Anyone else have trouble learning an entire song?

I had/have this problem. You just have to pick a song, and stick with it, work on it a little every day, and then once you learn it every week play through it and the other songs you know. Hope this helps...
Good luck!

-Alex

Sheer determination. I must say I have yet to try that approach but hey its worth a shot!

It took me some time until I came across a song I had patience to learn the whole way through minus solos so far. I'm sure there are a lot of guitar players that go through that phase at one time or another. Geek in the Pink has pretty good advice to go by.

Work on your chops...things get eaiser eventually

I had the same problem...the first song I learned completly was Fairies wear boots (except the middle solo). I used to go around and learn a riff to one song, move on and learn another (usually the most interesting parts). If you commit to learning a peice of one song everyday (sticking with the same song) and convince your brain your working on a different thing everyday it could work wonders. At least it has for me.

I highly recommend Fairies wear boots on guitar pro if you have it.

Once you've learned a song completly you'll be so proud of your self. Friends too, because afterall if you learn a bunch off parts to songs and play it to your friends they may get into it, but you'll stop right before they expect something great.

Had and still do have the same problem :smile: Being in a band helps a little bit...you don't really have much of a choice then. Other than that, I get my motivation to finish a song from the fact that most people don't like listening to intro riff after intro riff after intro riff...and I want people to enjoying listening to my playing.

I had the same problem. The easy songs were boring. After playing a verse and a refrain, I know I can play it, why bother playing it again? The point is that you need a motivation to play a song the whoel way through. Playing in a band helps, or even just singing along yourself. Or, get an audience.

Yeah I have/had the same problem, for me I think its about satisfaction with how I play that particular song, and what I do with it once I can play it. I can never play it as well as the original and if I do master the complete song, then what? On to the next one ?. I think jasonrunguitar and zaiga might have a point about being in a band cos then there is motivation to do something with the song, because you and the band are creating something that yours. Im not in a band so I solve this problem by writing my own songs, that way I'm not always comparing myself to the original artist. There's also real incentive to finish it cos at the end I have something that I can look at and be proud of (or chuck away as the case may be).

I think that learning to play other people's songs conflicts with one's own creativity and expression. In other words, boredom is a gateway emotion.

Here are two worthwhile exercises:
Playing a happy (or blue) song when you're not, which involves changing your own mood.
Adding your own personal flair to the song, which involves a lot of creativity.

I'm old. I have trouble REMEMBERING entire songs.

ha, nicely done rparker.

How about, anyone not have trouble learning entire songs?