Most acoustic guitar beginners like to start off with their favourite song even if they are not completely familiar. That is a big mistake as it not only jeopardizes their headstart but affects their morale should they fail to impress. Realistically, the best way is to play a song that you know even if it may not be your favourite. To give you a better idea, here are 3 simple songs you might consider playing if you are just starting out in guitar play.
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight is an excellent choice among beginner songs. It has just a small number of notes and is simply enough for anyone of any level.
More importantly, the techniques to be used in playing are relatively easy to remember and apply.
Smoke On The Water
Smoke On The Water is more popular with electric guitar beginners.On top of that, it is a huge guitar classic that even the more experienced guitarists will still play. Such as G pentatonic scale.
Johnny B. Goode
If you are a Michael J Fox fan and watched all his Back To The Future movies, you should be very familiar with this song.
In the first 2 movies especially the first, Michael performed with the Starlighters as replacement for one of the band members who had to pull out at last minute due to wrist injury. The result is even better than everyone expected as Michael won them over with his unique style.
Consisting of simple-to-understand techniques, this song can sound really impressive if you intend to entertain family or friends. The 12 bar blues chord progression is relatively easy to learn because it is just centered on A D and E chords.
Acoustic guitar beginners might find it tough when playing for the first time. But once you mastered it, your results will be very rewarding and enable you to even build your guitar career long-term.
But still, it will take some time before you can achieve success and newfound confidence to play more songs. But so long as you have a strong foundation in place and continue building on it day by day, the results might come faster than you or anyone expect.
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