Reply To: Best song(s) to practise for a bloody beginner?
Took my first stab at “Blue Sunny Day” last night and it is not nearly as hard as it sounds… either that, or I’m getting better. I feel like I’m finally on the verge of being a pretty decent player, or at least serviceable. Karaoke vid up this weekend, probably.
Weirdojace, you’re right about chord vocabulary, but it is not just knowing the chords, it’s the facility of being able to jump between shapes quickly. If you can do that (you mentioned “I Feel Fantastic” — that song changes chords pretty damned quickly at concert speed, so if you can ace that, then you’re not a beginner!)
Also, “Blue Sunny Day” goes up the neck, and a lot of beginners have not learned to get out of first position and jump around the neck horizontally. The chords are not full barre chords, which makes them easier, but you’ve still gotta move.
Update: with lots of caveats that this is rough, I’m not playing it in the same key, etc., etc., etc., here is my version of the guitar for “Blue Sunny Day.” I’m playing my new Babicz acoustic. The webcam looks like it is starting to melt down, though…