Reply With QuoteOther than the songs from the old Mel Bay books, the first rock song I learned (and this REALLY shows my age!) was "American Pie"...I'm guessing I was around 10 years old??
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It was "Red River Valley" from the old Mel Bay books. My Dad had bought himself a Yamaha acoustic (wish I still had it) and the Mel Bay book and between the book and a friend of his helping him, he was going to "learn how to play guitar". Well, he gave up in a couple of months, but my brother and I both learned a few chords and songs from that book.
He finally sold the Yamaha and bought my brother and I our first electrics, which I also have much regrets for getting rid of later on.
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Other than the songs from the old Mel Bay books, the first rock song I learned (and this REALLY shows my age!) was "American Pie"...I'm guessing I was around 10 years old??
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The one that started it all.. "that's alright mamma" Elvis.
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My earliest memory of a song is "Secret agent man" atleast the 2 string riff, and eventually enough chords for "House of the rising sun" thanks to mel bay ofcourse
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Either Streets of London or House of the Rising Sun. It was so long ago.
Electric: Fat strat > Korg PB > TS7 > DS1 > DD-20 > Cube 60 (Fender model)
Acoustic: Guitar > microphone > audience
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Amazing Grace.
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Rocket ,thats sounds Really good, and nice playing as well !
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Just to make this clear... that's not me! I can't play one of those.Originally Posted by Andy
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Taps was the first song that I played on guitar. My folks were military.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
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Get out the Peavey Mace, dime that thing, and pound out Reveille with a full distortion chain running. That'll get those girls at your house moving on a Saturday morning.Taps was the first song that I played on guitar. My folks were military.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
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They'd kill me and PMS me for the rest of my life.Get out the Peavey Mace, dime that thing, and pound out Reveille with a full distortion chain running. That'll get those girls at your house moving on a Saturday morning.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Reverend Rawk
And they won't anyway?
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my thoughts exactly
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And you a man of the cloth ...
Electric: Fat strat > Korg PB > TS7 > DS1 > DD-20 > Cube 60 (Fender model)
Acoustic: Guitar > microphone > audience
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Hey Ya - Outkast
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Not sure about the first, but the first three were:
1. Opening riff from Secret Agent Man (coolest ever).
2. Mr Tambourine Man (not the scary difficult Byrds riff, though
3. House of the Rising Sun (of course).
I'm sure a musical archeologist will be able to pin down my exact age from the above.
Bob
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My very first song(s) were those from "Play Along With The Ventures" album I got along with an F-holed acoustic guitar for Xmas when I was 10.
I learned two of the 4 songs on the album. If I remembered right they were Pipeline and Honky Tonk.
At age 16 I'm in a surf band.
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The Wedding Song by Peter, Paul and Mary *sheesh*. I was 15 and a chick in my church choir wanted to do it for a wedding with guitar. My dad had a guitar in his closet so I "stole" it. The cassette that she lent me to work it out had a skip for about 5 seconds. I could never hear that song without hearing the skip in my mind. Turned out well though.
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