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NEW MEMBER!
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Dallas
Age: 40
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Acoustic Set List
I am putting together a set list for ultimate solo acoustic gig. One guitar; one vocalist, little or no effects. Its been a long time since I have played out so I am curious to know what people play/want to hear at "coffee shop type" gigs. Neil Young? Beatles?, Dave Matthews?
What is the ultimate acoustic set list? |
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Friend of Leo's
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: TEXAS
Age: 40
Posts: 2,069
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Well....
are you already committed to playing at a particular place? I guess somewhere in DFW? The client base can vary pretty well around there depending.
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Tele-Afflicted
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: greenville, sc
Posts: 1,856
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set list
for Beatles...i'd go with:
"And I Love Her" it isn't played as often as "Yesterday" and it makes the girls swoon "In My Life" great lyrics, and the simple little guitar lick is so cool. "Hard Day's Night" works surprising well as a solo acoustic number. that first chord kills! "Ticket to Ride" slowed down a little, it's outstanding when played acoustic. again a great little guitar lick that is simple but still genius. "Yellow Submarine" don't laugh, everybody loves to sing along on this one "Something" another swooner and you can alway play "Yesterday" if somebody asks for it
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Here's a few I do:
Beatles: Blackbird Norweigen Wood I'm only sleeping Yesterday Dylan: Positively 4th Street She belongs to me I also like to mix in an acoustic version of the AC/DC classic "You shook me All Night Long". It goes over great! Think outside the box a bit and re-work a few hard rock tunes to acoustic ballads. Throws people off guard and you can imprint your style :) PK
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Tele-Meister
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New York
Age: 37
Posts: 369
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Id really like to hear more 50s songs being played.....Upbeat happy songs....Blues song are great but most songs nobody has ever heard of....And if you sing alot of the Blues songs they start sounding the same...Buddy Holly....Chuck Berry....That type of stuff...Gotta get those customers feet tappin...
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Friend of Leo's
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Hard to say - depends on the audience and what they are expecting.
Although I mostly play Deep Blues one that is working real well for me is a medley in Open D tuning. Starts with "Amazing Grace" goes into the Stones "Prodigal Son" and ends with a Cream-esque version of "Spoonful." Some other non-blues tunes ones I enjoy and which get a pretty good response are: Copperhead Road (Steve Earle) She Talks to Angels (Black Crowes) Gallows Poll (Zep version) Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (Zep version) Angie (Stones) Vigilante Man (Woody Guthrie) Jack Johnson (Tom Russell) Oops, I Did It Again (Britney Spears) - I love playing this song on acoustic. It will get an audience - who usually does not want to admit they know the song - to sing along. Something I stole from Dave Alvin is a medley of: Woody's Do Re Mi and Chuck Berry's Promised Land. Works really well on acoustic.
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"I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks." John Lee Hooker |
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TDPRI Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Central Illinois
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I do a one man show, and outside of originals, I do Eagles, Tom Petty, CCR, and Neil Young as you mentioned, is an excellent choice along with Beatles. I've also done Alice In Chains, Green Day, Billy Joe, and Todd Snider. Seems like the well known stuff goes over better.
Later ...................weedman
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ottawa
Age: 27
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Some suggestions...songs that I use in regular acoustic rotation are in bold:
Beatles Till There Was You Things We Said Today I'll Follow The Sun You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) I'm Looking Through You In My Life For No One With A Little Help From My Friends The Fool On The Hill Dear Prudence I'm So Tired Julia Revolution 1 Something Here Comes The Sun Two Of Us Across The Universe The Long And Winding Road Get Back Hey Jude (great singalong) Dave Matthews Band Crash Into Me Coldplay Yellow Trouble In My Place Clocks Fix You Speed of Sound A Message Swallowed In The Sea 'Till Kingdom Come God Put A Smile On Your Face The Scientist Green Eyes U2 One Running To Stand Still I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Trip Through Your Wires Love Is Blindness Stay (Faraway, So Close!) The First Time Miss Sarajevo If God Will Send His Angels Staring At The Sun If You Wear That Velvet Dress The Ground Beneath Her Feet Stateless In A Little While Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own One Step Closer Original Of The Species Bruce Springsteen Atlantic City Brothers Under The Bridge Brilliant Disguise Highway 29 I'm On Fire If I Should Fall Behind Long Time Comin' Mansion On The Hill Nebraska Nothing Man One Step Up Spirit In The Night Straight Time The Ghost Of Tom Joad Valentine's Day Waitin' On A Sunny Day You're Missing
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Friend of Leo's
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Houston, Texas
Age: 48
Posts: 2,424
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Hmm
I play songs that work for my vocal range. I like a lot of music, but if I can't hit every note to a song, no matter how much I love it, it comes off the list.
I am country fan, and my voice fits certain artists better than others. I see that you may not be a country singer type, so I won't bother listing what works for me.
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TDPRI Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Guilderland, NY
Age: 18
Posts: 23
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ULTIMATE acoustic set
"Blackbird"- The Beatles
"Don't Think Twice It's Alright"- Bob Dylan "The Loner"- Neil Young (acoustic version of this song is BRILLIANT) "The Lee Shore"- David Crosby "I've Got A Name"- Jim Croce "Malted Milk"- Robert Johnson (covered by Clapton on Unplugged) "What Would You Say?"- DMB those are a few of my favorites-- most Dylan works (try not to pick any that are too cliche'd lol) and Neil Young is great good luck with your gig! |
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Tele-Meister
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NYC, Dallas
Posts: 154
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putting a more youthful spin on this list to add to the already mentioned great older stuff O.o
dave matthews #41 - this is a must imo. www.howiefan.com has a really good tab for howie day's voicings. it's just a beautiful song regardless of the enigmatic lyrics. lie in our graves- fun riff (both from the album Crash) radiohead is also great acoustic creep high and dry (the bends) fake plastic trees (the bends) coldplay is nice, though they tend towards non standard tuning which could prove difficult/not worth it for an acoustic set Toto Africa- you can actually tease this out of the #41 chorus (Em Cadd9 G D) Better than Ezra At the Stars Live Again Ryan Adams Wonderwall (amazing cover, far far better than the original) Howie Day all his early stuff was acoustic and live John Mayer anything by this man is pretty solid imo Also a neat trick is Am F C G and you can play the same thing and sing at least 5 songs to it. off the top of my head theres Save Tonight Machinehead What if God was One of Us? All for You- sister hazel? Demons-guster Either way-guster My Stupid Mouth- John mayer and the list goes on btw, when are you playing and where? i might be in town.
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Just an example of how ya can really play around with it all - the other week I started playing CCR's "Born on the Bayou" in Open E tuning. Got this funky Mississippi Hill Country style drone thing going on with the bridge played on the low strings. Just rumbled. Felt we needed something fun to spice the setlist up a bit and this really fits the bill.
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Friend of Leo's
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Charlottesville, VA
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Just Say No. Bruce Springsteen's The River is a nice acoustic number and so is the Who's Behind Blue Eyes. Lennon's You've got to hide you love away is a nice one that doesn't get played often. |
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Nanci Griffiths "trouble in these fields"
David Wilcox "eye of the hurricane" dylan "you're a big girl now" Danny O'Keefe "Goodtime Charlie's got the blues" "Quits" Jackson Browne "Ready Or Not" Gene Clark "Tried So Hard" Byrds "Mr. Spaceman" Beatles "Why don't we do it in the road" "we can work it out" Neil Young "Comes a time" "Already One" "War of Man" Amee Chapman "Makeup in the makeout room" John Gorka "Grand Larceny" Hank Thompson "six pack to go" Merle Haggard "I take a lot of pride in what I am" John Stewart "California Bloodlines" Little Feat "Willin" (get the audience to sing with you... they'll like the weed whites and wine part) Jerry Jeff Walker "Up against the wall redneck mother" Townes Van Zandt "mr. mudd and mr. gold" "talking thunderbird blues" |
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Neil Young: Heart Of Gold
Comes a time Needle And the Damage Done World On A a String Four Strong Winds Prarie Winds Grateful Dead- Sugaree Me And My Uncle Bertha Uncle John's Band Ripple Jack Straw Beatles-Blackbird You Got To Hide Your Love Away I've Just Seen A Face Bob Dylan- Your Gonna Make Me Lonsome When You Go Tangled Up in Blue Maggie's Farm Seals And Croft-Summer Breeze Acoustic Blues (Various Artists); Red Rooster Stormy Monday Spoonfull I Can't Quit You Baby Born Under A Bad Sign Smokestack Lightning Boom Boom Suzie-Q Stone Temple Pilots-Plush Flies In The Vasaline Willie Nelson-Shores Of Old Mexico Stay All Night Whiskey River Harder they Come
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There are lots of good/easy Tom Petty tunes.......
Great Wide Open Learning to Fly Last Dance With Mary jane Wildflowers CSNY Southern Cross Helplessly Hoping Treetop Flyer Eagles Hotel California Take It Easy The Jayhawks Blue Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl Elvis Costello Olivers Army Allison Red Shoes Everyday I Write the Book
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Tele-Holic
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NoVa
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Pink Floyd "Wish you were here" and
how about the Talking Heads Psycho Killer or Naive Melody - that one is pretty.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Chicago
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Fingerstyle/Hybrid:
Kris Kristofferson - Lovin Her Was Easier (I like Waylon's vers. best on Live) Waylon Jennings - Freedom To Stay Flatpick: Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin Dwight Yoakam - Honky Tonk Man |
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Sister Golden Hair, A Horse With No Name
Amie Night Moves 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Slip Sliding Away Forever In Blue Jeans Desperado She's Got A Way
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