As the man says, songs, songs, songs ... but how to decide which to learn and which to keep in your repertoire?

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@TheMadman_tobyjenner

Biggest issue for me is that my favourite bands all feature 2 if not 3 “lead” guitarist and the tracks are so heavily layered, so parring them down to a simple one mad man and his guitar is always a challenge.

It’s a fool’s errand to try and play a carbon copy cover of a well known song. Better to stylize it with what you’ve learned while finding your own voice on the instrument. If you are somehow able to copy the original exactly, you will still be left with a copy of a great song that anyone can play any time they want.

Change the key, slow it down or speed it up, add dynamics, add or drop a chord, etc. Find your own bag of tricks. What’s the point of focusing on the 13 millionth carbon copy cover of XYZ song, performed just like the original?