How to Learn New Things as an Adult

Re:How to Learn New Things as an Adult by scallycat on Monday March 20, 2017 @11:10AM (#13914834)

Knocking On Heaven's Door was the first 'real' song I could make sound halfway decent.

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Re:How to Learn New Things as an Adult by criddell on Monday March 20, 2017 @11:15AM (#13914859)

Bob Dylan's version?

Any other suggestions?

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Re:How to Learn New Things as an Adult by scallycat on Monday March 20, 2017 @11:29AM (#13914977)

Yes, Dylan's version, you can do it with only about four chords.

Others I have enjoyed learning are REM's Country Feedback (not the slide bit, the chords) and Bowie's cover of Jacques Brel's Amsterdam - this has an F but you can get away with Fmaj7, which is much easier.

I'm very much a beginner too - coming towards the end of the Justin Guitar beginner's course. The song book that goes along with it has some good tunes.

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Re:How to Learn New Things as an Adult by mattmanser on Monday March 20, 2017 @03:25PM (#13916932)

That reminds me, Blowing in the wind's an incredibly easy to learn song too, four chords, easy progressions, only one quick change to an easy Em (I believe).

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/bob_dylan/blowin_in_the_w...

You can also do it without the Em, but it doesn't sound as good.

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/bob_dylan/blowin_in_the_w...

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