Norman86
This isn't meant to be a "i can play more songs than you" kind of thread, but more of a how many songs can you actually play right through!
(*Or for a newb like me, play along to the original track)
Also, list your favourite 20 songs to play, if you can play more than 20!
SO, start listing!
I'll start:
1. Prime Circle - As long as i am here
2. ATB - Dont Stop
3. The Monkees -Im a believer
4. Staind - Everything changes
5. The Cranberries - Linger
6. Theuns Jordaan - Soos Bloed
7. John Denver - Leaving on a jetplane
8. Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen - Strumming, not arpeggio...
9. Evanescence - Numb
10. James - Laid
11. Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn
12. Jakkie Louw - Een Miljoen Woorde
I think thats it, though there might be one or 2 more...
So i think im improving, slowly but surely! ?
Malkav
I don't feel like thinking of 20 and I somehow doubt I'm allowed to add my bands tracks to the list ? or all the repetitive chord progressions I enjoy improvising over ?
Here are a few I enjoy playing though:
* Neil Zaza - I'm Alright
* Kaki King - Carmine St
* Dream Theater - Afterlife
* Joe Satriani - Midnight
* Mattias Eklundh - Disco Diabolique (Improvised solos though - Which is what he does too)
* Jetblack (It's a jamtrack - you can download it for free from the website recommended)
I seem to end up just jamming things I write most of the time...I used to really enjoy learning other people's songs but I've just found my personal preferences in technique make it very hard to find stuff I'd be good enough to play from beginning to end.
VellaJ
I have a number, but I'm particularly partial to:
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
Nothing else matters (Metallica)
Canon (Pachelbel)
They're technically great to play, and can be played solo if you want ?
Seventhson
my top ten that I love to play:
1.In my darkest hour-megadeth
2.Tornado of souls-megadeth
3.Black magic-slayer
4.Angel of death-slayer
5.wicker man-Iron maiden
6Orion-metallica
7.seek and destroy-metallica
8-no remorse-metallica
9-duke nukem theme-megadeth
10-seasons in the abyss
just the ones I love playing every day.
costafonix
I'll list my top 10 in no particular order of preference :-
1. eagles - hotel california
2. golden earring - radar love
3. santana - black magic woman
4. pink floyd - brick in the wall
5. zeppelin - stairway to heaven
6. santana/nickelback - into the night
7. goo goo dolls - wheels
8. lynyrd skynyrd - sweet home alabama
9. santana - smooth
10. kansas - carry on my wayward son
MikeM
Petter Green - Need your love so bad
Led Zep - A whole lotta love
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian like you
Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
John Mayer - Slow dancing in a burning room
AC DC - Back in Black / Highway to hell
Cream - Sunshine of your love
The Darkness - I believe in a thing called love
And then some odd Jack White blues stuff
Maybe not 10 but those are my go to songs when I pick up a guitar
Malkav
CostaFonix wrote:
10. kansas - carry on my wayward son
^5 dude, rocking song ?
Hammeron
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/artist_songs/985643
I play these over and over again. Plus another 8 or so not on the list.{There are always 2-3 new ones in the making.}
They are all my own compositions.
The only cover I can play almost in its entirety is Metallicas 'Seek and destroy'. ?
costafonix
Chad Adam Browne wrote:
CostaFonix wrote:
10. kansas - carry on my wayward son
^5 dude, rocking song ?
yeh, that would probably fall into my top 5,,,I love playing this song at gigs, especially when you crack those vocal harmonies in the intro,,,, :dance:
Squonk
The grand parade of Sleepless Hamsters
From Padstow to Polperro
Mortars
December Camping(With Dark Clouds)
Is Declan Asleep yet?
Thursday Night in Weltevreden
Scottburgh
arjunmenon
Wow..some really interesting lists on here.
I only have a few in my repetoire at the moment...
1. Jeff Beck - Led Boots
2. Jeff Beck - Declan (WIP)
3. Lee Ritenour & GRP all stars - Early AM attitude
4. The Rippingtons - Morocco
5. John Petrucci - Glasgow Kiss
6. Steve Morse - Stressfest
7. Alex Hutchings - Just Cruisin (WIP)
8. Rush - Limelight
9. Yes - Angkor Wat
And a few own compositions...
strataxe
Offspring Come out and play - complete song...
AC/DC Back in Black (-solo)
Lenny Kravitz - Are you gonna go my way(-solo)
Norman86
Wow...
This just goes to show that some of you guys really have skills! ?
I would love to hear you guys play 8)
IceCreamMan
Rocking in the free world
what a kick ass song
DaFiz
All easy laid back soft stuff ? (no heavy metal rip roaring lead solos um afraid :-[)
Pink Floyd - Pigs On A Wing
Bread - Games Of Magic, Didn't Even Know Her Name
Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon
CSN - Taken At All, Haven't We Lost Enough, King Midas In Reverse
Neil Young - Tell Me Why, Down By The River
Kansas - Dust In The Wind
Traffic - Dear Mr Fantasy
Led Zeppelin - Thank You
Kenny Loggins - House At Pooh Corner
Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
Bob Dylan - Oh Sister
Cream - Born Under A Bad Sign
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Blue On Black
Michael Franks - The Lady Wants To Know
David Gray - Sail Away
costafonix
strataxe wrote:
Lenny Kravitz - Are you gonna go my way(-solo)
DaFiz wrote:
All easy laid back soft stuff ? (no heavy metal rip roaring lead solos um afraid :-[)
Kansas - Dust In The Wind
both very cool songs, cant play them yet, but definitely on my to-do list
Keira-WitherKay
my repetoire will be of little interest to the rock fans ......... ?
but my current repetoire .always changes somewhat depending on the gigs .( some demand only original music some want jazz,some instrumental and some require me hiring in a vocalist
for this hotel residency at sun city they just want solo instrumental guitar ( mix of original and jazz) i have all my jazz real books here and can access and play most anything i have music for if requested....... but i've only memorised the most popular 50 jazz songs and my repetoire also consists of 20 original world music compositions from my cd and some new ones so about 70 songs i have memorised and obviously can play on demand and so far it seems to cover all the bases
PeteM
I play a variety of styles from:
Classical pieces like Fernando Sor numbers
Folk like St. James Infirmary
Light jazz ballads like Misty
Rockabilly like That's Alright Mama
Blues like Key To The Highway
Country like Ode To Billy Joe
MOR/Pop like Better Be Home Soon
Latino like Samba Pati
Contemporary like Put Yor Records On
To original stuff in all sorts of genres.
From two and half years ago where I had about 20 numbers I now have a repertoire of about 100 numbers and growing.
Norman86
PeteM wrote:
From two and half years ago where I had about 20 numbers I now have a repertoire of about 100 numbers and growing.
Wow... thats A LOT of number to jump to! If i may ask, how did you jump to such a huge number in such a short time?
Just practice? or are there certain techniques or skills you use to remember the songs?
PeteM
Norman86 wrote:
PeteM wrote:
From two and half years ago where I had about 20 numbers I now have a repertoire of about 100 numbers and growing.
Wow... thats A LOT of number to jump to! If i may ask, how did you jump to such a huge number in such a short time?
Just practice? or are there certain techniques or skills you use to remember the songs?
I've retired so I have more time available to me at the moment. I confess that I do use a file with a music stand mainly to refer to when I kinda lose my way and at 64 that kinda happens. ?
Our band religiously practices once a week and I like to take at least two new numbers to each practice to work on. I do remember a lot of them though and the more I play them, the easier it gets. I know that purists will hate the thought that I use a music stand, but frankly I don't care and to date my audiences don't seem to care either. I do a bit of banter/patter between the songs so I also use this for my notes as well.
