Reccomend me some good technical accoustic pieces to learn.

[Kozy]

Evening all, just been playing guitar for a few hours and have realised that I really do not know nearly enough songs, not any that are of any interest or difficulty. I would like to learn some new pieces, but am lost as to what to look for, as despite playing music I don't really listen to enough.

I have recently pinned Joe Satriani's 'Tears in the Rain' and would like to find a few more pieces like this to learn, nothing massively complex, but with a fair amount of fingerpicking as this is what I most enjoy playing. I only really play alone so am looking for pieces that sound good played solo on an accoustic and don't rely on backing chords or basslines too much.

What would you music messiahs suggest?

[GetCarter]

Do you read tab - or just chord charts?

[Kozy]

Both.

[GetCarter]

Right... well there are quite a few good tab sites out there - so unlike chord charts, you don't even need to know the tune. This a fairly good one. http://www.guitaretab.com/

Steve

[smiller]

911 tabs is your friend

[lockhart flawse]

See if you can find Classical Gas by Mason Williams. That will keep you going for a while.

L.F.

[Kozy]

Sorry maybe should have worded that better, I am familiar with tabs and where to get them, what I don't have is an extensive knowledge of decent songs, was hoping people could reccomend some artists/songs that would be a good to learn. Last night I found Tommy Emmanuels Angeline, which looks like a good piece to learn, bar from the stretches which are not a strong point for my little hands...

I am by no means a professional player, so nothing too horrendously complex please!

[Asterix]

Maybe a touch clichéd but 'More than words' - Extreme, is a good solid acoustic peice.

Played well can drop knickers at 20 paces.

Tab is the way to go - in fact, one of the few tunes I ever bothered with tab for.

[gbbird]

Pateince by GnR is a noce acoustic song to learn. You can make it as complicated or as simple as you desire once you have learned the basic chord sequence

[garycat]

Kozy said:

Sorry maybe should have worded that better, I am familiar with tabs and where to get them, what I don't have is an extensive knowledge of decent songs, was hoping people could reccomend some artists/songs that would be a good to learn. Last night I found Tommy Emmanuels Angeline, which looks like a good piece to learn, bar from the stretches which are not a strong point for my little hands...

I am by no means a professional player, so nothing too horrendously complex please!

Look for Trains by Porcupine Tree on YouTube. Lots of covers, some better than others but it is a great tune, has an acoustic solo, and interesting hammer-on chords in the main rhythm.

Other than that, Michael Hedges is mind-blowingly good if you want something to aspire to.

[smiller]

"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" by Led Zep

"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" by Clapton

"Us and Them" by Floyd

"Bron Yr Aur" by Zep (surprisingly easy in the CACGCE tuning providing your picking hand is up to speed)

[Adrian W]

If you really did mean difficult, anything by skip,hop and wobble or SRV

[satchbot]

The Deer Hunter theme

[smiller]

satchbot said:

The Deer Hunter theme

Ties my f!!cking fingers in knots does that

[Hunky Dory]

Nils Lofgren - Keith Don't Go

....... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iBq7XRa6uZM and if you get stuck, visit the website for step-by-step lessons.

"Close enough for rock and roll" ..

[Ganglandboss]

Windy and Warm by Chet Atkins - harder than Chinese algebra at first but if you stick with it and concentrate on picking the bass notes with your thumb, it'll be reasonably straight forward once you've got the rhythm going.

Watch from 1:15: - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ASONGAsgevE

[Elan159]

Another vote here for the Deerhunter theme. Hugely satisfying when you finally crack it.

[uriel]

Midnight Express by Extreme. That's a pretty good accoustic track to do.

[Kozy]

Thanks for the recommendations guys, had a look through and will have a go at a few I think I can do.

I did find one track is exactly what I am looking for, Pachebels Canon in D on accoustic guitar, fantastic piece!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Sh9cKEDH0

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hTI8-RP6iaM&feat...

[smiller]

I know it's consistently the most popular "baroque" piece in the Classic FM annual Hall of Fame, but - sorry - it's a dirge IMHO.