New songs you're learning

[jethrodog]

Sounds like we have quite a few guitarists and other musicians here. Just wondering what songs you have been learning lately.

I've been working on:

Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Jambi - Tool
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Broken - Seether

[Lisa*]

I started learning 2day actually.. i started learning a few years ago but i asked a mate 2 teach me nd he sed yes

so yeh currently working on Wild thing

yes i do no it's like three chords and the easiest thing to play but i just started 2day

I suck @ power chords... my fingers a weird

Lisa.xxx =]

[essex sucks]

u have too dance like theres nobody waching/dave sheff
here comes the sun/beatles

on bass

surfing usa/beach boys
day tripper/the beatles

[jethrodog]

My wife is learning on the bass:

Neon - Jon Mayer
No Rain - Blind Melon
Bombtrack - Rage

[hypersoniq]

Guitar:
Basically anything in Sublime's catalog, particularly the acoustic songs. Also learning "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against THe Machine justto see if I can Play and "Sing" it at the same time

Bass:
Continuing to learn Reggae (marley, sublime) and occasionally venturing back to some of the more intricate work by Mike Dirnt (Green Day) such as J.A.R.

Otherwise I'm working on recording an instrumental version of O Holy Night at my wife's request. Trying to get it done in time to load it on the iPod Nano I got her for Christmas. Trying for a Trans-Siberian Orchestra "feel" (at least 3 or 4 guitar tracks, Bass, Drums (MIDI, Neal Peart I Ain't!)) without sounding exactly like it.

[jethrodog]

That sounds sweet. My guitar teacher is really into recording/producing. He has a studio in his house. I've been foolin' with getting some recording software and trying to see just how bad I would suck on tape!!

[hypersoniq]

Home recording is a blast. It gets a bit time consuming since I don't play drums to sit and painstakingly program a MIDI drumtrack for each song, but it sounds cool when done.
I have a 10ch. HDD ZOOM MRS-1266 recorder for capturing raw tracks but do all of my editing on my PC with Cakewalk Sonar2 software.

[isaluteyou]

im busy learning "like a hurricane" by neil young (live in berlin version) theres no tab for the live version of the solo so im doing it by ear which is a little bit tedious.

[essex sucks]

i am a sound tece and have a euro rack 62 track mixer in my room which goes into the pc and i record that way and it also works as the pa for my band and tv sound too

[jethrodog]

im busy learning "like a hurricane" by neil young (live in berlin version) theres no tab for the live version of the solo so im doing it by ear which is a little bit tedious.

Have you tried using a program called Transcribe!, if you haven't you should check it out. You can take any song and slow it down, speed it up, use the equalizer to take out the singing or the bass, etc, or take everything out excapt the guitar, so then you can just hear the notes and then record which note is being played. It makes writing your own tab sooo much easier.

[MyanRellick]

I play drums mostly but know a little of everything.

The band I'm in right now is working on a couple covers...

Message in a Bottle By The Police
Boys of Summer Cover By The Ataris
Inside Out by Eve 6

I'm learning various Marley songs on the ukulele.

[isaluteyou]

im busy learning "like a hurricane" by neil young (live in berlin version) theres no tab for the live version of the solo so im doing it by ear which is a little bit tedious.

Have you tried using a program called Transcribe!, if you haven't you should check it out. You can take any song and slow it down, speed it up, use the equalizer to take out the singing or the bass, etc, or take everything out excapt the guitar, so then you can just hear the notes and then record which note is being played. It makes writing your own tab sooo much easier.

I have heard of it just never got round to getting it. Its ok though i usually end up gtting the main sections done then i improvise on top in the style he played it. Its more fun that way. I did that for nothing else matters and turned a short solo into a 5 minte epic (my bands going through an enigma style atmosphere with extremelly long lead breaks. I love it though going for a 7 minute improvised solo is a lot of fun

I started learning 2day actually.. i started learning a few years ago but i asked a mate 2 teach me nd he sed yes

so yeh currently working on Wild thing

yes i do no it's like three chords and the easiest thing to play but i just started 2day

I suck @ power chords... my fingers a weird

Lisa.xxx =]

Some of the greatest songs ever written were done on 3 chords.

Power chords arnt so bad just practise and you will get them

[tomcat360]

G-C-D is probably 60% of all songs...goes to show you can do a lot with a little.

I just finished up learning Stevie Ray Vaughan's Little Wing. Good song. I can't play it with as much emotion as he does.

Right now I'm playing a bunch of ska, really easy stuff, just barre cords.

And for all you bassist out there: check out some Victor Wooten or Les Claypool.

[Driftingalong]

Yeah, Les rocks...

I've learned:
Southbound Pachyderm
John the Fisherman
Too Many Puppies
Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver
DMV (not all of it)
Jerry Was a Race Car Driver (not all of it)
My Name is Mud (not all of it)


I havn't even attempted anthing Victor Wooten; that stuff's insane!

[jethrodog]

Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver is one of the best songs ever. And it is insane to play. Tip of the hat to you. I haven't even attempted to get into Primus. The old fat fingers just don't have the jump.

[tomcat360]

I think that probably DMV, My name is mud, and jerry was a racecar driver are probably their best. One of my friends I jam with sometimes plays a lot of his stuff.

Heard any of Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade?

Oh yeah, and anybody else know that he tried out for Metallica in high school? Him and Kirk Hammet went to school together, when he tried out, everyone was just kinda like...."umm, I think you're too good for us...."

I always found that hilarious.

[jethrodog]

I Bet you look good on the dance floor - Arctic Monkeys

fun to play, learned it last night in 2 hours, just have to learn to play it better and quicker. sweet little song

[essex sucks]

hay jd have u got the full tab for here comes the sun. as i can not work it out from the sheet music

[The_WHV_Goose]

[quote="jethrodog"]I Bet you look good on the dance floor - Arctic Monkeys

fun to play, learned it last night in 2 hours, just have to learn to play it better and quicker. sweet little song[/quote]

Jethrodod, which chords do you use for that?

All, I've got a Korg mixing studio, but haven't mastered it at all. Is it easier to get stuff done through the pc instead? Which software is good?

[essex sucks]

i use cool editer pro versoin 9 but you can not get hold of it easy. but i think there is a lower program that is good for home recording