Danie
Any suggestions for some relaxed 2 guitar(acoustic) songs for the holidays?
Attila
sure, hows about.... Wish you were here - Pink Floyd and Romeo and Juliet Dire Striats
Bob-Dubery
Try some Crowded House. How about "Weather With You", "Better Be Home Soon", "Into Temptation" or "Don't Dream It's Over". If we're picky then the latter isn't an "acoustic" song, but so what? Good songs are good songs on any instrument, and taking a song that you like but that isn't "acoustic" (whatever that is) and arranging it for acoustic guitar can be an interesting challenge and reveal new things about the song (EG the unplugged version of "Layla").
If you want something toe-tapping and up beat and well known then try some Supertramp.
If you want to try something a little off the beaten commercial path but still lovely then consider the Tim Finn/Richard Thompson composition "Persuasion" - great for vocal harmonies too.
Gee... there's loads. Stephen Stills ("4 & 20", "Suite Judy Blue Eyes", "Change Partners"), David Crosby ("Guinivere"). A nice fingerpicking piece might be Dylan's "Buckets of Rain" (hmmm.... why does that come to mind right now). Lindsay Buckingham's "Never Going Back Again" might be fun.
Neil Young - "Old Laughing Lady".... listen to his Unplugged album to see how effectively he takes songs recorded with an electric band and renders them as solo pieces.
"Brain Damage" works very well on one guitar.
Go country - there's loads of great Hank Williams songs for example.
Loads of options. Don't think in terms of "acoustic", think in terms of songs that you want to play.
Bob-Dubery
Or two Loudon Wainwright songs that you might be able to find on the interweb.... "White Winos" (which will get you a laugh into the bargain) and "Thanksgiving" (which is soon to be very topical).
RobK
I'm thinking that Danie's asking for some 2 guitar songs, as in duet, and not 2 songs that can be played on guitar ?
costafonix
Anything from Jack Johnson ?
Neil Young - Heart of gold
Metallica - Nothing else matters (but stop just before the lead break,,,,) ?
Or some Blues from Eric Clapton - Rambling on my mind?
chris77
Favourites when playing with my good mate Heinz are : Freshmen - the verve, wonderful tonight - clapton, To be with you - mr big, where is my mind - the pixies, all I want is everything - def leppard, whiskey in the jar - metallica, breakfast at tiffany's - deep blue something and nothing ever happens - del amitri. All are nice and easy with space for one player to strum and the other to riff over the melody and do lead bits.
