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February 12th, 2006
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First Song Ever Learned
So what was the first song you ever learned to play on the guitar?
For me it was "Smoke On The Water" but it probably was for thousands of other guitarists too. 
Anyway, how about you?? (c'mon think, think) 
Neil
"Good Music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty" Thomas Beecham
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February 12th, 2006
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Last Online: July 26th, 2007 07:58 PM
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For me, it was Kumbaya (I have no idea how to spell it...) It was just A E and D
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February 12th, 2006
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Member
Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: April 2nd, 2006 10:29 PM
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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for me the first song i learned was knocking on heavens door. Now i am trying to learn house of the risisng sun and classical gas(best song in the world) woot
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February 12th, 2006
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: July 1st, 2007 09:34 AM
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I think the first riff I ever learned on an electric guitar was The Beatles "I Want You". I remember learning it on my high school buddy's aluminum-necked Kramer. The first full-blown barre chord progression that leaps to mind is "Sunshine of Your Love", but I may have had "Smoke on the Water" figured by then. When I finally broke down and bought my own acoustic (Epiphone Page Ranking-200, c. 1984) a few years later, I snagged a Jim Croce song book with it. The first song that I can recall playin' and singin' was likely "New York's Not My Home". I think I'll give it a go right now. It's snowing like crazy here in Jersey.
Thanks for jogging that memory, Neil.
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February 12th, 2006
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Last Online: April 17th, 2008 07:21 PM
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hey joe by jimi hendrix...not exactly like hendrix played it...just the intro and then the chords.
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February 12th, 2006
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Moderator
Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Last Online: January 23rd, 2008 08:22 AM
Location: Columbus, GA
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'Dr. Love' by KISS. Learned the song and could play it in about 15 minutes; within 8 months I could play the entire KISS ALIVE! double LP set.
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February 12th, 2006
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Full Member
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Last Online: July 29th, 2008 06:54 AM
Location: New Zealand
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Does JT picking count?
"happiness is... a new guitar"
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February 12th, 2006
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Grand Member
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Last Online: January 13th, 2007 04:17 PM
Location: INDIA
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I started my finger-picking with "Love me Tender" - Elvis Presly 
No one can master every aspect of guitar playing, they just get better everyday.
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February 12th, 2006
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Full Member
Playing guitar for over 10 years.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Last Online: October 8th, 2008 11:20 PM
Location: Topeka, Kansas
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First ever song that I could play & sing is Hoochie Coochie Man. Just doin' the power chord, Chicago shuffle thing.
An ambassador for Christ - David Tannen
John 14:21 "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."
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February 14th, 2006
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Newcomer
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Last Online: April 9th, 2006 10:00 AM
Location: Jefferson City, Tennessee
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I believe the first song I tried was Louie Louie then Wendy, then progressed to Smoke on the water, Iron man, and alot of Sabbath. Guess now I showed my age...oooops. I have progressed though now I do Santana, and many others...I guess I am growing up..lmao
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February 15th, 2006
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Grand Member
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Neil Young's Heart of Gold
First guitar song?
Heart of Gold by Neil Young.
Simple, straight strumming, E minor to D.
Lots of subtleties to that song, but a good one to start with.
I fooled around a bit with Space Oddity, which I stumbled across by accident while playing chords.
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February 17th, 2006
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Newcomer
Playing guitar for less than a year.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Last Online: 3 Weeks Ago 08:12 PM
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More than Words by Extreme. A little cheesy, perhaps, but I still like to play it.
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February 17th, 2006
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: September 24th, 2006 08:25 PM
Location: California
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La Bamba. 
LORENA
Pronounced LOR-REH-NUH and not LOR-RAY-NUH. Nevermind. Just call me LORI.
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February 17th, 2006
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Full Member
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Last Online: 3 Days Ago 08:48 AM
Location: Belgrade,Serbia
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Stairway To Heaven (without guitar solo) from Led Zeppelin
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February 17th, 2006
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Location: Campbell River, B.C. Canada
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Jingle Bells years ago as well as the smoke on the water riff.. but thats all I learned...
never really played....and gave up easily
since starting for real 9 months ago, the first song I learned was chords for "Knocking on Heaven's Door" .. man it was a tough slog
Hey.. Canuck Todd
does straight strumming mean DUDUDUDU down/up for Heart of Gold?
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