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Easy Songs to Start (Guitar Teachers)
I get asked this quite a lot, so thought it may be worth popping a thread in here about it.
Great songs to get MOST students going, depending on their age and what the recognise. I firmly believe that they need to have some idea of the song and that way they’ll practice it – as its ‘made real in their universe’.
Seven Nation Army – one string riff and introduces G and A major chords.
Sunshine Of Your Love – cool riff, uses different fingers, and introduces 3 chords that can be played open.
Beat It – again good riff, people know it, chords can be played open. I do this in standard tuning as they wont be playing along to the track at this stage anyway.
Hold Back The River- using just the high E string, made simple. Great fo young kids.
Songbird – Oasis G and Emi7Dave
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Hi Dave,
Your choices definitely are great options as good easy songs. A few more ideas:
Superstition main riff-Is a really good one to learn how to mute strings with the left hand to get that extra percussive element.
Highway to Hell- Very well known,open chords and great for reinforce pulse.
Sabbra Cadabra – Every beginner metal head is very keen to learn this one and is a good riff for introducing hammer-ons and pull-offs.Gael
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Some nice suggestions!
I particularly like to use:
Singing in the Rain – A and E7 (or G and D7 and riff on open strings)
Johnny B Goode – A, D and E7 + whatever basic blues riffs you want to throw in. Leads nicely into learning the pentatonic and blues scale, too.