Currently iām learning āBlackbirdā , a Beatles song for school, and when i have some spare time, ācome as you areā , Nirvana and āaināt no sunshineā, by Bill withers.
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Iām on a REM period at the moment with Man on the Moon and Everybody Hurts my two focus songs. EH is in good shape with an āoh so close to posting upā recording done over the weekend. MotM you canāt help but smile when playing!!
I need to go back to that one @Jenndye429 . I did it a couple of months back and found the 7/8 note riff he does surprisingly difficult to fit in seamlessly (and sound right). I think itās easy to underestimate Lennonās skill (and imagination) as a guitarist.
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You should! I tried it a few months back and decided to put it on the back burner because it was a bit too hard for me at the time. Iāve picked it back up now and itās a challenge for sure, but much easier than it was now that I have a few months more practice under my belt. That riff is definitely tricky to incorporate seamlessly, but itās getting easier the more I do it. And I completely agree re: John Lennon.
Wonderwall using the stuck 3&4 chords
And painfully trying to learn my C and F changes with
You canāt always get what you want The Stones
Eric Claptonās āCocaineā (the rhythm part with E5, D5, C5 and B5 power chords). Okey, I guess, at least one family member said a couple of hours ago: āHey, are you playing Cocaineā? LOL.
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I wouldnāt go so far as to say Iām learning it, but yesterday I got back to playing after 2 weeks of ābreakā due to work with transcribing the riff to Sing a Simple Song by Sly & the Family Stone. Itās still not up to 100% tempo but I can play along with the original if I slow it down to 75% on YouTube.
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LOL reminds of the other week when the wife said hey your getting better lol
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As a beginner (again) Iām working towards Heart of Gold by Neil Young. Itās a little advanced right now using C and G chords that Iām not up to in the lessons yet (I know them from previous attempts to learn) but itās just a song I really like and thatās the whole point of learning to play really! Iām using a simplified 2 finger G to start with and Iām under no illusions about how it sounds currently but itās fun to play and progress is being made 
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Slow down to 75% on youtube has been the most amazing discovery of the past couple of months 
Yay, as of today Iām working on the Doobieās Black Water. Itās going much easier than I expected. Been wanting to learn this for years.
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@tony Hereās the best lesson on Black Water Iāve found on the net. Black Water | acoustic - Shutup & Play - Guitar Tutorials
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Rick
Thank you for mentioning Shutup & Play !! A good few years back I stumbled on a tutorial for She Sells Sanctuary by the Cult but thought it was too hard for me at the time. But I never booked marked it and forgot the sites name and recently been thinking about having another go. You have just joined up the dots !! Thank you. 
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Glad I could help Toby Iāve never learnt She Sells Sanctuary but what a great song to learn phasing and melodic lead lines.
Just went and watched the lesson it perfect for Justinās lesson on learning a solo on one string.
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At this point in time iām not learning any particular song as i have been doing a lot of improvisation practice, probably to the detriment of other things I should be practising!! Enjoying this at the moment.
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Currently (slowly) working on Breaking the Law by Judas Priest. Struggled massively in the beginning when trying to apply the muted strums (down/up) in between the power chords during the verses.
Decided to separate the two by practicing the chord switches with strumming open strings in between to get used to the pattern, and practice the muted strums to make them feel more natural and relaxed. With the idea of swapping out the open strings with muted strums later on.
This seems to be working quite well so far, though any extra tips or advice is appreciated!
Iām at the point of consolidating grade 2, so this song seems like a good challenge and not too far out of reach either.
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Thanks, lots of good stuff there. Iām following a lesson I bought on truefire. Itās got a campfire version in standard tuning which Iām using first. Iāve preferred standard tuning but am happy to go to double drop D (or others) for this song. 
Iām currently working on a Led Zeppelin tune, Over the Hills and Far Away. Its a really fun one to play. The intro has a lot of great riffs. This one may take a while.
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Thatās a great Zep tune! 
Might have to try to tackle that one day 
Currently working on Enter Sandman as Iāve just done the beginner power chord lessons. Plus a couple of others to work on my fast tremolo picking and down strum palm mutes. Those are Zombie Ritual by Death and Die by the Sword by Slayer.
Intend to post vids of my progress as soon as I pluck up some courage 
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It may be a while for me to post a video. Iām with you there.
Some good tunes there.
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