{"id":2145,"date":"2016-03-01T08:15:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T08:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/work.cgpsystems.cz\/learnguitarinlondon\/?page_id=2145"},"modified":"2018-02-13T10:10:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T10:10:38","slug":"choosing-the-right-song","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/choosing-the-right-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the right song."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-6188450\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eNV3U8xfo2U?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Choose a song that means something to you. A song that you can never get tired of. You&#8217;ve got to be able to relate to the song and sing it like you mean it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose a song that was meant to be played and sung at the same time. For example singer\/songwriters such as Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It shouldn&#8217;t have any chords that you&#8217;re not familiar with. We&#8217;re trying to keep the guitar simple for your first song. I&#8217;d also make sure there&#8217;s no barre chords, with the exception of the mini F barre chord.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The song shouldn&#8217;t feel too fast for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The guitar part shouldn&#8217;t contain any lead playing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you already sung along to the recording? Make sure the singing fits your range. If you&#8217;re voice is hurting or straining, then this song isn&#8217;t for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure the rhythm guitar is simple to play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you think the song you&#8217;ve chosen is too challenging for you then email me (drue@learnguitarinlondon.com) and I&#8217;ll give you my opinion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Songs that are easy to play and sing at the same time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blowin&#8217; In The Wind &#8211; Bob Dylan<\/p>\n<p>Let It Be &#8211; The Beatles<\/p>\n<p>Hurt (strummed version) &#8211; Johnny Cash<\/p>\n<p>Clocks &#8211; Coldplay<\/p>\n<p>Hard Days Night &#8211; The Beatles<\/p>\n<p>Free Fallin&#8217; &#8211; Tom Petty<\/p>\n<p>Jolene &#8211; (strummed version) Dolly Parton<\/p>\n<p>These Boots Are Made For Walking &#8211; Nancy Sinatra<\/p>\n<p>Hallelujah &#8211; Leonard Cohen<\/p>\n<p>House Of The Rising Sun &#8211; The Animals<\/p>\n<p>The Drugs Don&#8217;t Work &#8211; The Verve<\/p>\n<p>Grenade &#8211; Bruno Mars<\/p>\n<p>Boulevard Of Broken Dreams &#8211; Green Day<\/p>\n<p>One &#8211; U2<\/p>\n<p>Knockin&#8217; On Heavens Door &#8211; Bob Dylan<\/p>\n<p>Video 3 &#8211;\u00a0<a class=\"bogd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/how-to-memorise-the-guitar-part\/\"><strong>How to memorise the guitar part.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[contact-form-7 id=&#8221;10120&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Choose a song that means something to you. 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