What song are you learning to play?

Ness · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:55 pm

I'm trying to learn "Night Crawler" by Judas Priest. I'm relatively new to the guitar, but I've managed to get the opening riff down, although it still sounds completely butchered. Anyway, are there any more noobs like me learning how to play a song? Or even an expert trying to master a song?

Btw, Specify the instrument you play.

rio · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:58 pm

I am trying to play "26-2", "Giant Steps" and "Countdown" (All Coltrane) on the ol' saxophone... Actually this is what I've being trying to do for the best part of a decade now. Getting.... slowly........closer.

Stefan · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:02 am

rio wrote:

I am trying to play "26-2", "Giant Steps" and "Countdown" (All Coltrane) on the ol' saxophone... Actually this is what I've being trying to do for the best part of a decade now. Getting.... slowly........closer.

countdown is a bitch isn't it ?

glad you're getting closer but wouldn't that be better to just try to find your own style ? :roll:

rio · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:18 am

T.I.E. wrote:

rio wrote:

I am trying to play "26-2", "Giant Steps" and "Countdown" (All Coltrane) on the ol' saxophone... Actually this is what I've being trying to do for the best part of a decade now. Getting.... slowly........closer.

countdown is a bitch isn't it ?

glad you're getting closer but wouldn't that be better to just try to find your own style ? :roll:

a) I'm sure you know that individuality in jazz music is not necessarily about composing new songs. "My Favourite Things" isn't a Coltrane song, but I hope you'll agree he plays it in his own style. How do you know I am not trying to play Giant Steps in my own way? :wink:

b) Technique is crucial in jazz! Totally irrespective of my own individual music, I want to have a competitive technique. I will know I have achieved this, once I can play some good solos over those songs

WinterIsComing · **Joined:** Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:23 am **Posts:** 1025

Oops, I Did It Again by Brittney Spears

Instrument: penis

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:28 am

I've been scouring around for the easiest songs to play for the bass. So far, I've got Lacuna Coil's "Heaven's A Lie" and Rammstein's "Klavier" down pretty well.

And as much as I want to, I probably won't be playing any Dream Theater or Cryptopsy anytime soon.

I'll probably have more soon, though.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:35 am

WinterIsComing wrote:

Oops, I Did It Again by Brittney Spears

Instrument: penis

Small instruments are a pain to play.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:22 am

Oh, yeah, I also got the riff from Candlemass's "Solitude" down.

Stefan · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:32 am

rio wrote:

T.I.E. wrote:

rio wrote:

I am trying to play "26-2", "Giant Steps" and "Countdown" (All Coltrane) on the ol' saxophone... Actually this is what I've being trying to do for the best part of a decade now. Getting.... slowly........closer.

countdown is a bitch isn't it ?

glad you're getting closer but wouldn't that be better to just try to find your own style ? :roll:

a) I'm sure you know that individuality in jazz music is not necessarily about composing new songs. "My Favourite Things" isn't a Coltrane song, but I hope you'll agree he plays it in his own style. How do you know I am not trying to play Giant Steps in my own way? :wink:

b) Technique is crucial in jazz! Totally irrespective of my own individual music, I want to have a competitive technique. I will know I have achieved this, once I can play some good solos over those songs

a) I know that....
b)but maybe you're not fit to play exactly like Coltrane did... there's a reason why there are so few virtuosi like him and, though I'd be very happy for you to reach that level of excellence, I think you have to be realistic.. you're not Trane ! so play Countdown your own way (the best you can of course), record it and send me an mp3... I'd like to hear that !

rio · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:56 pm

T.I.E. wrote:

rio wrote:

T.I.E. wrote:

rio wrote:

I am trying to play "26-2", "Giant Steps" and "Countdown" (All Coltrane) on the ol' saxophone... Actually this is what I've being trying to do for the best part of a decade now. Getting.... slowly........closer.

countdown is a bitch isn't it ?

glad you're getting closer but wouldn't that be better to just try to find your own style ? :roll:

a) I'm sure you know that individuality in jazz music is not necessarily about composing new songs. "My Favourite Things" isn't a Coltrane song, but I hope you'll agree he plays it in his own style. How do you know I am not trying to play Giant Steps in my own way? :wink:

b) Technique is crucial in jazz! Totally irrespective of my own individual music, I want to have a competitive technique. I will know I have achieved this, once I can play some good solos over those songs

a) I know that....
b)but maybe you're not fit to play exactly like Coltrane did... there's a reason why there are so few virtuosi like him and, though I'd be very happy for you to reach that level of excellence, I think you have to be realistic.. you're not Trane ! so play Countdown your own way (the best you can of course), record it and send me an mp3... I'd like to hear that !

Hope so.... If I can find the not-too-expensive microphone I've been looking for I'll definitely do that.

Metalhead_Bastard · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:33 pm

Metallica-Master of Puppets
On guitar, I've got all the intro down, and the rythm under the singing "End of passion play"etc.

Goat · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:49 pm

Piano, "Twinkle twinkle little star"

December Flower · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:08 pm

Grave Digger - Rebellion, on drums.

Very easy but it's the first song I'm actually trying to learn

Fingon · **Joined:** Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:11 pm **Posts:** 3207

Iron Maiden- The Trooper on drums, not learning though, just rehearsing for a gig, it's been quite a while when i played this song

*dzung,ts ts ts ts-dzung..*

Lord Jotun · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:29 pm

Learning to play the new stuff I'm writing for my band (I'm on bass, btw). I want to try something different this time, but since I'm not that technical at all (not that these songs could be defined "technical" anyway) I'm having a tough time. Still, I feel like I'm trying to push my limits further, and that's good.

JÃ¼rgen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:46 pm

Shredding and wailing.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 am

I'm learning to play the bassline to Mayhem's "Life Eternal"!

Advent · **Joined:** Sat Dec 10, 2005 7:44 pm **Posts:** 36

Keyboard on Children of Bodom's "Trashed, Lost, and Strungout"

Dead Machine · **Joined:** Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:24 pm **Posts:** 2527

Legacy Of The Night wrote:

I'm learning to play the bassline to Mayhem's "Life Eternal"!

THIS IS ABOUT TO BE:
A joke you won't get unless you've listened to Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas.

WHAT bassline?

THIS HAS BEEN:
A joke you won't get unless you've listened to Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas.

Anonymous · **Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:03 am

well, im not learning any song on the drums atm, but I just learned Marty Friedman- Rockbox.

Easy.

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