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True, true. Unfortunately two small children and work only make it possible for a short amount of practice. I'm lucky that they like listening otherwise I'd probably have less time on the guitar than I do!!

Peace out!

Lots of people looking but is there really no-one out there who can help???

Yes I attemp to play the mandoline. Mainly Irish tunes but have learnt R.E.M.s losing my religion. Lovely instrument to play but you really need someone on a guitar to balance it out a bit and make it easier to learn. I think unless you are a well accomplished mandoline player it sounds a bit flat on its own!!

Have also got a lovely 6 string banjo which is interesting to play. Strung the same as a guitar!!

Too true. I wouldn't say my style of finger picking was technically correct, I can only use index, middle and ring fingers with my pinky supporting my hand on the guitar, but its passable and people who hear it think it sounds good so thats fine by me.

If you are going in for who has shaped and altered modern music the most then there can be no doubt that the Beatles are number one. No other band has influenced the shape of modern music as we now know it. From song writing to recording techniques, if it had not been for the Beatles we would be in a dark age of music!!!

Bob Dylan would have to come a close second just for his amazing song writing abilties. What a visionary!!

If its a particular lady you are trying to impress then a good idea would be to find out her favourite song/s preferably love songs, learn them and then seranade her. How could she possibly resist?!?!?!?!?!

Good song, Wish yo were here, Pink Floyd.

Great song if you can play all the intro and fills etc. as its a cool song and sounds great.

I think you will find that as long as you can play reasonable well and play tunes that people generally know and like anything goes.

I started with some basic 12 bar blues which gave me a good feel for the guitar when I was younger. Its simple to start with and easy to learn chord changes. I then progressed onto songs like green onions, just the basic 12 bar, then adding in riffs to build it up a bit. Good way to learn your way around the strings with a few simple riffs.

Early Beatles songs are pretty easy and everyone knows them so you don't have to try and pick up the tune. I think Bob Dylan has already been mentioned but again most are pretty simple to learn.