easy song for begginer

[Otuel]

can some one recommend me a easy song , strumming wise
please not a slow one i would like to learn a "energetic" "Happy" song.

thank you !

 

[Hiker]

Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Funk The Dumb Stuff - Tower of Power
Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Louie, Louie - The Kingsmen
Wooly Bully
Gloria
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns n' Roses
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Welcome to the forum!

 

[livinblood]

Puerto Rico, bienvenido Boricua!!

I would have thought a list of Christian songs would have been posted.
Try:
Happy Day - Jesus Culture
More Than Conquerors - Mary Alessi
Eres Todoposeroso - Rojo


I play those all the time. Real easy to strum the chords; well should be easy enough I hope. Let me know.

 

[mrboson]

Puerto Rico, bienvenido Boricua!!

I would have thought a list of Christian songs would have been posted.

I went to a worship conference years ago, and in a guitar breakout session the most useful thing I remember was the guy saying don't be afraid to use secular music as inspiration for the technical aspects of musicianship.

Honestly, I have not learned so much from the popular Christian music we have today. I have learned quite a lot from listening to a long list of good guitarists, whether they are secular or not.

 

[livinblood]

Re:

I went to a worship conference years ago, and in a guitar breakout session the most useful thing I remember was the guy saying don't be afraid to use secular music as inspiration for the technical aspects of musicianship.

Honestly, I have not learned so much from the popular Christian music we have today. I have learned quite a lot from listening to a long list of good guitarists, whether they are secular or not.

That's sad we should be the technical experts with secular artists learning from us! But as you pointed out that is not the case. I want to do my part to break that mold.

 

[mrboson]

That's sad we should be the technical experts with secular artists learning from us! But as you pointed out that is not the case. I want to do my part to break that mold.

Well, we do have Phil Keagy

 

[livinblood]

Well, we do have Phil Keagy

Yeah he is pretty good. I like his e-bow stuff.

 

[SngleCoil]

Ther great new is that if you can strum an open C, G, E minor, D and have a capo, you can play about 99% of today's contemporary Praise and Worship music

...the bad news is that that if you can strum an open C, G, E minor, D and have a capo, you can play about 99% of today's contemporary Praise and Worship music

 

[livinblood]

LoL

Ther great new is that if you can strum an open C, G, E minor, D and have a capo, you can play about 99% of today's contemporary Praise and Worship music

...the bad news is that that if you can strum an open C, G, E minor, D and have a capo, you can play about 99% of today's contemporary Praise and Worship music

Nice one. I'm a proponent of Christians getting to playing original music. If it's blues flavored no problem, just be the inspiration versus trying to sound like someone "famous".

 

[Jack FFR1846]

Little Help from my Friends by the Beatles.

It's easy enough that in my son's guitar school concert (we both took private lessons there at the time), my son played bass, the school owner played drums and I was able to pull the guitar chords and sing.

The funny part is that I DON'T sing....but I did. My son was 9 at the time.

 

[bossking7]

Little Help from my Friends by the Beatles.
.

+1 most Beatles songs are pretty easy.

 

[Otuel]

thank you for the songs.

LOL at the comment of the open G D C Em 99%.

 

[Thighbanez]

I went to a worship conference years ago, and in a guitar breakout session the most useful thing I remember was the guy saying don't be afraid to use secular music as inspiration for the technical aspects of musicianship.

Honestly, I have not learned so much from the popular Christian music we have today. I have learned quite a lot from listening to a long list of good guitarists, whether they are secular or not.

Same here, especially in the Gospel arena I'm in. Everyone says "Listen to the songs and learn from them" but it takes more than that. You have to have more than just an opening riff to learn how the song goes and at least a chord set that is learnable and not improvised differently everytime the song is played.

That's sad we should be the technical experts with secular artists learning from us! But as you pointed out that is not the case. I want to do my part to break that mold.

The best leaders of christian guitar teaching have been Hillsong and that pastor guy...argh, whats his name...can't think of it right now...but they're the only ones I've seen with tutorials on how to play their songs on youtube. Of course, there is no Gospel guitar teaching.
Ever.

 

[livinblood]

So start the gospel guitar teaching brother.

 

[LeftyAl]

I think everyone my age learned ,The house of rising sun. easy to pick up in 5 minutes Am C D F Am E Am E

 

[Jhengsman]

The best leaders of christian guitar teaching have been Hillsong and that pastor guy...argh, whats his name...can't think of it right now...but they're the only ones I've seen with tutorials on how to play their songs on youtube. Of course, there is no Gospel guitar teaching.
Ever.

I think you are talking about Paul Baloche. With his beginning acoustic guitar and the open chord with capo method to get you up and comp'in in the shortest time. He also has many electric guitar and praise team instructionals although the big name like a Lincoln Brewster or Debose are not attached to those products

Or perhaps Chris Tomlin and Matt Maher who often show up on worship together's website. In urban gospel the guitarist is rarely the leader nor just comping big open chords so any tutorial's will be from one of us who choose a song to teach, but the "name" artist would not be attached to the project..

 

[carbon ribs]

There is a great resource I have used called musicademy. They have DVDs and online lessons for guitar (electric and acoustic), bass, keys, etc and it is all based around worship. The head guy is Andy Chamberlain who has played with Matt Redman and others. Really well produced and easy to follow and it's actually meant for worship players! They have a series called song learner that literally steps you through exactly how to play and what to play for certain songs.

BTW I have no affiliation other than being a satisfied customer.

www.musicademy.com

 

[Otuel]

thank you for the website, awesome reference!