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10-13-2005, 12:59 PM
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Good acoustic strumming songs?
I need some ideas here folks...artists would be good, specific songs would be even better. I need some strumming practice (mainly a classical guitarist with too many acoustic/pop loves to stay only classical) and while I have a couple songs that are being my guide, I would love some other suggestions. Thanks
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10-13-2005, 01:02 PM
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It's so long it might be the only strumming song you need to know.
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10-13-2005, 01:13 PM
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CSN Southern Cross, Bob Segar Night Moves, Sam Bush Song for Roy or Same ol River, Van Morrison Brown eyed Girl. Neil Young Harvest Moon or Unknown Legend, ABB Melissa, Tracy Chapman Talkin bout a Revolution , America Sister Golden Hair or Ventura Highway,Nirvanas(version) The Man Who Sold the World.. I could go on forever. Songs by J Cash John Mellemcamp, G Dead, etc, etc etc.
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10-13-2005, 02:53 PM
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get your hands on "the eagles: greatest hits". it has a blue album cover with some kind of winged logo in the center. if you can play G,D, and C you can strum the whole album, right along with the CD. you'll then have a peaceful easy feeling about your strumming struggles!! good luck
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10-13-2005, 03:54 PM
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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Eagles, Beatles...lots of choices!
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10-13-2005, 03:54 PM
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Some true classics:
You Are My Sunshine Good Night Irene I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry This Land is Your Land I've Been Working on the Railroad In the Jailhouse Now The reason I mention these is that their "boilerplate" nature will help you acclimate to strumming, but at the same time there's a very definite reason why they don't fade away over time.
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10-13-2005, 06:51 PM
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Johnny Cash
Bob Seger Emmylou Harris Kate Wolf Anything of a Cowboy style. Gordon Lightfoot Don Williams Check the internet Guitar Tab sites and you'll find thousands of songs.
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10-14-2005, 07:42 AM
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There are a lot of John Prine tunes that can be strummed as well:
Dear Abby The Great Compromise Sam Stone Paradise and the list will keep going Fountains of Wayne Valley Winter Song Hey Julie And one of my favorites by Commander Cody (Bill Kirchen can Rock a Tele) is Down to Seeds and Stems Again Blues Oh Yeah Dr. Hooks Cover of the Rolling Stone can be strummed on an acoustic and be pretty entertaining. Lots of options......good luck
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10-14-2005, 08:02 AM
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wich one of these are intermediate or advanced? I play alot woship songs and thats almost all strumming so i would like to say i've at least gotten the basics down. Now i wanna advance and play stuff other than worhip music. Not that worship is boring or anything. just want more variaity.
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10-14-2005, 08:15 AM
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Don McLean's "American Pie" is another good strumming song.
You might want to check out some of the songs Betty Lou has on her website for strumming practice: http://bettylou.zzruss.com/
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10-14-2005, 08:25 AM
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"Fire on High" by the Electric Light Orchestra, from their Face the Music album. That'll make you strum.
Bob
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10-14-2005, 08:33 AM
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Strumming practice? Well, how about some Tom Petty? "Into the Great Wide Open", "Mary Jane's Last Dance", "Free Fallin'", "Learning to Fly", and "Walls" come to mind. But, there are countless others.
When it comes to strumming on acoustic, I'm also partial to Van Morrison and the trinity of midwestern Johns: Prine, Hiatt, and Mellencamp. All of these folks have deep catalogs of first-rate strummers. Someone else has already mentioned Neil Young, which I'll second.
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