. No real chords to learn. In fact I'd say it's one of the easier songs in general to learn.

With any Dave song, rhythm is the key. If the timing or feel of the song is off, then it won't matter how easy it is.

ShawnRT · Post by **ShawnRT** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:44 am

Crash is a great one to start out with. It teaches you one of the Dave fundamentals, which is the walking bass line played over a chord fragment. It's also good for limbering up your fingers. #41 is another great example of a good stretching exercise. A song like Grey Street will teach you more of his chord formations and unique muting techniques. Tripping Billies is another, but it is quite a bit more difficult.

The most important thing is to get the fingering positions correct and be able to switch between them with ease. Then work on the timing of the chord changes and then finally work on duplicating Dave's strumming patterns.

nugsta25 · Post by **nugsta25** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:37 am

jsgksu wrote:
winglet82 wrote:
myonlybliss wrote:
jphesterly wrote:TS and PM are easy, i've been playing for 2 days and have them completely mastered.
yeah i know what you mean,
i've only been playing three weeks and i have satellite, the stone, tripping billies, stairway to heaven, little wing, and voodoo chile "mastered"
I would LOVE to hear you play those. Throw a recording up in the recording forum.
Youve been playing guitar for three months, or just Dave for three months, if its the latter I can understand, but thats still a stretch. If you picked up a guitar 3 months ago for the first time, I dont believe that and I doubt anyone would, sorry but its just pretty far fetched. A recording would be nice to hear though.

It is kind of hard to believe. But I can see it. I picked up a lot of Dave stuff when I started. I'm talkin in like 1 month, I by no means am a good guitar player, but it is possible.

myonlybliss · Post by **myonlybliss** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:52 pm

jsgksu wrote:
winglet82 wrote:
myonlybliss wrote:
jphesterly wrote:TS and PM are easy, i've been playing for 2 days and have them completely mastered.
yeah i know what you mean,
i've only been playing three weeks and i have satellite, the stone, tripping billies, stairway to heaven, little wing, and voodoo chile "mastered"
I would LOVE to hear you play those. Throw a recording up in the recording forum.
Youve been playing guitar for three months, or just Dave for three months, if its the latter I can understand, but thats still a stretch. If you picked up a guitar 3 months ago for the first time, I dont believe that and I doubt anyone would, sorry but its just pretty far fetched. A recording would be nice to hear though.

I was totally being sarcastic to the first response.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 2:00 pm

what? you cant play the stone? wtf?

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 2:12 pm

myonlybliss wrote:
jsgksu wrote:
winglet82 wrote:
myonlybliss wrote:
jphesterly wrote:TS and PM are easy, i've been playing for 2 days and have them completely mastered.
yeah i know what you mean,
i've only been playing three weeks and i have satellite, the stone, tripping billies, stairway to heaven, little wing, and voodoo chile "mastered"
I would LOVE to hear you play those. Throw a recording up in the recording forum.
Youve been playing guitar for three months, or just Dave for three months, if its the latter I can understand, but thats still a stretch. If you picked up a guitar 3 months ago for the first time, I dont believe that and I doubt anyone would, sorry but its just pretty far fetched. A recording would be nice to hear though.
I was totally being sarcastic to the first response.

Oh, I dont even think I read that first post, my bad

mikee · Post by **mikee** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 4:04 pm

Beauford33 wrote:
i like tictacs wrote:I picked up a guitar 3 months ago and I am just now learning Grey Street. I just finished Crash and can sing to that after 3 months. All this and I've been playing bass for almost a year. So I do have some idea of what I'm doing, which I'm guessing would speed up the learning curve, with the chords and whatnot...etc...etc. But I have trouble believing you can play the stone after 3 months mastered. That song is dave complexity at it's finest along with YNK.
not quite. learned that in a week.

Whatever dude...yur lying.....you just saying in a previous post you were having trouble with it. I remember that post, because in anohter post, months ago, you said you've mastered ALL Dave songs......Just be honest with yourself.....

mikee · Post by **mikee** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 4:07 pm

Beauford33 wrote:I have been trying to get the stone perfect for about a year with singing and it goes to hell quickly. I consider myself a good guitarist and I think I pick up things relitivley quickly (drumming helps).