SURVEY: name 3 BBQ / guitar buddy / guitar club / play-along songs you like

Hi all.
Can I please ask a favour …

Without too much over-thinking, head-scratching and deep-diving, could you please comment with any three songs you like / play that :

use beginner-ish chords
are suitable for beginners and up
are popular in social settings
are often played in guitar clubs or open mics

EDIT - If you are new to this topic please do not read the other suggestions before posting your own. I want you to come at this without having seen any other replies.

Many thanks
Richard
:slight_smile:

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Imagine -John lennon

House of the rising sun

Heart Of Gold

Greetings

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Peal Jam - Last Kiss
Green Day - Good Riddance
Oasis - Don’t Look Back In Anger

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My choice

Brown Eyed Girl

Bad Moon Rising

Take me home country roads

Guitar Club - none really as new songs each time we meet except when we are practicing for a performance.

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… Have we met?!? :rofl:

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Knocking on Heaven’s Door
Proud Mary
Hungry Heart

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Brown Eyed Girl
Last Kiss
Take it Easy

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There’s this dude on the internet that has a playlist of lessons of songs to play in social settings and has a beginner friendly one too.

If I were to name three songs… hmmm… Maybe Brown Eyed Girl, American Pie and Knocking on Heaven’s Door. But I guess Wonderwall will be popular with the upcoming gigs.

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Obviously, here where I live in social settings people love to sing Polish songs and I played tons of them. However in a club/pub environment various English language songs are quite popular, too. I’ll give you some examples of songs I played and sang, where the audience would often join me at least in the chorus:
Merle Travis: “16 Tons” (we have Polish lyrics for this song, too);
ELP: “Lucky Man” (a beautiful song with really easy chords even for a beginner);
“Whiskey In The Jar” (English and Polish lyrics were usually sung);
Eric Clapton “Wonderful Tonight” (sounds great even played on an acoustic, easy chords).

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Thanks so far.
There is madness behind my method!
@Socio That Justin fella’s great isn’t he! I’ve seen a few of his videos.
:wink:

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Used to love her - Guns N Roses
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door - Bob Dylan

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Great suggestions already on this list! Here are a few more that seem to fit the bill:

  • Four Strong Winds - Neil Young
  • Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence
  • Rocking in the Free World - Neil Young
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Free Falling- Tom Petty
What’s up - 4 non blondes
Knocking on Heaven’s door

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House of the rising sun
Take me home country roads
Ordinary World - Green Day

Cheers :guitar:

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Living next door to Alice - Smokie
Darlin - Frankie Miller
Heart of Gold - Neil Young

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Have You Ever Seen The Rain - CCR
Bobby Mc Gee - Joplin
Let it Be - The Beatles

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these songs were already mentioned:

Bad Moon Rising
Country Roads

So, I’ll throw out there:

Stand By Me
Up Around the Bend
As Tears Go By

I have no idea how often they might by played at guitar clubs, etc, But I’m having a blast with them at home.

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Have you ever seen the rain

I’m a believer

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… these are the first songs that came to my mind at least. No idea about Open Mics etc. …

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Another vote for Bad Moon Rising, Handle With Care and As Tears Go By.

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Brown Eyed Girl
Whiskey In The Jar
Runaway Train

bonus tracks: As Tears Go By, Let It Be

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