hi all
on acoustic guitar i like the sound of finger picking the most, some of my favourites are freight train, dont think twice its alryt, road trippng, dust in the wind etc. whats yours...guys please name 5 of your favourite fingerpicking songs, so that we will come to know many great fingerpicking songs, what say u :D
peace out
" Take what you can from your dreams and make them real as anything " - Dave Matthews.
Still got the Blues- Rolling Stones
Greensleeves- Jeff Beck
Tears in Heaven- Eric Clapton
Milkcow Blues- Robert Johnson
Michelle- The Beatles
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
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i've posted a version of Freight Train in the Easy Songs forum.
landslide!
"And above all, respond to all questions regarding a given song's tonal orientation in the following manner: Hell, it don't matter just kick it off!"
-Chris Thile
'Ain't No Sunshine' - Eva Cassidy's version of the Bill Withers tune
'Blackbird' & 'Mother Nature's Son' & 'Imagine'- The Beatles
'Classical Gas' - Mason Williams
'Homeward Bound' & 'The Boxer' - Paul Simon
Anything acoustically bluesey
That's more than 5, but I really enjoy fingerpicking!! :D
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"Don't wanna ride no shootin' star. Just wanna play on the rhythm guitar." Emmylou Harris, "Rhythm Guitar" from "The Ballad of Sally Rose"
Layla... all the Unplugged - Eric Clapton
Carolina in my mind, You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
Moonshadow, The first cut is the deepest - Cat Stevens
Paul Simon (practically all his songs)
Acoustic blues
Spanish tunes for guitar
Classical works for guitar (original and transcriptions)
Etc.
I, as Elecktrablue, really enjoy fingerpicking!
In no order:
Blackbird - Beatles
Hesitation Blues - Hot Tuna
The Driving of the Year Nail - Leo Kottke
Guinnevere - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Train Home - Chris Smithers
-=tension & release=-
Buachaill en Eirne
Si Bheag, Si Mhor
Loch Lomond
The Old Hag at the Kiln
Turn! Turn! Turn!
"Everybody got to elevate from the norm."
Your in my Heart……Rod Stewart
Babe I'm gonna Leave….Zeppelin
Jim Croce……I'll have to say I Love you in a song
And I Love Her……Beatles
Marshal Tucker…….Can't You See
Classical Guitar People: John Williams, Pepe Romero, LilyAfhar
Oh some things I make up
Hey There Delilah by Plain White Ts
and Tears in Heaven by Clapton OBVIOUSLY
well i dont really know if they're fingerpicked but i play them by fingerpicking
:D thats a wonderful list guys, great songs, wonderful contribution by everyone. thank u so much guys. i hope this list will help many in this forum, fingerpickin songs are the most sweet sounding songs on the acoustic i'd say. :D
" Take what you can from your dreams and make them real as anything " - Dave Matthews.
When The Children Cry by White Lion, easily my favorite finger picking tune.
My dad would always talk about retirement, and allude to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And I say all you've got at the end of the rainbow is death. You're riding the rainbow right now. - Mark Borchardt
Did I miss it, or has nobody mentioned "House of the Rising Sun" the Animals version? That and "Blackbird" would seem to me to be required practice songs for anyone who wants to start fingerstyle :o
Nice to see Si Bheag, Si Mhor here ... also
Carrickfergus
The Internationale (OK so I'm an ageing red that won't lie down, but it's fun ....)
O'Carolan's Concerto
In fact most things Celtic
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What did the guitarist do when he was told to turn on his amp?
He caressed it softly and told it that he loved it.
