I am in the throes of redundancy currently so am prone to bouts of wallowing, and today I brought the Boss along for company. It's Bruce Springsteen, with the classic The River.
You can't go wrong learning Bruce tracks, most of them are fairly simple but very satisfying. On a side note, he appears to be playing the very telecaster I desire in the picture here, it must be a sign. As per usual, the chords can be found from the ever reliable Ultimate Guitar Tabs here.
Today I am choosing one of my all time favourite songs, from one of my all time favourite albums. It is the fantastic I Think I Need A New Heart by The Magnetic Fields, from their seminal classic album 69 Love Songs. If you have never heard it I urge you to check it out, it's exactly as it sounds: 69 pop songs about love, but the level of quality throughout is really something, and the subject of love is approached from every angle, often amusing, and frequently heartbreaking.
The chords can be found on the excellent Stephin Songs website, which has the chords to every Magnetic Fields song committed to tape.
This weekend we are off to see the Elliott Smith documentary Heaven Adores You, and so thought it would be appropriate to learn one of his songs, so I chose one of my favourites, Twilight.
Elliott Smith was notorious for overlaying several guitars (and vocals), so this is a nice one to learn as it can be easily recreated on an acoustic. As always, the chords are courtesy of Ultimate Guitar Tab, and can be found here.
A real blast from the past today, with a slice of pop perfection from Ian Broudie and co., it's Change by the Lightning Seeds.
Okay, it's a bit cheesy, but I bet you enjoyed that really. Also, that first Dm7 in the verse is a lovely, lovely chord. As always, the full chords can be found at Ultimate Guitar Tab here.
Something a little bit sad today, but with some really nice (simple) chords in it: Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees.
I know, I know, too easy! But the idea is more to build up a repertoire, and then explode into spontaneous solos. The chords can once again be found on Ultimate Guitar Tab by clicking here.
Something a bit more challenging today from me to you. I am currently devouring (at an increasingly unhealthy rate) the excellent John Lennon biography "John Lennon - The Life" by Philip Norman, and as such thought I'd learn one of my favourite Beatles tracks. So, today's song is "I'm Looking Through You" from Rubber Soul.
The chords can once again be found on Ultimate Guitar Tab here. See you tomorrow!
For some time I have dreamt of owning a Telecaster electric guitar, and this year I have decided to bite the bullet and buy one. My birthday is coming up next weekend (send cards/gifts/money to Jam & Soe, Jam & Soe Towers, England), and so that is the day I will make my long awaited purchase.
In the run up to this, I thought it would be appropriate to learn some songs to play on my new axe (seems sensible, right?). I have noodled about on acoustic guitars for some years, but figured it was time I actually got good at it. So, I thought I would learn a tune a day (snappy title, I'm surprised no one else has used it...) until I'm up there with Hendrix, or until I run out of free time.
So, day one: a nice easy song to get me started. A bit too easy actually, but thought I'd share these with you to make sure I actually learn them, and so you can if you like as well. I chose "Crash" by the Primitives, a power pop classic, which happened to be on 6music this morning, and also happens to consist of three chords.
The chords can be found on Ultimate Guitar Tabs here, check back tomorrow for something a little more challenging!
