[Cortez The Killer]

Ok im really getting in to finger picking. Im trying to learn Classical Gas but its pretty damn hard. I learned Hotel California. Great song. I learned Needle and The Damage Done by Neil Young. I learned Dust In The Wind by Kansas. I just need something harder. Anyone have anything to reccomend for me? It can be blues or rock n roll(thats what i play) either is fine. Thanks.

[pimp_vince]

ahh fingerpickin, i love it. even though dadfad will waltz in with his recommendations of blind blake, skip james and the like i'll toss a few names at ya.

Bron-Y-Aur - Led Zep (the one off of physical graffiti not led zep III)
Black Mountain Side - Led Zep
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Don McLean
Little Martha - Allman Brothers
Fire And Rain - James Taylor (if you wanna work on that voice of yours too)
Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor
Angie - Roling Stones (i'm a good fingerpicker and all but never managed to get my head around the whole thing)







(that's tough when you have an ego that's my size )

[dadfad]

ahh fingerpickin, i love it. even though dadfad will waltz in with his recommendations of blind blake, skip james and the like i'll toss a few names at ya.

Bron-Y-Aur - Led Zep (the one off of physical graffiti not led zep III)
Black Mountain Side - Led Zep
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Don McLean
Little Martha - Allman Brothers
Fire And Rain - James Taylor (if you wanna work on that voice of yours too)
Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor
Angie - Roling Stones (i'm a good fingerpicker and all but never managed to get my head around the whole thing)







(that's tough when you have an ego that's my size  )

You read my mind!!!!!

(Some nice recommendations you made though anyway.)

[peterml]

You say you`re looking for something harder??, why not continue with classical gas than?

/Peter

[grzegorz_panek]

Try some country blues. I'm in my Robert Johnson period now.

[dadfad]

There's some more sound advice.







(Ha ha... Get it? SOUND advice.)

[pimp_vince]

i don't get it.

[capo2nd]

There's some more sound advice.







(Ha ha... Get it? SOUND advice.)

[dorio]

Suzanne by leonard Cohen. Very nice to pick.


There are days i wonder if i'll be able to play needle and damage done completly.
as for Angie, i strum it /

[capo2nd]

Ride On by Christy Moore. Or Natives by Christy Moore. You've got to get the feel for the songs though and need to vocalise them well. Otherwise, you'll be raping Christy's work.

[dogpoo]

classical gas isn't so bad. work on it and you'll get it! i nearly killed myself with it the week my teacher told me to learn it but i managed to get it done. so yes, constant practising of it in a week, you shou;d be able to get it!

as for fingerpicking, just get a book of solos or something...

[haggis]

Try some JIm Croce.."Time In A Bottle" and "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" are two of my favourites...I like Jim's stuff because you can sort of get away with it by being "keen"... but don't play your own version then listen to him...just depresses you!!

This post has been edited by haggis: 11 November 2003 - 06:54 PM

[lespauladdict]

i'm quite surprised to have not seen any fleetwood mac in the selections. "bleed to love her" is a pretty difficult song, "never going back again", "big love" is VERY difficult, and "go insane", which is a slower fingerpicked song, but it's definitely worth learning. all of lindsey's songs are fingerpicked. one song that i had forgotten to put in there is the reunion version of "say you love me". he plays it on a banjo. i've had a banjo for 2 years and i can't find a version of it anywhere, so here's a little plug to see if anyone can help me with that, i'd appreciate it. y'all have a good one......dj

[kick_ass1]

There's some more sound advice.







(Ha ha... Get it? SOUND advice.)

Stick to giving advice and leave the jokes to the comedians!!!!