Instrumental acoustic (not fingerstyle) songs?

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#1 stuckeys

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Posted 31 May 2004 - 01:08 PM

Hi, I'm a new poster but I've lurking the forum for a while. Anyway I thought I would consult you guitar guys about instrumental acoustic songs since many of you seem to be very well versed in different bands. I don't know how to describe it, but basically I am looking for songs that sound really nice without singing, but not totally fingerstyle (I guess songs with chord progressions that stand on their own).

For example:
"Long Train Runnin" - Doobie Bros.
"The General" - Dispatch
"I Will Survive" - Cake
Acoustic Alchemy, particularly "Playing for Time"
"No Such Thing" - John Mayer
"Thugs Mansion" (acoustic remix) - Tupac

I don't know if there's a way to classify them. Do you know of other songs/artists that are similar to these? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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#2 airdog4125

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Posted 31 May 2004 - 01:30 PM

Any song stands on it's own without singing if you play it right.

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#3 wannalearn01

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Posted 01 June 2004 - 09:27 AM

QUOTE (airdog4125 @ May 31 2004, 01:30 PM)

Any song stands on it's own without singing if you play it right.

Very true...

Pretty much you can learn anything that has a good "hook" to it...something that in a couple notes people KNOW. Like the begining of Kryptonite(sp)....6-7 notes, but those are all you need for a reconized part of that song...and 90% of the song is built off of that...

But really, as said b4, if you play any song well enough you can have it be stand alone...or do what I do, find a song that has two or three chords you like....and start beating away at them....eventually you'll find a pattern/combination that you will like. Then you can start a new combination...and when your able to link two or three of those together, your looking at writing a song

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#4 6strings5fingers

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Posted 01 June 2004 - 01:46 PM

hurray!!!! a John Mayer fan BESIDES ME! ok, I'm happy. I'm done.

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#5 wannalearn01

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Posted 01 June 2004 - 02:27 PM

QUOTE (6strings5fingers @ Jun 1 2004, 01:46 PM)

hurray!!!! a John Mayer fan BESIDES ME! ok, I'm happy. I'm done.

I will say I like his music but his voice gets on my nerves...but anytime I see him playing he makes it look so easy, that I know he is a good player.

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