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View Poll Results: What is your favourite fingerstyle song?
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Classical Gas
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31 |
30.39% |
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Cavatina (Deer Hunter Theme)
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5 |
4.90% |
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Romanza (aka Spanish Ballad)
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10 |
9.80% |
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Greensleeves
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12 |
11.76% |
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Scarborough Fair
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11 |
10.78% |
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Dust in the Wind
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14 |
13.73% |
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Streets of London
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8 |
7.84% |
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Freight Train
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1 |
0.98% |
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Blackbird
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12 |
11.76% |
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Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
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12 |
11.76% |
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Stairway to Heaven
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18 |
17.65% |
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Here Comes the Sun
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9 |
8.82% |
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Tears in Heaven
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11 |
10.78% |
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Girl From Ipanema
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6 |
5.88% |
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Take Five (Fingerstyle Jazz)
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4 |
3.92% |
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Mr Sandman (Chet Atkin's Style)
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4 |
3.92% |
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Nobody Loves You When You're Down & Out
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5 |
4.90% |
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Harry Lime Theme
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1 |
0.98% |
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Time in a Bottle
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10 |
9.80% |
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Other (Please specify)
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12 |
11.76% |
December 24th, 2006
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"Time In A Bottle" by Jim Croce for me.
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January 2nd, 2007
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My favourite fingerstyle song
I think my favourite tune is "ANJI" played by simon & Garfunkel, nice bit of finger work.
I will be playing it myself one day.
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January 2nd, 2007
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Playing guitar for over 5 years.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Last Online: December 28th, 2007 02:22 AM
Location: Olympia WA
Posts: 79
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I just cant deside... But if I had to chose, I would have to say "Twelve Sticks"(or AKA I didnt want to join the band or AKA the boy was kissing th girl and playing the guitar at the same time... ya) NEver get tired of it, makes me want to dance every time I hear it.
Its by the Reverend(or blind) gary davis, greatist guitarist of all time. He was blind, poor, never had lessons and only picked with two fingers but got more sound out of his guitar more then any other artist I ever heard. Just amazing.
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January 29th, 2007
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Last Online: January 29th, 2007 10:02 PM
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 16
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Fleetwood Macs Big Love followed by The Chain, Lindsay is such an awesome finger picker.
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January 30th, 2007
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Playing guitar for less than a year.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Last Online: June 10th, 2008 02:05 PM
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 51
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The first time I heard The Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits I was completely blown away. I'd never heard anything like it before and still get goose bumps when I hear it.
"It breaks my heart to see those stars smashing a perfectly good guitar." - John Hiatt
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January 30th, 2007
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Originally Posted by jokeboy
The first time I heard The Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits I was completely blown away. I'd never heard anything like it before and still get goose bumps when I hear it.
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Theres finger style in that song?
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January 31st, 2007
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Unless I've misunderstood what "fingerstyle" is, I would say that yes there is.
"It breaks my heart to see those stars smashing a perfectly good guitar." - John Hiatt
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February 1st, 2007
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If your talking about the sweet lead in that song, thats not finger style. Its just called "lead"  . A finger style song has the player uses there fingers, not a pick, and theres useally a bass line played at the same time theres a lead with one guitar. Its more of a old time style, not heard much in your pop rock music. But assumeing you listen to that type of music from that era, neil young's "needle and the damage done" is a great example of a traditional style of a finger style playing.
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February 1st, 2007
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I wasn't aware Mark Knofler used a pick.
"It breaks my heart to see those stars smashing a perfectly good guitar." - John Hiatt
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February 1st, 2007
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The pick part wasent my main point, lead guitarist could use there bare fingers like, for example, Hubert Sumlin and Albert Collins played lead with there bare fingers. gives it a softer more brisk sound.
Most of the lessons on this site are finger style lessons.
But Im not trying to create a argument... Just saying what I think I know. Im always happy to be corrected when I'm wrong.
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February 2nd, 2007
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It's all good. I'm new to guitar and don't always understand the subtle nuances. I'm learning. Which of course is why I come to this site in the first place. So, if I'm off the mark on certain issues, continue to let me know. "Lively discussions" are healthy and promote learning as long as they remain intelligent and respectful. Thanks.
"It breaks my heart to see those stars smashing a perfectly good guitar." - John Hiatt
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March 15th, 2007
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Didn't know it was multiple choices, Still like Classical Gas but would have voted Stairway to Heaven, Here Comes the Sun and Time in a Bottle in that order or not.
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April 21st, 2007
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Can't pick ONE
She Moves through the Bizarre/Blue Raga, Dance for two people - Davey Graham
Three Hours, From the Morning - Nick Drake
May you never- John Martyn
Needle of Death, As fresh as a sweet Sunday morning - Bert Jansch
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April 21st, 2007
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The fill in the singing and the lead in "Sultans Of Swing" was indeed played fingerstyle by Mark Knopfler. Most of his guitar work is with his bare thumb and fingers.
Here is a link to a fingerstyle instrumental of "Sultans Of Swing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHuGIJxKBiU
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April 21st, 2007
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Playing guitar for over 10 years.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Location: Alabama
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ARRGGG. Realized too late I could choose more than one.
Oh well, Dust in the wind, Yesterday, Time in a bottle, Behind Blue Eyes, Landslide... doubt I could really pick one... but I guess I did.
Ohh, and yes Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler uses fingerpicking, not a guitar pick.
Remember, wherever you go... there you are.
Last edited by Dewy : April 21st, 2007 at 12:13 PM.
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