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i had the same problem but i found it went, the more i got used to playing the songs. i too play and sing house of the rising sun and just found that after awhile, the guitar bits are second nature so i donthave to think about changing chord or picking.

i'd just recommend that...learn the song until it's almost second nature. i know some are tricky, but...yeah. lol

hope it goes well for you

i agree. vampsfang is a novice who pretends to tour with led zep. i wouldn't listen to him

ah yes!

and i think you're right!

i know a lot of the songs i write are about stuff going on in my life.

the last one i wrote 'gladstone incident' was about my nan dying, not too long ago.

and i called it 'gladstone incident' because gladstone was the name of the ward she was on where she died.

ooooh, house of the rising sun is a great song! about a brothel in new orleans

i wouldn't blame the guitar. i started on a squier and they do the job fine.

firstly, if the guitar is new or the strings have recently been fitted, you may just need to give them time to break in, because they'll tend to stretch and go out of tune a  lot to begin with.

other than that, i found with the squier bullet that the action isn't too great when bought. i had to alter mine. i found that i got fret buzz which altered the sound a bit. if you get buzz, i'd personally alter the action. it's easy to do yourself and most guitar places do it for free

i take it you have problems baring after being on a normal chord then, or something?

if this is the case, just practice. try taking the song a bit slower, then when it comes to the bar chord, put the shape of the chord on before the bar.

hope this isn't too late, but how about 'reality' by david bowie. it's about today's life style for the young and stuff.

I quite like 'hey joe' by jimi hendrix. it seems to be about a guy called joe who's off to shoot his girl friend/wife for cheating on him

no probs. if you add me to msn: <a href="mailto:blindacre&#64;hotmail.com" target="_blank">blindacre&#64;hotmail.com</a>, i'll send them to you or if you drop me an e-mail on that address, i'll e-mail.

monkey - i'll e-mail you it now , sorry about the delay!

too bad you didn't make it, and you prefer to spend your time boasting on the internet rather than playing guitar. nevermind, ey? go back to your room and play your little air guitar

hi ada,

if you're on msn tonight, i'll send you an exercise or two that's meant to build speed up if that's what you're after.

it's called a 'galloping horse.' it's done with the Am chord and the other one with a G i think. the idea is to pick the chord pattern and build up faster and faster and it's supposed to sound like a galloping horse when you get to a certain speed. i'm not that great at it though, i need to practice! but i'll send them to you tonight, and if you keep at it i hope it helps your speed

guys like him need telling though. it's us younger generation that are the future of music. not someone who keeps boasting about how many people he plays infront of and how many songs he knows. thank you for the support! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">

i couldn't agree more. thank you for that and i hope your gcse music goes well