Guitarists: What are you currently learning?

Nix · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:57

As title really. To those guitarists among us, what song or tab are you currently trying to learn? If possible please link to an online guitar tab.

The current song i'm trying to learn is:

Funeral For A Friend - Roses For The Dead.

Linky (PowerTab)

It's slightly tricky, mainly due to the tempo.

Nix · 15 Mar 2006 at 20:17

I learned Drive about half a year ago. Isn't too difficult once you get to grips with it to be perfectly honest. I think it's lovely to play though.
I never bothered learning The Pixies - Where Is My Mind? for a long time as it just looked too difficult. But I just had a go the other night and I realised it's quite easy really.

How long have you been playing Jasper? I don't think you said.

Nix · 16 Mar 2006 at 11:49

Flying_V said:
Major scales - CAGED method kind of stuff.
Don't really learn songs so much anymore, was playing over the hills and far away by led zep the other day.

I think i'll start really jumping into CAGED theory and scales once I get some time.

Nix · 16 Mar 2006 at 12:03

Flying_V said:
Yeah, its working for me. My teacher uses it pretty extensively as a framework. Has helped me get out of playing the same blues licks all the time.

I was blown away when he showed me how all the scale types fit together and how chord shapes can come from the scale. Plus I quite like the scale exercises themselves as they're really good for improving picking technique.

Do you know anywhere good online for it because i'm not as lucky to have a tutor

Nix · 17 Mar 2006 at 17:36

Skilldibop said:
The will to learn is all the tutoring you need. And maybe a scales chart.

Tutors tend to bend you into their style, teaching yourself you develop your own style early on which in the long run is far better.

To OP: Blackwater Park - Opeth and this weekend Don't damn me/ Mama kin - GnR not fully decided yet.

Heh, I've been playing almost 3 years now. Fully self-taught

The hardest thing for me I think was just forcing myself right at the beginning because it was so hard without guidance. I think the only let down with this is I might not be as technical as I could be. Oh, and if anyone cares, i'm getting better at the song in the OP

The tempo is still a pain though.

Nix · 21 Mar 2006 at 05:56

For anyone who's interested:

On the FFAF song Roses for the dead, which i'm currently learning. I've come to the conclusion that it's much easier to play:

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12------------|
G|------12-----11-----------------------11-12-|
D|----9------9-------9--12----9------9--------|
A|--7------7-------7--------7------7----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------3------2----------------7-------2-3---|
B|---------------------3------------------------|
G|----------------------------------4-----------|
D|----5------5-------5--------5----------------|
A|--3------3-------3--------3--------3---------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12------------|
G|------12-----11-----------------------11-12-|
D|----7------7-------7--12----7------7--------|
A|--5------5-------5--------5------5----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

Rather than playing this, which is what most tabs suggest:

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12------------|
G|------12-----11-----------------------11-12-|
D|----9------9-------9--12----9------9--------|
A|--7------7-------7--------7------7----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12------------|
G|------12-----11-------------------4---11-12-|
D|----5------5-------5--12----5---------------|
A|--3------3-------3--------3---------3-------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12------------|
G|------12-----11-----------------------11-12-|
D|----7------7-------7--12----7------7--------|
A|--5------5-------5--------5------5----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

It's still tricky but it makes it slightly easier.

- You could play the same as the 3-5 section on the 5-7 section but I think the 5-7 section is easier as it is.