Buxom 96 Report post Posted June 23, 2012 For playing, whether it be guitar, bass, drums, or whatever. It just comes to me effortlessly now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenderGuy1 327 Report post Posted June 23, 2012 Voodoo Chile, Slight return! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrNylon 168 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Mountain - Theme For An Imaginary Western Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damian 1,581 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 My own, of course......And, "Since I've Been Loving You"......Note per note....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riffster 345 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Strangely..."Cumbersome" by Seven Mary Three, not at all my cup of tea but my friends I jam with asked me to learn it for some reason the freaking song stuck in my mind so well I can play it without even thinking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duane v 458 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Little Wing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazerface 18 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 House of the risin sun...ive actually woken up, guitar in hand, while playing it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bender 4 Life 324 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 The ones I "know best" are my own Blues instrumental improvs. Cover songs come & go w/me, in direct relation to how often I play them. right now i'm on a "Howlin' Wolf" kick.... his 2 most often used guitarists were Charlie Waters & Charlie Williams....Wolf played many guitar rythyms himself, as well as his amazing talent w/the Blues Harp. to answer your question, the song I CURRENTLY know best is either: Howlin' Wolf- Change my Way or Howlin' Wolf- Highway 49 also in my current repitore' of "known best" are Howlin' Wolf- How Many More Years SRV- Hug ya,Kiss ya,Squeeze ya ('til my arms fall off) I really enjoy adding an improvised solo to the Wolf songs that have little to no solo. When I grow bored w/my current lineup i'm going to learn some Muddy Waters songs, and tackle a few more from the late great SRV.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
awel 68 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Jonny Lang Lie to me Crossroads clapton All your love Gary Moore Cold Shot SRV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonzoboy 356 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Voodoo Child (slight return),Spanish Castle Magic,Red House-all by J.M.H.-I'm comfortable with all 3 but Voodoo Child presents the biggest challenges,especially with the bend and hammer-ons of the G string near the end,your timing has to be impeccable or else you'll loose it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tman5293 100 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Whole Lotta Love Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Versatile 465 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 If I may slip two into the mix... Wild Thing Huge fun and a choice of Troggs and Hendrix interpretations Not Fade Away Also fun and a homage to Bo Diddley via Buddy Holly and the Stones... V Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FirstMeasure 273 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 "La Grange" I could probably play it without a guitar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cookieman15061 447 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Daytripper The Beatles Been playin' it forever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buliwyf 15 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Born to be Wild - John Kay and Steppen Wolf-the band I had up north played mostly biker runs,bars and partys.You dont ever want to repeat a song but when a giant packed biker says play Born to be Wild again or I'll kill the whole band!You definatly play it again. The Helion\Electric eye - Judas Priest, usually we opened with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaysEpiphone 68 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Hard one to answer really, I let other people tell me that but I have some favorites in my song list's. Likely my own song's but some of the covers hit home for me too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveinspain 385 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Babe I'm gonna Leave you - Led Zeppelin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AXE® 507 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 I apologize. I don't have an answer to this question. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be "It's Not The Way You Rock". (Dirty Looks) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FirstMeasure 273 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 C'mon now Axe, There's an answer. Think about which song you've been able to thoughtlessly rip out for the longest amount of time. Forget your current abilities and think back to when you'd only been playing a year or so. Sure, I know a radio station full of songs like the back of my hand today. But Twenty Years ago is a different story. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AXE® 507 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Okay. Rock Bottom - UFO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buxom 96 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 I must say, diversity is at an all time high But, nice picks, guys. Anything Hendrix would probably take me years to master. (well, the verse parts for All Along The Watch Tower took me all of 20 minutes, but the solos seem terrifying) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FirstMeasure 273 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 I must say, diversity is at an all time high But, nice picks, guys. Anything Hendrix would probably take me years to master. (well, the verse parts for All Along The Watch Tower took me all of 20 minutes, but the solos seem terrifying) Stop thinking about every note Jimi's playing in his solo and look/listen to what he's doing to the scale he's playing. Also, you'll find the same licks that are in jimi's "written" solos are in Jimi's improv, so take in his licks before you take on one of his solos. I use the word "Written" very loosely in this context. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxymusic 17 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 The song I know best is 'Yesterday' by the Beatles, I love to play it on my acoustic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
milod 663 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Hmmmmm... Depends on style to an extent... Just diddling with blues and "old time" progressions and stuff with or without words that I tend to forget - and tended to forget even when I was 19. Fingerpickin' "When you and I were young, Maggie." But likely something like "St. James Infirmary" is about as branded on the brain both lyric and a dozen styles of guitar playing... Or "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out." And yeah stuff I mentioned was older than dirt before I was born, so it's not entirely that I'm older than dirt that I picked 'em as "know best." m Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocketman 176 Report post Posted June 26, 2012 Pretty much every Rush tune until Grace Under Pressure. Studied them note for note. I did learn Caravan and BU2B from their new album. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
