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Did anyone have a goal song?That is a song you couldn't play but wanted to and practiced untill you got it?
Mine was "Daughters" by John Mayor it took a while but I still remember the first time I played it start to finish with only a few screw ups what a good feeling.
So I just wanted to know what yours were and/or what they are now I havn't realy picked another yet
Mine first goal song was "Atlantic City" by Bruce. I saw Levon Helm do it at one of his famed Midnight Rambles (just him on his mandolin) and was like Holy Shite, Whoa! I want to learn how to play that. I am proud to say that after 6 months I have achieved my first goal.
My second goal song was "Good Riddance - time of your life" by GreenDay until I heard this delta dripping blues song called "BoxCar Blues" by Kenny Brown (Big Bad Love - soundtrack). I played it for more teacher yesterday and I look forward to "figuring it out" I will keep you posted as this will be a voyage into the workd of the slide nad alternate tunings.
P.J.
When I first started I wanted to learn "Burn one Down" by Ben Harper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryLqfNwSSFE That was my goal song I guess... It took me about a year before I could play if correctly. Not too bad considering at the time I couldn't even strum the guitar...lol After that It was "Taylor" by Jack Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0H600En … re=related I got it down (right) about 2 months ago...
Wish You Were Here.
I know just about everyone with an acoustic plays this song, but I am a long time Pink Floyd fan, and it was an achievement for me. Saw Roger Waters concert last fall, and what a show ...and yes: I truly enjoyed WYWH.
I am slowly picking up on the guitar, not spending enough time to get really good at it, but those who hear me play say I am getting more confident and a better player each time I pick it up.
The song that is my goal now is Patience -- GnR. easy to strum along and singto , but am working at those little fills and riffs.
Hotel California
Still trying to find the right finger pattern for it.
little wing - Jimi expands on R&B greats like Bobby Womack and Steve Cropper for the backing track.
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan. Great Larry Carlton solo. Another still in progress.
Wish You Were Here.
I know just about everyone with an acoustic plays this song, but I am a long time Pink Floyd fan, and it was an achievement for me. Saw Roger Waters concert last fall, and what a show ...and yes: I truly enjoyed WYWH.
I am slowly picking up on the guitar, not spending enough time to get really good at it, but those who hear me play say I am getting more confident and a better player each time I pick it up.
The song that is my goal now is Patience -- GnR. easy to strum along and singto , but am working at those little fills and riffs.
Patience by G'n'R I tihnk is quiet easy but see trying to sing it......
I saw Roger also but in Dublin and hopefully going down england this year to see him again. I just wish he would play in scotland.
as for a goal( which is what the topic is about and sorry for nearly highjacking it)
i am trying to remember all the lyrics to "a reason for it all" by eric bogle. the chords are easy enough, and the lyrics should be. I am nearly there though...i think
ken
My first goal song when I started playing was The Wind by Cat Stevens.
Right now, my goal song is Ebon Coast by Andy Mckee : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSnWhsmlGec
I think Goal songs are a great way to measure progress and learn patience.
J.
Good question - I have a few:
"Cannonball" by Damian Rice - still my favourite song to play
"Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen - a finger picking pattern I found here
"If you could read my mind "by Gordon Lightfoot - ditto
"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac - worked for literally years on this one
I would love to be able to do
"Layla" - the unplugged one tabbed here.
"Here comes the sun"- Beatles
..and any one of many songs by the incredible Nick Drake.
Shane
Intro to "Morning Sky". My fingerpicking has got a long way to go before I can do justice to Dan Fogelberg (RIP) music.
- Zurf
The intros, fills, and solos on Clapton's Unplugged album. The Old Love solo took a while. One that I've been working on here and there lately is Cliffs of Dover.
nice thread!
mine is "space oddity" by David Bowie. I started learning guitar a few months ago because I wanted to play this song so badly.
didn't pick a really easy song...
I'm still struggling with the barred C F G A riff part a bit, but i'm getting near...
Mine is "Hole Hearted" by extreme. I'm finding it to be near impossable. I don't really have the hours in a day to practice like I use to. But I try as much as I can.
Over the Hills and Faraway. Jimmy Page has almost all of my goal songs.
I still have goal songs. Right now it's "Come up with a grooving acoustic blues version of "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Big River."
The first song like this for me was Times Like These by Jack Johnson. The chords were easy, but the strum timing was very tricky, especially once you tried to sing it as well. Once I figured out a strum that worked, it was smooth sailing!
Then, Save Tonight, by Eagle Eye Cherry is one of my favorite songs and again, it's easy to sing, or easy to play, but throw them both together and I just couldn't do it. I went away from it for awhile and one day I went back and tried it again and got through the whole song (there were definitely shaky parts, lol), but I was able to get through it half-decently. It's a good gauge to see how far you've come just by playing and playing and playing.
This is my goal song.... hope to be able to play it after 8-10 years of playing
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zISiQ6PqATI
Mine was "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams...especially fun on a 12 string!
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