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What's the hardest piece of music you ever learned to play?
Joined: Jun 24, 2007 Posts: 384 Sparks,Nv. 
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Posted on Feb 26 2008 11:42 AM
The Deep Sleep by The SandDunes, or maybe Moon Over Mankoora. They are both pretty technical —The Mighty Surf Lords- Sparks,Nv. |
Joined: Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 714 Southeast, Florida |
Posted on Feb 26 2008 11:47 AM
It can be done, for I didn't have a choice when our Rhythm guitar (John part) p.s. I'm leaving the "Beatle Band" that I'm playing with in the next few months to concentrate more on my current band VR-4...... —.......make the Mos' of it, |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2008 Posts: 34 Austin, TX |
Posted on Feb 26 2008 01:53 PM
The hardest piece for me before I started playing bass had to have been Brian Setzer's version of sleep walk, I still can't play it! "If Everyone In America Gave A Homless Guy A Dollar Dbl Cheeseburger, The World Would Be A Better Place." |
Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 473 Sackville, New Brunswick 
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Posted on Feb 29 2008 12:38 AM
I'll pretend I didn't get that part. Banish Misfortune, on mandolin. For me it's a bit of a bobsled run. "Oh dear God, here comes that fast bit, and the sharp turn, ... ah, made it... will I make it through this part with those chord ...YES! ... almost to the final straightaway ..." etc. going through my head. Half the time I totally lose it somewhere and go flying over the rail. But it's fun when I don't. —I'm not a complete idiot. Some parts are missing. |
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4417 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ. 
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Posted on Mar 01 2008 07:06 PM
I can think of a few that stand out. Ornithology, a be-bop piece written over the changes to How High the Moon is probably the most challenging thing I've ever learned from a standpoint of single-note material. One of the reasons I learned it was to experiement with the logic of fingerings and it was fertile ground for that. Chet Atkins' Young Thing has to be one of the more challenging pieces I've ever worked my way through. Basically it's a boogie-woogie piano type of piece played on solo guitar. In a similar vein, Tommy Emmanuel's version of Blue Moon has to set some sort of record for a moving bass line under a chord solo. That one kept me busy for a while. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Mar 01 2008 07:15 PM
Yes!! Bird Ryan |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 309 Springfield, Oregon |
Posted on Mar 25 2008 12:22 AM
Slaughter on 10th Ave. was pretty hard to learn, I probably played it 100 times with the recording before I made it all the way through without flubbing. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Mar 25 2008 12:21 PM
The bassline to the Ventures "Perfidia" is pretty difficult, for me... I still get my fingers all tied up in pretzel-knots when I play that one... |
Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1237 Bay Area
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Posted on Mar 27 2008 03:44 PM
Has anyone heard Schorchie Chornye(or Dark Eyes) by the Red Elvises? That one was hard to learn! And also Hungarian Dance #5 by the same band and the Ventures version as well! Also anything by Chet Atkins! — |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco
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Posted on Mar 31 2008 03:18 AM
I wasn't going to admit it, but I'm feeling saucy. There was a time in high school when I could play Metallica's "Master of Puppets" from start to finish. Soon after that, I realized I pretty much hated playing anything above the 15th fret. ~B~ |
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Joined: Jan 24, 2008 Posts: 19 são paulo, brazil |
Posted on Apr 16 2008 11:18 PM
well I'm not entering the world of virtuoso guitar playing like Joe Satriani and the like... some of the most difficult songs I learnt were "Lizards" by the Mermen and "Hornet's Nest" by Los Straitjackets. "Lizards" is an outstanding composition with an incredibly inventive progression. It took me a lot of time to figure all the time changes, chords and patterns. The Mermen is one of my main references for inovative guitar playing. And yes, I always learn songs by ear. Very rarely I look for tabs. —www.surfadelica.com |
Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1544 Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Apr 17 2008 01:05 AM
Mason Williams' "Classical Gas". In 1973 I bought a Yamaha classical guitar, the album, and the sheet music. It took me about 3 months to get it down, as I had never played fingerstyle before. I'm embarrased to admit that it is the only fingerstyle song I ever learned! —Jack Booth The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005) |
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Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 1732 |
Posted on Apr 17 2008 12:44 PM
Any number of Leo Kottke songs. For some reason William Powell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFQUCdFZag was a particular bitch. Used to have a Taylor 555 and everything! Ended up getting away from my big acoustic 12 string and slope shouldred dreadnougt with the 1 3/4 inch necks due to tendonitis problems in 1999/2000... |
Joined: Feb 17, 2007 Posts: 281 Murfreesboro, TN
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Posted on Apr 17 2008 02:42 PM
The roughest one for me was an instrumental version of a song that begins with, "Blackbirds singin' in the dead of night..." (sorry can't remember the name.... I'm gettin' Eddie's old dude's disease). I'd played some fingered style pieces before but it took a good while to handle that tune smoothly. Of course, you have to understand.. I'm a dyed in the wool rhythm guitar player... any lead stuff is tough for me!! Ask WoodyJ, he'll tell ya. Better yet, don't... he'll tell ya the truth! Ron (ToneBoy) |
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Joined: Jan 24, 2008 Posts: 19 são paulo, brazil |
Posted on Apr 17 2008 03:38 PM
Hi ToneBoy, you're talking about "Blackbird" by the Beatles. That's a beautiful tune and a somewhat tricky one to play. It's easy when you figure out the patterns (the G string always fretless). www.surfadelica.com |
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I figured out that there were 2 double tracked guitars doing it on the record!.......Had to do some funny reaching to get the harmony notes! G. Harrison used a capo a lot too! It's funny how much time I wasted learning things the "hard way"........always thinking that the players on the record were so good they would never have to do it the "easy way".
