need some new songs

[tenniso]

hey guys,

i need some help coming up with new songs for open mic. any ideas? anything from country to classic rock.

[EVANSSS]

how about,

Damien Rice - Cannonball
John Mayer - Why Georgia
Fleetwood mac - Big Love (my favourite!)

[wcap]

Are you a singer/guitar player, or a flatpicker, or a fingerpicker, or what?

If you are a fingerpicker, take a look at http://www.frettedinstrumentsnyc.com

There should be plenty to keep you busy for years to come at this site! Personally, I've only barely started to scratch the surface.

(based on how you worded your post, I'm kind of suspecting maybe you were looking for things that you would sing and accompany on guitar though????)

[JeremyG]

Are you a singer/guitar player, or a flatpicker, or a fingerpicker, or what?

If you are a fingerpicker, take a look at http://www.frettedinstrumentsnyc.com

There should be plenty to keep you busy for years to come at this site! Personally, I've only barely started to scratch the surface.

(based on how you worded your post, I'm kind of suspecting maybe you were looking for things that you would sing and accompany on guitar though????)

Wcap,

Thank you SO MUCH for providing this link and the info contained. You don't know how much you've given me.

Jeremy.

[lofapco]

I have been playing Clapton's version of "Nobody knows you when your down and out" lately and even though I have never done an open mic, I think it would be a great song. Nice bluesy fingerstyle and easy vocals.

[tenniso]

Are you a singer/guitar player, or a flatpicker, or a fingerpicker, or what?

If you are a fingerpicker, take a look at http://www.frettedinstrumentsnyc.com

There should be plenty to keep you busy for years to come at this site! Personally, I've only barely started to scratch the surface.

(based on how you worded your post, I'm kind of suspecting maybe you were looking for things that you would sing and accompany on guitar though????)


i play rythm guitar and some vocal harmony. thanks for the replies fellas.

[wcap]

Wcap,

.......You don't know how much you've given me.

Jeremy.


Oh yes I do.... I had the same reaction when I ran into that web site! The guy who runs it is a great guy too, based on our e-mail conversations. I just wish it didn't take me so darn long to master most of these arrangements! I don't think I'll ever make more than a dent in those long lists of arrangements.

Also see:

http://herso.freeservers.com/tabs.html

and

http://dirk.meineke.free.fr/

for flamenco and classical stuff, respectively.


Looks like this was not what the original poster was looking for, but I'm glad it was useful to post for others.

[Fingerstylist]

Are you a singer/guitar player, or a flatpicker, or a fingerpicker, or what?

If you are a fingerpicker, take a look at http://www.frettedinstrumentsnyc.com

There should be plenty to keep you busy for years to come at this site! Personally, I've only barely started to scratch the surface.

(based on how you worded your post, I'm kind of suspecting maybe you were looking for things that you would sing and accompany on guitar though????)

Seems like a great site but Windows won't open the TAB files for me

[Smurf42]

Thanks for the first 2 links, I think that I will be a HAPPY camper for awhile! I just wish I could get all of Rick Payman's stuff off of the Whole Note site correctly, I find his stuff a lot of fun to play!

And Fingerstylist, you need to download the TablEdit (http://www.tabledit.com/) program to be able to play back the files, it is a free download.

[Taylormade414]

Seems like a great site but Windows won't open the TAB files for me

I was having the same issue.. Thanks for the link Smurf.

[Gazzamundo]

I note there's only been one reply to the poster's original question, so I guess I'll try and come up with some. Though saying that, depends on the performer's age and the age of the audience. And where you're playing. And whether you think the audience want to hear a singer playing guitar, or a guitarist singing, if you get what I mean.

So here's a list of stuff I do that goes down ok when I play solo gigs (I'm a singer who plays guitar):-

American Pie - yes, obvious, but the audience loves it
Breathe/Time/Wish you were here etc - even young kids seem to like Floyd
Chasing Cars - but you'd have to be pretty confident vocal-wise to do this, as there's no hiding behind your guitar-playing
Desperado/Hotel California/Lying Eyes - Eagles - for the older, more thoughtful type of audience
Fire and rain - JT - again, for an audience that listens
I'm yours - Jason Mraz - nice and sunny, just like...
Hey there Delilah - Plain White Ts
Like a rolling stone - anyone can sing it better than Bob! And a great, punky type of song - play it with attitude bro! p.s Bob invented punk.
Life on Mars - Bowie uses some really odd chord sequences in a lot of his stuff, so really interesting to learn
More than words - Extreme - show you can sing AND play the guitar! At the same time!
Tears in heaven - ditto!
Creep/High and dry/No surprises - depress your audience with some Radiohead! Nice tunes though.
The drugs don't work - finish the job off with The Verve!
Psycho killer - a fun Talking Heads tune, unusual topic for an open mic too
Wherever I lay my hat (that's my home) - Paul Young's version - or Marvin Gaye if you prefer.
Yesterday - or anything else by the Beatles.

There you go. It's probably very UK-centric, and very pop orientated. And hey, I've just written my set list for next week!

[larryb]

Are you a singer/guitar player, or a flatpicker, or a fingerpicker, or what?

If you are a fingerpicker, take a look at http://www.frettedinstrumentsnyc.com

There should be plenty to keep you busy for years to come at this site! Personally, I've only barely started to scratch the surface.

(based on how you worded your post, I'm kind of suspecting maybe you were looking for things that you would sing and accompany on guitar though????)

Man, this is awesome. I can't open them on my Mac though. Any suggestions? I can open the midi but not the tabs

[LarryKu]

Download the Mac version of TablEdit or TefView from the TablEdit web site.

TablEdit Downloads (http://tabledit.com/download/index.shtml)