Easy Lullabies?
 

So, my wife is due on Sunday with our first, a boy. Very excited! I have just recently started playing the guitar again (at church) after learning a few chords in college but not really doing anything with it (yes, I was "that guy" ;) ). I would love to learn some lullabies to play to my son when putting him to bed. I'm more of a strummer, but trying to learn some fingerstyle stuff.

I'm not really looking for "Rock-a-bye baby", something more interesting. I've started learning "Blackbird" (Beatles) as that seems easy enough and a bit lullaby-ish. Any other recommendations, or maybe a book I can use? Bonus points for something with a nice easy harmony part that my wife and I can sing together.

Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWqQ9uwqQxk

congrats for your son :)

One of the very easiest is "Hush Little Baby (don't say a word)". Only 2 chords, I and V7.

Mazel Tov!

Easy Lullabies?
 

Freight Train. My nephews love it

Brahms' Lullaby.

When I have children someday, that's what I'll be playing. ;)

Another really easy one: "All the Pretty Little Horses".

There's a really lovely version recorded by Peter Paul & Mary, under the title "Hushabye", I think.

I'd say play anything you like to play. The lad will come to appreciate music and it will be fun for you.

When my girls were babies, I enjoyed learning quite a few songs from the Reader's Digest Children's Songbook http://www.amazon.ca/Readers-Digest-.../dp/0895772140

Steve

I like Hushabye Mountain (Currently being used on a bed advert (in the UK) but nice none the less)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn6Tol70BjU

Calling out for some simple fingerpicking

I like this in both standard and DADGAD tunings. Since I don't sing, I added a short bridge to make it more interesting and allow me to play the main theme more times before it gets too boring.

I agree with Mr. Fixit--play stuff you like and put the time in to make the pieces expressive and you should do just fine.

I don't know if these 2 songs are easy to play but I love Baby Mine from Disney's Dumbo & Phil Collin's You'll Be in My Heart from Disney's Tarzan.

A couple ones I really like are "And I Bid You Goodnight" (often played by the Grateful Dead to close out a show) and Scott Miller's "Song for Jack Tymon".

Sorry but no skills needed to perform in front of babies.
I have a two year old and I sing everything from "Twinkle twinkle" to "whatever she listens to" including made up stories strumming whatever chords and however I like.
I do try to get the melody right.
She doesn't care and enjoys everything and claps when I stop. I mean not because I stop :D :D :D and says either "Again" or "Another one".

Here's very simple fingerstyle tab for Brahms Lullaby. It's from Gareth Evans Goliath Guitar web site. So easy to embellish and spice this up.

http://www.goliathguitartutorials.co...14/lullaby.pdf

Puff The Magic Dragon - Peter Yarrow

Hey Mandobart; would you have a chord chart for "And I Bid you Goodnight"? I can't find the music for that song.
Thanks