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Posted by: vintageplaya666 Jul 17 2008, 11:03 PM

I'm not entirley sure if this has been asked before but I'm curious.

What's the first song/solo you learned to play on guitar or bass?

The first song I learned to play was Come As You Are By Nirvana, and the first solo I learnt was the Smells Like Teen Spirit Solo haha

First song I learnt on bass was Come Together by The Beatles (Not By Choice, had to stand in as a bassist for a local band to play that song for a one off gig)

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Jul 17 2008, 11:05 PM

The first song I learned to play was Come as You Are by Nirvana, and the first solo I learned was the Smells like Teen Spirit solo!

Posted by: DeepRoots Jul 17 2008, 11:07 PM

My friend taught me james bond on a bass. I later found out you could play it exactly the same on guitar

Posted by: vintageplaya666 Jul 17 2008, 11:08 PM

Haha, quite funny that we both learnt the same things when we first started. I've completley forgot them both now and don't intend to re-learn them as I dont like Nirvana anymore.

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Jul 17 2008, 11:12 PM

I can play the main riff of both songs, but that's about it. Wouldn't take long to relearn though, but I don't intend to either.

Posted by: beebo Jul 17 2008, 11:34 PM

lol i think my first solo was the "smoke on the water" solo...and it wasn't ..actually that easty

Posted by: SEANCD2005 Jul 18 2008, 01:55 AM

I think the first song i learned was seek and destroy by metallica and the first solo i learnd was the intro solo to sanitarium

Posted by: Xose Pineda Jul 18 2008, 02:16 AM

The Godfather tune here... Was funny... long ago.

Cheers!

Posted by: Trond Vold Jul 18 2008, 02:24 AM

The intro to Metallica - One

The first solo i tried to learn was first One solo, but without much luck

Posted by: sigma7 Jul 18 2008, 02:29 AM

first song tnt by ac/dc 1st solo eruption by eddie van halen...which took a while mind u

Posted by: Ctodd Jul 18 2008, 02:29 AM

the first 2 things i really got down perfectly were the intro to Enter Sandman, and the intro to Good Riddance by Greenday

Posted by: IDontWantMyUsername Jul 18 2008, 03:15 AM

The first melody I learned was Gorillaz - Starlight actually, but the first whole song was Coldplay - Fix You

Posted by: Marcus Lavendell Jul 18 2008, 07:53 AM

Funny! Smells like teen spirit was the first solo for me as well

Posted by: superize Jul 18 2008, 08:14 AM

I think the first song i learned was Carousel by Axel Rudi Pell

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Jul 18 2008, 01:37 PM

I think that's the case for a lot of people!

Posted by: Matt23 Jul 18 2008, 01:39 PM

Good Riddance - Green Day, or might have been the intro clean part to sanitarium.

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jul 18 2008, 02:14 PM

Hmm, a first song... let's see, something from local rock band, very famous here called Riblja Corba (good ol' shelter days - ''dva dinara druze", "dobro jutro", "muzicari koji piju"....)

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Jul 18 2008, 02:21 PM

First song I learn on guitar was Come As You Are also. First solo I learnt was to Sappy by Nirvana and Here Comes Your Man by The Pixies.

First Bass song I learnt was Man On The Moon by REM

Posted by: TreyDeschamp Jul 18 2008, 02:23 PM

I kinda learned all these songs in like one week and just practice them every now and then

Breaking the Law -Judas Priest
Becoming the Bull- Atreyu
My Heroine intro- Silverstein

Posted by: ZakkWylde Jul 18 2008, 03:18 PM

My first song was ''For whom the bell tolls'' by Metallica and the first solo I learned was the ''Enter Sandman'' solo when I bought my wahwah

Posted by: vintageplaya666 Jul 18 2008, 03:30 PM

Hehe, seems like a fair few learnt something by Nirvana first...Can you still play the Smells like teen spirit solo Marcus?

Posted by: chmilew Jul 18 2008, 03:34 PM

My first song was the intro from Metallica's Nothing else matters
The solo, hmmm I think it was Knockin' on heavens door first solo

Posted by: TwistedSun Jul 18 2008, 04:47 PM

I learnt a bunch of Christmas carols on bass for a party that I played at. The first entire song that I learnt on guitar was One by Metallica. That song was the entire reason I started playing guitar. Classical taps by David Wallimann sure helped out for the mega solo.

Posted by: Canis Jul 18 2008, 05:00 PM

The first two parts of the electric guitar in Iron Maiden - Afraid to Shoot Strangers ^^

Posted by: wrk Jul 18 2008, 05:25 PM

Not really proud of, but together with my electric guitar i bought a Scorpions songbook. Every afternoon when i came back from school i played the complete "World Wide Live" Album. First air guitar only and then more and more correct cords. Very busy tour schedule ..

... i still own something to my family to have stand me in this time

Posted by: chast Jul 18 2008, 05:45 PM

Hm, I can't remember which the first song that I learned completely
But the first solo I learned was of a song called Schrei nach Liebe by a national famous band called Die Ärzte and I still know how to play it

Posted by: Disturbed21 Jul 18 2008, 07:17 PM

First complete song i learned was either the marilyn manson version of sweet dreams or fully alive by flyleaf (Cant remember). First Solo i learned was the opening solo to Fade to black by metallica.

Posted by: bubbalicious Jul 18 2008, 08:20 PM

i think it was three blind mice or somthing

Posted by: sigma7 Jul 18 2008, 08:35 PM

haha old school three blind mice

Posted by: Ctodd Jul 18 2008, 10:15 PM

three blind mice.......... heavy metal version????


(something to think about intructors! )

.......seriously though.......

Posted by: Skalde Jul 18 2008, 11:08 PM

I think it was 'King of Fools' by Edguy.

Posted by: kjutte Jul 18 2008, 11:10 PM

Nothing else matters, by Metallica.

Posted by: Gerardo Siere Jul 19 2008, 10:10 PM

Wonderful tonight by Eric Clapton.

Posted by: gnrrock Jul 19 2008, 10:15 PM

The first song i learned how to play on guitar was Hells Bells by AC/DC but i could never quite get the solo.

So instead i learned the first solo in Nightrain by Guns N' Roses

Posted by: Bedlam Jul 19 2008, 10:52 PM

"The first song I learned to play was Come As You Are By Nirvana, and the first solo I learnt was the Smells Like Teen "

Those are the exact ones I learned first!

Posted by: VinceG Jul 19 2008, 11:18 PM

A lot of early Black Sabbath. I think Iron Man was my first song, without the solo of course.

Posted by: swingline Jul 19 2008, 11:23 PM

My first solo was Hanger 18 by Megadeth.































Just kidding I think it was Enter Sandman.

Posted by: Antonio23 Jul 19 2008, 11:51 PM

lol the first solo (and song in general) that i learned was smell like teens spirits too
the solo seemed so dificult at the time

Posted by: Fidelman Jul 20 2008, 12:02 AM

Mine must be Stairway to Heaven (the shame!!) and second was Green River (by CCR). First solo wass "You shook me all night long"
2 years later i find myself covering Meshuggah.....people change

Posted by: Tuubsu Jul 20 2008, 02:00 AM

well my first song was also Stairway to heaven, but the first solo was from nothing else matters from metallica, which by the way was suprisingly easy as I couldn't even play the intro to that back then!

Posted by: sigma7 Jul 20 2008, 02:17 AM

I HATE Stairway and LED ZEPLINE I DONT CARE IF I SPELLED THEIR STUPID NAME RIGHT

Posted by: Fsgdjv Jul 20 2008, 03:14 AM

The first solo I leanred to play as a whole was the solo from Opeth's song When from My Arms Your Hearse. Alltough, I recorded it and if I listen to those recordings now I hear that it's really sloppy and everything. I can play it a bit smoother now though, but I'm not very clean at the sweeps in the end. (Wich I obviously alternate pick and not sweep, seeing as how cool I am)

Posted by: Tuubsu Jul 20 2008, 03:32 AM

Wow, that was unnecessary...

Posted by: TwistedSun Jul 20 2008, 04:00 AM

Meshuggah wouldn't exist if it wasn't for zepplin.

Posted by: Tjchep Jul 20 2008, 04:01 AM

First song I attempted to learn was actually Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin. I learned some of it, then realised it was too hard.

First whole song I learned was really Californiacation by The Red hot Chili Peppers. And that was my first solo too. I though I was so badass that I could play it, thought it was fast at the time too.

I loved my early days of guitar playing. Miss my first guitar instructor. . Had some good jams with him.

Posted by: kahall Jul 20 2008, 04:42 AM

It's been about 1 1/2 years of playing daily for me and I still have not learned anything anyone would recognize unless they just happened to be a member here. So, I am thinking when I can finally play in front of someone (without them covering their ears) they will think I sure do know a lot of cool licks. He's so original. ;-)

Really? Are you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNooT18wdIw? I am not a big fan of Led Zepplin but I like this song.

Posted by: sigma7 Jul 20 2008, 05:36 AM

i no this is guitar blasphemy because i get a lot of crap about it at home . . .

I HATE JIMMY PAGE TOO

haha

Posted by: Tjchep Jul 20 2008, 05:48 AM

Take it back!!!

Posted by: swingline Jul 20 2008, 06:02 AM

I don't really like Zepplin either but I do like Stairway to Heaven, I do get alot of crap for not liking them also.

Posted by: wrk Jul 20 2008, 08:16 AM

How a musician is able to HATE another musician ... something what will never go in my brain.

Posted by: mattacuk Jul 20 2008, 08:50 AM

The first actual song i learnt i guess was Bucketheads Cannibal Holocaust cover

Posted by: Tjchep Jul 20 2008, 02:55 PM

Pff, Buckethead is for nubs.

Posted by: Iluha Jul 20 2008, 04:56 PM

First song I learnt to play on the guitar.... I think it was Stained - Outside
And on bass, wasn't so long ago, Chris Cornell - Billie Jean, I needed to learn it for a band I joined as a bassist(to finally get a reason to play my bass!) and I just made out my own bassline to the song, because I could hardly hear the bass on the song.

Posted by: mattacuk Jul 20 2008, 05:22 PM

pardon me?

Posted by: vintageplaya666 Jul 20 2008, 10:39 PM

In all fairness, he shouldnt. I mean, ALOT of people (and right minded people) would disagree with him. Because, Led Zepplin are awesome and so is Jimmy Page. But sigma7, saying they are crap so what? It is his opinion.

If he doesnt like them, then who cares?

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Jul 20 2008, 11:03 PM

Love me do by the Beatles on guitar , and on bass hmm I don't know maybe Smoke on the water...

Posted by: Tjchep Jul 21 2008, 12:13 AM

Haha, was kidding, to your joke that you learned a buckethead song as your first one. . Unless.. you weren't joking. .

Posted by: audiopaal Jul 21 2008, 12:18 AM

The first two songs I learned was Basket Case with Green Day, and Polly with Nirvana
Don't remember which was the first though, as I learned both at the same time

Posted by: sigma7 Jul 21 2008, 12:24 AM

thanx vintage playa u got my back

Posted by: mattacuk Jul 21 2008, 09:50 AM

Ahhh its just a simple melody, a theme tune from a movie Not his usual tech fest

Posted by: kaznie_NL Jul 21 2008, 09:52 AM

On guitar, the first song would be a dutch camp song (cowboy billy boom). But that's long ago. My first song I learned after I realy started to play (october last year) I think is Californication for the RHCP. Also that's the first solo, easy!

Posted by: fire Jul 21 2008, 10:20 AM

i started with "wake me up when september ends"the first solo was also smells like teen spirit

Posted by: ESPDan Jul 23 2008, 04:36 PM

First thing that I learned to play on the guitar was the intro to Today by Smashing Pumpkins. First Solo that I learned was the first solo in Fade To Black - Metallica.

Posted by: kyldeee Jul 23 2008, 04:43 PM

The First song that I learned on guitar was Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden I don't remember the first solo I learned....