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dj-makes-music · 2 years

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Every musician is on a journey from when we first started to where we are now. I wanna know what songs you guys learned that taught you something new about your instrument(s).

I’m only 17 but heres my journey so far:

1. She sells sanctuary - The cult

I remember asking the band teacher if I could join without any experience on any instrument. It was a makeshift school band and he taught me the bass line for this song. Thanks Mr T

2. I remember you - Skid Row

When I learned all the basic guitar chords well enough my dad taught me the intro even though he hadn’t played in years and didn’t know the names of chords. I used a youtube tutorial to learn this and I even played in front of an audience for the first time. Man that was nerve racking but that really was a confidence booster

3. Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana

Like every guitarist, I learned a Nirvana song cuz it was cool and much easier to learn and play. Funny enough only then did i learn what a power chord was.

4. Fast car - Tracy Chapman

I hit a roadblock where i could play the beginner songs easily but everything else was way above my level. My mum recommended this to me and it was the perfect balance between being challenging but easy to learn. It was also the first finger-style song i learned.

5. Dust in the wind - Kansas

I was on a roll with learning new songs and i wanted to challenge myself by playing the hardest song i could find. Technically dust in the wind isn’t that difficult but using a guitar that was too big for my hands was a challenge. Paired with the first time i’ve even heard of travis picking i felt so accomplished when i mastered the song enough to play it on the back of my head.

6. Sunday morning - Hamzaa

Music A level was both easy and difficult for someone who’s never read sheet music and tone deaf. I remember a student asked me to learn it but without a tutorial i was stumped. I eventually learned up a month later than the deadline. Oops sorry F

7. Escapism - Rebecca Sugar (ft. AJ Michalka Zach Callison & Grace Rolek)

A friend asked me to play it years ago but it was way above my level at the time. I remembered it and decided to learn. The non standard chords mixed with the quick riffs was challenging but really taught me on how small my knowledge was when it came to music. It’s still one of my favourite songs to play.

8. Here comes the sun - The Beatles

I totally forgot about playing pop songs and somehow forgot to learn something Beatles. I’m not sure how but i quickly learned how surprisingly hard this song was. I absolutely hate using a pick so i use my thumb to strum and fingers to pluck.

9. Never going back again - Fleetwood Mac

Again wanted to challenge myself with something that people said was hard. At first it was neon but i never really learned anything passed the main riff and it’s still way above my skills so Fleetwood Mac seemed a better option. This song is surprisingly hard but not just because its fast. The alternating bass line with the chords and descending melody line blew my mind. Sometimes i still mess up.

10. Stop this train - John Mayer

I love John but his “giant thumb” is making me dislocate mine. I really love his songs but its John Mayer so every song is hard. His percussive slap technique is so fun to play and i love how it sounds like a train on a track. I might need to buy a smaller guitar so i can play the G11 clearly.

10/22

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dj-makes-music · 2 years

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Hey! This is my side blog where I mostly post about music related stuff

I’ll post covers and original songs somewhere in the future but for now it’s just my little music corner.

I play acoustic and electric guitar but I also can play bass. I mostly play acoustic finger-style songs but I’m down to play any genre.

My fave genre is J-rock but I’m also a big fan of electronic music, pop and relatively niche genres like midwest emo. I’m a massive fan of artists like John Mayer and E ve and bands like Evanescence.

I’ll edit this post once I actually make the accounts but I will soon be on other socials as well:

Youtube

Twitter

Instagram

All my talking posts will be tagged as #dj rambles and all my music posts would be either tagged as #dj covers or #djs original

I’m always open to any suggestions and criticisms or even requests (in the near future).

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