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I forgot to mention :

1 and 2 Wonderwall and Half the world away played with Capo at 2nd fret..go on You Tube and play with Oasis playing, and you will see how close it is..

# 3 " A Long December" is much easier to play in C.. If you find the song that starts with Bb, scroll down, and they transcribe in C also..Very easy to play and sounds pretty close..( or at least that is the Chord it starts with )

# 10 , All the young dudes. find the one that starts in D, then Dmaj7, BM, D, A Asus7 A ETC.

I am not sure how to direct anyone to the song. I do have them in a few of my songbooks..

And While I am at it... What it takes by Aerosmith starting in D is much easier to sing and play ( for me ) It was going to be on my top 10 or 11 ...

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Tough one, because every few weeks it changes, but here goes for this week:

1. Wonderwall ... Oasis

2. Half the world away ... Oasis

3. A Long December ... Counting Crowes

4. ONE .... U2

5. Good Riddance ... Green Day

6. Closing Time ... Supersonic

7. Don't Cry ... Guns N Roses

8. From the Beginning ... Emerson Lake and Palmer

9. Ziggy Stardust ... David Bowie

10 All the young dudes ... Mott the Hoople

11 Superman ... Five for Fighting

Ok, I can go on and on for awhile too ! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">

Jerry
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Cage, A few things about Bar ( Barre ) cords..

I would practice them. It will only make you a more rounded player, it gives your hands muscle memory for many other chords down the road in playing. your hand will get stronger and you will see it is easier .

Also, many "beginner" guitars are not set up well, the action is too high, and it is very hard to make a good Barre Cord , especially near the nut ( at the "F" cord area ). So go to the local guitar store and try a few different brands and shapes and sizes, and see if the Barre is any easier... Also, try and play one string at a time to make sure you are getting a clean sound on each string. That seems to be the main problem, one or two get muffled..

I just had a minor adjustment, and my first fret Barre cording ( the "F" "B" chords ) are not easy like they were before my adjustment, so it needs to go back for a little tweaking..

That being said, Lindsy Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac wrote he still can't do Barre Cords.. And I am not good at them either, but I can still play tunes I enjoy with open chords.

So don't worry if you decide not to pursue the infamous Barre Chord because it is tough, you will always have those great standard Open chords we all learned and still play  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">

As always James, you are a wealth of information.

I am not into the pre rock era, but I like Sinatra and a few other artists, and this is actually a really cool site.

Thanks,

Jerry

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I bought an Ibanez PF Series, it was a SAM ASH spec Which combined the PF cut away electric acoustic Jumbo, and built in Fishman Electronics and tuner for under 300.00 dollars . It is really a nice guitar and sounds great.

The only thing I would say is to play different guitars in a shop if you can.

I was always used to a wider neck with a little wider frets, and this guitar has a slimmer neck, which I do not like the feel. So, along with the sound, make sure the guitar sits comfortably against your leg, and the neck width and shape is comfortable when you make common open chords like c , f, etc.

I always thought Acoustics had basically the same dimensions, but I was wrong, so I really fell for the sound, but for me, this is not as comfortable as my previous guitars.

Thanks,

Jerry

If you click on some of the topics, within the responses, etc. you will see Advertising Ring tones and Porn Pics, etc. It's not Jamorama's fault, because this forum is open to anyone, but that was my point regarding the open editing approach, to many people out there with this type of mentality.

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Thanks for the response !

Jerry