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In a rut (beginner)

Pearly JammerPearly Jammer Posts: 19
edited December 2003 in Musicians and Gearheads
I have been playing a few years now off and on and am totally stuck in a rut. I haven't taken many lessons and I feel that every time I pick up my acoustic, I go through the same little set of chords. Can anyone recommend some different chords (I know mainly just basic stuff and some barres) or songs to push me a bit further. I'm sick of only being able to play 10 seconds of a bunch of different songs. What's a song other than Elderly Woman that's not so tough to play the whole way through. I love the easy Long Road, but can never figure out filler stuff that seems necessary when playing alone. Anything would be appreciated, I'm just boring myself and my wife.
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    Why not get out and take some lessons? Expand your horizons? :)
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  • MikeisGodMikeisGod Posts: 13
    Black is pretty easy. And sounds great on acoustic.
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  • PlayfulBanterPlayfulBanter Posts: 10
    Originally posted by MikeisGod
    Black is pretty easy. And sounds great on acoustic.

    Sorry just read your posting and I have a question. When you play Black do you use open or barre chords for the intro and verse progressions? The reason I ask is that I had a hard time learning Black when I first started and I was just wondering how other people played it.
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  • parchyparchy Posts: 205
    Originally posted by PlayfulBanter
    Sorry just read your posting and I have a question. When you play Black do you use open or barre chords for the intro and verse progressions? The reason I ask is that I had a hard time learning Black when I first started and I was just wondering how other people played it.


    I just use a barre chord for the intro, but not for the rest of the song....
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  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    How about Betterman, or I am Mine. It don't get any easier.
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  • clarkkentclarkkent Posts: 51
    Originally posted by JofZ
    How about Betterman, or I am Mine. It don't get any easier.


    Hmmm...mostly Ed songs.......ha!
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  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    Originally posted by clarkkent
    Hmmm...mostly Ed songs.......ha!

    He asked for easy LOL
    How about any Tom Petty song?
    I got one Hey Joe, 4 chord monte
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  • Gus_3218Gus_3218 Posts: 59
    Silverchair - Tommorrow. Thats a cool one I reckon, u can pull out a solo, play a cool interlude, rip out some chords.. it has it all
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  • BloodpisserBloodpisser Posts: 59
    Ten - try release (good practice for hammer on) its all a variation of D

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    No Code - In my tree, off he goes( some parts are tricky), who are you

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    Binuaral - no luck here try Thin Air although I haven't figured out the fillers yet its hard

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  • BloodpisserBloodpisser Posts: 59
    also check out www.giventowail.com
    I just found it by reading on this forum they have a section for beginning guitar players a little lesson of sorts. It's a cool site
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  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    Most of Rage Against the Machine's stuff is realtively easy to play. Don't care much for a lot of Tom's 'solos' but the other parts are good.
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