on an electric guitar. I have been thinking a bit about my 'playing' recently and have come to the (blindingly obvious) conclusion that I can play very few tunes from start to finish. Other than those that are fully chord based that is. I learned bits of the intro to some songs, the chord sequence to another song, a version of the lead solo on another etc. etc.
Basically having worked on a song for a few evenings, I get bored and/or sick of it and give up. Even when I am making what I call progress with the song or the guitar bits of the song. A typical example is "I feel fine" by the Beatles. Not difficult to a capable player, I found it tricky enough and having tried to master it for so long, now if I hear it on the radio I feel a sense of revulsion about the song. It is a great song, nice hooks on guitar but the effect on me is as described due to the number of hours I spent trying to nail down all the guitar bits.
So suggestions please on what I might consider learning from start to finish. And/or tips on how to keep it fresh and interesting. I was thinking about "Parisienne Walkways" by Gary Moore, so something along that standard is what I am looking for. I mainly work things out be ear combined with Google for instruction videos and/or tab. But I generally remember it better if I work it out by ear myself.
Thanks guys.
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In terms of choosing songs, at the moment I'm going for songs that have a variety of aspects as apposed to just all chords or all lead playing. I've just finished learning 'Sir Duke' by Stevie Wonder, I didn't just learn the guitar parts but also the horn sections (very cool solo). So that song would be my recommendation to you. I've found that playing something on the guitar that was meant for another instrument is a great way of opening up my playing and adding a bit of variety to my overall ability.
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If you fancy learning PW - go for it, there's enough interesting parts and variation to make it a useful exercise.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
"Hotel California" - there are enough parts there to keep you going, be they the solos, fills or chord work.
If you like "Parisienne Walkways", you could try "Still got the blues" or Santana's "Europa" - they're all very similar and I'm sure someone can confirm or correct me, but I think they're based on the Circle Of Fifths???
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