Topic: Good finger picking songs

Can anyone introduce me to some good rock songs that I can finger pick to? I don't like anything 1990's and before.

Re: Good finger picking songs

stairway to heaven-led zeppelin


tangerine-led zeppelin


wish you were here-pink floyd


while my guitar gently weeps-the beatles


one more cup of coffee-bob dylan(listen to the white stripes version to get a really good feel for it)


we are going to be friends-the white stripes


wild horses-the rolling stones


just to name a few that i think sound cooler when finger picked

Re: Good finger picking songs

Man... he had said that he doesn't like anything 90's and before.


I love your list and play most of them, but was there actually any music written in the 80's and 90's?

Re: Good finger picking songs

yep scawa he did, but all those songs named are timeless, lol  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">


for someone to say they dont like anything 19990's or before is rather very ignorant.





Ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending

Re: Good finger picking songs

I would suggest Green Day - Time of Your Life!  You can play this with a pick or finger pick it!

Re: Good finger picking songs

sorry i missed the thing about no pre 90's stuff

is there anything out there post 90's that is even decent to play that isn't metal?

i suggest that you play anything you can find because you can finger pick any of it and add stuff as you'd like

Re: Good finger picking songs

Lenderiscool,

For post 90's, try the Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows!  Good fingerpicking stuff.  Also, Green Day has a few good acoustic songs too.



lenderiscool wrote:

sorry i missed the thing about no pre 90's stuff

is there anything out there post 90's that is even decent to play that isn't metal?

i suggest that you play anything you can find because you can finger pick any of it and add stuff as you'd like

Re: Good finger picking songs

Goo Goo dolls!..umm Candlebox has a few..Edwin Mccain?..Fuel acoustic stuff mabye..Hootie and the blowfish all i can think of ..of post 90's..

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How can you only like music from the last 6 years???

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Wow quite the statement. I've always found music to be multigenerational. Bach composed 300 years ago and I still can get shivers down my spine listening to his music. Try playing some of his music on your guitar and then talk about finger picking. I also get the same feelings from so many others. One of the greatest finger pickers was Chet Atkins, how about Tommy Emmanuel? Paul Simon, Roland Dyens, Andres Segovia?
I can only hope for you that your musical range broadens to the point that you can appriciate many types of music. I cannot claim to enjoy everything but I have no problem stating that even if I don't like a certain type of music I can give credit to a great musician.
So as for post 90's I would reccomend :
The Dave Matthews Band
Kelly Joe Phelps

Of course the people playing post 90's fingerpicking were influenced by musicians from way back. Lets face it acoustic guitar is not in it's heyday. But there are many great players.
Try changing up some music that was not written for fingerpickin' . It will challenge you to learn and develop a style of your own.
Have Fun!

I may be goin' to hell in a bucket babe

Re: Good finger picking songs

im a big goo goo dolls fan and i was just joking about the there hasn't been any good music

i'm also a huge white stripes fan

love all music