Easy learning PJ song for a rookie?

RB247657
RB247657 Posts: 34
in The Porch
I'm looking to try to learn 1 song on acoustic in the next month. It's a sort of bet with my hunting buddies. We all have to be able to play a song around the campfire, and hunting camp is set for the week of Aug. 25.

I want to learn a PJ song (of course), but have very little(read-none) musical talent, so the easiest song is what I'm shooting for. My friends are mostly into country/western, which is fine, I just want to bring something different to the table. A Neil song would do too. I tried to learn 1 of his a year ago, but our 1st little one showing up put a stop to that.

Thanks in advance.
Reuben
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,811
    Small town or Not For You.
    (I suck horribly at guitar and can play both of those.)
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    If you can learn Lukin you will scare the shit out of them. :-)
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  • RB247657
    RB247657 Posts: 34
    Lukin would be sooo good. There's usually a bit of booze kicking around so I could really mumble the lyrics too
  • ....Shackles31....
    ....Shackles31.... Posts: 272
    rockin in the free world is 3 chords
  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,197
    I've been learning Long Road as my first song. I suck at guitar and trying to learn how to sing on top of it made it feel like I was learning all over again.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    Long road is the easiest: D first chord change is a G. Back. To a D. Then Next chord change is Em then A.
    And the wind keeps rolling..... C the G. Back to D.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    ....Shackles31.... said:

    rockin in the free world is 3 chords

    The main riff is Em, D, C
    Chorus is: G, D, C, Em
    Them bridge is A back to main riff

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • RB247657
    RB247657 Posts: 34
    Cool. I hadn't even thunk of Long road. I'm gonna look into that. Thanks!
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    RB247657 said:

    Lukin would be sooo good. There's usually a bit of booze kicking around so I could really mumble the lyrics too

    Lukin is the same chords as the main riff in rockin....the whole song is three chords: E or Em, D, C
    It s just played different
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • veddertown
    veddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    Not For You, Whipping, Sometimes, LBC, Off He Goes, NAIS, In My Tree, Indifference, Gone, Low Light. These are just a few songs that I can think of that with a decent tab and a little practice are really easy and fun.
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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    edited July 2014
    I was in the same boat a few years ago. I wanted to learn some easy PJ songs and then advance. Long Road was the 1st song I learned. Someone posted the chords for u. It's super easy.
    Indifference is easy too. It's pretty much Em, D until the chorus and then I think it's just Em, D, A.

    I have to disagree that Eldery Woman is easy for a beginner. It was hard to get the timing and there's quick chord changes. But if it's easy for some people, that's great for them. They are probably very good guitar players.

    Black & Immortality on acoustic isn't too hard either. Ultimate guitar tabs .com, if I remember correctly, will have everything u need.

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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
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    The chorus to alive is E G D A.
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  • WhatYouTaughtMe
    WhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    Long Road and Small Town are two of the easiest to play and sing at the same time in my opinion.
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    I agree. 'Long Road' is probably one of the easiest songs. Elderly Woman is a bit tricky... I had a tough time getting the strumming pattern right and the chords are not the ones on the record liner notes.
    'Wishlist' is pretty easy except I had problem at the end of the chorus coming out of the G to the F (because I always used the 'cheater F'). It did get me to learn to play the F chord the right way. The solo is pretty easy, too.

    An easy Neil Young song is 'Heart Of Gold'... you can cheat on it and play an Em instead of the Em7. That's what I did until I got a little better. And 'Love Is a Rose'... but, your fishing buddies will punch you if you play it around the campfire... unless there are chicks or little kids there.

    And Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' is easy as long as you understand that you will be playing the chords for a long time before you learn to play that little solo at the beginning. 'Pigs On The Wing' is fun, too. A bit tricky because of the odd chord changes... but, it is a fun song to play.

    Practice G-A-D. There are about a million G-A-D song out there. It is also good to know E and C, too. Learn those 5 chords and you know about 100% of Country Songs and 100% of Punk Rock songs.
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  • RB247657
    RB247657 Posts: 34
    Awesome. Thanks for all the responses folks. I'm gonna give long road a shot, and if all goes well will try Elderly women. Now to make the time to do all the practicing.
  • Whywhyzed
    Whywhyzed Posts: 270
    I'd recommend Drifting.

    Head over to tabs.ultimateguitar.com or giventowail to find the tab.

    Basically a G song, with Ds and Cs (you can play Cadd9s, and its even easier).

    Strum pattern is D DUD D DUD for each measure (going from memory here) and the quicker measures have a chord change in the middle after 2-and. Plus singing in G is fun (I'm just learning this, myself :) I found grabbing a free app like Vocalist Lite and using the Tuner is a *HUGE* help learning to sing the right notes.
  • WhatYouTaughtMe
    WhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    Whywhyzed said:

    I'd recommend Drifting.

    Head over to tabs.ultimateguitar.com or giventowail to find the tab.

    Basically a G song, with Ds and Cs (you can play Cadd9s, and its even easier).

    Strum pattern is D DUD D DUD for each measure (going from memory here) and the quicker measures have a chord change in the middle after 2-and. Plus singing in G is fun (I'm just learning this, myself :) I found grabbing a free app like Vocalist Lite and using the Tuner is a *HUGE* help learning to sing the right notes.

    Oh wow, completely forgot about drifting!
  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,197
    I'll have to give Drifting a try. Agree about the tricky-ness of Elderly Woman...just can't get the timing down no matter how many times I watch "how to" videos or listen to the song (as if the past 20 years wasn't enough).
  • jeff2040
    jeff2040 Des Moines, IA Posts: 1,619
    I'm pretty terrible with the guitar but I picked up the first few parts of Man of the Hour pretty quickly. I've never tried to get through the whole song but that might be one to try as well.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    jeff2040 said:

    I'm pretty terrible with the guitar but I picked up the first few parts of Man of the Hour pretty quickly. I've never tried to get through the whole song but that might be one to try as well.

    Nothing like a good somg about death to liven up a campfire with friends and booze :)

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