[davito]

Any ideas? Stairway to heaven, layla, etc..

[coldethyl]

Do you mean something that is completely acoustic or a song that predominantly uses acoustic guitar in part of the song?

These are a few examples of total acoustic instrumentals: Little Martha (Duanne Allman), Tears In The Rain (Joe Satriani), 316 (EVH), Mood For A Day (Steve Howe), Clap (Steve Howe), Embryonic Journey (Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane)

Is that what you meant?

BTW, welcome to the forum davito!

[cshude]

Too many great ones to put one at number one. I'll throw in "Dead or Alive" as a fun one I like to play, though.

[5akers]

Beautiful - by Shawn McDonald

God Bless

[Stratrat]

"From the Beginning" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer always comes to mind when I think of acoustic songs I really like.

[iltpff]

Originally Posted by Stratrat

"From the Beginning" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer always comes to mind when I think of acoustic songs I really like.

Absolutely Stratrat..that is a great one! Especially the beginning and first part..

[Lcjones]

davito,

I'm sure you've just opened a long topic of conversation!

Acoustically speaking, there are no doors or walls that confine an acoustical guitar piece. Each individual acoustic guitar melody is righteous in its own way. Your first suggestions, Stairway To Heaven and Layla, while acoustically adaptable as well as important, are not acoustic melodies in their original context.

There are a multitude of acoustic guitar genres to pick from. However, noting that this is your first post and you're from Tampa, I would seriously suggest going to iTunes and sampling the music of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Paul Stookey, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Marley, Merle Travis, Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Sebastian, John Prine, Taj Mahal, Paul Simon, Robert Johnson, to name just a few. I would also suggest sampling different ethnic acoustic guitar melodies such as American Piedmont, Celtic/Britannia, Germanic, American Western, Mid-Eastern, Gypsy, Latino, Mississippi Delta Blues, American Appalachian as well as Slack and Asiatic Guitar from the Pacific Rim. And never forget the classical genre.

In order to find the "best" acoustic song for you to play, you must sample a very wide variety of acoustic guitar music. Don't limit yourself or your mind to one acoustic sampling such as Stairway to Heaven. The world of acoustic guitar is as vast as the world we live in. And it ever increases.

It's up to you.



Les

[doug russell]

l like Layla, but I got so many that I like, "Love of my life" by Brian May. Classical gas,some of "Roy Buchanan" stuff if awesome, and "Tommy E" is the man as far as I'm concerned. That man can't do wrong with me.

[dougp23]

Probably something like "Sugar Mountain" by Neil Young.

[Rockerbob]

I know the one true answer, but I'm not telling.

[andmoreagain]

Rockerbob

Here's a little wink for you as I know the answer as well

Cheers

[carol m]

Obviously, any of Kirk's fingersyle lesson songs

[macmoondoggie]

Originally Posted by Rockerbob

I know the one true answer, but I'm not telling.

I also know RB. But we are the keepers of the great mysteries such as this.

[doug russell]

Originally Posted by carol m

Obviously, any of Kirk's fingersyle lesson songs

But of course! ( Now that's sucking up)

[skinnybloke]

Originally Posted by davito

The Best Acoustic Guitar song?

I Googled this, apparently, we get to hear it in the year 2525, just after I learn how to play the F Chord.