What's the first song you ever learned?

[Cross Roads]

Opening riff to Smoke on the water, I'm sure it was the same day I got the guitar.

 

[rodneyk915]

I wasn't supposed to learn guitar, my older sister was. My folks paid for her lessons but they didn't think I would stick with it. So I would sneak in her room and practice chords from the lesson sheets she was given on her guitar. One day she brought home the chord sheet for Proud Mary. I knew how to play the chords but I didn't know the song. So one day we went to a store, and I saw an album called Creedence Gold by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It had Proud Mary listed on it and I somehow talked my parents into buying it for me (this was my first album). So at 8 years old I learned Proud Mary first and then worked my way through all of the other songs playing by ear. I still have that album and enjoy it from time to time. Funny thing is after all these years I'm still playing and my sister stopped probably 25 years ago. So much for not sticking with it

 

[captainbraindamage]

Been playing for 3 months now. Learned bits Sunshine Of Your Love, Sweet Dreams, few more. The only song I've stuck with long enough to sort of play all the way though is Jailbreak. Still need to learn how to tune half step down though.

 

[Hawkeye]

I had lessons, started learning like "Row Your Boat", said to hell with it, fired the chick and learned "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica.

 

[SoylentGreenIsPeople]

Enter Sandman. Played it over and over and over again.

 

[toneguy86]

House of the Rising Sun...over and over and over......

Mark

 

[VictorLazarus]

For whom the bell tolls by metallica - was like the only song i liked for ages and ages lol.

MVL.

 

[Owl]

More Than A Feeling, followed by Smoke On The Water...

Great thread.

BB

I think that's exactly what I started off with, too! I had to learn "More Than a Feeling" simply because it sounded so cool. I loved the sound of the main riff with the fret-hand muting. I only had an acoustic so I ached for an electric so I could get "that sound." Eventually I figured it out and away I went.

 

[jo07]

come as you are, bro hymn from pennywise,some songs of facetoface,than upgrading to metal song as one from metalica

 

[arcanis494]

Take it easy, the eagles.
They weren't anything with out Joe Walsh. But I was stupid and didn't know that at the time

 

[Alligatorbling]

The first song I learned was Old Time Rock and Roll, Bob Seger.

 

[El_Greco]

On electric guitar, You shook me all night long AC/DC
On acoustic as a kid, the old beloved Greensleeves tune

 

[pit_s_xroad]

well... I dont remember exactly... but LET IT BE was one of the very first...

PIT...

 

[toka_ares]

Pink Floyd - money or any colour you like (cant remember which one but it was definately one of them!)

 

[Saintsinner82]

i learned alotta riffs first but first full song was guardian angel=red jumpsuit apparatus(for a girl)first entire metal song lead and rythym was confined by as i lay dying...i didnt stop until my friends couldnt tell between me and the cd playin...first full song with solo was Falling by as i lay dying...but yea i knew alotta riffs before i started playin whole songs...i really wanna learn little wing by hendrix...the second verse reminds me of my mom...anyone hear play it?

 

[Phil47uk]

Peter Gunn, circa 1958. From my first album 'Especially for you' . Duane Eddy.

 

[LJGriggs]

"I'm Your Captain" (aka "Closer to Home") by Grand Funk Railroad
(Does anyone remember Mark Farner and Grand Funk????)

 

[mmcquain]

First would be the basic "boogie woogie" pattern (walking bass line) that my granddad taught me.

Chord-wise I remember learning the chords to Free Bird early on. Also the chords to Hatchet's version of Dreams I'll Never See was one I worked on pretty early on.

 

[mmcquain]

"I'm Your Captain" (aka "Closer to Home") by Grand Funk Railroad (Does anyone remember Mark Farner and Grand Funk????)

Sure do... good stuff
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home - Shea Stadium 1971

 

[bildozr]

crazy train