Guitarists- What was your first song?

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#1 hartsickdiscipl
Member since 2003 • 14787 Posts

What was the first song you really learned to play?

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#2 br0kenrabbit
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Over the Hills and Far Away.

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#3 Big_Bad_Sad
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Im still trying to hold it the right way
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#4 hartsickdiscipl
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Im still trying to hold it the right wayBig_Bad_Sad

Don't feel bad. I'm still trying to play chords without looking at the fretboard for almost every change.

I'm working on "Dream On" by Aerosmith right now. I'm not a fast learner with a guitar.

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#5 Big_Bad_Sad
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[QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]Im still trying to hold it the right wayhartsickdiscipl

Don't feel bad. I'm still trying to play chords without looking at the fretboard for almost every change.

I'm working on "Dream On" by Aerosmith right now. I'm not a fast learner with a guitar.

Im not. Ive had it 4 years.
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#6 cheesyjon
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I played Wild Thing, before I stopped.

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#7 super_mario_128
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Some crap out of the Guitar School exam book.
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#8 IcyToasters
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"All The Small Things" by blink-182
Unless you count the two cords needed to play "Anyone Else But You" by the Moldy Peaches. :P

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#9 mattpunkgd
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Enter sandman, then smoke on the water, then... um i think crazy train.
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#10 staindcoldlp
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"End Of Heartache" by Killswitch Engage. Oh yeah.

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#11 King_Creole_35
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"Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty. :)
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#12 ultamite_gamer
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Iron Man
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#13 LZ71
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Sunshine of Your Love- Cream.
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#14 emorainbo
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Iron Man or Smells Like Teen Spirit.

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#15 inyourface_12
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"Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty. :)King_Creole_35

This

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#16 scarecrowM
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Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (cover)

fun song to get your fingers movinh and alternate pick

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#17 KiIIyou
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Pure Imagination
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#18 joesh89
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Bass, She Bangs The Drums by The Stone Roses.

Guitar, Oasis - Live Forever.

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#19 MrEnvelope
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Flight of the Bumble Bee:D

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#20 Console_Gamer93
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Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones.

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#21 flamesrule12
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Hells Bells-AC/DC and Smoke on the Water-Deep Purple. I'm currently working on the solo for You Shook Me All Night Long-AC/DC.

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#22 T_REX305
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im still learning. though i cant read music so im using tabs.

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#23 iliatay
Member since 2008 • 1325 Posts

the spanish ballad (or romance as some call it) but i play classical which there seems to be a suprisingly low amount of.

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#24 silky_smooth8
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acoustic - pink floyd wish you were here
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#25 nintendofreak_2
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Horse With No Name by America, Free Fallin' by Tom Petty, or You and Me by Lifehouse. I don't really remember which one I could play first.

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#26 deathtarget04
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I'm working on a bunch of songs at the moment. Just the main riffs that's all.

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#27 Brozekial
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RIght Side of the Bed - Atreyu
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#28 Ace6301
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Crazy Train was the first song I worked on. Californication was the first song I got the whole thing down, learnt it myself too.
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#29 Zyrokin
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Running Away- Hoobastank

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#30 CBR600-RR
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I can't even play, wish I could. I can't even tune my guitar. :(

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#31 Nintendevil
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On the eletric it was Black Magic, and obviously not up to speed. Now I can play it faster than the studio recording. I knew other folk tunes and stuff on the classical guitar first though.

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#32 sdpp
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Either the theme for Bonanza or Crazy Train (Ozzy - Randy Rhoads)

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#33 taylor888
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From what I remember it was TNT by ACDC. For whatever reason, last year I got like 2x better than I ever was and I'm still improving. Maybe by the time I am 50 I will have some serious shredding skills, who knows.

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#34 immortality20
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I'm pretty sure it was Blind - Korn, but it might of been Madman - Silverchair.

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#35 hartsickdiscipl
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Running Away- Hoobastank

Zyrokin

I used to love that song! I'm still working on Dream On, since I was out of town without my guitar for over 2 weeks. However, I've gotten about 60-70% of Collide by Howie Day down in the last 2 days. Feeling pretty good about that one. It's simple, which is what I need right now.

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#36 bruinfan617
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"Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty. :)King_Creole_35
I actualy think it might be this. Not sure though. I know the first solo I learned was Whole Lotta Love.
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#37 grungeman91
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Iron Man by Sabbath, Smoke On The Water By Deep Purple & Communication Breakdown By Zep.
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#38 DJSAV_101
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Blackbird by The Beatles

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#39 Dark_Knight6
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David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World". A friend of mine taught me it about four years back.

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Jumper by 3rd Eye Blind.

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#41 ChubbyGuy40
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I honestly don't remember the very first. I'm self taught and dependant on GP5/6 to learn songs :P I can list a few of first ones I learned the basic rhythm to.

Memories - Yngwie Malmsteen.

Hounds - Savatage

Summer's Rain - Savatage

Cemetary Gates - Pantera. Of course not the whole song like I've stated, but I sure as hell love the clean guitar parts and have most of the rhythm down. Dimebag Squeals = best ever. I can't do them :( It's the Evile cover, not that it's better than Panteras, but I love the clean guitar sound over the acoustic.

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#42 KrunkG7707
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green day-good riddance (time of your life).

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#43 aaronmullan
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Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN cover)
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#44 theone86
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First song I learned or first song I could actually play? The former is Smells like Teen Spirit the latter is Wish You Were Here (Floyd).

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#45 Mr_Manikin52
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Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers