Easiest DMB songs to Play

[dmb4life2000]

What are the easiest DMB songs to play on the guitar for beginners. I mean no finger strechers.

[suprman]

typical situation, grey street

you should work on finger stretches, when your challenged at the guitar you tend to enjoy it more. atleast i do, i play grey street and i get bored real fast and then i play #41 and i have more fun because i gotta work on the stretches and hitting the chords right.

just practice

[dmb4life2000]

Originally posted by suprman
typical situation, grey street

you should work on finger stretches, when your challenged at the guitar you tend to enjoy it more. atleast i do, i play grey street and i get bored real fast and then i play #41 and i have more fun because i gotta work on the stretches and hitting the chords right.

just practice

I know but I have not played one full DMB song and I want to get one on a six string acoustic so I can have my friends sing to it.

[scoot_14]

Some that I think are easier...

Ants
Blue Water
Tangerine (a cover)
Satellite (I've heard it's a good one to learn, but I'll admit I don't know how to play it)
Crash
Spoon

[Gandalf]

Typical Situation
Seek Up - cake
Where Are You Going

Dancing Nancies - this one can introduce you to some of Dave's favorite chord structures, in my opinion. Plus it'll help you nail Dave's strumming patterns.

[Rob]

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[Mathers420]

the songs mentioned are easy once you know how to play the guitar

but for actual easiet dave song Proudest Monkey has to be it
Its the same four notes for the entire song

I find Halloween is rather easy as well

here's a

link (http://www.antsmarching.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26833&highlight=Easiest+songs+dave)

[DmBillies41]

If you're just playin guitar, play typical situation..thats the first one i learned how to play

Another easy one is Watchtower, yeah i know its not a dave song but its still easy

Proudest monkey isnt bad either..try startin off with one of those

[tentex25]

I am having a real tough time with Grey Street. I just started playing, but I love this song. I have trouble with the fingering...I don't use the same fingering as Dave because it is too difficult. I also have trouble muting the 1st two strings. Any tips?

[JTR&PIG]

typical situation, grey street

you should work on finger stretches, when your challenged at the guitar you tend to enjoy it more. atleast i do, i play grey street and i get bored real fast and then i play #41 and i have more fun because i gotta work on the stretches and hitting the chords right.

just practice

um...going from typical situation and grey street is a HUGE JUMP...HUGE...somethign a little more subtle and helps you practice your stretches later are the #34 and satellite...do those before going to #41 its very hard for beginners

[JTR&PIG]

I am having a real tough time with Grey Street. I just started playing, but I love this song. I have trouble with the fingering...I don't use the same fingering as Dave because it is too difficult. I also have trouble muting the 1st two strings. Any tips?

when you first learn use yoru index and middle finger to play the chords and keep yoru index lower on the top string toward the second string so it will almost mute itself and the middle finger movie it toward the third string and it will take care of it self...but i always leave the third string open...i just mute the second string

[Stabn]

I don't use the same fingering as Dave because it is too difficult. I also have trouble muting the 1st two strings. Any tips?

Ha, you have trouble muting the strings because you don't use Dave's fingering. Believe me, practicing this weird fingering is well worth the time...

[RobRoy286]

I'm having so much fun just playing the few chords of Watchtower over and over. Getting the perfect strum and mute like Dave does is so fun if you can execute it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9p9-jvhHWhg

I'm really bad with visualizing and mimicing music...so can someone help me out and tell me what chords Dave is playing in the intro/verse in this video?

[RobRoy286]

Minarets is fun and easy too.

[bibby1044]

Lie in our graves and Crash were the first two I learned, Typicals chorus pisses me off for some reason.

[Andy11]

I'm having so much fun just playing the few chords of Watchtower over and over. Getting the perfect strum and mute like Dave does is so fun if you can execute it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9p9-jvhHWhg

I'm really bad with visualizing and mimicing music...so can someone help me out and tell me what chords Dave is playing in the intro/verse in this video?

i think its just Am-G-F all in the movable E chord position with some messing around inbetween

[twojump]

Try These 5.

One Sweet World

Jimi Thing

Gravedigger

Grey Street

Long Black Veil

[twojump]

Lie in our graves and Crash were the first two I learned, Typicals chorus pisses me off for some reason.


Yeah i cannot for the life of me get the chorus to sound good. Oh I can fuckin nail the stone, billies, you never know, but the C chord just isnt working out for me :lorraine

[kjam1988]

Proudest Monkey

[KnightofShadows]

Blue Water.

[VanHorneDog]

loving wings by a couple of miles.

[supraspeed]

Dreamgirl was the first Dave song I learned to play. It isn't too hard and trust me on this....I'm a very inexperienced guitar player. Been playing for only 4-6 months now. To master Dreamgirl however, you have to make sure you get the timing right cause Dave's just crazy and he hits it on the offbeat.

Other than that, cornbread is fun to play and is about the same difficulty.

[JTR&PIG]

actually #34 is fun to learn and takes you through the neccessary stretchees during which he normally plays

[JTR&PIG]

Minarets is fun and easy too.

the whole song or chorus...that whole song is somewhat tough

[Stabn]

Try These 5.

One Sweet World

Jimi Thing

Gravedigger

Grey Street

Long Black Veil

:ugh No way these are the easiest ones to play! The fact that the chords in there aren't fingerbreakers doesn't mean these songs are easy. It's all about strumming and rhythm. I've seen a lot of guitarists that are probably even better me fucking up the rhythm of Dave's riffs.

Start off with Gravedigger (just open chords in there, a rarity in the DM catalogue), Loving Wings (it's hard to sing along to though), Proudest Moneky. If you want to learn how to mute strings, Big Eyed Fish is a good choice. It's a pretty easy song but it is has two "Dave chords" in there that require some muting.

[JTR&PIG]

Proudest Monkey

easiest song in the dmb lineup there is

[TrippinBilliam]

loving wings by a couple of miles.
nope.

[Jontan]

I learned Lie in Our Graves first, without any guitar practice before. Since then (a couple months) I've learned crash (was hard to get the timing at first for some reason) and What would you say riff, where are you going. There not perfect but I'm getting better.

[twojump]

[QUOTE=Stabn;7493859]:ugh No way these are the easiest ones to play! The fact that the chords in there aren't fingerbreakers doesn't mean these songs are easy. It's all about strumming and rhythm. I've seen a lot of guitarists that are probably even better me fucking up the rhythm of Dave's riffs. QUOTE]

if you listen to the songs you can play them. How about a challenge!! Those songs are not difficult if you've been playing long enough that your hands can move

[Jan-Willem]

I just cannot seem to play and sing Proudest Monkey at the same time....

[JTR&PIG]

I just cannot seem to play and sing Proudest Monkey at the same time....

doing both takes a long time to learn, if you can get down keeping the beat with your foot and playing...then you can learn to sing and play...cause its two different actions in the brain

[funksoul]

There are some songs that people think are "easy" for a beginner which blow my mind...IF you are talking about playing the FULL song correctly, or at least according to dmbtabs.com...

OSW
LIOG
Satellite (seriously?)
Jimi Thing
Minarets
Dreamgirl
#34

I would consider all of these songs semi-intermediate DMB songs.

I suppose everyone is different and to each their own...you can certainly learn a couple of the riffs to these songs but to ask a newbie to play along with a 17 minute LIOG or Jimi is asking a lot IMO.

Easiest song is no doubt Proudest Monkey...I think I also found True Reflections, AATW, Gravediiger, and Big Eyed Fish and Song that Jane Likes easy and they also use "normal" chords which other artists use...also if you can tune down your low E to a D...DDTW and Bartender are pretty easy too.

[KnightofShadows]

#27 is easy too.

[jordanbball17]

There are some songs that people think are "easy" for a beginner which blow my mind...IF you are talking about playing the FULL song correctly, or at least according to dmbtabs.com...

OSW
LIOG
Satellite (seriously?)
Jimi Thing
Minarets
Dreamgirl
#34

I would consider all of these songs semi-intermediate DMB songs.

I suppose everyone is different and to each their own...you can certainly learn a couple of the riffs to these songs but to ask a newbie to play along with a 17 minute LIOG or Jimi is asking a lot IMO.

Easiest song is no doubt Proudest Monkey...I think I also found True Reflections, AATW, Gravediiger, and Big Eyed Fish and Song that Jane Likes easy and they also use "normal" chords which other artists use...also if you can tune down your low E to a D...DDTW and Bartender are pretty easy too.
IMO, Gravedigger's hammer-ons along with its strumming pattern isn't exactly "beginner-friendly".

[funksoul]

IMO, Gravedigger's hammer-ons along with its strumming pattern isn't exactly "beginner-friendly".


Probably true...I wonder if the timing/strumming pattern of that song has changed a bit...I was playing along to the LT 10 version the other day and I was WAYYY off. I learned it off of the early '02 versions. Anyway...you are right in terms of the hammers and what not...I was just thinking of songs that didn't have any goofy Dave chords...but I suppose even if you have the timing off you could probably still BS your way through the song at a bonfire and the average listener wouldn't know any better.

[ballandchain]

To be straight up honest, I think there was no easier song to learn how to play then AATW, after that man its whether the guitarist is comfterable with strumming or with picking. Some songs though, LIOG, Recently, Ants, Two Step, and Crash are IMO the easiest way to get into the style that Dave plays, and from there you progress into songs like Satellite, Stone, Billies, and YNK which, again IMO, are the some of the hardest songs, yet the pinnacle of Dave's guitar ability. Satellite isn't that hard though heh.

[JTR&PIG]

satellite is tough for a beginner, come on you just didn't touch the guitar and play it exactly right with the strumming patterns and everything and sound right...its a slow process

[jordanbball17]

Probably true...I wonder if the timing/strumming pattern of that song has changed a bit...I was playing along to the LT 10 version the other day and I was WAYYY off. I learned it off of the early '02 versions. Anyway...you are right in terms of the hammers and what not...I was just thinking of songs that didn't have any goofy Dave chords...but I suppose even if you have the timing off you could probably still BS your way through the song at a bonfire and the average listener wouldn't know any better.
Oh definitely; I shouldn't assume that everybody is an OCD guitar player like me; I don't play in front of people until I have every little detail in the song perfect :rolleyes

[berman1125]

i have been having fun playing halloween a lot

[Voittaa]

Oh definitely; I shouldn't assume that everybody is an OCD guitar player like me; I don't play in front of people until I have every little detail in the song perfect :rolleyes
Yeah I'm like a robot when I play for people cuz I get so freakin' nervous. If I don't have everything down or haven't practiced the song like 10 times I won't play it lol.

Not good.

[chrisjames]

i have been having fun playing halloween a lot

I am with ya on this ber man. I enjoy playing Halloween, high as a kite of course.

[whiteysax]

when i was first learning some dave tunes, someone told me i should practice So Damn Lucky to get an idea of dave chords... while this may be true during the chorus, those hammer-ons in the verse have always given me problems

[clcfball11]

I am 20 years old, but have been considering taking up the guitar for a while now. I was extremely gifted on both the piano and the drums as a youngster, but gave up music for sports and never looked back. I think it'd kick ass to be able to play some dmb songs on a guitar! I might be checking out this thread again pretty soon if i decide to learn

[chrisjames]

I am 20 years old, but have been considering taking up the guitar for a while now. I was extremely gifted on both the piano and the drums as a youngster, but gave up music for sports and never looked back. I think it'd kick ass to be able to play some dmb songs on a guitar! I might be checking out this thread again pretty soon if i decide to learn


Learn Typical and Two Step first, Two Step isn't easy but it will get you used to chords that Dave uses a lot.

[berman1125]

typical, cornbread, halloween, grey st, proudest monkey, watchtower, maybe 1 or 2 more. thats about all i can do so far

[aeroshady]

#34 is pretty easy...to be honest almost every DMB song is easy once you start playing other types of music.

[born 1991]

typical, cornbread, halloween, grey st, proudest monkey, watchtower, maybe 1 or 2 more. thats about all i can do so far

I agree with you, but I think Watchtower is pretty difficult when it comes to playing the right rhythm, especially if you sing along.

I think Grey Street was the first one I could do succesfully, even though it took me forever to bar the strings right, but that song helped me master the technique. I find Bartender extremely easy if you wanna give that a try. Christmas Song's pretty simple too.

For you experts out there, what are the hardest DMB songs to play (and sing at the same time)? I'd guess BOWA, WWYS, SMTS, and YNK, but I don't know.

[jordanbball17]

I agree with you, but I think Watchtower is pretty difficult when it comes to playing the right rhythm, especially if you sing along.

I think Grey Street was the first one I could do succesfully, even though it took me forever to bar the strings right, but that song helped me master the technique. I find Bartender extremely easy if you wanna give that a try. Christmas Song's pretty simple too.

For you experts out there, what are the hardest DMB songs to play (and sing at the same time)? I'd guess BOWA, WWYS, SMTS, and YNK, but I don't know.
I agree with all except BOWA. It really isn't that hard to play and sing at the same time; its literally just a chord progression (a very creative one, but one nonetheless).
Others I would say would be The Stone, Rhyme and Reason, LIOG could be tough at first, but the melody follows the riff in a way, uhh Jimi Thing is incredibly difficult to sing and play at the same time, Drive in Drive Out is moderately difficult...the list goes on, but those are the main ones :thumbsup

[KnightofShadows]

Another easy song is Angel from Montgomery.

[ballandchain]

For you experts out there, what are the hardest DMB songs to play (and sing at the same time)? I'd guess BOWA, WWYS, SMTS, and YNK, but I don't know.

I hear BOWA isn't that bad. SMTS and WWYS hard but not the hardest. I've heard a general mixedness between YNK, Billies with the perfect Nature intro, and Stone being some of the bad asses.

[TGaucho]

this is the list that i've been giving to people that ask this question (which seems to happen somewhat often actually), and i think it just about covers the absolute easiest of DMB's songs. Covers included, obviously:

#27
#40
American Baby Intro
Angel From Montgomery
Bartender
Big Eyed Fish
Butterfly
Christmas Song
Dancing Nancies
Digging A Ditch
For The Beauty of Wynona
Gravedigger
Halloween
Hunger For The Great Light
I'll Back You Up
Long Black Veil
The Maker
Proudest Monkey
Redemption Song
Say Goodbye
Seek Up
The Song That Jane Likes
The Space Between
Spoon
Too High
Typical Situation
Waste
What You Are
& Where Are You Going

[kjam1988]

i just picked up the guitar about a month ago and am having a lot of fun with Crash Into Me right now. surprisingly easy song to play

[Stabn]

Others I would say would be The Stone, Rhyme and Reason, LIOG could be tough at first, but the melody follows the riff in a way, uhh Jimi Thing is incredibly difficult to sing and play at the same time, Drive in Drive Out is moderately difficult...the list goes on, but those are the main ones

:thumbsup That'd be pretty much my list too. Plus I have hard time singing/playing the chorus of Fool To Think which is a lot of fun to play riff-wise. I just don't nail it.

[heartcornbread]

How about "Easiest DMB songs for a Girl to Play"......I can't do barred yet.

[jordanbball17]

:thumbsup That'd be pretty much my list too. Plus I have hard time singing/playing the chorus of Fool To Think which is a lot of fun to play riff-wise. I just don't nail it.
Yeah, surprisingly a good amount of the Everyday songs (Dreams of our Fathers, I Did It, So Right, etc.) are kind of difficult to get to the point where you can play and sing comfortably.

[berman1125]

How about "Easiest DMB songs for a Girl to Play"......I can't do barred yet.



proudest monkey

[TGaucho]

How about "Easiest DMB songs for a Girl to Play"......I can't do barred yet.
my list a few posts up should do you right. If any of the barr chords are giving you trouble, then just do a partial barr instead (you should only have to barr 2 or 3 strings at a time in a partial barr, as opposed to having to fret all 6 strings).

[bradshaw06]

im a new player and i love playing 34. awesome song. it has helped me with other songs, satellite mainly.

[minarets10790]

Proudest Monkey, Lover Lay Down, Cry Freedom, and Typical Situation are all pretty easy to play and they sound great

[MGH4007]

So, is it safe to say PM is the easiest song. I think so.

[Stabn]

Proudest Monkey, Lover Lay Down, Cry Freedom, and Typical Situation are all pretty easy to play and they sound great

:eek LLD has one wacky chorus, that's for sure.

[ben1415]

heck I know how to play seek up and i can't even play the guitar

[minarets10790]

:eek LLD has one wacky chorus, that's for sure.


your right about that....it took me forever to get that....but the verse is easy enough

[chrisjames]

your right about that....it took me forever to get that....but the verse is easy enough

i still dont know the chorus for LLD, verse is super easy

[minarets10790]

http://www.dmbtabs.com/song.php?sid=19

[stepinstone]

The first two complete songs I learned were Christmas Song and Bartender

[ryangibson]

wayg for me is easy

[bibby1044]

Can someone tell me when you play the transition in Satellite.

is it right before the "rest high above" going from verse to the bridge?

[ballandchain]

I believe it dave says "Rest" then begins both "high above the mountains" and plays the transition. Just gave it a listen.

[bradshaw06]

does anyone know the strum patterns for the chorus in rhyme and reason and the winters cold part in satellite? im having a tough time figuring them out

[bradshaw06]

Can someone tell me when you play the transition in Satellite.

is it right before the "rest high above" going from verse to the bridge?

:thumbsup this is it

[heartcornbread]

Thanks for the Proudest monkey rec...I can play it!

[bibby1044]

does anyone know the strum patterns for the chorus in rhyme and reason and the winters cold part in satellite? im having a tough time figuring them out
If you havnt tried youtube yet, you should. Theres some guys on there that play them very well and can help you out a lot. Two users Ive used to learn songs is lalkb and matthewreiner? I think, but they should help somewhat.

[berman1125]

Thanks for the Proudest monkey rec...I can play it!



:lol good job gena!

[heartcornbread]

:lol good job gena!

No making funnnnnnns!!!!!:lorraine

[sdkelso]

:lol good job gena!

Lmao. You're on your way to the top Gena!

[heartcornbread]

Lmao. You're on your way to the top Gena!

I hate you guys!!!:p Y'all just wait....

[bradshaw06]

If you havnt tried youtube yet, you should. Theres some guys on there that play them very well and can help you out a lot. Two users Ive used to learn songs is lalkb and matthewreiner? I think, but they should help somewhat.

yeah i usually watch lalkb48. i just a real tough time figuring those things out. for rhyme and reasons chorus i have down down up down... is that even close?

[bibby1044]

^ I wish I could help you out, I am also just learning and only know Halloween, Crash, Lie in Our Graves, and Satellite verse (moving on to chorus) and starting to look at ants. I also know Two Step but its sort of wierd and the one chord screws me up everytime and cant really seem to get the strumming down.

[bibby1044]

learning Satellite also helped me a great deal with So Much to Say, its amazing how much quicker I can learn things now compared to 5 months ago.

[bradshaw06]

learning Satellite also helped me a great deal with So Much to Say, its amazing how much quicker I can learn things now compared to 5 months ago.

:thumbsup :thumbsup same for me. im a beginner also, i remember when i first started back in january, i looked at the tab for satellite and thought it was impossible, now i got at least that verse down perfectly, working on the rest. and i just started trying R&r on monday and i already can do the verse, im quite happy with myself.

[bradshaw06]

i think i got it!

[FunkyTeaParty41]

Yeah the strumming pattern type thing for the Satellite chorus is pretty tricky..

^Same w/ that LLD chorus

[bibby1044]

Yeah the strumming pattern type thing for the Satellite chorus is pretty tricky..

^Same w/ that LLD chorus
Im guessing that you only hit the low E once each time and strum the other two throughout the chorus?