Songs that work great in C first position

[Indontmiztipe]

I am looking for songs that work particularly well in C first position. I am learning guitar with a teacher now and we decided to start at the very beginning. I currently am learning 2 classical pieces, but i want to do some more stuff so maybe you guys could throw some songs at me that work great in C first position...

Thanks!

[Don Miller]

At band practice last night we dissected "My Girl"...the Temps version...to tighten up the fills/transition between verses, and the modulation...the tune is recorded in C and lays well in first position...particularly the major pentatonic signature line...it modulates to D...its a good one to work on the Motown rhythm, the major pentatonic walk ups, the whole step modulation, and the walk down on the coda....and you can use first position chords all the way thru...

[Joe-Bob]

It's not in C, but Wonderful Tonight works well in open chords.

[Valvey]

La Bamba

[Leon Grizzard]

First part of Under the Double Eagle. Wildwood Flower.

[waparker4]

"Jumper" by Third Eye Blind

[sacizob]

"One more night" - Bob Dylan

[Mjark]

There's a millions songs you can play. Try C Am F G you'll recognize that progression immediately.

[Big John Studd]

How about Jimmy Brown? A great melody and easy to learn "basic" version, it's typically played up in seventh gear but uses "C" chords.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE73TjcXIXM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Krey-_0-TA

[Kingpin]

Whiskey Before Breakfast

[Tim Bowen]

Let It Be, Imagine, Dust in the Wind, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Simple Man, the bluegrass tune Liberty.

[dburns]

No Woman No Cry

[chabby]

Isn't "Wild Horses in that position? And Angie is nearby on Am I think.
Cocaine by Jacskon Browne is in open C. Ya know when its all said and done I don't know all that many songs in C.

[Jack S]

Freight Train is an easy finger-picking song that is often used to learn the style. It is played in first position C most of the time.

[Stefanovich]

"Helpless" by Neil Young. C G F F (repeat)

[sutmo]

Wildwood Flower.

[Indontmiztipe]

Thanks y'all :D made a little list to check on youtube to make a selection! Some nice ideas here :)

[timmytVA]

Tom Petty "Learning to Fly" - F, C, Am, G. Over and over and over.

Cee Lo Green "F*$k You" is C, D7, F and despite the funky vamps, it works pretty well with open chords.

Another fun one is Camper Van Beethoven "Take The Skinheads Bowling" - C, Fmaj7, and G.

And finally, you can do a decent version of U2 "One" in open position - Am, Dsus2, Fmaj7, G for the verse and C, Am, Fmaj7, and C for the chorus.

Tim

[' burn 08]

Originally Posted by chabby

Isn't "Wild Horses in that position? And Angie is nearby on Am I think.
Cocaine by Jacskon Browne is in open C. Ya know when its all said and done I don't know all that many songs in C.

yup- wild horses is mostly in first position. or the version I play is, but I think it is actually keyed in F due the the Bb chord. But then again, the version I play may not be correct. I do have the correct version of Angie but I can't tell you off the top of my head what key as but I'm pretty sure it is not C either. I think is may be F as well, the more I think about it. No wonder those songs aer so hard to sing for me. But I could be wrong.

[' burn 08]

tom petty, mary janes last dance is mostly in first position. I need to re-look up the chorus, but other than that it is just Am-G-D-Am.