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#1 motown_junk

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Post icon Posted 30 May 2004 - 06:07 AM

i know i always ask this, but i have a rock night. again im doing an acoustic set, with my boyfriend who is an amazing lead guitarist and me playing rythm. we have two definate songs and one possibilty:

the distillers - dismantle me
alanis morissette - head over feet
the beatles - blackbird (possibility)

we need some more suggestions please. any suggestion is welcome! also something that isnt sung too low as i can reach low notes lol!

thanks

Love Brody XxX

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#2 wannalearn01

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Posted 02 June 2004 - 08:15 AM

Time of your life(rememberence) by green day is a classic acoustic song...classic in the sense that everyone has prolly heard it.

If you like the beatles, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a sweet one.

Others:
Dust in the wind
Drive-Incubus
kryptonite-3 doors down
I'll be here a while-311

FYI Search around here and you can find ooogles of lists of acoustic sets...mainly it is more determined on the player's ability than OUR ability to posts songs we know...

T^roy

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#3 ben_bloggs

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Posted 02 June 2004 - 08:45 AM

Rock night... right

Go for some well known songs like That's Entertainment- the Jam
High & Dry, No Surprises, Fake Plastic Trees or Karma Police - Radiohead

It depends also on what kind of audience you will have. If it's "old" people

you might feel like putting in something like "the Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel, if it's younger people then arrange songs that they will recognise.

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#4 wannalearn01

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Posted 02 June 2004 - 02:02 PM

QUOTE (ben_bloggs @ Jun 2 2004, 08:45 AM)

you might feel like putting in something like "the Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel, if it's younger people then arrange songs that they will recognise.

Very good point,

You should always design the set around the audience you are going to be playing for.

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#5 rex-7

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Posted 03 June 2004 - 08:40 AM

Love the acoustic set!!

Pearl Jam - Betterman
Pearl Jam - Alive
STP - Plush
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Foo Fighters - Learn to fly
Eagles - Hotel Cali.
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

My bud's band does a wicked Metallica medley as a sort of a break between sets, sounds great, a bunch of different songs meshed into a 10 minute interlude. Might be cool to try out!

Mannnn, I wish I had a girlfriend that could play guitar! Then I'd be SET. Tell your boyfriend he's a lucky man!

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#6 magic_dirt

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Posted 06 June 2004 - 07:32 AM

haha yeh i agree rex 7! i get jealous of ppl with guitar playing boyfriends/girlfirends! haha. dirty man by joss stone is a pretty cool acoustic song, but some bits are low. its also not very well known i dont think! got some very nice lead guitar all the way through though!