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Learn and Master Guitar: Top 5 Easy
Camp Songs
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Camp songs sound best on acoustic guitar which brings us to our
first problem ... how do you create an interesting version of
your favorite song that can be played entirely on acoustic
guitar?
Even the best guitar players spend about 85% of their time
playing rhythm guitar accompanying singers and other musicians at
parties, jam sessions ,gospel songs at family get together's
etc.,
Which brings me to problem number two ...learning guitar chords
can be boring, and physically demanding, often the player is
confronted with difficult chord shapes that don't sound anything
like the recorded version. The end result is sore fingers and
lack of motivation.
Here's 5 easy songs to learn and keep in your repertoire, you
will be glad you these!
Song 1. Horse With No Name - this is an excellent song to learn
first, the entire song can be played using only two chords.
Horse With No Name
Em D69/F#
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D69/F# means a "D" six, nine chord with an F sharp bass note.
The D69/F# chord sounds as if it would be difficult to play,
however it only requires the same two fingers that you use when
playing the Em chord.
D69/F# is played with your first finger on the sixth string,
second fret and your second finger on the third string second
fret. The important thing is to block (mute) the fifth string
with the side of your first finger, most players find this easy
to do with a little practice.
Strum all six strings, remember only five will sound because of
the muted fifth string.
The significant thing about this song is that because there is
only minimum movement required with your chord shapes you can
concentrate on tapping your foot and developing your groove. It's
also a great song to play first at a practice session so your
fingers can warm up.
Song 2. Knockin' On Heaven's Door - an easy three chord song that
sounds great when played with a reggae beat.
Knockin' On Heaven's Door (basic version)
G D Am7
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Knockin' On Heaven's Door (professional version)
G D/F# Am7
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The only difference with these two versions is the D/F# chord,
this chord is played as follows:
First finger on the sixth string, second fret, mute the fifth
string (as we did with the D69/F# chord), second finger on the
third string, second fret and the third finger on the second
string, third fret.
Song 3. Last Kiss - a four chord song based on a very popular
chord progression.
G Em C D
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The entire song simply repeats this four bar chord progression
over and over, when you want to finish the song play "G" chord.
Song 4. Stand By Me - definitely a favorite with the crowd,
notice how this song uses a variation of the chord progression we
learnt in "Last Kiss".
G G
Em Em
C D
G G
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Song 5. Hound Dog - a good twelve bar blues chord progression to
get toes tapping!
A A A A
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D D A A
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E7 D A A
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Certain songs are always popular at social gatherings, the good
news is, many of these songs are easy to play, in fact playing a
really difficult song that may be impressive to other guitarists
often goes way over the heads of the audience. Remember to keep
things simple!
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