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#1 User is offline   Shears2004 Icon

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Posted 18 February 2004 - 07:37 AM

Hey there, i've been looking through the forum for ages getting advice and info, finally decided i should register.

Anyways i would like any suggestions for acoustic rock songs along the lines of Hendrix's 'Hear my train a' comin'.

Thanks, Ben
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Posted 18 February 2004 - 09:26 AM

you should check out an earilier thread about this, i gave a GIGANTIC list of acoustic rock songs.

ah here it is, no need to go searching

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most of these are solos... but they work great!

Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Bron-Yr-Aur - Jimmy Page
White Summer/Black Mountain Side - Jimmy Page
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Don McLean
Don't Think Twice (It's Alright) - Bob Dylan
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Life By The Drop - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Thorn Tree In The Garden - Derek and the Dominos
Little Martha - The Allman Brothers Band
Kielbasa - Tenacious D
Wonderboy - Tenacious D
A Horse With No Name - America
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles
Blackbird - Beatles
Tribute - Tenacious D
The Drugs Don't Work - Ben Harper
Redemption Song - Bob Marley
Oppression - Ben Harper
Burn One Down - Ben Harper
Hotel California - Eagles
Take It Easy - Eagles
Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
Layla - Eric Clapton
Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Fire And Rain - James Taylor
Something In the Way She Moves - James Taylor
Mexico - James Taylor
Carolina in my Mind - James Taylor
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
Tangerine - Led Zeppelin
Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin (different from bron-yr-aur)
Thank You - Led Zeppelin
Going To California - Led Zeppelin
Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Angie - Rolling Stones


if you can't make a set from this list.... well then you are VERY picky!

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Posted 18 February 2004 - 10:07 AM

Hey, sorry didnt realise there was already such a list, thanks though should keep me busy for a while!
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Posted 18 February 2004 - 06:06 PM

Acoustic "Hey Joe" is a great one. I did a pretty nice arrangement of "And The Wind Cries Mary" too. VERY blue, in the same way his acoustic 12-string "Hear My Train" is, but slightly more complex (just slightly).
Un-plugged is not the same as
never-was-plugged-in-to-begin-with.

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When the roll is called up yonder he'll be there
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Posted 18 February 2004 - 07:23 PM

John Mayor makes some very popular accoustic rock songs...
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Posted 19 February 2004 - 03:49 PM

QUOTE (KaZu @ Feb 19 2004, 12:23 AM)
John Mayor makes some very popular accoustic rock songs...

Any titles? I only have his most recent CD and I don't think he playes acoustic on any of the songs.
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Posted 20 February 2004 - 09:13 AM

john mayer isnt really ROCK rock, but yeah here's some songs: lifelines, why georgia, something's missing, man on the side, neon, no such thing, my stupid mouth, city love, back to you, 83, 3x5, comfortable, victoria, and love song for no one. you should check out his cd "room for squares" and "any given thursday"
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