k, just give me what you think are hard songs, maybe we can make a pinned thread about this. similar to the capo thread.

so i'll throw everyone's suggestions together now.

Blackbird - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
Julia - The Beatles
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Don't Think Twice (It's Alright) - Bob Dylan
Going To California - Led Zeppelin
Bron-Yr-Aur - Led Zeppelin
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane
Little Martha - The Allman Brothers Band
Dust In The Wind - Kansas
Never Going Back Again - Fleetwood Mac
Black Mountain Side - Led Zeppelin
White Summer/Black Mountain Side - Jimmy Page
Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac (Dixie Chicks)
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Hotel California - The Eagles
Needle And The Damage Done - Neil Young
Old Man - Neil Young
Greensleeves - Jeff Beck
Stagefright - Dave Evans
Sad Pig Dance - Dave Evans
Sun And Moon - Dave Evans
Steppenwolf - Dave Evans
Whistlin' Milkman - Dave Evans
Braziliana - Dave Evans
Willie Me - Dave Evans
Dance For Two People - Davey Graham
Happy Meeting In Glory - Davey Graham
Forty Ton Parachute - Davey Graham
Lashtal's Room - Davey Graham
Blues For Gino - Davey Graham
Bridge - Bert Jansch
New Nothynge - John James/John Renbourn
Guitar Jump - John James/John Renbourn
Feet On The Ground - John James
Hannah's Skipping Song - John James
Trio - John James
Wishbone Ash - Peter Finger
Hope And Memory - Peter Finger
Sabine - Peter Finger
Elephant March - Leo Wijnkamp, Jr.
When I'm Sixty Four - Leo Wijnkamp, Jr.
Return Of Dr. Hackenbush - Leo Wijnkamp, Jr.
Pavane For The Sleeping Beauty, The - Leo Wijnkamp, Jr.
Tommy Emmanuel - Mombasa
Eric Johnson - A Song for life
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (the acoustic version)
Trumph - Petite Etude
Andres Segovias - Spanish Romance
Tears In The Rain - Satriani
Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy
Dee - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)
316 - Van Halen
Spanish Fly - Van Halen
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
More Than Words - Extreme

Any others you could recommend? How bout some Chet Atkins, anyone know some of his good stuff?

thanks.

Triumph - Petite Etude

some Paco de Lucia stuff

is Going to California considered advanced?

Andres Segovias - Spanish Romance

thats all i can think of for now

by the way good idea vince

oh sh*t i totally forgot about going to california.... the funny thing is i was playing it right before i made the thread.

Tommy Emmanuel - Mombasa
Eric Johnson - A Song for life
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (the acoustic version)

Everything by the trio Paco de Lucia, Al diMeola and John McLaughlin.

I think Ill add these too:

Stagefright - Dave Evans
Sad Pig Dance - Dave Evans
Sun And Moon - Dave Evans
Steppenwolf - Dave Evans
Whistlin' Milkman - Dave Evans
Braziliana - Dave Evans
Willie Me - Dave Evans

Dance For Two People - Davey Graham
Happy Meeting In Glory - Davey Graham
Forty Ton Parachute - Davey Graham
Lashtal's Room - Davey Graham
Blues For Gino - Davey Graham

Bridge - Bert Jansch

New Nothynge - John James/John Renbourn
Guitar Jump - John James/John Renbourn
Feet On The Ground - John James
Hannah's Skipping Song - John James
Trio - John James

Wishbone Ash - Peter Finger
Hope And Memory - Peter Finger
Sabine - Peter Finger

Elephant March - Leo Wijnkamp, Jr.
When I'm Sixty Four - Leo Wijnkamp, Jr.
Return Of Dr. Hackenbush - Leo Wijnkamp, Jr.
Pavane For The Sleeping Beauty, The - Leo Wijnkamp, Jr.

So think I.... *pins thread*

It is Satriani who plays that song. Im quite sure on that one.

Blackbird by the Beatles (when played correctly)

extreme`s more than words

Opeth - Face Of Melinda
Opeth - Credence

i wouldnt exactly call alot of those songs hard....angie??!! thats like the first song i learnt......and hotel california??? hmm makes you wonder

now it's more or less a "fingerpickin-in-general" thread, it started as advanced stuff.... now not so much.....

I could change the title if you don't mind? Something like "Fingerpicking songs" or something among the lines....

'Up Tempo' by Leo Kottke is a very cool slide song. You guys should check it out.

I'm the babe im gonna leave you enthusiast here

The song doesnt HAVE to be fingerpicked, I dont think page even finger picked it...I think he used a pick/

he didn't use a pick. but it sounds wonderful fingerpicked.

any classical music is quite advanced georges bizet's - habanera de carmen if run gotta lot of change ups

It really does

ya that's one of my favorites.

Just about anything by Leo Kottke lately.

Classical Gas - Mason Williams, a good song, nice upbeat tempo, good for warmin the fingers.

well i basically take the main guitar part (duane i'm guessing) i just kind throw out the second guitar part... though i'd like to play it with another guy at some point.

Why do people say its by Eric Clapton?

the version with only the guitar was indeed done by eric clapton for the soundtrack to the movie "The Story of Us".

and on the topic of advanced fingerpicking, check out any song by Bruce Cockburn. he is a fantastic fingerpicker

babe im gonna leave you
great song
how about stair way
thats got some nice picking in it

Im thinking "Neon" by John Mayer is pretty intense and hard....maybe jusy me, but I know all the people Ive heard "who can play it" can't come close to matchign it. "Grace is Gone" by DMB is another mellow one with alot of improv

We have been taking it for granted, I can be considered as one, yes

why does no one mention new tabs, from the 21st century, only these 'oldies'?
there are also cool modern advanced songs for acoustic guitar like:

incubus - just a phase
silverchair - my favourite thing

ya dude, i am trying to learn "neon" right now, it is pretty darn tough. To play that main line correctly you have QUICKLY incorporate palm slaps. Thats the way john does it. I saw him in a new light after trying to play that song. There is a good tab for it on www.powertabs.net. , if you have power tab editor.

Howabout "Roll Over Vaughn Williams"(Instrumental) by Richard Thompson in DADGAD.

Wideernie

I've always wanted to play Cavatina (Theme from DeerHunter). Never got round to it, really nice song.

"The Wind" or " The Boy with the Moon & Star On His Head" by Cat Stevens

Anything by Taylor player Doyle Dykes is advanced. All of these other songs are moderate fingerpicking compared to his. I wanted to sell my guitar after seeing him play.

I dunno if anyone has said this but Signe by Clapton off the unplugged disc it s awesome

We used to listen to the Chet Atkins box set and the only song I can remember the name of is "Taste of Honey." Its relatively slow paced but after hearing it I was convinced that he either has 7 fingers on each hand or is very good with his feet. If you've never heard any Chet, I highly recommend it.

no one has mentioned him yet so I guess I will.

Jim Croce. A lot of his stuff is finger picked and is quite difficult, in my opinion.

Then again I am new to this acoustic stuff as I just got one two days ago after a year of crappy electric playing and 4 months of intense bass playing.

Specifically look at "a long time ago"

corrections to the list that should be removed or edited.

Hotel California is always picked unless u are playing the classical guitar solo from the Hell Freezes over album which is very hard.

Bron Yr Aur Stomp by Led Zeppelin is not a finger picking tune its all done with a pick sheesh how hard is it to tell that page is using a pick go watch the dvd if u dont believe me.

White Summer and Blackmountain Side are both done with a pick..........yes thats right its done with a pick go watch the dvd if u dont like it.

add in Spanish Romance the full hard version by Andre Segovia.

Dust in The Wind finger picking version i think??????not sure

This topic needs organization. Would anyone care if I created a new organized and alphabitized topic to be pinned?

Nah.
But I think its okay how it is, its fine.

JAMES TAYLOR- Sweet Baby James
Country Road
Fire and Rain
Carolina in my mind
You've got a friend
Something in the way she moves

Fire and Rain (acoustic guitar solo) as it is knownon winmx is amazing. not in it's (fairly advanced) complexity, but in it's mood.

Jazz in the box by doyle dykes is purely amazing. one of those bass in the the thumb tune in the fingers ones.

Jon

Fleetwood Mac's live acoustic version of Big Love... good stuff

Satellite by Dave Matthews Band. Now that is a hard song to fingerpick. at least one guitar part is finger picked i think????

why isnt Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton on the list. Sure its not terribly difficult but it is still hard

The Priest - Joni Mitchell

The Boxer - Paul Simon - (especially the intro)

hey dude i really like ur posts man and if u dont mind i stole ur list cuz i dont know the names of many songs to learn. they really helped. thnx

Funny enough when the man himself messes or changes the song himself because of the difficulty. "Lenny/Man On The Side" is pretty brutal also.

A really good finger picking song that takes alota practice is Song For George by Eric Johnson in Dropped D tuning or Dusty by Eric Johnson c

would you boys consider Mexico by James Taylor difficult--I'm sure having a helluva time with it

SONG FOR GEORGE by Eric Johnson is an awesome fingerstyle song